LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• The Advocate: The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sided with a straight woman from Ohio on Thursday who claimed she was a victim of ‘reverse discrimination’ after she was passed over for positions that went to gay colleagues. Continue reading “Supreme Court On ‘Reverse Discrimination’ + New Music From BODHI + More”
Some news items you might have missed: • Pink News: Taking a look at Bi Visibility Day which falls annually on September 23 and why it’s important. Continue reading “Bi Visibility Day + Sam Elliott Chooses Change + More News”
Some news stories you might have missed: • Pink News: North Carolina’s Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) has been criticized for falsely claiming “clinics” are performing gender-affirming surgery on five-year-old children. This does not happen. Continue reading “Donna Summer Documentary Premieres On HBO Max + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Police officials in London have warned people who use Grindr of an alarming string of robberies associated with the hookup app. It’s not the first time the app has been used for bad things. Continue reading “London Robbers Target Gays Using Grindr + More News”
(image via The Golden Globe Awards)
Who wants to hear me talk on this week’s headlines?
• NBC, having already given the green light to the Will & Grace reboot, wants even more
• I’ve got a favorite on this season’s The Amazing Race, and I bet you will, too
• New Mexico says “no” to so-called ex-gay therapy
• Nebraska finally scrubs it’s anti-LGBT adoption stance
• International supermodel and actor Tyson Beckford talks with me about his residency in Las Vegas as the Celebrity Guest Host for the world famous Chippendales.
All that and more on this episode of The Randy Report. Hit the play button below 🙂
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| Tyson Beckford |
Some news items you may have missed:
• World famous model and actor Tyson Beckford returns to Chippendales tonight as the iconic male revue’s first “Celeb in Residency” in Las Vegas. And he looks ready 🙂
• Will former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney run for Orrin Hatch’s Senate seat next year?
• After denying SCOTUS nominee Judge Merrick Garland any consideration for almost a year, Senate Republicans confirmed Judge Neil Gorsuch to the high court by a vote of 54-45 after utilizing the “nuclear option.”
• Nebraska Supreme Court strikes down longtime ban on gay/lesbian foster parents.
• New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has signed legislation that bans the use on minors of so-called “conversion therapy” which purports to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Currently, six other states have banned ex-gay torture: California, Illinois, Oregon, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont.
• Virulently anti-LGBT Republican Gov. Robert Bentley is asking folks who are shining a spotlight on his alleged adulterous affair with a staffer to “please stop now.” In a press conference he announced that although he’s “struggled” in the past with temptations, he gave himself completely to God last year, so – all good.
Some news stories you may have missed:
• The first gay couple to be married at West Point Military Academy got attacked by anti-gay hater who learned it’s not smart to attack West Point grads.
• Guess which boy-bander is looking to corner the legal marijuana market in Ohio?
• Caitlyn Jenner’s second episode of her docuseries I Am Cait saw a 50% drop in viewers from it’s premiere.
• A Nebraska judge has struck down a policy which has kept same-sex couples from being foster parents.
• The U.S. economy added 215,000 jobs in July which means 65 straight months of positive private sector job growth.
• Northwestern University is working on research to develop an implant that could deliver PrEP meds continually over an entire year.
• NYC gets a big sexy billboard courtesy of Calvin Klein Jeans
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Death penalty repeal wins final approval in Nebraska Legislature with veto-proof majority.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) May 20, 2015
Zeke Miller of Time.com tweets that the state legislature of Nebraska has voted 32 to 15 to repeal the state’s death penalty. Gov. Pete Ricketts had promised to veto such legislation, but the lawmakers appear to have a veto proof majority.
Nebraska would become the first conservative state to repeal the death penalty since North Dakota in 1973.
Check the map below to see how many inmates (if any) are on death row in your state, and how many have been put to death since 1976.
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| Sylvia Driskell’s handwritten lawsuit |
Last week, Sylvia Driskell from Auburn, Nebraska filed a lawsuit against all homosexuals – ALL of us – asking the court to decide whether homosexuality is a sin.
Judge John Gerrad does not suffer fools lightly, and has dismissed the case in a strongly worded opinion.
From Omaha.com:
Gerrard said Driskell lacked subject matter jurisdiction and cannot sue a class of unidentified defendants. Driskell did not set forth a factual or legal basis for a federal claim.
“The United States Federal Courts were created to resolve actual cases and controversies arising under the Constitution and the laws of the United States,” Judge Gerrard said. “A federal court is not a forum for debate or discourse on theological matters.”
Gerrard declined to allow Driskell an opportunity to amend her complaint.