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News Round-Up: May 18, 2016

Frankie J. Alvarez, Jonathan Groff and Murray Bartlett of LOOKING

Some news stories you may have missed:

• HBO will premiere the “wrap-up movie” of it’s now-cancelled gay series Looking July 23rd at 10PM.  I was a big fan of the series, so I’ll definitely be watching 🙂

• 72% of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s own constituents don’t want to see him be Trump’s veep pick. With friends like these…

• RuPaul tells ABC News that he doesn’t think RuPaul’s Drag Race could ever go “mainstream.”

•Donald Trump says he would “protect all people” in the same breath he mentions he would rescind President Obama’s historic directives protecting transgender folks from discrimination. But he loves everyone, don’t you know…

• Frequent homophobe Azealia Banks got her butt booted from Twitter for her homophobic/racist rant on former One Direction member Zayn Malik.

• In addition to a win for Hillary Clinton, last night’s Kentucky primary also produced the state’s first openly gay Democratic Senate candidate.

• Ted Olson, who successfully argued for the demise of California’s Prop 8, has been brought on to author an amicus brief in support of the Department of Justice’s lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s hateful HB2 law.

• Hillary Clinton calls for the decriminalization of HIV. Just one more reason why #ImWithHer

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News Round-Up: May 10, 2016

Some news items you may have missed:

• GLEE star Darren Criss will reprise his transgender rocker role in the national tour of the Tony Award-winning Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

• “Progressive Dream Ticket?” – Could Hillary Clinton pick Sen. Elizabeth Warren as her running mate?

• The Washington Blade endorses Hillary Clinton for president – “The LGBT community cannot risk a Trump presidency.”

• Newly “officially out” Colton Haynes says he will return to the CW’s ARROW next season.

• Why does this Pennsylvania high school care if a girl wants to wear a suit to her prom?

• The California Assembly passes two LGBT related bills – one bans state business travel to states with discriminatory laws, and another which calls for gender-neutral bathrooms in California.

• The woman who verbally and physically abused a trans woman on a NYC subway refuses to apologize for her vitriolic attack: “That person offended me.”

• Blogger kenneth in the (212) has excellent taste in police officers – see below.

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News Round-Up: May 7, 2016

Some news items you may have missed:

• If you’re not following adorably sexy Italian couple Italian couple @leotakespix and @mikeletakespix (above), then you should.

• Starbucks and Barnes & Noble join Target in affirming trans inclusive bathroom policies for employees and customers.

• London has elected it’s first Muslim mayor.

• Sen. Bernie Sanders indicates he might be open to being Hillary Clinton’s running mate.

• North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory admits signing anti-LGBT law HB2 might cost him his job.

• Italy is moving closer and closer to legalizing civil unions (remember those?).

• Award-winning out singer Matt Zarley calls in fellow Broadway vet Nathan Lee Graham (The Wild Party, Priscilla Queen of the Desert) for classic Closer Than Ever duet, “It’s Never That Easy/I’ve Been Here Before.”

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News Round-Up: May 3, 2016

Some news stories you may have missed:

• Wicked, the Broadway musical blockbuster, crosses the $4 billion mark in world-wide box office.

• Donald Trump’s “working class” supporters are not so “blue collar’ when compared with Hillary or Bernie voters, who are much closer to the median household income of the average American.

• CNN’s Political Prediction Market now says Donald Trump is 96% likely to win today’s Indiana GOP primary.

• Sarah Palin asks “Who are we to disagree with 97% of scientists on climate change?” Jimmy Kimmel agrees – who ARE we to disagree with 97% of scientists on climate change.

•Anti-LGBT “Christians” descend on Target stores telling customers they need to “repent” for shopping at a store that let’s transgender folks use the rest room.

• A Texas mayor saw his anti-transgender ordinance go down in a unanimous vote.

• Netflix’s Sense8 will premiere Season 2 on Christmas Day.

• High school senior exposes himself in year book photo, gets charged with felony, but also an offer from Playgirl.

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News Round-Up: April 29, 2016

Some news stories you may have missed:

• Missouri lawmakers vote down anti-LGBT “License to discriminate” bill with 6-6 vote.

• Another day, another lost convention for North Carolina due to anti-LGBT hate law as the American Institute of Architects takes their $1 million in economic impact elsewhere.

• Eighty-six percent of political reporters believe Hillary Clinton will win the presidency.

• Although a million haters have signed a petition boycotting Target over it’s trans-inclusive bathroom policy, the super-store is standing strong it’s position.

• Bernie Sanders’ wife, Jane Sanders, wishes the FBI would speed up it’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails.

• We all have our inspirations, and for The Randy Report that would be the fab Joe.My.God. which celebrates 12 years of blogging genius for the LGBT community. #MoreWine!

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News Round-Up: April 24, 2016

• Flight attendant serves up sweet “thank you” to Debra Messing for getting him through “coming out” years.

• People hints that Prince may have died due to complications with HIV?

• On May 1st, the Human Rights Campaign will lead a march on the Mississippi governor’s mansion to call for the repeal of the state’s so-called “religious freedom” law.

• President Obama says Mississippi’s anti-LGBT hate law should be overturned.

• Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker finally signals a position on transgender rights bill with hints that he won’t veto the legislation.

• The Republican clerk who wiped thousands off of voter rolls suspended without pay, may be fired this week.

• Add Blue Man Group to the long line of cancellations in North Carolina due to the state’s hate law, HB2.

• Where in the world is ‘totally-not-gay’ former Congressman Aaron Schock?

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News Round-Up: April 15, 2016

Some news stories you may have missed:

• Pharmacist, model and underwear designer Todd Sanfield talks on (and models) his new collection

• Hillary Clinton to meet with HIV/AIDS activists on May 13th

• The mayor of Washington, D.C. calls for a vote to grant statehood to the nation’s capital

• Cirque du Soleil joins the list of cancelled performances in North Carolina cities over anti-LGBT law HB2

• The NBA says that while North Carolina’s HB2 is “problematic,” they won’t be moving next year’s scheduled All-Star game because that would be “grandstanding.”

• Sen. Ted Cruz attacks Donald Trump for former praise of New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio

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News Round-Up: April 11, 2016

Some news stories you may have missed:

• John Oliver on HBO’s Last Week Tonight took a look at how credit reports are ruining Americans lives.

• This porn website is blocking all IP addresses in North Carolina over the state’s new anti-LGBT ‘hate law.’ #NoPornForYouNorthCarolina

• Donald Trump’s kids aren’t even registered to vote.

• Activist and author John Corvino addressing the debunked “bathroom predator” myth as basis for anti-transgender laws:“The idea that this is about safety and security, it’s kind of like when somebody says that they ate all the ice cream in order to make room in the freezer.”

• The NAACP is planning a “sit-in” at the North Carolina legislature to protest the recent HB 2, which legalizes LGBT discrimination in the state.

• Vlogger Joe Santagato shares his 8th installment of “Idiots Of The Internet” rants. Love this guy.

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News Round-Up: April 7, 2016

Some news stories you may have missed:

• Olympic diver Greg Louganis finally gets his Wheaties cereal box cover.

• Ten of thousands of Trump scarves are being recalled for “burn risk.”

•The City Council of Jackson, Mississippi – the state’s capitol and largest city – unanimously passed a resolution denouncing the state’s new anti-LGBT law.

• The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals told a federal judge in Puerto Rico his ruling saying the Obergefell decision at SCOTUS doesn’t apply to U.S. territories is waaay wrong.

• The new “religious freedoms” law in Mississippi could allow landlords to refuse to rent to unmarried heterosexual couples, thus allowing them to become the “sex police.”

• Things got rough on the campaign trail as Sen. Bernie Sanders said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton isn’t “qualified” to be president. Whoa.

• There’s a new standalone Star Wars movie coming this December – “ROGUE ONE – A STAR WARS STORY”

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News Round-Up: April 4, 2016

Amir Issa

Some news stories you may have missed:

• Twenty-nine year old Amir Issa was allegedly murdered by his father for being gay.

• Megyn Kelly says she wishes Bill O’Reilly would have moved to defend her from Donald Trump’s attacks sooner, calling it a “dark” moment.

• Caitlyn Jenner set to join the cast of Amazon’s streaming series Transparent.

• Celebrated Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, and more) says none of his works will be allowed to be performed in North Carolina while anti-LGBT law HB 2 is in force.

•Tennessee legislators, believing they live in a theocracy, are considering making the Bible the official “state book” of Tennessee.

•CNN’s Chris Cuomo confronts hate group leader Peter Sprigg over anti-transgender “bathroom bills.”

• Tyson Beckford has VIP tickets to “the gun show.”

A photo posted by Tyson C. Beckford (@tysoncbeckford) on Mar 28, 2016 at 6:53pm PDT