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Donut Shop Vandalized Twice For Hosting Drag Event

The owners of The Donut Hole in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have had their business vandalized TWICE now after hosting an art installation organized by drag queens centered around donut sculptures that the artist wanted to hold in an actual donut shop for the full immersion. The owners of a donut shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have had their business vandalized TWICE now after hosting an art installation organized by drag queens centered around donut sculptures that the artist wanted to hold in an actual donut shop for the full immersion. Continue reading “Donut Shop Vandalized Twice For Hosting Drag Event”

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Podcast: Reviewing Rom-Com ‘Bros’ + Anti-Trans Lawmakers In OK + More

In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast, Billy Eichner’s hilarious gay rom-com 'Bros' arrived in theaters this past weekend. My review plus thoughts on the film's box office numbers. In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast, Billy Eichner’s hilarious gay rom-com ‘Bros’ arrived in theaters this past weekend. My review plus thoughts on the film’s box office numbers. Continue reading “Podcast: Reviewing Rom-Com ‘Bros’ + Anti-Trans Lawmakers In OK + More”

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Out Gay Politician Speaks Up For Gay Youth + More News

Australian MP Stephen Bates
Australian MP Stephen Bates (via FB)
Some news items you might have missed: • Edge Media: Ads on Grindr helped him win his campaign in Australia; now newly elected MP (Member of Parliament) Stephen Bates, 29, is speaking up about his traumatic years as a gay youth and vowing to be the role model he once wished for. Continue reading “Out Gay Politician Speaks Up For Gay Youth + More News”

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George Takei’s Latest Gig + More News

George Takei (photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr – CC license)
Some news items you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: Out Star Trek star George Takei shows no signs of slowing down as the 85-year-old lent his voice to the upcoming animated feature Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank. Continue reading “George Takei’s Latest Gig + More News”

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News Round-Up: March 15, 2022

DC Comics has unmasked its upcoming slate of Pride Month titles, including the fan-favorite annual Pride-themed anthology, DC Pride 2022 Some news items you might have missed: • NewNowNext: DC Comics has unmasked its upcoming slate of Pride Month titles, including the fan-favorite annual Pride-themed anthology, DC Pride 2022. But Pride doesn’t stop on July 1, and DC got the memo. The comics giant will be releasing a host of queer-inclusive content throughout 2022. Continue reading “News Round-Up: March 15, 2022”

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News Round-Up: December 30, 2021

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Catching up on some of the day’s headlines: • Grindr: The gay dating app’s blog shared year-end stats including the countries with the most tops, bottoms, highest number of open relationships, U.S. city with the highest percentage of “looking right now” and more. Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 30, 2021”

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News Round-Up: January 26, 2021

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Some news items you might have missed: • Right Wing Watch: Religious anti-gay loon Scott Lively told his radio audience that God removed Donald Trump from the White House because he was too pro-gay. #srsly • NewNowNext: Montana’s House of Representatives has voted in favor of two vehemently anti-transgender bills. The first is House Bill 112, which would bar trans student athletes from playing on sports teams that correspond with their gender identity. The second is House Bill 113, which would block medical professionals from providing potentially life-saving gender-affirming health care to trans or nonbinary youth. • The Frontier: Last April, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt ordered $2 million worth of hydroxychloroquine based, in part, on Donald Trump’s promotion of the malaria drug for use against the coronavirus. Now, the state is trying to unload nearly the entire shipment.

• Instinct Magazine: Nearly two months after coming out as a transgender male, Elliot Page and wife Emma Portner have filed for divorce. • NBC News: A gay New York City couple say they were harassed and asked to leave a restaurant this month because of their sexuality. Because the incident happened in New York, the men may have legal recourse, but in nearly half the states, they would not. • New York Times: Grindr has been fined 100 million Norwegian kroner, or about $11.7 million, for illegally disclosing private details about its users to advertising companies.

• Justice Department: The Wisconsin pharmacist who intentionally intended to render hundreds of doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine ineffective pleaded guilty to two charges filed today in federal court. Steven R. Brandenburg, an admitted skeptic of vaccines in general, now faces up to 10 years for each charge against him. • Reuters: The good news – By a vote of 55-45 the U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected a Republican effort to stop former President Donald Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial on a charge that he incited the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. The bad news – Democrats need more than 5 GOP Senators to vote to convict Trump.