LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items you might have missed: • AP News: Switzerland will recognize same-sex marriages from other countries beginning January 1. And starting July 1, the Alpine nation will allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. Continue reading “News Round-Up: November 17, 2021”
Some news items you might have missed: • Pink News: UK Olympic gold medal diver Tom Daley said it’s his “mission” to stop countries where being LGBT+ is punishable by death from competing in the Olympics. Continue reading “News Round-Up: October 11, 2021”
In this episode of The Randy Report podcast: • Team LGBTQ brought home the medals at this year’s Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo Continue reading “Podcast: Out NFL Player Carl Nassib, Team LGBTQ Scores At Olympics”
Some news items you might have missed: • Outsports: The queer-centric sports website tracked the achievements of the 180 out athletes at the Tokyo Summer Olympics reimagining them as a unified team. Had they been their own country, Team LGBTQ would have finished 7th, ahead of France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Brazil, taking home 11 Gold, 12 Silver, and 9 Bronze medals. Continue reading “News Round-Up: August 9, 2021”
In a video message today, President Joe Biden congratulated U.S. Olympians for “showing what we can do together as one America and as one team.” “I want you to know how much watching you compete means to all of us,” he added, “especially to all those little kids dreaming to be you one day.” Continue reading “Biden Congratulates Team USA For ‘Showing What We Can Do Together’”
Some news items you might have missed: • Glamour Magazine: Daniel Levy and Eugene Levy (pictured above) are releasing an official Schitt’s Creek book entitled Best Wishes, Warmest Regards. The publisher says it will capture the “essence and alchemy of all six seasons,” including, “the town, the characters, and the state of mind that is Schitt’s Creek.” Continue reading “News Round-Up: August 7, 2021”
Overcoming mental health issues (and some serious bouts of the ‘twisties’), superstar American gymnast Simone Biles returned to Olympic competition today for the women’s final in balance beam and scored a bronze medal. Continue reading “Simone Biles Returns To Competition, Wins Bronze On Beam”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Hill: Andrew Napolitano (above) is out as a legal analyst at Fox News as he faces allegations of sexual harassment in a lawsuit filed against the network. Napolitano allegedly “sexually harassed numerous young male employees during his tenure at Fox News,” according the lawsuit. Continue reading “News Round-Up: August 2, 2021”
At last count, there are 179 out LGBTQ athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympic Games (triple the number at the 2016 Rio Games). And the good folks at Outsports are following along with an imaginary premise of how ‘Team LGBTQ’ would rank if they were all on one team representing one country. Continue reading “Outsports: Olympic Rankings If LGBTQ Athletes Were One Team”
Some news items you might have missed: • Outsports: If the out LGBTQ athletes at the Tokyo Olympics were a country, they’d currently be ranked 11th. Outsports is tracking what they call ‘Team LGBTQ’ throughout the Olympiad. Continue reading “News Round-Up: July 31, 2021”