LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items for your Sunday:
• New Music: Out recording star Reneé Rapp dropped her new album “Bite Me,” this week.
In an interview with Variety she shared, “Everything I make is gay…This time around, I knew what I wanted. I wasn’t making [this album] to impress anyone else. I made it to impress myself.” Continue reading “Reneé Rapp’s New Album ‘Bite Me’ + More News”
Two-time Emmy nominee Loni Anderson, who starred as the “smartest person in the room” radio station receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on WKRP in Cincinnati, died Sunday two just days before her 80th birthday. Continue reading “‘WKRP In Cincinnati’ Star Loni Anderson Dies At 79”
In this episode of The Randy Report podcast, legendary adult film star and Billboard charting recording artist Colton Ford has unexpectedly died at the age of 62. Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: Adult Film Star Colton Ford Dead At 62 + More LGBTQ News”
Chi Chi LaRue has shared in a Facebook post the sad news that adult entertainment and recording artist Colton Ford (aka Glenn Soukesian) has died at the age of 62. Continue reading “Adult Entertainment + Recording Artist Colton Ford Dead At 62”
Richard Chamberlain, once known as the “king of the miniseries,” died Saturday in Hawaii at the age of 90. A spokesman shared that his death was due to complications following a stroke. A movie and TV heartthrob for decades, Chamberlain came out as gay in 2003 at the age of 68. Continue reading “TV Legend Richard Chamberlain Dead At 90”
The Vivienne, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK and the first drag performer to compete on Dancing on Ice, has died at the age of 32. No cause of death has been disclosed. Continue reading “Drag Star The Vivienne Passes Away At 32”
I’m so sad to share that Helen Williams, mother of Vanessa Williams, passed away on December 28 due to complications of acute liver failure. She was 85. I’ve known Helen since my first day at Syracuse University in 1981 when Vanessa and I met as freshman music theater students. Continue reading “Helen Williams, Mother Of Vanessa Williams, Passes Away At 85”
Broadway and TV star Linda Lavin, best known for her 1970s long-running sitcom Alice and her Tony Award-winning performance in Broadway Bound, died on Sunday at the age of 87. Continue reading “Broadway/TV Star Linda Lavin (‘Alice’) Dead At 87”
Whoa…this is a tough one. Teri Garr (brilliant in “Young Frankenstein,” “Tootsie,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” and so many more) has died at the age of 79 following a lengthy journey with multiple sclerosis. Continue reading “‘Tootsie,’ ‘Young Frankenstein’ Star Teri Garr Dies At 79”
Some news items you might have missed: • Boy Culture: Mitzi Gaynor (above), who graced the big screen in South Pacific and headlined Las Vegas stages and spectacular TV specials, died on Thursday at the age of 93 of natural causes. I probably became a performer myself thanks to her awesome TV specials. Continue reading “Mitzi Gaynor Exits The Stage + Tim Walz Stands Up For Queer Youth + More News”