LGBTQ news and entertainment
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that the Defense Department will conditionally continue to provide support to Scouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts of America) IF the youth organization commits to pulling all DEI initiatives from its program.
Because god forbid kids learn how to include everyone in their activities. Continue reading “Hegseth: Trans Scouts In Scouting America Will Be Outed + Segregated”
Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, shut down Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempts to punish Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) over his urging of US service members to refuse illegal orders, ruling that the Pentagon chief’s actions were unconstitutionally retaliatory. Continue reading “Judge Shuts Down Hegseth’s Attempt To Cut Mark Kelly’s Benefits”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to cut all Defense Department support to Scouting America (formerly Boy Scouts of America) unless it purges all of its DEI initiatives “and other social justice, gender-fluid ideological stances.”
Hegseth, who was never a scout, has long hated on the organization’s embrace of diversity and called the group’s pro-LGBTQ+ policies “unacceptable.” Continue reading “Pete Hegseth Threatens To Pull Defense Dept Support For Scouting America”
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) has filed a lawsuit to stop Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from going after his Navy rank for his participation in a video that Donald Trump called “seditious.” Continue reading “Sen. Mark Kelly Sues Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth + DOD”
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) is promising to fight back after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (above right) announced he’s taking administrative action against him.
Over the weekend, Hegseth claimed that public statements by Kelly, including taking part in a group video message several weeks ago reminding troops not to follow illegal orders, amount to sedition.
The defense secretary said in a social media post that he has initiated a formal 45-day process to reduce Kelly’s rank and retirement pay. Continue reading “Sen. Mark Kelly Claps Back At Pete Hegseth Threats”
Some news stories for you as we say goodbye to 2025:
• Pink News: I approve this pretty comprehensive round-up of the best queer films of 2025 (the superb ‘Twinless’ pictured above). As we head into the rest of this holiday week, check out the list for those you might have missed.
• Queerty: Remembering the beloved LGBTQ figures we lost in 2025 including fashion designer Giorgio Armani, actors Anthony Geary and Richard Chamberlain, poet Andrea Gibson, and more. Continue reading “Best Queer Films Of 2025 + Remembering Those We Lost + More”
Some news stories you might have missed:
• Playbill: Broadway’s “The Queen of Versailles” starring Kristin Chenoweth has moved up its final performance to December 21 due to “harsh economic realities.” Following very mixed reviews, the show announced it would close after the holidays on January 4. Continue reading “‘The Queen Of Versailles’ To Close Early + Appeals Court Upholds Military Trans Ban + More”
Some news stories I thought worth your time:
• Apple TV: The third season of LOOT is here and no one is mad that Zane Phillips (above) has joined the cast as hunky boyfriend “Moro” to billionaire “Molly Wells” (played by Maya Rudolph).
• Erin in the Morning: The United Kingdom’s “Girl Scouts” organization—Girl Guiding—has banned transgender girls from joining.
• NPR: The Department of Justice has instructed prisons and jails to drop standards designed to protect LGBTQ people from sexual violence.
• Pink News: While Spotify is letting subscribers discover their most listened songs of the year, gay dating app Grindr is showing off its own 2025 stats including Ireland having the most bears, Switzerland is tops in twinks, and the U.S. boasts the most daddies.
• Forbes: Eric Trump is reportedly ten-times richer than he was the day before the Donald returned to the White House in January. But, but, but…. Hunter Biden…
• Axios: A Pentagon watchdog concluded in a long-awaited report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. operations and troops at risk during a strike in Yemen by sending sensitive information to a Signal group chat on an unapproved device,
• New York Times: A new survey found that 98% of U.S. diplomats say that workplace morale has fallen since Trump took office again in January. Eighty-six percent said it had become harder to carry out U.S. foreign policy.
Some news stories as we get over Hump Day:
• OUT: Gay dating app Grindr Grindr says it supports an age-verification bill recently introduced to Congress.
• LGBTQ Nation: 25-year-old Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the July 2022 murder of gay University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee. Prosecutors said Herrington murdered Lee to hide their sexual relationship. Continue reading “Grindr Announces Support For Age-Verification Bill + More”
Some news items you might have missed:
• Instinct Magazine: Following in the footsteps of “Jersey Shore,” meet the men of the show’s newest iteration, “Canada Shore.” Continue reading “Meet The Men Of ‘Canada Shore’ + More News”