LGBTQ news and entertainment
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”
Some news stories for you on this post-Thanksgiving Saturday.
• Them: For the fourth year in a row, Florida Republican lawmakers are attempting to ban Pride flags from state facilities including government buildings and public schools. #SoTired
• Queerty: Taking a look back at the ground-breaking 1972 TV movie That Certain Summer which follows teenager Nick Salter (Scott Jacoby), a child of divorce, who is about to spend the titular summer with his dad Doug (Hal Holbrook) in San Francisco. But – surprise! – his father is now living as an openly gay man with his partner Gary (Martin Sheen). Continue reading “Florida Republican’s 4th Try To Ban Pride Flags + More News”
Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth reportedly gave verbal orders to leave no survivors behind as Donald Trump’s administration launched the first of many deadly attacks on alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean.
When two survivors emerged from the wreckage of that initial strike in September, a Special Operations commander overseeing the attack ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions to “kill everybody.” Continue reading “Drug Boat Survivors Were Killed Under Hegseth’s Orders – ‘Kill Everybody’”
Some news items for you as we head into the weekend:
• Queerty: Folks were not mad at Olympic medalist Gus Kenworthy’s photo shoot for British Vogue in a tank-top and grey sweats.
• HuffPost: Following her public falling out with Donald Trump, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced today she’s resigning from Congress on Jan. 5, 2026, in a video statement posted to X. Continue reading “Marjorie Taylor Greene Resigns From Congress + Gus Kenworthy In ‘British Vogue’ + More”
Some news items you might have missed:
• OUT: Country music star Orville Peck flirts with hottie Zane Phillips (above) in a workout-inspired teaser video promoting Peck’s new EP Appaloosa. Continue reading “Zane Phillips Keeps It Country (And Shirtless) In Orville Peck Teaser + More”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• What To Watch: The first season of “BOOTS” arrives on Netflix today following the story of a young, closeted Marine Corp recruit. Continue reading “Netflix Series ‘BOOTS’ Arrives + RFK Jr. Links Autism To Circumcision + More News”
There was no way Saturday Night Live was going to let Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s insane military speech this week go untouched as the long-running sketch comedy series began Season 51.
And returning host Bad Bunny used his opening monologue to address backlash surrounding his being announced as the 2026 Super Bowl Half-Time Show performer. Continue reading “SNL 51: Deranged ‘Pete Hegseth’ + Bad Bunny On His Super Bowl Gig”