Politics, pop culture and entertainment news of interest to the LGBTQ community
In this episode, I look at the NFL’s homophobic email scandal, Pete Buttigieg claps back at Tucker Carlson, and new music from out singer/songwriter Michael Lazar. Continue reading “Podcast: NFL’s Homophobic Email Scandal, Pete Buttigieg & More”
In this episode of The Randy Report podcast:
• Team LGBTQ brought home the medals at this year’s Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo
• Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib speaks to the press for the first time since coming out as gay
• A man in Florida who caused thousands of dollars in damage to a Pride crosswalk will not face hate crime charges
• Looking forward to Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming reboot of ‘Cinderella’ starring Camilla Cabello and Billy Porter
• Out country artist Hayden Joseph’s new summer bop ‘Backwoods Bougie’
All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report podcast.
In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast:
• Luke Prokop, of the Nashville Predators, came out as gay becoming the first active player in the National Hockey League
• The U.S. Senate Thursday confirmed two groundbreaking LGBTQ appointees to the Department of Defense by unanimous consent Continue reading “Podcast: Pro Hockey Player Comes Out, Provincetown & COVID, And More”
In this week’s podcast:
• NFL player Carl Nassib of the Las Vegas Raiders comes out as gay
• Supreme Court ruling addresses religious-based foster care programs & same-sex couples
• An accident at a South Florida Pride event results in tragedy
• Sesame Street has its first same-sex family
• History as the first transgender contestant heads to the Miss USA pageant
• A glorious new take on the iconic queer anthem ‘I Am What I Am’ – click here for music video
All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report
I received a totally unexpected surprise in my email today informing me my podcast, The Randy Report, was named one of the 20 Best Entertainment Podcasts of 2021 by Welp Magazine.
How cool is that???
Not only is it flattering for the podcast to be acknowledged, but The Randy Report was recognized alongside major podcasts in entertainment reporting including Entertainment Tonight!
I mean…. seriously.
I really, really appreciate the inclusion in the list more than I can say.
The podcast began as an extension of this here blog thingy.
During the early days of The Randy Report blog, I co-hosted an online radio show called The Candi & Randy Show. It was something I’d never thought about doing, but the host, Candi Fox, asked me to join her after I’d done an interview and it was a lot of fun.
I eventually had to step away because my plate was getting waaaay full between blogging and writing for other outlets. But I missed the vocal part of sharing LGBTQ news. So a couple of years later, I launched the podcast.
If you are a regular listener, you may have noticed that, unlike most podcasts, I have no advertising on the show. I set out to offer a succinct LGBTQ news magazine that would be convenient to listeners, and I didn’t want the clutter of ads.
Fortunately, I’ve been able to do that for more than 200 episodes. And every episode sees continued audience growth which really makes my gay heart leap up.
While we’re on the topic, I’ll add I was very proud when Metrosource included me in its “15 LGBTQ Podcasts To Keep You In The Know.” That, too, was super-cool.
Thanks to all of you listeners who join me for what I like to call “the 60 Minutes of gay news…only shorter.”
If you don’t already, check out some episodes – a mix of celebrity interviews and weekly news round-ups – everywhere you get your podcasts including iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Soundcloud and Spotify.
In this week’s headlines:
• Catholic priests in Germany defy the Vatican and bless same-sex unions
• GLAAD looks at social media safety for LGBTQ users
• A 20-year-old gay man was beheaded by his own family in a brutal ‘honor killing’ in Iran
• The gay panic defense is banned in two more states…and counting
• Skittles defers to the true “rainbow” for Pride Month
• New music from out singer/songwriter Milahroy ‘Daylight’ (Link to music video)
All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report
In this week’s headlines:
• Scoring Joe Biden’s LGBTQ wins and losses during his first 100 days in office
• The American Medical Association begs governors to let transgender kids be themselves
• There’s backlash for Colton Underwood’s Netflix ‘coming out’ reality series and I look back on truly terrible gay TV reality shows
• Funny man Michael Henry artfully addresses body image and eating disorders among gay men in his latest short film.
All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report
In this week’s podcast:
• President Biden issues first-ever presidential proclamation for Transgender Day of Visibility
• Arkansas has passed a series of anti-LGBTQ laws in a week
• The Pentagon erases Trump-era ban on trans military service members
• Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first legal same-sex weddings
• Lil Nas X pens a touching letter to his 14-year-old self – Link to his new music video ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’
All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report podcast.
In this week’s podcast:
• The European Union’s Parliament overwhelmingly approves a resolution declaring all 27 member countries an LGBT ‘Freedom Zone’
• GLAAD has launched the Biden Equality Accountability Tracker which will monitor the Biden administration’s executive orders, legislative support, speeches and nominations that affect LGBTQ people and rights
• After the success of It’s A Sin, could a Queer As Folk reboot could be in the works?
• Philadelphia performance artist and dancer Gunnar Montana celebrated National Barbie Day in a ‘Super Gay’ way
• Love in quarantine – Joshua Sade James‘ new song “I’ll Wait For You” sings out for separated couples during the pandemic
• And Leslie Jordan wants the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, to know ‘The gays have your back’
All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report
In this week’s podcast:
• A new Gallup Poll shows more people identify as LGBTQ than ever before
• Virginia has outlawed the use of the ‘gay panic’ and ‘trans panic’ legal defenses
• Houston police have arrested a man who assaulted and killed a man he met using Grindr
• The Equality Act begins its trek through Congress (again)
• The largest Protestant adoption and foster agency has announced it will open up its services to LGBTQ families
• And the creators of the acclaimed FX series POSE have announced the upcoming 3rd season will be its last
All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report podcast