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Podcast: Scholarships In Honor Of Pulse Nightclub Victims, Colton Haynes Gets Engaged

Hit the play button below to listen to this week’s Randy Report podcast.

This week’s stories include:

• An Orlando business man is raising money for college scholarships in honor of the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting last year

• An LGBT hater tears down and stomps on a Pride flag outside a Congressman’s office

• New Mexico is set to ban so-called “conversion therapy”

• Disney’s live-action reboot of Beauty and the Beast is on track to break box office records this weekend complete with Disney’s first gay character

• Arrow/Teen Wolf star Colton Haynes got engaged – complete with fireworks

• NYPD Officer Michael Hance, who captured hearts when he spontaneously danced with a Pride parade marcher, passed away of 9/11-related cancer

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Podcast: Yelp, Log Cabin Republicans, Beauty And The Beast, RuPaul’s Drag Race

On this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast:

• Yelp will now offer a new searchable attribute to help patrons find gender-neutral restrooms

• Log Cabin Republicans are surprised to be surprised by “no-so-good-for-the-gays” President Trump

• The director of the new live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast reveals the film will feature Disney’s first-ever “exclusively gay moment” on film

• RuPaul’s Drag Race heads to a new network for Season 9 of the hit series

• This year’s Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Moonlight, is about to get even bigger

Listen below. Subscribe to The Randy Report podcast (for free!) on iTunes here 🙂

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The Randy Report Podcast – Ed Dixon “Georgie: My Adventures With George Rose”

Hit play below to listen this weekend’s The Randy Report podcast, complete with snazzy new theme music :).

You can also subscribe to the podcast on iTunes for free. Great for listening during commutes.

This week’s stories:

• Broadway veteran Ed Dixon’s latest play, Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose, recently opened in New York City to rave reviews (The Huffington Post – “Georgie is a masterpiece!”). Ed joins me to talk about the background of the show and it’s genesis to becoming the toast of the town.

• The Utah state legislature has advanced a bill that would make life more difficult for HIV+ people.

• The Trump administration says bathroom rights for transgender students is a “state’s rights issue.”

• British race car driver Danny Watts becomes the highest-profile European driver to come out so far.

• Professional provocateur and former “alt-right” darling, Milo Yiannopolous, had a very bad week.

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Podcast: Jeb Havens, Barronelle Stutzman, Texas’ “Bathroom Bill,” Finland Ready For Marriage Equality

Click play below as I recap this week’s top headlines from politics, pop culture and entertainment of interest to the LGBT community:

• Anti-LGBT florist Barronelle Stutzman loses again – this time in the Washington state supreme court over refusing to sell flowers for a same-sex wedding

• Texas gets pushback from the NBA and major stars on it’s proposed anti-transgender “bathroom bill”

• North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper shares his plan to repeal his state’s anti-LGBT law, HB2

• Finland’s Parliament kills a last ditch attempt to block same-sex marriage

• Out singer/songwriter Jeb Havens dropped his uber-romantical, world-traveler music video just in time for Valentine’s Day – “Pushy Little Compass Heart” from his album, Home Base

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Podcast: This Week In LGBT News – Eli Lieb, Laverne Cox & Transgender Protections

Check out this week’s episode of The Randy Report on BlogTalkRadio as I recap these LGBT headlines:

• Florida pro-LGBT bakery Cut The Cake prevails in court after haters demand anti-gay messaged cake

• Trump administration pulls back on transgender protections – a sign of things to come?

• Tennessee state lawmakers file new legislation aimed at ignoring the Supreme Court’s rulling on same-sex marriage

• Don’t miss next week’s premiere of Doubt next week on CBS featuring Laverne Cox as the first transgender series regular on broadcast television

• New music from uber-talented out singer/songwriter Eli Lieb – “Castles”

You can subscribe to The Randy Report on iTunes for free here.

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Podcast: The Week In LGBT News – AGT’s Brian Justin Crum; Recapping LGBT Legislation

My weekly podcast recaps the past week’s most compelling pop culture, political and entertainment news of interest to the LGBT community.

On this week’s show:

• America’s Got Talent‘s Brian Justin Crum drops his first single since the TV talent competition – “Show Me Love” featuring Toy Armada and DJ Grind. Find it here on iTunes.

• Conservative Wyoming legislators withdraw anti-LGBT legislation House Bill 135

• North Carolina’s Republican state Senate Leader says his state’s hateful “bathroom bill” – HB2 – isn’t going away any time soon

• Woofy Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian Sims introduced a bill that would outlaw so-called “conversion” or “ex-gay” therapy

• How would the repeal of the Affordable Care Act affect LGBTs?

• Republicans in Congress plan to re-introduce the “First Amendment Defense Act” which would allow anti-LGBT folks to discriminate same-sex couples

• President Trump has a bumpy week as his administration proposes a 20% tax on Mexican imports to pay for “The Wall,” and his immigration plans cause protests across the country

You can click here to subscribe to The Randy Report podcast for free from iTunes.

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Podcast: Troye Sivan, Anti-LGBT Legislation In Wyoming & Texas, Trump Inauguration And LGBTs Scrubbed From White House Website

Take a listen to the latest The Randy Report podcast, including these stories and more:

• Minutes after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, all information regarding LGBTs disappeared from the White House website. Hmm….

• Attendance at Donald Trump’s inaugural was dwarfed by the Women’s March on Washington the next day as hundreds of thousands marched in support for not only women’s rights but LGBT rights, civil rights, voting rights and more. And the Trumpster was not happy.

• The Texas state Supreme Court has agreed to hear an anti-LGBT hate group’s challenge to spousal benefits for same-sex couples.

• New legislation introduced in Wyoming (“The Equality State”) would legalize discrimination against same-sex couples and transgender people, and would make it impossible for any branch or part of the government to enact or enforce local non-discrimination ordinances and federal protections for the LGBT community.

• Out Music: Troye Sivan released his video for “Heaven,” from his Blue Neighbourhood album – a sensual black & white vision featuring intimate shots of Sivan along side clips of important moments in the LGBTQ rights movement.

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Radio Show: Today In LGBT News – President Obama’s LGBT Legacy, WILL & GRACE Is Officially Coming Back To NBC

On this mid-week episode of The Randy Report:

• President Obama, speaking at his final news conference with the White House press corps, spoke about the progress of LGBT rights and protections under his administration. While he acknowledged his team was proud of the movement forward, he gave props to all the out and proud Americans who, through their sheer visibility, helped to bring about a huge change in the way society views LGBTs.

“I think we made useful contributions… but the primary heroes are the activists.”

• President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Education Secretary, billionaire Betsy DeVos, was directly questioned about her past support for anti-LGBT organizations, and especially so-called “ex-gay” therapy.

• And it’s finally official – the hit TV show that many say helped give much exposure and visibility to the LGBT community, Will & Grace, is coming back to NBC for a 10 episode season next year.

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Don’t Forget The Randy Report Radio Show!

Just a friendly reminder that I recently launched a companion online radio show for The Randy Report where I cover many of the same issues (pop culture, politics and entertainment) as I do here daily on the blog.

The shows are archived immediately after I end an episode, so you don’t have to listen live  – although it’s fun to interact with callers during the show 🙂

Plus, you can download episodes for free via iTunes’ Podcast section.

Below is a handy-dandy player that allows you to check out some of my recent shows.

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Radio Show: Chloe Lattanzi Talks Re-Imagining “Magic” With Mom Olivia Newton-John

Chloe Lattanzi and Olivia Newton-John
Chloe Lattanzi and Olivia Newton-John hit #1 on Billboard Dance chart

A few weeks ago, I was engaged by a big media outlet to interview Olivia Newton-John and her daughter Chloe as their dance hit, “You Have To Believe,” was racing up the Billboard Dance charts. At the time I chatted with Chloe (I record all of my interviews so I can make sure I quote folks correctly), the song was just hitting #19 on it’s way to #1 whereupon Chloe and Olivia became the first mother/daughter team to reach #1 on the Billboard Dance Club chart. Chloe also talks about her upcoming role in the Syfy network film, “Dead 7.” I thought my radio audience might be interested in hearing the actual interview, and so, voila! Chloe is quite charming throughout the chat, and it’s fun to hear the excitement in her voice as the song’s journey was just unfolding. You can hear other shows on my newly launched The Randy Report companion podcast by clicking here.