Politics, pop culture and entertainment news of interest to the LGBTQ community
L-R Kit Connor, Joe Locke of Heartstopper (via Netflix)Some news items you might have missed:
• Out: Heartstopper star Kit Connor announced he’s deleted the Twitter app following accusations of ‘queerbaiting’ after being photographed holding the hand of a female co-star of a film he’s shooting. Folks, Kit is 18 – please leave him and his sexuality alone. Continue reading “Kit Connor + Summer Camp For LGBTQ Teens + More News”
(stock photo via Depositphotos)Some news items you might have missed:
• The Advocate: A “severely immunocompromised” patient with monkeypox infection has died in Texas. Continue reading “Monkeypox Death In Texas + More News”
(screen captures via KRNV)A group of armed Proud Boys showed up at a public library in Sparks, Nevada, to protest a family Pride event. Continue reading “Nevada: Armed Proud Boys Protest Children’s Story Hour”
Proud Boys in South Bend (images via Twitter)Shortly before a scheduled Rainbow Storytime program at the Tutt Branch of the St. Joseph County Public Library, men carrying a flag reading ‘Michiana Proud Boys’ entered the room where the event was to be held and demanded it be shut down. Continue reading “Proud Boys Disrupt ‘Rainbow Storytime’ At Public Library”
(images via Twitter)Several witnesses say a group of 15 masked Cape Fear Proud Boys terrorized parents and children – with the assistance of sheriff’s deputies – at a drag queen story event in the Pine Valley branch of the New Hanover, North Carolina library system. Continue reading “Proud Boys Disrupt/Terrorize Children At Drag Queen Story Hour”
San Lorenzo Library (image via Google Maps)On Sunday, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office announced that it was opening a hate crime investigation into an incident at a Drag Queen Story Hour, where five men shouted homophobic and transphobic slurs such as “groomer” and “pedophile,” and used white supremacist hand signals. Continue reading “Hate Crime Investigation Launched Into Disruption Of Drag Queen Story Hour”
(screen capture via YouTube)Enrique Tarrio, longtime chairman of the extremist group Proud Boys, has been indicted on a new federal charge of seditious conspiracy along with four top Proud Boys members, in connection with the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol building. The new charges dramatically expand the cases against them. Continue reading “5 Proud Boys Charged With Seditious Conspiracy”
Some news items you might have missed:
• SiriusXM: James Franco breaks his silence about sleeping with students of his now-defunct acting school months after settling a class-action sexual misconduct suit for $2.2 million. “Look, I’ll admit I did sleep with students,” he said adding he never thought about the power imbalance of his position as a teacher. Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 23, 2021”
Some news items you might have missed:
• Queerty: Proud Boys leader says members sometimes slap each other’s butts to resolve disputes, describing those moments as “pretty magical?” Continue reading “News Round-Up: September 8, 2021”
A so-called ‘straight pride’ hate rally held in Modesto, California, on Saturday ended with bear spray and brawling as the far-right group the Proud Boys clashed with pro-LGBTQ protesters. Continue reading “‘Straight Pride’ Hate Rally Erupts With Bear Spray & Brawling”