LGBTQ news and entertainment
A Florida pastor in Osceola has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping a congregant. Continue reading “Florida Pastor Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Raping Congregant”
Donald Trump will have to pay the $5 million in damages that he owes writer E. Jean Carroll after the Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal of the verdict.
Today’s decision is a most likely the end of Trump’s legal efforts to contest the jury verdict finding that he sexually abused Ms. Carroll in the mid-1990s in a department store dressing room. Continue reading “Supreme Court Allows Trump’s $5 Million Sex Abuse Verdict To Stand”
Some news items for your mid-week consumption:
• OUT: Co-hosted by Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang (above), the totally unserious Las Culturistas Culture Awards is the ultimate queer satire of mainstream awards shows. The broadcast aired on Bravo last night and is available for streaming on Peacock now.
• New Music: Queer disco legend Sylvester‘s 1978 album Step II is finally getting the glittering vinyl reissue it deserves, plus a bonus CD including a new remix of anthem “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” from TRR favorite Bright Light Bright Light. Preview below. Continue reading “Las Culturistas Culture Awards + Anti-LGBTQ Hate Crimes Remain High + More”
Some news items you might have missed: • Playbill: Legendary Tony Award-winner Donna McKechnie returns to the Broadway stage tonight, bringing her own brand of magic to the cast of WICKED as “Madame Morrible.” I most definitely WILL be seeing Donna and company in the near future. #WhatAStar Continue reading “Donna McKechnie Joins WICKED On Broadway + More News”
In today’s ‘Good Christian Love,’ a video clip of Pastor Bobby Leonard of Bible Baptist Tabernacle in Monroe, North Carolina, defending men who rape women in shorts went viral on social media. Continue reading “NC Pastor Says Women Who Wear Shorts Deserve To Be Raped”
In the last weeks of 2023, Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler and his wife Bridget found themselves mired in controversy after a woman with whom the Zieglers had previously had sexual three-ways accused Christian of rape. During a November 2 police interview, Ziegler provided video footage he took of the sexual encounter with his accuser. He claims it proves he didn’t “rape” her. But the video is now backfiring on the GOP chair as police say he may have violated state law prohibiting video voyeurism (recording another person without their consent), a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison. Continue reading “Rape Investigation Of FL GOP Chair Expands To ‘Video Voyeurism’”
Christian Ziegler, Florida’s GOP chairman, is under criminal investigation after a woman filed a complaint with the Sarasota Police Department alleging the longtime Republican official had raped her. Ziegler is married to Bridget Ziegler, a Sarasota County School Board member and co-founder of the virulently anti-LGBTQ group, Moms of Liberty. The accuser says she and both Zieglers had been involved in a consensual three-way sexual relationship before the alleged assault. Continue reading “Florida GOP Chairman Accused Of Sexual Battery By 3-Way Lover”
Some news stories you might have missed: • Florida Politics: After a new poll by Civiqs found 50% of Florida voters oppose a new ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Florida universities, Cedar Key Progress, a liberal political committee, has sponsored six “We Say Gay” billboards up around the state through Pride Month. Continue reading ““We Say Gay” Billboards In Florida + More News”
Bud Marty May (mug shot via Pennington County Jail)
Champion track star Nico Young (photo credit: Leo Young)