LGBTQ news and entertainment
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., speaking in Austin during a signing of a “Texas Make America Healthy Again” bill alongside Gov. Greg Abbott, announced he can diagnose children just by looking at them. Continue reading “RFK Jr: I Can Diagnose Children By Looking At Them”
Some news items for your Hump Day:
• OUT: Broadway daddy Jim Newman (Hands on a Hardbody, Curtains, Minnelli on Minnelli, Steep Pier, Sunset Boulevard, and The Who’s Tommy) is back on the Great White Way with the revival of Mamma Mia!
I’ve known and covered Jim for years. You can listen to my podcast interview with the super-talented Mr. Newman here. Continue reading “Jim Newman Back On Broadway In ‘Mamma Mia!’ + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • OUT: Harvey Fierstein – actor, playwright and bona fide Broadway legend – will be honored with the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre during the 78th Tony Awards ceremony on Sunday, June 8. • JoeMyGod: The Kennedy Center, currently under the leadership of homo-con Richard Grennell, has canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.C. Continue reading “Harvey Fierstein To Receive Lifetime Achievement Tony Award + More News”
In a party line vote, the Senate Finance Committee voted to forward the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services. Continue reading “Senate Committee Advances RFK’s HHS Nomination”
Some news items you might have missed: • New York Times: Caroline Kennedy said in a letter to U.S. senators that her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (above) is a “predator,” and urged them not to confirm him to be HHS secretary. Continue reading “Caroline Kennedy Calls Her Cousin RFK Jr. ‘A Predator’ + More News”
Donald Trump has announced environmental attorney and anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Continue reading “Trump Picks RFK Jr. For Health/Human Services Secretary”
Some news items you might have missed: • Washington Blade: Karine Jean-Pierre sat down with the Washington Blade a week before the two-year anniversary of her appointment as America’s first Black and first openly queer White House press secretary. Continue reading “Karine Jean-Pierre + Billy Porter + More News”