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Ricky Martin, Cynthia Erivo + More LGBTQ News

Ricky Martin has some legal things happening
Ricky Martin (screen capture via People)
Some news items you might have missed: • PEOPLE: International pop star Ricky Martin has some stuff going on with a domestic restraining order filed against him, plus his former manager is suing for unpaid commissions. #InnocentUntilProvenGuilty Continue reading “Ricky Martin, Cynthia Erivo + More LGBTQ News”

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Army Soldiers Stationed In Anti-LGBTQ States + More News

Amid a growing wave of local anti-LGBTQ laws in conservative-leaning states, where the Army does most of its business, the Army is circulating a draft policy tweak that would specify that soldiers can request to move if they feel state or local laws discriminate against them. Some news items you might have missed: • Military.com: Amid a growing wave of local anti-LGBTQ laws in conservative-leaning states, where the Army does most of its business, the Army is circulating a draft policy tweak that would specify that soldiers can request to move if they feel state or local laws discriminate against them. Continue reading “Army Soldiers Stationed In Anti-LGBTQ States + More News”

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News Round-Up: June 30, 2021

The House of Representatives voted to create a select committee to investigate the January 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol building

The House of Representatives voted to create a select committee to investigate the January 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol building Some news items you might have missed: • CNN: Only 2 GOP members of the House – Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois – voted in favor of a select committee to investigate the January 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol building where 5 Americans died and over 100 police officers were injured. Republicans said the investigation would just be a means to attack Donald Trump. But before the 2016 election, Republicans held 6 investigations into the 2012 Benghazi attack which left 4 Americans died. • Instinct Magazine: Lil Nas X released a teaser video for his upcoming album “Montero” that parodies the trailers of Marvel super hero films complete with symphonic music and “universe” of characters.

• Bloomberg: The European Union plans to announce legal actions against Hungary and Poland over discriminatory, anti-LGBTQ laws passed in the two conservative countries. • Out Music: Let’s dance our way out on the last day of Pride Month with the latest from Vincint, “Kill My Heart,” from his new album There Will Be Tears. The dance floor-filler is a defiant clap back to that ex that think they won something.

• OUT: Professional rugby player Jack Dunne came out as bisexual over the weekend. The 22-year-old, who’s been out to friends and family, said he was coming out publicly to be a role model for other questioning young athletes. • Queerty: After sharing photos from a recent shoot for CAP 74024 magazine with his husband, Jwan, Ricky Martin was surprised to see he’d lost a significant number of social media followers. He had something to say about it: “Fear no longer paralyzes me.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CQrjuFtt_gD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Ricky Martin On Acting: ‘I’m Waiting For Those Great Scripts’

Ricky Martin will headline the LA Pride in the Park Festival on June 8

Ricky Martin says he's still waiting for those "great scripts" even though he's got an Emmy nomination in his pocket
Ricky Martin (screen capture via People)
PEOPLE Magazine shares more of their Pride Month cover interview with international pop star Ricky Martin, this time focusing on that ‘other’ part of his career. Some folks forget that after becoming a breakout star of the boy band Menudo, Martin shifted gears with some acting roles. For two years, he was the frequently shirtless bartender Miguel Morez on the iconic soap opera General Hospital in the mid-90s. He also scored on Broadway playing “Marius” in the mega-hit musical Les Miserables and returned to star as “Che” in the 2012 revival of Evita. Martin returned to TV that same year to guest on the then-red-hot GLEE. More from PEOPLE:

His next major acting gig, in 2018, was also a Ryan Murphy production, The Assassination of Gianni Versace. He scored an Emmy nomination for the role — and after the laudation was hoping for more prestige acting offers. He’s still waiting.

“I love acting,” he says. “I’m waiting for those scripts, for those great scripts. I can play gay, I can play straight, I can play a serial killer. I can play Latin, but I can also play European. I am ready. Just give it to me, man. Give it to me.”

A few years ago, Martin was told by a music label executive that he’d be selling more records if he’d never come out.

“That was something that really affected me. And I was like, ‘Am I really dealing with this? They’re not playing my music in this country because I’m gay? Is this really happening?’ We’re talking about four years ago. This executive doesn’t work for the record company anymore. He was fired. But I felt it. It hit me hard.”

“I don’t know if I’m not getting parts because I’m gay,” he admits. “But if that’s the case, it’s really sad. I’m going to keep working until life is different.”

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