Judge: DeSantis Spread Lies About Trans Healthcare + More News

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Some news items you might have missed: • NBC News: A federal judge hearing a challenge to a transgender health care ban in Florida noted that Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly spread false information about doctors mutilating children’s genitals even though there have been no such documented cases. Continue reading “Judge: DeSantis Spread Lies About Trans Healthcare + More News”

Upcoming LGBTQ Films In December + More News

Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre and Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein (Director/Writer) in Maestro. (photo: Jason McDonald/Netflix)

Some news items you might have missed: • Queerty: Here’s a list of some of the best LGBTQ films coming out in December. I’m particularly looking forward to Bradley Cooper (above) in the biopic of bisexual music legend Leonard Bernstein – Maestro. Continue reading “Upcoming LGBTQ Films In December + More News”

DeSantis Claims Credit For Federal Funds In Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced he “awarded” more than $28 million earlier this week to “expand semiconductor manufacturing” in the Sunshine State. What he failed to mention is the funds he “awarded” came from the federal CHIPS and Science Act passed by a Democratic controlled Congress and signed into law by President Biden. Continue reading “DeSantis Claims Credit For Federal Funds In Florida”

Biden Will Visit Israel This Week + More News

Some news items you might have missed: • Washington Post: President Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who made the announcement after a nearly eight-hour meeting with Israel’s war cabinet. Continue reading “Biden Will Visit Israel This Week + More News”

Greece Elects Out Gay Man To Lead Major Political Party + More News

Stefanos Kasselakis
Stefanos Kasselakis (screen capture)
Some news items you might have missed: • Politico: Members of Greece’s leftist Syriza party elected 35-year-old Stefanos Kasselakis to head the country’s second-largest political party. Kasselakis is the first openly gay person to lead a Greek political party. Continue reading “Greece Elects Out Gay Man To Lead Major Political Party + More News”

George Michael Wanted To Make ‘Porn’ Music Video? + More News

The late George Michael
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: The late George Michael wanted to shoot a “hardcore porn” version of a music video he filmed after being arrested for engaging in a “lewd act” with an undercover Beverly Hills cop in April of 1998, according to a longtime collaborator. Continue reading “George Michael Wanted To Make ‘Porn’ Music Video? + More News”

DeSantis Dodges On How He’d React To One Of His Children Coming Out As LGBTQ

Gov. Ron DeSantis dodges question about how he would handle one of his children coming out as queer or transgender.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (screen capture)
In an interview with TIME Magazine’s Molly Ball, virulently anti-LGBTQ Gov. Ron DeSantis dodges questions about how he would handle one of his children coming out as queer or transgender. Continue reading “DeSantis Dodges On How He’d React To One Of His Children Coming Out As LGBTQ”

Ricky Martin Breaks Silence On Divorce + More News

Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin (screen capture via Telemundo)
Some news items you might have missed: • Billboard: Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef were married for six years, but Martin has now disclosed the decision to split had been in consideration since before the pandemic. https://twitter.com/billboard/status/1687491874343268352 • New York Times: Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-DL) says the 2020 election wasn’t “stolen,” contradicting a central argument of  Donald Trump. “All those theories that were put out did not prove to be true.” • The Advocate: A British gay couple and their young child fleeing a fire while on vacation in Greece were denied shelter in a local house after the homeowner saw they were gay. https://twitter.com/TheAdvocateMag/status/1687466169609998336 • AZ Central: Frederick Francis Goltz, a Trump supporter, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for threatening Arizona election officials and their families. “Someone needs to get these people AND their children,” he wrote on several occasions. “Dead children burn into the memories of people.” • New Music:  In May, Loreen made history as the first woman to win the Eurovision Song Contest for a second time with the song “Tattoo.” The song has surpassed over 210 million streams to date. Spice up your weekend with the new remix by Topic available now. https://youtu.be/UWKbrLXt2zU

NBA Players’ Union ‘Alarmed’ By $50K DeSantis Donation By Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic is catching some heat from the NBA players’ union after it was reported the Florida-based basketball team donated $50,000 to Don’t Back Down Inc., the Super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign. Continue reading “NBA Players’ Union ‘Alarmed’ By $50K DeSantis Donation By Orlando Magic”

Japanese Pop Star Shinjiro Atae Comes Out + More News

Shinjiro Atae (image via Instagram)
Some news items you might have missed: • New York Times: Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae came out as gay at a fan event Wednesday night. Such an announcement is extremely unusual in conservative Japan, the only G7 country that has not legalized same-sex unions. Continue reading “Japanese Pop Star Shinjiro Atae Comes Out + More News”