LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items as we head into the weekend:
• them: A new bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate seeks to re-establish national emergency suicide prevention services for LGBTQ+ youth — which were stripped away by the Trump administration. Continue reading “Suicide Prevention For LGBTQ Youth + Passports + More News”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• LGBTQ Nation: Michael Wilcox (mug shot above) threatened to shoot up a Pride festival in Marion County, Florida. Then the FBI & cops showed up at his home.
• OUT Magazine: Drag legend champion Jinkx Monsoon has been cast to play “Mary Todd Lincoln” in the Tony Award-winning Broadway play Oh, Mary! The RuPaul’s Drag Race legend’s eight-week run is scheduled to start on August 4. Continue reading “Man Threatened To Shoot Up Pride Event + Jinkx Monsoon On Bway + More News”
In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast – a research team in Australia has announced a significant breakthrough in the search for a cure for HIV. Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: Breakthrough In Search For HIV Cure + More LGBTQ News”
Last Friday, the Trump administration quietly made official its plan to eliminate a federal suicide prevention lifeline for LGBTQ youth. Continue reading “Trump Admin To Eliminate Suicide Prevention Hotline For LGBTQ Youth”
In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast: the new movie “On Swift Horses” follows two queer characters searching for love and belonging in mid-century America. Continue reading “Podcast: New Movie ‘On Swift Horses’ + LGBTQ Suicide Hotline Funding At Risk + More”
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”
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is now live! No matter where you live in the U.S. you can easily access emotional support 24/7. Continue reading “988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Is Now Live”
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The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) removed its LGBTQ youth resource page after a Republican challenging Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in next year’s election complained that tax dollars were being used to “promote transgender sexual policies.” Continue reading “GOP Candidate Claims Victory For Having Suicide Hotline Webpage Removed”
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Oh God I can’t even tell this story and not cry. I used to manage an LGBT bookstore, when bookstores were still a thing. One night, a caller says he thinks he might be gay and is considering self-harm. We were not a crisis center! But as long as we’re talking, he’s safe, right?
— Joe (@TweetChizone) March 4, 2019
So I talk to this guy and I answer questions, and I try to be encouraging and I’m maybe sounding a little frantic and I’m definitely ignoring the 4-5 customers in the store, and this angel of a woman puts her hand on my shoulder and asks for the phone. “My turn,” she says.
— Joe (@TweetChizone) March 4, 2019
And SHE, this 50-something lesbian talks to this stranger on the phone. And a LINE FORMS BEHIND HER. Every customer in that store knows that call, knows that feeling, and every person takes a turn talking to that man. That story comforts me so much to this day.
— Joe (@TweetChizone) March 4, 2019
Wow. There are so many good folks out there. Let us not forget that because it keeps you going in times like these.
— Judy Howard, Esq 😷 🇺🇸 (@JudyHallHoward) March 5, 2019
Just found this heartwarming thread. Indeed comforting and brings hope for humanity. 😭❤️
— Henrik Perälä (@henrikperala) March 17, 2021
This fills my heart. ❤️
— Marla Erwin 🏳️🌈 #BanTheGOP (@marlaerwin) March 14, 2021
So I saw this post on BuzzFeed and I screenshotted it & sent it to everyone I know. I cry every time I read this story and it lets me know that this world, it’s going to be ok. There is more good than bad. Thank you a million times over for sharing this story!!
— Hospitalist Prime (@skrishnan37) March 17, 2019
Of all the things the Internet has done for the LGBTQ community, the biggest boon is suicide prevention. Queers can’t say anything online that looks the least bit like they want to hurt themselves without a flock of people showing up to help them through the moment.
— Reconstructionist_Reconnaissance (@RealArtisans) March 7, 2019
Just in case you or anybody else needs this info. Plus, here’s the link to the online chat- https://t.co/1Wqmm6h1VX pic.twitter.com/ZLLpEp2JQR
— Awesomesauce Me (@Awesomesauce_Me) March 5, 2019