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‘Heated Rivalry’ Scores At Canadian Screen Awards + More News

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Some news items for you as we head into the week:

• Gayety: The mega-hit ice hockey series Heated Rivalry won 16 awards – every category it was nominated in – at the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards.

• HBO Max: I highly recommend the beautifully acted Miss You, Love You starring Oscar winner Allison Janney and Tony nominee Andrew Rannells. The darkly comedic movie follows a grieving widow who is forced to plan her husband’s funeral alongside her estranged son’s personal assistant.

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That CHEERS Episode When Norm Flipped The ‘Gay Stereotype’ Script + More News

George Wendt as Norm on CHEERS (screen capture)

Some news items for you: • The Advocate: With the news of the passing of Cheers star George Wendt, John Casey looks back at a seminal Cheers episode where Wendt’s “Norm” taught us gay stereotypes are the real joke. Continue reading “That CHEERS Episode When Norm Flipped The ‘Gay Stereotype’ Script + More News”

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After Target Dropped DEI, Minnesota’s Largest Pride Fest Dropped Target As Sponsor – And Raised 2x More Money

Here’s a success story – following Target’s announcement last week that it was caving to conservative anti-LGBTQ pressures and dropping its DEI initiatives, Twin City Pride (TCP) dropped the department store as a sponsor. And very quickly ended up with more than twice the funding they started with. Continue reading “After Target Dropped DEI, Minnesota’s Largest Pride Fest Dropped Target As Sponsor – And Raised 2x More Money”

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Movember Mustaches + Taylor Swift Cancels In Rio + More News

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Some news items you might have missed: • Queerty: It’s Movember — a time to grow mustaches to raise awareness and research funds for mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer. And that means lots of ‘stache selfies on social media. Continue reading “Movember Mustaches + Taylor Swift Cancels In Rio + More News”

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Target Pulled Pride Merch Due To Threats + More News

Some news items you might have missed: • LGBTQ Nation: Target CEO Brian Cornell says that his company removed much of its Pride Month merchandise this past June because he had store team members saying, “It’s not safe to come to work” due to threats of violence from homophobes. Continue reading “Target Pulled Pride Merch Due To Threats + More News”

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Podcast: Target Becomes The Target, ‘Heartstopper’ Season 2 + More LGBTQ News

In this episode of The Randy Report - France bans conversion therapy, Florida Republicans push "Don't Say Gay" bill, bad news for Ellen DeGeneres, Adam Rippon has good news, and the award-winning Western short film STEAM! premieres on Revry. In this week’s podcast: • Target became the target of anti-LGBTQ ire for its annual Pride Month merchandise • The CDC reports new HIV infections are declining • Montana bans ANYONE in drag reading to children • Netflix gave us a first look at the upcoming Season 2 of its acclaimed queer-centric romantic series “Heartstopper” ahead of its premiere this August All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report.