LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news stories you might have missed:
• Gayety: The Colorado Supreme Court handed transgender youth and their families a legal victory this week, ruling that Children’s Hospital Colorado must resume gender-affirming medical care for patients under 18.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: There’s a reason why Kenneth’s long-running ‘Tennis Tuesday’ feature is so popular. You can follow Andrew Morrill here. Continue reading “Good News From Colorado + Tennis Tuesday + More News”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• The Advocate: New data from the Census Bureau shows about 1.7 million households in the U.S. were headed by same-sex couples in 2024, marking a significant increase from about 777,000 households in 2004.
• Outsports: The Miami Open, south Florida’s top-tier tennis tournament, quietly canceled its LGBTQ inclusion event. In 2019, the tournament created “Out At The Open” in an effort to welcome LGBTQ fans to the Miami Open. Continue reading “Huge Increase In U.S. Households Headed By Same-Sex Couple + More News”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Washington Blade: A new report citing two dozen or more studies and surveys of LGBTQ people’s interaction with police and law agencies for the past 25 years shows “pervasive mistreatment of LGBTQ people by law enforcement.”
• LGBTQ Nation: Swiss tennis star Mika Brunold, 21, currently climbing the ranks of the men’s singles circuit, came out on Instagram with a heartfelt message becoming just the second active pro men’s tennis player to come out as gay. Continue reading “Study: Mistreatment Of LGBTQ By Law Enforcement + Pro Tennis Player Comes Out + More”
Some news stories for you I thought worth your time:
• Instinct Magazine: João Lucas Reis da Silva, the only out pro tennis player in the world, says he is not focused on trying to be the next LGBTQ icon. “I’m focused one hundred percent on tennis.”
• Washington Blade: The new bio-pic Blue Moon delivers a highly stylized portrait of Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart portrayed in a tour-de-force performance by Ethan Hawke. In theaters now. Continue reading “Out Tennis Pro Not Focused On Being LGBTQ Icon + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Donald Trump has threatened to yank California’s federal funding over one trans student’s sports participation. He doesn’t have that power, but the state sports authority made a change to its rules anyway. • Outsports: Jason Collins, the first publicly out active gay NBA player, married his husband, film producer Brunson Green, over the weekend in Austin, Texas. Continue reading “Trump Threatens CA Funding Over 1 Trans Athlete + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed three anti-transgender bills on Friday telling the state’s Republican-controlled legislature to “focus on real issues that matter and impact people’s everyday lives.” • LGBTQ Nation: You must read this moving excerpt from The Untold Story of Scott Hoying, Pentatonix Star, by the singer’s mother, Connie, who shares how she reacted to her son’s coming out and her deep regret for taking him to conversion therapy. I’m a huge fan of the Grammy winning group. Continue reading “Memoir By Pentatonix Star’s Mom + Anti-Trans Bills In AZ + More News”
Coco Gauff wins the 2023 U.S. Open (screen capture)
L-R Maxence Broville, Fabien Reboul (via Instagram)Could men’s profession tennis finally have out representation on the ATP tour?
Fabien Reboul of France shared a photo of a kiss with fellow Frenchie Maxence Broville in his Instagram story with a caption which read, “I did not fall in love with you, your love pushed me into it.” Continue reading “Did These Pro Tennis Players Just Come Out As Gay?”
My favorite thing today 🙂
Sometimes in life, things don’t work out … Take a break and try some humour 😁#WeekendWisdom pic.twitter.com/8Sup8cC6y0
— Geetima Das Krishna (@GeetimaK) July 25, 2020
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran (screen capture)
Ahead of tennis courts reopening in parts of Long Island, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran emphasized the importance of only handling your own balls.
If you and another player are from another household, she explained during a press conference last week, you can touch each others’ balls, but players should otherwise take every precaution to avoid coming in contact with balls of unknown origin. “You can kick their balls, but you can’t touch them,” Curran said to a giggling crowd.
And we all tee-hee like 3rd graders 🙂