Tag: Texas

Posted on

Beto O’Rourke Confronts Texas Gov At Presser: ‘This Is On You’

Beto O'Rourke, currently a candidate for governor in Texas, confronted Gov. Greg Abbott during a press conference today regarding the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two adults dead.
Beto O’Rourke confronts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (screen capture)
Beto O’Rourke, currently a candidate for governor in Texas, confronted Gov. Greg Abbott during a press conference today regarding the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two adults dead. Continue reading “Beto O’Rourke Confronts Texas Gov At Presser: ‘This Is On You’”

Posted on

Zac Efron Doesn’t Think He’s Daddy Material (Yet) + More News

Zac Efron isn't sure if he's ready to be a daddy, but we have news for him...
Zac Efron (screen capture via Netflix)
Some news items you might have missed: • OK Magazine: After filming his latest film where he plays a dad, Zac Efron says he doesn’t think he’s quite ready to be a daddy. “I have a little bit more growing to do, probably,” he said. p.s. dude, we’ve got some news for you… Continue reading “Zac Efron Doesn’t Think He’s Daddy Material (Yet) + More News”

Posted on

Texas AG: School District’s Pride Week Is ‘Breaking State Laws’

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (screen capture)
For at least 14 years now, the Austin Independent School District has held its own Pride Week which includes lessons on diversity, inclusion and acceptance amid some Pride flags and pronoun buttons. But Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) dispatched a letter on Tuesday to the school district declaring the weeklong celebration constitutes “sex education” and holding the event without the consent of parents would be “breaking state law.” Continue reading “Texas AG: School District’s Pride Week Is ‘Breaking State Laws’”

Posted on

Bridgerton Star Jonathan Bailey + More News You Might Have Missed

Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey admits in a new interview that he once thought he had to be straight to be happy
Jonathan Bailey (image via Instagram)
Some news items you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey shared in a recent interview that at one point in his life, “I thought I had to be straight to be happy.” Bailey recently opened in the hit play COCK with Taron Egerton in the West End. Continue reading “Bridgerton Star Jonathan Bailey + More News You Might Have Missed”

Posted on

Biden Condemns Texas Officials’ Attacks On Transgender Youth

President Joe Biden issued a statement condemning the actions of Texas officials who aim to "investigate" parents who allow their transgender children to receive gender-affirming medical care.
President Joe Biden (photo via public domain/Flickr/WhiteHouse)
President Joe Biden condemned Texas officials – including the state’s governor – in a statement on Wednesday calling recent investigations into the families of transgender youth  “discriminatory actions” that “put children’s lives at risk.” Continue reading “Biden Condemns Texas Officials’ Attacks On Transgender Youth”

Posted on

News Round-Up: March 3, 2022

Benedict Cumberbatch in "The Power of the Dog"
Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Power of the Dog”
Some news items you might have missed: • Pink News: Actor Sam Elliott has called Jane Campion’s Oscar-nominated The Power of the Dog a “piece of s**t.” Elliott, a legend of the western genre, slammed the film citing its depiction of cowboys and “allusions of homosexuality.” Continue reading “News Round-Up: March 3, 2022”