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Out Pro Soccer Player’s Career-Ending Injury + New Bathroom Bill In TX + More News

Pro soccer player Jakub Jankto

Some news items for your weekend perusal:

• Outsports: Jakub Jankto, a history-making soccer player who came out as gay in February 2023 while still an active international, says his career is over due to a serious injury.

• The Advocate: During a hearing in the Texas House regarding a new anti-trans bathroom bill, lawmakers heard from several law enforcement officials who oppose the legislation. Continue reading “Out Pro Soccer Player’s Career-Ending Injury + New Bathroom Bill In TX + More News”

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Jim Newman Back On Broadway In ‘Mamma Mia!’ + More News

Jim Newman is back on Broadway in the revival of "Mamma Mia!"

Some news items for your Hump Day:

• OUT: Broadway daddy Jim Newman (Hands on a Hardbody, Curtains, Minnelli on Minnelli, Steep Pier, Sunset Boulevard, and The Who’s Tommy) is back on the Great White Way with the revival of Mamma Mia!

I’ve known and covered Jim for years. You can listen to my podcast interview with the super-talented Mr. Newman here. Continue reading “Jim Newman Back On Broadway In ‘Mamma Mia!’ + More News”

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FL Cities Removing Rainbow Crosswalks, Black History Murals + More News

Delray Beach Pride's rainbow crosswalk vandalized again

Some news items you might have missed:

• LGBTQ Nation: Florida cities are removing rainbow crosswalks and Black history murals, but citizens are fighting back. The rainbow memorial at the site of the Pulse nightclub shooting is facing the same threat.

• The Advocate: Christopher Wiggins shares the story of Technical Sergeant Alyx Anguiano, another 15-year Air Force veteran who’s being stripped of retirement under Trump’s transgender purge. Continue reading “FL Cities Removing Rainbow Crosswalks, Black History Murals + More News”

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Gloria Gaynor’s ‘Problematic’ LGBTQ Comments + More News

Gloria Gaynor (screen capture)

Some news items you might have missed:

• Pink News: Gloria Gaynor, whose hit “I Will Survive” is seen as a gay anthem, has been announced by as a Kennedy Center Honors recipient, hand-picked by Donald Trump. Folks are now wondering whether she’s a Trump supporter and rewinding on some of her ‘problematic’ LGBTQ comments.

• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out the latest in LGBTQ publications this week including Gay City News’s guide to NYC Black Pride 2025. Continue reading “Gloria Gaynor’s ‘Problematic’ LGBTQ Comments + More News”

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New Podcast ‘No Homo’ + TX Judge Sues To Ignore Same-Sex Marriage + More

No Homo with Jonathan & Tom

Some news items you might have missed:

• The Advocate: Two men – one is straight, one is gay. Together, these best friends of nearly 20 years are reimagining masculinity, banter, and wit with their fun new podcast, “No Homo with Jonathan & Tom.” Continue reading “New Podcast ‘No Homo’ + TX Judge Sues To Ignore Same-Sex Marriage + More”

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Reneé Rapp’s New Album ‘Bite Me’ + More News

Renee Rapp drops her new album "Bite Me"

Some news items for your Sunday:

• New Music: Out recording star Reneé Rapp dropped her new album “Bite Me,” this week.

In an interview with Variety she shared, “Everything I make is gay…This time around, I knew what I wanted. I wasn’t making [this album] to impress anyone else. I made it to impress myself.” Continue reading “Reneé Rapp’s New Album ‘Bite Me’ + More News”

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Report: Thousands Of Calls From Flood Survivors To FEMA Went Unanswered

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (screen capture)

New reporting finds two-thirds of calls to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were not being answered up to two days after the massive flooding in Central Texas due to hundreds of call center contractors having been fired. Continue reading “Report: Thousands Of Calls From Flood Survivors To FEMA Went Unanswered”

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‘X-Men’ Actor Tim Pocock On Surviving Conversion Therapy + More News

Out actor/singer Tim Pocock (image via Instagram)

Some news items I thought worth your time:

• Instinct Magazine: Out actor Tim Pocock (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Dance Academy) shares how he survived growing up gay in a Catholic cult-like environment, his mother sending him to conversion therapy, and more in his new book, The Truth Will Set You Free: Growing Up Gay In Opus Dei. Continue reading “‘X-Men’ Actor Tim Pocock On Surviving Conversion Therapy + More News”