LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Gayety: Heartstopper star Kit Connor (above) has reportedly been cast as “Cyclops” in the upcoming new X-Men movie from Marvel Studios. #perfectcasting Continue reading “Kit Connor To Play ‘Cyclops’ In X-Men Movie + More”
Some news stories you might have missed:
• Queerty: High School Musical co-stars Frankie Rodriguez & Joe Serafini (above photo back in the day via Disney+) have announced their real-life engagement. They confirmed they were dating in 2021.
• LGBTQ Nation: A bar in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, was fined $15K for anti-trans discrimination after a state commission found that the bar not only banned a trans woman from using the women’s restroom but also selectively scanned people’s IDs at the door with a policy that targeted trans patrons. Continue reading “‘High School Musical’ Co-Stars Announce Engagement + More”
Some news stories I thought worth your time:
• Washington Post: Donald Trump attended the funeral of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) praising him as “one of the great figures in Senate history” during a funeral Tuesday at Washington National Cathedral that drew heads of state and much of official Washington.
Trump also, predictably, veered off-script when the prepared eulogy said “everyone liked Lindsey.” “Well, not everybody…” Trump added. Continue reading “Trump At Lindsey Graham Funeral + National Blood Crisis + More”
Well, you knew this was coming — after conservatives scored a win at the Supreme Court this week regarding trans athletes in female sports, the haters are now prepping to push for a nationwide ban. Continue reading “Hate Groups Push For Nationwide Ban On Trans Athletes”
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled states can ban transgender girls and women from competing in women’s school sports, delivering a devastating defeat to trans students who had asked the justices to let them participate in public school life as themselves. Continue reading “Supreme Court: States Can Ban Transgender Girls From Women’s Sports”
Some news items I thought worth your time as we head over Hump Day:
• Instinct Magazine: Set to David Bowie’s iconic track “Fame,” the new Peloton ad featuring Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams pulses with a retro-meets-modern energy: confident, cheeky, and just self-aware enough to keep it fun. Continue reading “Hudson Williams Works It Out For Peloton + More News”
The International Olympic Committee announced a ban on transgender female athletes competing in women’s events.
Eligibility will be based on a one-time genetic screening for the SRY gene, which is typically associated with male sex development.
Athletes who test negative would be cleared to compete in women’s events, while those who test positive would be barred, with limited exceptions for some athletes with specific intersex variations.
The new rules will go into effect for the next Olympics to be held in Los Angeles in 2028. Continue reading “New Olympic Policy Bars Trans Women From Competing”
Happy Friday! Some news items you might have missed:
• Them: 23-year-old Swedish skier Elis Lundholm set to make history as the first openly trans athlete to compete at a Winter Olympics. Although Lundholm is a trans man, he will compete in the women’s moguls and women’s dual mogul events in adherence to the current anti-trans restrictions of the IOC.
• The Advocate: Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation today sending a slate of constitutional amendments to voters, including a measure that would finally erase the state’s ban on same-sex marriages and replace it with an affirmative right to marriage equality. Continue reading “Trans Skier To Compete At Winter Olympics + More News”
Some news items for you on this gorgeous Thursday here in Las Vegas:
• GLAAD: Not only is LGBTQ ally Bad Bunny headlining this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, but out bi singer Billie Joe Armstrong is performing during the pregame with Green Day, and out country artist Brandi Carlile is set to sing “America the Beautiful.”
• LA Times: “Heated Rivalry” series creator Jacob Tierney shared in a recent interview that Season 2 of the hockey-centered drama will have 6 episodes and introduce new characters. Continue reading “Green Day & Brandi Carlile Join Super Bowl Line-Up + More News”
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday seemed inclined to uphold a pair of state laws barring the participation of transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams.
The two cases challenge laws in West Virginia and Idaho, which specify participation on girls sports teams be based on “biological sex,” defined as a person’s sex assigned at birth. Continue reading “Supreme Court Appears Inclined To Uphold Ban On Trans Girls In Sports”