LGBTQ news and entertainment
Pacemaker, an animated musical short film, stars Tony Award winner Alex Newell and Grammy Award winner Philip Lawrence. The film tells a heartwarming story of a grandfather’s journey toward acceptance of his trans grandson. Continue reading “Watch This: Heartwarming Animated Musical Short ‘Pacemaker’”
In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast, the House Ethics Committee has issued its blistering report on truth-challenged out Rep. George Santos. Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: That George Santos Ethics Report + New Mr. Gay World + More”
Cody Conner, a Virginia Beach dad, has gone viral with his straight-to-the-heart speech at an October 10 Virginia Beach school board meeting where he addressed newly enacted discriminatory policies targeting LGBTQ students. This is easily my favorite thing today. Continue reading “My Favorite Thing Today: A Father’s Speech At School Board Meeting”
A trans boy will be allowed to play the lead role in the upcoming production of OKLAHOMA! after all, following a tense school board meeting on Monday night. After nearly two weeks of controversy, school trustees directed the superintendent to reinstate Sherman High students in the roles they were cast in at the beginning of the month, prior to a decision to revoke their parts based on gender. Continue reading “Trans Boy Allowed To Play Lead In OKLAHOMA! After School Reversal”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: The state of Mississippi has elected Fabian Nelson (above) as its first out gay lawmaker. Continue reading “Mississippi Elects 1st Out Gay Lawmaker + More News”
High school senior Max Hightower was cast as the lead in his school’s musical production of Oklahoma! as “Curley” in Sherman, Texas. But then the principal decided Max wouldn’t be allowed to play the role because he’s a transgender male. Continue reading “High School Bans Trans Senior From Playing Lead In OKLAHOMA!”
The Dads, an 11-minute documentary short from Netflix, is a gentle meditation on fatherhood, brotherhood and manhood, as five fathers of transgender children join Dennis Shepard – father of slain gay student Matthew Shepard – for a weekend fishing trip in rural Oklahoma. Continue reading “DocuFilm: 5 Fathers Of Trans Children Find Common Ground ‘The Dads’”
Some news items you might have missed: • New York Times: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said in a televised news conference on Saturday evening that Israeli forces had entered the Gaza Strip on Friday. He called the campaign “our second war of independence” and warned Israelis to expect a “long and difficult” campaign. Continue reading “Israel Pushes Into Gaza Strip + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • Instagram: Out Olympic medalist Gus Kenworthy set Instagram on fire with a short clip of himself removing his shirt accompanied by an audio clip from Mean Girls hypothesizing British men aren’t hairy. p.s. Gus was born in the UK. Continue reading “Gus Kenworthy + Gay Ghost Hunting + More News”
Taylor Zakhar Perez as Alex Claremont-Diaz and Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Henry in Prime Video’s Red, White & Royal Blue