LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items you may have missed: • Pink News: ABC News producer Tony Morrison (above) publicly shared his HIV status in a powerful, poignant essay written on the eight-year anniversary of his diagnosis. “Society told me to feel humiliation.” Continue reading “News Round-Up: August 27, 2021”
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 for all active-duty and reserve Armed Forces service members. Continue reading “Pentagon Orders COVID Vaccinations For All U.S. Troops”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new study which shows people who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 are 29.2 times as likely to be hospitalized due to the virus versus those who are fully vaccinated. Continue reading “Study: Unvaccinated People 29 Times As Likely To Be Hospitalized By COVID”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Pennsylvania state representative Brian Sims (above) reports a record-setting fundraising haul in his bid for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor. If elected, Rep. Sims would become the first out LGBTQ lieutenant governor of a U.S. state. Continue reading “News Round-Up: August 24, 2021”
Donald Trump was booed at his own rally Saturday in Alabama after he encouraged a largely maskless crowd of supporters they should get vaccinated against COVID-19. Continue reading “Trump Booed At Rally For Encouraging Vaccinations”
The University of Virginia disenrolled 238 students for its fall semester on Friday for not complying with the university’s Covid-19 vaccine policy which requires “all students who live, learn, or work in person at the university” to be fully vaccinated for the upcoming 2021-2022 academic year. Continue reading “University Of Virginia Disenrolls 238 Students Over Vaccination Policy”
The Food and Drug Administration could approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by as soon as Monday pushing up its unofficial deadline of around Labor Day. Continue reading “Pfizer Vaccine Could Get Full FDA Approval Monday”
During an appearance on Fox News Thursday night, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) was asked his thoughts on the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, and Patrick pointed the finger at Black Americans. Continue reading “Texas Lt. Gov. Blames African Americans For COVID Surge”
Some news items you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: A Michigan bodybuilder named Logan Barnhart (above) has been charged in connection to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots on several counts including assaulting a police officer. He was eventually tracked down thanks to his thirst pics on Instagram. Continue reading “News Round-Up: August 18, 2021”
An unvaccinated couple in Texas have both died from COVID-19 leaving behind four children and massive medical bills. Continue reading “Unvaccinated Couple Both Die From COVID Leaving 4 Children Behind”