LGBTQ news and entertainment
The U.S. State Department, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio (above), has issued the highest level travel warning advising Americans in Venezuela to leave the country immediately. Continue reading “U.S. State Dept: Americans Should Leave Venezuela Immediately”
Five Republican senators joined all Senate Democrats in a 52-47 vote to advance a war powers resolution that would block Donald Trump’s use of the U.S. military in hostilities within or against Venezuela without Congressional authorization. Continue reading “Senate Votes 52-47 To Advance Senate War Powers Resolution”
Some news stories I thought worth your time:
• OUT: Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams (“Shane Hollander”) will make his late-night debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this week on Wednesday, January 7.
• LGBTQ Nation: Months after denouncing trans students using city public school bathrooms, outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams allocated $2 million in emergency funds to trans organizations suffering in the wake of sweeping federal aid cuts. Continue reading “‘Heated Rivalry’ Star To Make Late-Night Debut + More News”
We all woke up to the news that Donald Trump launched strikes on Venezuela, in and around Curacas and captured Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife. Continue reading “U.S. Military Forces Capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro”
María Corina Machado, the leader of a powerful social movement in Venezuela challenging the country’s authoritarian president, has been award the Nobel Peace Prize today. Continue reading “Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To Venezuelan Activist María Corina Machado”
The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to proceed, for now, with a plan to revoke temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
The justices annulled a ruling from a lower court that had maintained humanitarian parole protections for over 530,000 migrants hailing from four nations: Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Continue reading “Supreme Court Allows Trump To Strip Legal Protections From 530K Immigrants”
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| Backstage with Mariah Carey in Las Vegas |
Some news items you might have missed:
• Took our friends to see Mariah Carey this week at Caesar’s Colosseum this week. Michael and I took the outside positions (above) just in case folks wanted to crop us out for a more ‘intimate’ photographic Mariah moment 🙂
• Police in Venezuela have raided and confiscated lifesaving medications from an HIV service organization.
• Disney is on a winning streak when it comes to the LGBTQ community. A character on the Disney Channel recently said “I’m gay;” Disneyland Paris is hosting an official Pride event this year; the upcoming film Jungle Cruise will have an openly gay character; and now Disney’s Instagram account posted a pic of a gay couple getting married at Disney World as part of its Fairy Tale Weddings package.
• Out football player Michael Sam told an audience in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he regrets coming out before the NFL draft in 2014. “The NFL gave me a raw deal,” said Sam. “It was tough to forgive them. I love football. Football gave me an education and gave me the opportunity I so desperately needed at the time.”
• Special counsel Robert Mueller said in a new court filing that search warrants have uncovered communications that connect longtime GOP operative Roger Stone to “Guccifer 2.0 and with Organization 1,” which is widely believed to be WikiLeaks.
• Handsome classical crossover singer, Daniel Emmet, released the music video for his latest single “Passerà.”
You may remember Emmet as a finalist on Season 13 of America’s Got Talent who was challenged by Simon Cowell to learn a new song in one hour, in Italian, and then perform it on national television – which he did.
This is a voice, kids… Hit play below.
A Facebook friend just reminded me of this clip featuring Maestro Gustavo Dudamel conducting West Side Story’s “Mambo” with the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra Simón Bolívar, the Venezuelan Brass Ensemble, plus Alexis Cárdenas & Ensemble.
There is no way anyone who really knows me could watch this just once. The talent and energy is beyond infectious.
By the way, did I point out these are high school musicians? Over 700,000 kids across the country in Venezuela are in music programs, and almost every village has a youth orchestra.