Some news items for you as we head into the last week of 2025.
• LGBTQ Nation: The first ever out gay pro hockey player says while he’s enjoying ‘Heated Rivalry,’ he doesn’t think it will encourage any hockey pros to come out.
• The Advocate: Elon Musk attacked NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s pick for New York fire department commissioner – the first out lesbian to be named to the position. Musk wrote on X that “proven experience matters.” Mamdani clapped back pointing to Lillian Bonsignore’s 30+ years of “proven experience” at Emergency Medical Services that culminated in her serving as its chief. Continue reading “Out Pro Hockey Player On ‘Heated Rivalry’ + More News”
With less than two months from the release of WICKED: For Good, today the powers that be drop this brand-new “final” trailer for the thrilling conclusion of the magical, musical tale of “Elphaba” (Cynthia Erivo), “Glinda” (Ariana Grande) & the fate of Oz. Continue reading “Final Trailer: ‘WICKED: For Good’”
The folks behind the upcoming “Wicked: For Good” have announced there will be two new, original songs featured in the musical film written by Stephen Schwartz. Both leading ladies, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, will have new solo numbers.
• Them: The Stonewall National Monument website seemingly erased nearly every mention of bisexuality from its website right before Pride month. This comes after the Trump administration erased all mentions of trans people from the same site earlier this year.
• Substack: Edmund White, one of the great authors of queer literature, died June 3 at the age 85. His novels – like A Boy’s Own Story – were unapologetically queer, helping millions of gays to figure themselves out. White was the LGBTQ community’s archivist, its provocateur, and its most literate party guest. Rest well, Edmund White.
• NBC News: Gracie McGraw, the daughter of country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, said she has been an “out and proud queer, bisexual woman” after tabloid media said she had recently “come out” in a recent Instagram post.
Gracie McGraw, the daughter of country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, said she has been an “out and proud queer, bisexual woman” after tabloid media said she had come out in an Instagram post.
• Facebook: Scott Abel recalls a ghastly episode from his college days when a friend needed emergency care but EMTs walked away when they found out the friend had AIDS. The story points up why elder gays are still so fervent on the subject of queer rights.
• Florida’s Voice: A Naples father has filed an emergency (!) request in federal court seeking to stop a June 7 Pride festival, which is expected to feature a family-friendly drag performance (horrors!) on the main stage of a public park.
• Washington Post: Carl Nassib, the first openly gay NFL player to compete in a regular season game, now has a jersey hanging in the National Museum of American History.
Carl Nassib, the NFL’s first openly gay player, now has a jersey hanging in the National Museum of American History, commemorating a historic moment for LGBTQ athletes [image or embed]
• New York Times: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday that the broad Republican bill to cut taxes and slash some federal programs would add $2.4 trillion to the already soaring national debt.
• Law Dork: A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration must give migrants sent to an El Salvador prison, under an 18th-century wartime law, a chance to challenge their removals.
• Variety: The official poster for Wicked: For Good has arrived. The film, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, opens in theaters November 21.
I thought last night’s Academy Awards festivities were one of the more enjoyable iterations of the Oscars in recent years. The big story of the night had to be Sean Baker, the force behind Anora, which cost $6 million to make, taking home 4 Oscars for directing, original screenplay, editing and ‘Best Picture.’ Continue reading “Oscars Has A ‘WICKED’ Good Night”
