Club Q Will Reopen, Owner Promises

If I ever get married, I'm going to ask President Joe Biden to perform the ceremony.  The chances of that happening are about as likely as having a lesbian press secretary delivering the presidential daily briefing, or a gay cabinet secretary in charge of allocating nearly a trillion dollars of funding for an infrastructure deal, or putting an out, proud, and sex-positive doctor to help lead the U.S. efforts against a raging virus.Wait, that all has happened, hasn't it? Therefore, Joe, if you're reading this, I've pretty much cornered you into officiating duties.I was thinking the other day that President Biden, an 80-year-old white man who grew up during a time when being queer was practically illegal, who started his political career soon after Stonewall, and whose contemporaries aren't known to be the most open-minded generation, has led the way for LGBTQ+ rights.As presidents go, has anyone been more historically consequential for our community than President Biden?What Biden has done so far in only two years in office required not only guts but astute leadership and a deep understanding of the machinations of government.

(CNN) -- There's a cloud hanging over Republicans' takeover of the House next week -- and for once, it's not former President Donald Trump.Congressman-elect George Santos, whose victory in a New York district last month was key to the GOP flipping the chamber, insists he's coming to Congress despite admitting this week to fabricating key parts of his biography. There's a growing range of probes into his lies, with CNN reporting Wednesday night that federal prosecutors in New York are investigating his finances and local prosecutors are "looking into" his fabrications.Those falsehoods -- several more of which CNN's KFile uncovered on Wednesday -- combined with Santos' defiance and Republican leadership's silence are setting up the GOP for a fraught first week in power.GOP leadership hasn't even acknowledged the controversy, which is leading to fears among some of Santos' fellow incoming congressmen from the Empire State that his issues could overshadow Republicans' ascent to power."Attempts to blame others or minimize his actions are only making things worse and a complete distraction from the task at hand," Rep.-elect Mike Lawler said in a statement on Wednesday."New Yorkers deserve the truth and House Republicans deserve an opportunity to govern without this distraction," said Rep.-elect Nick LaLota, who was elected to a Long Island district, in a statement Tuesday in which he called for an ethics investigation "and, if necessary, law enforcement" involvement.House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, who has not returned CNN's requests for comment about Santos, has been focused on trying to secure the votes for the speakership next month.

(CNN) -- This was a doozy of a year, admittedly made even more overwhelming by the ever-expanding glut of content you know you want to consume.We seem to constantly be barraged by recommendations that have been enthusiastically served up by friends and loved ones -- only for most of them to remain on our "to watch" (or read, or listen to) list for months, never to budge. In this upcoming last weekend of 2022, we encourage you to catch up on a few of these overlooked titles that for whatever reason got lost in the crazy shuffle.Here's what we'd recommend:MOVIES"Till"This Chinonye Chukwu-directed film is a recounting of the infamous 1955 lynching murder of teenager Emmet Till and the aftermath, especially his mother's (the astonishing Danielle Deadwyler) quest for recognition and justice.

Pride returned to Cedar Springs with the Pride in Dallas parade in September

Theatre Frisco’s Something Rotten sold out before it opened, and deservedly so, above, and Terry Martin returned to acting in 2022, playing Big Daddy in Classics Theatre Project’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Don Maison, left and Dickie Weaver

Meet Joyce, a domestic shorthair mix weighing 7 pounds and covered in black and grey fur. At 6-and-a-half years old Joyce is far too refined for silly kitten antics. She can be quite friendly and affectionate, but that only comes after she gets to know someone well. Joyce is really hoping to go to a home where there is already a friendly cat ready to show her the ropes. She prefers adult company as children tend to frighten her a bit. She would prefer a calm and serene environment, especially during her transition period. Joyce is currently waiting at the Jan Rees-Jones Animal Care Center, so no appointment is necessary to meet her.

GEMMA Collins, 40, has flown off on a surprising New Year’s holiday with fiancé Rami Hawash. The couple have taken a big new step in their relationship by jetting off to Israel, with Rami’s adorable son Tristan in tow. While other stars have opted for Dubai or Barbados for their Christmas breaks this year, Gemma and Rami’s chosen destination has a sweet meaning behind it.

The Republican Party — and the Texas Legislature in particular — are waging an all-out attack on what is arguably one of the pillars of queer culture: Drag queens. Many anti-transgender bills have been introduced, most with the intent to stir up support from the right-wing GOP’s aptly named “

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Out with the old, and in with the new! The New Year, that is! It’s perfect timing to have New Year’s Eve falling on a Saturday, and you have more options for celebrating this year than you will know what to do with. So check out our calendar listings and find the perfect New Year’s Eve party for you. And if you plan carefully, you can probably make more than one!

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David Letterman was spotted taking a run on Thursday during his holiday season vacation in the Caribbean.The 75-year-old comedian showed his school pride in a loose grey T-shirt that read Ball State University in red capital letters after graduating from the Indiana school in 1969.David also wore long blue shorts with yellow shorts and bright orange Nike running shoes during his outdoors exercise session in St Barts. Caribbean vacation: David Letterman was spotted taking a run on Thursday during his holiday season vacation in the CaribbeanHe accessorized with mirrored sunglasses with a yellow frame and sported a thick white beard.David was in Dublin, Ireland, earlier this month as he watched U2 frontman Bono and guitarist The Edge perform a set for an upcoming St.

The rules are simple! Below are 40 sexual scenarios. All you have to do is answer whether or not you've experienced them. To make things more interesting, you'll be able to see how other people around the world answered. Enjoy!

Vivienne Westwood, beloved fashion designer and style icon, has sadly passed away at the age of 81.

Pop icon Ariana Grande has continued to showcase her love for Manchester by donating Christmas presents to children in local hospitals. 

Brittney Griner’s wife, Cherelle, has opened up about reuniting with the WNBA star in a new interview. 

Maybe Andy Cohen is now looking to follow the latest trend of being “sober curious.”

Lily Collins has needed a strong 'backbone' to deal with criticism.The 33-year-old actress - who plays Emily Cooper in Emily in Paris - has learned to ’power through the negative’ during the course of her career.She told V magazine: ‘I think to meet people, to connect, to learn, that’s all going to better inform the craft, the skills, and your strength. Resilient: Lily Collins, 33, has need a strong backbone to deal with criticism and rejection from roles at the beginning of her acting career Share Follow If you make a purchase using links on this page, MailOnline will earn an affiliate commission Show your soft side like Lily in a velvet dress by Harris Reed Armani Privé velvet dress Explore the label...

Matilda star Lashana Lynch opened up about the first time she discovered that Miss Honey was considered an LGBTQ+ icon.

Conservative transgender celebrity Caitlyn Jenner has reportedly sent repeated compliments, gifts, and “special surprises for Christmas” to Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson in the hopes of boosting her so-called political career, Towleroad reported.

(CNN) — An unsealed case file revealed new details about what took place during a 2021 bomb threat incident that led to the arrest of the Club Q shooting suspect.Fourth Judicial District Court Judge Robin Chittum ordered the unsealing of the case file Thursday, ruling in part that the public interest outweighs the defendant's privacy despite the objections of the 22-year-old shooting suspect, Anderson Aldrich, and their mother, Laurel Voepel.The unsealed documents include a detailed arrest affidavit describingthe incident that occurred on June 18, 2021, when the El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) responded to calls from Aldrich's grandmother, Pamela Pullen, about a bomb threat at Aldrich's mother's home.Pullen told dispatchers that Aldrich was upset about the recent sale of her house and plans to move to Florida with her husband."You guys die today, and I'm taking you with me. I'm loaded and ready.

Law enforcement responded quickly and in large numbers to the Abbey in West Hollywood, a popular area bar catering to the LGBTQ+ community, after a man with a gun was seen inside.Several units from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department arrived at the bar shortly after midnight Thursday after a phone call came in from the establishment, Los Angeles TV station KABC reports.After surrounding the nightclub, the officers cleared the location, but they didn’t find the suspect. However, he was captured on video surveillance in the bar with the weapon.Although it’s unknown if the man made any threats to any person or the business, the LGBTQ+ community is on heightened alert following the attack on Club Q in Colorado, in which five people were killed and more than 20 injured."We do have our EPT team, which is our entertainment policing team — they're always doing patrol checks at all the businesses on Sunset and Santa Monica, so that's why we got here within seconds," Sgt.

The alleged gunman who shot and killed five people at the gay nightclub Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., promised to become “the next mass killer” in the summer of 2021, according to sealed court documents obtained by the Associated Press and local TV station KKTV.The vow was made around a former standoff at a house where the Club Q suspect, Anderson Lee Aldrich, allegedly hoarded weapons and body armor, including a homemade bomb.“Anderson Lee Aldrich loaded bullets into a Glock pistol and chugged vodka, ominously warning frightened grandparents not to stand in the way of an elaborate plan”… “to become ‘the next mass killer,’” the AP reports.According to the documents, Aldrich told relatives who lived at the home that if the police came in, the house would be blown “to holy hell.”The suspect surrendered to police after livestreaming it on Facebook.The charges related to the standoff were dropped. Media outlets report that no guns were seized from the home.

The suspect accused of killing five people in a mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs has been formally charged with 305 counts, including murder, attempted murder, assault and bias-motivated crimes.

The suspected gunman who prosecutors have accused of killing five people in the mass shooting at the gay nightclub Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., last month has been formally charged with more than 305 counts, which include murder, attempted murder, assault, and hate crimes.On Tuesday morning, Colorado's Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen announced the charges at a hearing. The suspect, Anderson Lee Aldrich, appeared in court for the announcement.Aldrich’s lawyers say Aldrich identifies as nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.Aldrich is accused of entering Club Q in the final minutes of November 19 and using a long-gun killed Daniel Aston, Raymond Green Vance, Kelly Loving, Ashley Paugh, and Derrick Rump.

Some of the world’s most famous drag queens, including RuPaul’s Drag Race alums, have increased their security in the wake of the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs.“We’re trying to smile and make people happy for the holidays, and in the back of our heads we’re thinking, I hope I don’t get shot,” Jinkx Monsoon told NBC News.Monsoon, who won Drag Race season 5 and Drag Race All Stars season 7, had already been taking precautions given that drag performances have been attacked by right-wing groups. But after the November 19 shooting, in which five people were killed and more than 20 injured, she hired armed guards.

A small, phase 1 trial testing a new HIV vaccine delivered positive results in 97 percent of recipients.The vaccine was created from an engineered version of a protein within the HIV virus. This particle, according to an article on Science Alert, was designed to get the body ready to produce the neutralizing antibodies thought to be critical for HIV immunity.Forty-eight participants received either the vaccine or a placebo, while 35 of the 36 dosed with the vaccine showed an activation of antibody precursor B cells that could pave the way to immunity.The results of the study were published in the academic journal Science alongside World AIDS Day.

Services have been planned for some of those killed in the Club Q shooting.The November 19 attack at the Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub took the lives of five people. More than 20 were injured. A suspect has been arrested and awaits trial.Colorado Public Radio has reported on the funeral and memorial plans known so far:There will be both public and private services for Raymond Green Vance.

The owner of Club Q, an LGBTQ+ nightclub that suffered a mass shooting in late November, has spoken out his plans for the venue’s future.

Police in Minnesota arrested a man after he allegedly pulled a gun and made threatening remarks at a historic gay bar this week.Conell Walter Harris, 31, was taken into custody at the 19 Bar in Minneapolis late Monday evening and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and making threats of violence.In a charging document posted online, authorities allege Harris “entered the bar and was ‘acting strangely,’” and later “became upset” after an employee asked to see his ID.When a different employee asked Harris to leave, he allegedly pulled out a gun, held it in his hand, and said “I ain’t going nowhere.”Harris allegedly “squared up” with the employee, and when a patron stepped between the two to “deescalate the situation,” he allegedly threatened them saying “what watch the f*ck you’re saying” and “I’m going to f*ck you up.”As he left the bar, Harris allegedly said “I’ll f*cking kill your d*ke *ss” to a bartender.Harris returned to the bar a short time later and played pool. Police arrived and “immediately saw several people pointing at a male later identified” as Harris.

Not sure how to honor World AIDS Day? Playbill and Gilead have you covered with their production of the third annual Remember the Ribbon: A Tribute to World AIDS Day.Taped live last month at Sony Hall in New York, Remember the Ribbon features storytellers, songs, tributes, and reflections on those affected by HIV. ABC entertainment journalist and Plus Life Media co-founder Karl Schmid serves as host, with appearances from Broadway luminaries like Carolee Carmello (1776), Anthony Harper (Kinky Boots), and with mainstays of television and film like Judith Light and Ariana DeBose (pictured above, left to right).Bryan Campione and Leonard Rodino co-directed the show, with music by Broadway Sings."Playbill is proud to host Remember the Ribbon for our third year, as we continue to honor our beloved friends, members of our community, and beyond who have been affected by HIV and AIDS," Playbill Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Alex Birsh said in a statement.

A sign at the Colorado Springs headquarters of anti-LGBTQ+ Christian group Focus on the Family was vandalized in protest of the mass shooting at Club Q in that city, a crime that left five people dead and nearly 20 injured.Someone spray-painted “Their blood is on your hands” and “Five lives taken” on the sign at Focus’s headquarters, The Denver Post reports. Officials at the organization wouldn’t say exactly when the incident happened.A group called Colorado Peoples Press claimed responsibility for the incident.

(CNN) -- The prior arrest of the 22-year-old suspected gunman who allegedly opened fire in a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub last weekend has put the spotlight on a state law which can be utilized to temporarily remove gun access from those deemed a danger to themselves or others.Colorado's controversial red flag law, also known as an extreme risk protection order, allows law enforcement, family members or a roommate to petition a judge to temporarily seize a person's firearms if they are deemed a risk. But one caveat is they must start the process.If the public is uninformed of the potential risk, or rejects gun control measures, or law enforcement refuses to enforce the law, it could be rendered useless, some observers said.The year before Anderson Lee Aldrich, whose attorneys say uses they/them pronouns, allegedly entered Club Q with an AR-style weapon and a handgun, killing five people and injuring at least 19 others, they were arrested in June 2021 on two counts of felony menacing and three counts of first-degree kidnapping, according to a news release from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office at the time.Aldrich allegedly threatened to harm their mother with a homemade bomb and other weapons.

Club Q co-owner Nic Grzecka said the recent shooting is a result of increased anti-LGBTQ+ hate within the political sphere. 

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden called the owners of Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., where last week a gunman killed five people and injured more than a dozen more.The two offered their condolences to owners Nic Grzecka and Matthew Haynes, according to the White House.The Bidens also voiced support for the LGBTQ+ community.“They reiterated their support for the community as well as their commitment to fighting back against hate and gun violence,” the White House said on Friday. “They also thanked Nic and Matthew for the incredible contributions they have made and will continue to make to Colorado Springs.”Grzecka and Haynes have said the attack on Club Q, which was a queer safe space in a conservative community, was a hate crime.

Tyler Johnston, right, comforts his friend Joshua Thurman at a makeshift memorial near Club Q, Sunday, Nov. 20. Thurman was inside the nightclub when a gunman walked in and opened fire the night before. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP)

The father of the accused Club Q shooter has expressed relief that his child isn’t gay.Aaron Brink, the father of Anderson Lee Aldrich, gave a homophobia-filled interview to San Diego TV station KFMB. Brink, 48, who has worked as a porn star and mixed martial arts fighter and coach, said he wondered what his offspring was doing in a gay bar. Aldrich, 22, is accused of killing five people and injuring nearly 20 at the Colorado Springs nightclub Saturday night.When Brink heard from Aldrich’s defense attorney Sunday, “they started telling me about the incident, a shooting involving multiple people,” Brink said told the station Tuesday.

CNN) -- The 22-year-old accused of carrying out a mass shooting inside an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, over the weekend is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday for the first time since the attack that left five dead and more than a dozen injured.Anderson Lee Aldrich is expected to attend the initial court hearing via video conference from the El Paso County Jail.The hearing will include "the advisement of the arrest charges as well as advisement of bond conditions," according to Colorado's Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen.Aldrich is set to be held without bond, Allen added.Preliminary charges include five counts of first-degree murder and five counts of a bias-motivated crime -- elsewhere called a hate crime -- causing bodily injury, per El Paso County Court's online docket.Formal charges can be expected within about 10 days, Allen said.Ahead of the hearing, attorneys for Aldrich submitted a court filing stating the suspect identifies as non-binary."They use they-them pronouns, and for the purposes of all formal filings, will be addressed as Mx.

A veteran who was instrumental in taking down the gunman in the Club Q shooting has spoken out about the tragedy in Colorado Springs.

The founder of the anti-trans hate group Gays Against Groomers appeared on Fox News Tuesday night and put the blame on the mass shooting at Club Q on gender-affirming health care.Jaimee Michell spoke to Tucker Carlson and suggested that shootings like the one at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., would continue until the “evil agenda” of gender-affirming health care was put to an end.“You know, saying that ‘groomer’ is an anti-LGBTQ+ slur, that is doing irreparable damage to us as a whole, and it’s putting a really large target on our backs,” Michell told Carlson.Carlson and other pundits on Fox News have continued to target LGBTQ+ people in recent years, especially trans people and gender-affirming health care.Michell said her group saw the violence coming “from a mile away,” adding, “Sadly I don’t think it’s going to stop until we end this evil agenda that is attacking children.”Michell and her group argue that gender-affirming care for trans youth is child abuse, which goes against most medical associations' support for gender-affirming care as life-saving medicine.  NBC News’s Kat Tenbarge wrote on Twitter, “Fox News broadcast that mass shootings in LGBTQ spaces will continue unless we adopt laws that medically discriminate against transgender people. This is direct amplification of the threat of mass murder for political gains.” Brandon Wolf, a survivor of the mass shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., that left 49 people killed and press secretary of LGBTQ+ rights group Equality Florida, wrote, “Here’s [Gays Against Groomers] founder on Fox with a crystal clear threat: “The mass murders will continue until you do as you’re told”He added, “My blood is boiling all over again.

Most of us are devastated by the horrible tragedy perpetrated on our community at Club Q in Colorado Springs this weekend, with five people shot to death and nearly 20 wounded.While not all of us can go to Colorado Springs and hug every LGBTQ+ person we run into, we can help in other ways. We can take care of each other and reach out to LGBTQ+ people who are feeling isolated right now.

A CNN guest on Tuesday slammed Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker for releasing an ad targeting teen transgender athletes hours after a gunman murdered five people at an LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs.

Colorado Springs police have now released the names of all five people killed at Club Q over the weekend and lauded two people they consider heroes.They held a press conference Monday afternoon to provide updates on Saturday's mass shooting at the LGBTQ+ club. The accused shooter is Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22.Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez identified the five victims who died and their pronouns.

Five people were killed and 25 injured on Saturday, as a gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado. Richard Fierro was there with his wife and daughter when the shots rang out. He’s the one who took the gunman down.“I don’t know exactly what I did, I just went into combat mode,” Mr.

The mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs has shaken the LGBTQ+ community in Colorado and across the country. As the full scope of the massacre becomes clear, so do the stories of survival and bravery. Stories of terror that will never leave those affected.