Drag Race winner Willow Pill wants to “phase a little bit out of drag”

A League of Their Own. The screening will be followed by an opening night gala at Terra Gallery in San Francisco.It will also include 17 world premieres, eight North American premieres, five U.S.

LONDON — With the cost of living soaring, a devastating war in Ukraine and the coronavirus still circulating, many Europeans had already been feeling anxious and drained. Then came some more unwelcome news: Monkeypox, a rare viral illness that causes pus-filled rashes, had appeared in more than a dozen countries in the region.

The UK government’s cancelled global LGBTQ+ conference could cost almost £600,000, official estimates have revealed.

Republican Rep. Paul Gosar succeeded in finding the worst possible response to Tuesday’s horrific elementary school shooting, and now folks are calling on him to resign.Gosar took to Twitter to spread a completely baseless rumor that the gunman who killed at least 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, was a trans, “leftist illegal alien.”“It’s a transsexual leftist illegal alien named Salvatore Ramos,” the MAGA politician wrote.At the time of his tweet, the shooter had already been confirmed to be 18-year-old Salvadore Rolando Ramos, a cisgender male.While the vile tweet was later deleted, the lie continues to spread across Twitter and Reddit, with some users dangerously sharing images of innocent trans people and claiming they are Ramos.Related: Tomi Lahren said something stupid about yesterday’s school shooting and Twitter is NOT having itRedditor Apprehensive_Ad_995 is one of the falsely accused trans people; she took to the online forum to assure everyone, “It’s not me, I don’t even live in Texas.”Other users across Twitter have been fighting the misinformation:Many are posting photos of a young male in women’s clothing claiming it is the #Uvalde, Texas mass shooter.

U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) is being criticized after falsely identifying the Uvalde, Texas shooter who massacred 19 children and two adults at an elementary school as being a “leftist,” undocumented, and LGBTQ.

If wrestling always seemed pretty gay to you—with its campy costumes, showboating athletes, and spectacular theatrics—well, that’s because it is.Outside of the confines of the WWE, there’s a whole wild world of queer wrestlers hitting the mat, and many of their stories are explored in filmmaker Ryan Bruce Levey’s documentary, Out In The Ring.“You can’t really divide drag culture from wrestling the way they get into the ring, feathers and makeup and all of that,” the filmmaker tells Original Cin. And it’s true that, when you look past the traditionally masculine bravado that’s been depicted in mainstream wrestling over the years, the “sport” and drag are really just different sides of the same coin.

Ferns along the trail to Little Tahquitz Valley Be sure to bring plenty of water and sunscreen, and wear sturdy hiking boots to provide both ankle support as well as limited protection against the rattlesnakes, which like to sun themselves on trails.While most visitors venture up Mt. San Jacinto’s slopes via the aerial tram in Palm Springs, hikers and backpackers know the real treasure of the mountain awaits on its western side near the hilltop hamlet of Idyllwild. Rattlesnakes are a frequent sight along the trails Idyllwild is a community intent on keeping its quirky, small-town vibe.

Telegram account. Twitter and Instagram accounts associated with his name in the past have been suspended or no longer exist, according to the Los Angeles Blade.Last year Schmidt posted video of a confrontation he initiated with employees at Sunny's Hair and Wigs in neighboring Mesa.

WWSB that he decided to come out during the ceremony because he wanted to be true to himself.“Graduation is all about your achievements,” he explained to the outlet. “And you can’t really acknowledge your achievements if you’re not acknowledging your true self.”The decision to come out was a long time coming for Harless, who said he had been thinking about when to do it as far back as seventh grade, while he was still living in West Virginia.

Conservative political commentator and noted transphobe Tomi Lahren wasted absolutely no time politicizing the awful school shooting that happened in Texas yesterday.Nineteen children and two teachers were murdered by 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos when he opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, a small city of about 16,000 residents, approximately 85 miles west of San Antonio.“It’s not about guns, it’s about evil. The Democrats only want it to be about guns so they don’t have to address the evil,” Lahren tweeted just hours after the massacre, as some families were still waiting to learn whether their children were alive or dead.It’s not about guns, it’s about evil.

For many people, “The Sims” is a playground—a life simulator where you can get any job you can imagine, get married, and get abducted by aliens all from your dream house. For queer people, “The Sims” can be a safe, virtual space to explore your identity without judgement or fear.

The post Growing up queer with Serbo-Croatian parents, Igor Grubić’s film East Side Story left me mesmerised appeared first on GAY TIMES.

After its abrupt cancellation, Batwoman’s Javicia Leslie has teased her return to the cape in other projects in the Arrowverse.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”“Loki” director Kate Herron says she had a “conversation” with Marvel Studios about returning to direct the Disney+ series’ second season, but she decided it wasn’t for her.“I was on the show for like three years in total,” she told me Sunday at the “Loki” FYC Emmy event at the Pacific Design Center. “I just felt like I poured everything into it. It’s almost like a campfire story that every filmmaker kind of brings their take and their perspective.

(Image via Outlook)

A post shared by Adam Rippon (@adaripp)Leave it to America’s gay sweetheart, Adam Rippon, to speak his mind. In February 2022, the U.S. Olympic figure skater–who just four years ago became the first openly gay man to make a U.S.

Today marks the fourth anniversary of the day when the majority of Irish people voted ‘yes’ on the referendum to repeal the 8th amendment. Four years after, campaigners are calling on our government to take action to remove still existing barriers to abortion care in Ireland. Politicians called it an “Irish solution to an Irish […]

film or series every few years or so. With the success of related shows like Bridgerton and the rise of gay romantic comedies, it feels like the right moment for Pride & Prejudice, the grandmother of all rom-coms, to get a fresh update for LGBTQ+ audiences.That’s just what we’re getting with Gay Pride & Prejudice, a new Spotify Original scripted podcast. Executive produced by Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Justin Mikita, and Gimlet's head of scripted Mimi O’Donnell, the 10-episode series was written and directed by Zackary Grady and features a standout cast including Ferguson, Blake Lee, Rosie O'Donnell, Ronald Peet, Vella Lovell, Javier Muñoz, Sherry Cola and more.The first two episodes are now available on Spotify, and the series will be presented at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival with a panel featuring the cast and creators on June 13.“The idea for the series came the day marriage equality passed,” Grady told The Advocate.

Inspiration is often sparked by a fun night out, which is exactly how The Jezebel Jocks were formed. Their press officer, Una B Walsh, gave GCN the lowdown of stars on the rise. Two members of what would become The Jezebel Jocks had just won a best-dressed competition at a Drag Queen show (no mean […]

pic.twitter.com/3upEQg05ry— The Republican Accountability Project (@AccountableGOP) May 24, 2022Related: Herschel Walker’s gay son mocks pro-choice women, says they can’t get laidSpencer went on to press Walker, saying Trump had repeatedly made claims about election fraud.“I’m not saying the president—but everyone knows that something happened in the election,” responded Walker, before going on to claim that Georgia’s own Stacy Abrams did not concede during her own 2018 defeat.Spencer says that although Abrams did not immediately concede, she did not keep repeating claims of election fraud for 18 months, as Trump has done. Spencer says that if Walker disagrees with Trump, why doesn’t he just say so.“But in that instance right there, I said, ‘Guys, there’s people that they’re unhappy with the election.

Dame Joan Collins turned heads last night as she graced the iconic Langan's Brasserie for a red, white and blue themed Jubilee party.MORE: The best Royal Jubilee T-shirts to wear to toast the QueenThe iconic actress looked glamorous dressed in a statement white dress accessorised with a feather boa and white heels.She hosted many of her famous friends upstairs in Langan's lounge, including Spice Girl star Mel C, Denise van Outen, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Christopher Biggins.VIDEO: Mel C wishes the Queen a happy birthday at Dame Joan Collin's star-studded Jubilee party Andrea McLean, Esther ranZen, Dame Arlene Philips, Julia Bradbury and Georgia Toffolo were also in attendance. READ: Dame Joan Collins's granddaughter is her double in very rare family photoMORE: Dame Joan Collins and Percy Gibson celebrate 17th wedding anniversary in styleThroughout the night, DJ Fat Tony provided the music, having recently flown back from Miami following Brooklyn Beckham's star-studded wedding. Dame Joan Collins was the hostess with the mostess Guests sipped a wide range of drinks, including Landon, Dubonnet cocktails, Plymouth gin and Clean and Co non-alcoholic gin, while tucking into British-themed canapés.MORE: Joan Collins shares photo with late sister Jackie's childrenChatting to HELLO! on the night, Mel C said: "It's so lovely to be here tonight.

Pete Buttigieg and Rachel Levine are among the 963 American individuals permanently banned from entering Russia.

A post shared by Ryan Seacrest (@ryanseacrest) Ryan Seacrest revealed he experienced a slight wardrobe malfunction during Sunday night’s live American Idol finale.Speaking on Monday’s Kelly and Ryan show, Seacrest, 47, explained what happened. He said his longtime stylist, Miles Siggins, alerted him that he was showing a little too much package for the family-oriented show.Signs suggested an urgent change of underwear was necessary during the live show’s commercial break.“Apparently, America voted and said there was anatomy in the shot,” quipped Seacrest to co-host Kelly Ripa.“We go to commercial and he [Siggins] says, ‘Can I tell you something? We need to change your underwear.“I said, ‘What do you mean we need to change my underwear?'”Seacrest, aghast, told his stylist he had no spare pair with him.“He says, ‘Don’t worry, I got mine,'” Seacrest said.

No catfish here! Frank Grimsley was crowned the winner of The Circle season 4 — and he did it by staying true to himself.

Following last year’s controversy over Dave Chappelle’s transphobic comments on his stand up special, Netflix has repeated themselves by commissioning the new Ricky Gervais special, SuperNature. Less than two minutes into the show, Gervais starts taking a stab at Trans people, using Eddie Izzard as the butt of a joke about female comedians. And he […]

Zhanar Sekerbayeva and Gulzada Serzhan are part of the Kazakhstan Feminist Initiative ‘Feminita’ – a human rights organisation working to protect the rights of women with limited physical and mental abilities, LBTQ+ communities and sex workers. The activists have been subject to attacks and intimidation by far right groups, while the Kazakhstan Government has repeatedly […]

in which at least 19 children and two adults were killed in a school shooting, speculative and misleading narratives about the identity of the alleged shooter, Salvador Ramos, have spread quickly online.Photos circulated on Twitter and other social media purporting that Ramos was both trans and an undocumented immigrant.Media, political and social furor surrounding the issues of sexual and gender identity and immigration have undoubtedly helped fuel such claims quickly, only hours after the shooting took place and before any information could be verified or confirmed.Based on the information available, Newsweek has looked into the substance and sources of these claims, as well as how they have proliferated on social media.Hundreds of social media posts have speculated about the identity of Salvador Ramos, 18, some of which claimed he was transgender without reliable evidence.Multiple tweets, many of which have since been deleted, included photos claimed to be of Ramos wearing feminine clothing; these narratives were subsequently picked up by conspiracy media, including InfoWars and some politicians including Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), who later deleted the tweet.The man deleted this.

Ricky Gervais has come under fire after jokes made in his new Netflix comedy special ‘SuperNature’ were dubbed transphobic.The comedian, 60, made a string of graphic and offensive jokes as part of his stand-up routine, and was immediately slammed for the material.Ricky Gervais said on the Netflix show: “Oh, women! Not all women, I mean the old-fashioned ones. The old-fashioned women, the ones with wombs.

The post How LGBTQ+ safe sporting spaces encourage queer visibility appeared first on GAY TIMES.

ABOVE: Breaking point.

The Sims 4 has rolled out an inclusive new update that allows players to add customisable pronouns for all Sims.

GenderCool Project, an organization that promotes LGBTQ inclusion through speaking events, mentorship programs, consulting, and advising for parents of transgender children, to provide a collection of three books — A Kids Book About Being Transgender, A Kids Book About Being Transgender, and A Kids Book About Being Non-Binary — for libraries and community centers to put on their shelves. The book initiative was touted as an effort to “replace misinformed opinions” about transgender, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming youth with positive depictions of the community in the hope of promoting positive real-life interactions between readers and LGBTQ youth they may encounter. The books in question are written promote the idea of inclusion and explain who LGBTQ people, especially transgender and nonbinary individuals, are.“The project’s goal is to increase representation of LGBTQ+ books and support our communities in having challenging, important and empowering conversations with children age 5+,” an email from Jose Soto, State Farm’s Corporate Responsibility Analyst, which was sent to all of the company’s agents in Florida, reads.

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and now hosts drag performances on the main stage, as well as Honcho Disko, a monthly art club, in the basement. Be prepared to disco til closing time at four in the morning.

The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London will be home to this year’s UK Black Pride protest and celebration.

Bianca Quilantan 05/25/2022 04:31 AM EDT Link CopiedThree words in the Constitution are crushing Miguel Cardona’s efforts to protect transgender students in the classroom: freedom of speech.The Education secretary believes students have the right to be called “he,” “she,” “they” and other pronouns in school that match their gender identity. The courts see it differently.Shawnee State University in Ohio paid out $400,000 in April to Nick Meriwether, a professor who sued the institution for violating his rights and levying an unfair punishment when he refused to refer to a transgender student by her pronouns.

The Book of Queer, a five-episode docuseries that covers some of the gayest moments in history.“The series will pull back the curtain and take a deep dive telling the LGBTQ+ stories of the past through interviews with revered queer historians and experts who are as colorful as the rainbow flag. Blending comedy with social impact, The Book of Queer features witty recreations and original music videos to bring each of the stories to life with a modern tone,” according to a series description.The series is based on out 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist Eric Cervini’s Instagram videos.

Gemma Collins, 41, is determined to fulfil her musical dreams after a knee injury ruled out her planned appearance in Chicago.The former TOWIE star was due to play jail warden Matron “Mama” Morton in a UK tour which starts in Sunderland on May 31.However, a knee injury which first developed during her time on Dancing On Ice has been aggravated and forced Gemma to pull out.The 41-year-old has been undergoing ice-cold cryotherapy treatment to bring down the swelling on her knee after it ballooned during rehearsals. A friend of Gemma’s told The Mirror: “She had done so much work for so many months and the producers were really impressed."“But this old injury just keeps flaring up.

pansexual youth to highlight the need to support this young population.The group defines pansexuality as “an attraction to people of any gender or to people regardless of their gender.”A majority of youth who identify as pansexual say they’ve been discriminated against due to their sexual orientation (69 percent), the Trevor Project reported. In the organization’s 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health, researchers found that 53 percent of pansexual youth reported that they seriously considered suicide and 21 percent reported they attempted suicide in the past year.Additionally, 66 percent reported symptoms of anxiety and 79 percent reported having symptoms of depression.“These rates were significantly higher than those reported by lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, questioning, and asexual youth,” Jonah DeChants, research scientist at the Trevor Project, said in an email to The Advocate.The organization even has a guide called “How to Support Bisexual Youth: Ways to Care for Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, and Queer Youth Who are Attracted to More than One Gender.”The guide offers best practices for people to better understand and also support youth who are attracted to more than a single gender, DeChants said.“We consistently see in our research that LGBTQ youth, across all identities, who feel supported and affirmed by the people in their lives report better mental health outcomes and lower rates of suicide risk,” he said.

Making history. The annual Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) was truly out of this world — but not for the out-of-this-world reasons anyone could predict.

A 35-year-old doctor, who has become the first Qatari to come out publicly as gay, has sought asylum in the United States. Nas Mohamed, who is currently living and working as a physician in San Francisco, said he no longer wished to remain “anonymous”. Mohamed said that it was not safe for him to return to Qatar and live his life as an out gay man. Qatar’s human rights record and its treatment of LGBTQI people have come under the spotlight after the country was selected to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Queen of the Universe (on Paramount+) and is moving on to new adventures. Having wowed with her rollicking “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” and a rousing version of Andra Day’s “Rise Up,” Grag — born Gregory Mohd — has won kudos from fellow drag stars like Alaska Thunderf*ck (“Grag is one of the most technically skilled singers out there, but it’s her stage presence, sense of humor, and charisma that make her an absolute superstar”) and Trixie Mattel (“She’s a star before the song even starts, and then when she begins singing… it’s over, b*tch.”)Grag recently released the five-song Desperta EP and is readying her first album in English, the first sampling being the single “Party Everyday” (which she co-wrote). The track has already been viewed more than 1.2 million times on YouTube.

My wife’s stepfather began raping her when she was 11 years old. The abuse went on for years, and as Debbie got older, she was constantly terrified that she was pregnant. She had no one to talk to and nowhere to turn.

RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Symone, the show’s Season 13 titleholder.DNCE, a Los Angeles-based trio comprised of vocalist Joe Jonas, drummer Jack Lawless, and guitarist JinJoo Lee, first broke through into popular culture in 2016 with the release of the band’s RIAA quintuple-platinum certified single “Cake By the Ocean.”The song landed in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number nine in its 19th week on the chart. It spent 46 weeks on the Hot 100 in total.The group’s self-titled full-length debut album, DNCE, released by Republic Records, featured hit singles including the platinum-certified “Toothbrush.” The band closed out 2016 at No.

To the Editor: Re “How to Make Sense of the New L.G.B.T.Q. Culture War,” by Ross Douthat (column, Sunday Review, April 17): I’m sure there are instances of kids for whom their trans status may be a phase or motivated by external forces. But there are many well-documented instances where from an early age the kid knows they’ve been misgendered.

"It was getting to a point where when I met people from the trans community, and I introduced myself as a lesbian, they were looking at me suspiciously, thinking that I might be one of the transphobic brigade, and I began to realize that cis-lesbians in particular were getting stigmatized as being maybe transphobic when absolutely the majority is not."So, I wanted to showcase that although there are points that I agree with that lesbians need more visibility, it doesn't mean that we are somehow transphobic. And that's the message that we're really getting out through Lesbian Visibility. You know, the joy of celebrating with the whole community is wonderful.""What I would ideally like to see is a global organization where we are all kind of one love and working together.

Kornbread “The Snack” Jeté has said she has no plans to quit drag after previously stating that she would not be “doing it for too much longer.”

LGBTQ+ Jeopardy! contestant Mattea Roach has broken another show record with her latest groundbreaking win.

ten queer sports movies to awaken your inner jock, then catch up on the latest from Gay TikTok:Paul recalled his first love.♬ where is my mind – jewel :*The winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race shared some thoughts.Jason Ball and Troy Jones lived their dream.Red Hot shot its 2023 calendar.Cole Newman made a painting.♬ original sound – ColeBrandon Osorio and Richie Eisenberg signed a lease.Scott O’Halloran did a Boomerang.Ralph Rebandt pushed a Bible ban.Rob Anderson talked queer weather systems.And the men of Let’s Get Moving reached the top shelf.