Ethereum: second biggest cryptocurrency to cut energy use by over 99%, but the industry still has a long way to go

When a musical has been savaged by the critics and abandoned by audiences, the gay-dominated sport of “flop-watching” becomes about the timing. Can you clear your calendar in time to score tickets before the theater marquee goes dark? Moreover, location comes into play.

Sarah Ferguson narrowly escaped death in 9/11 thanks to a weird twist of fate.On September 11, 2001, 19 men hijacked four planes headed for the American west coast in a horrific terror attack - causing two of the planes to fly into the World Trade Centre and one into the Pentagon, while the fourth crashed in Pennsylvania.A shocking 2,997 people were killed in the apocalyptic crashes, 2,753 of them when American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 were ploughed into the north and south Twin Towers, causing their collapse.READ MORE: Queen's coffin seen for first time as final journey from Balmoral beginsPrince Andrew's ex Sarah Ferguson was very nearly counted among that tragic number but was saved thanks to a random fluke. The offices of the Duchess of York's charity, Chances for Children, were located on the 101st floor of the north tower of the World Trade Centre, the Mirror reports.

Officials for the Gulf states have threatened Netflix with legal action over its inclusion of LGBTQ+ TV shows and movies. 

Drag Race star Shangela has made herstory as the first drag performer to compete on Dancing with the Stars.

How do you solve a problem like America? For the creators of the musical “1776,” the answer was to wrap it in jaunty tunes, 18th-century double entendres and enough twisty dialogue to make a dramatization of the debate over the Declaration of Independence feel like a thriller. Premiering on Broadway in 1969, the musical ran for 1,217 performances, won the Tony Award for best musical and, over the last 50-plus years, has left more than a few critics scratching their heads over how such a resolutely square show won over Vietnam-era America.

Denise Lee will receive the Dale Hanson Ally Award at the 2024 Black Tie Dinner With two weeks to go before the 41st annua

Stepmom star Susan Sarandon has seemingly confirmed her bisexuality in a new interview. 

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said on Friday that Yeshiva University in Manhattan can for now disregard a state court ruling that ordered it to recognize an L.G.B.T. student club — a case she said could be considered by the full Supreme Court.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Veteran Italian auteur Gianni Amelio rose to prominence with Oscar-nominated “Open Doors” (1990) and also “Stolen Children,” which won the 1992 Cannes Grand Prix. He won the Venice Golden Lion in 1998 with period drama “The Way We Laughed” and competed again in Venice with “A Lonely Hero” in 2013. Amelio’s more recent work comprises “Hammamet,” a portrait of disgraced late Italian Prime Minister Bettino Craxi’s final years in Tunisia. Amelio is back in Venice with “Lord of the Ants” a biopic of Italian poet, playwright and director Aldo Braibanti, who was jailed in 1968, after a four-year trial due to a Fascist-era anti-gay law. Pic, which is produced by Simone Gattoni and Marco Bellocchio, stars Luigi Lo Cascio (“The Ties”) as Braibanti, who was convicted after a complaint from his younger partner’s father, who later forced his son to be treated with electroconvulsive therapy in an ill-conceived attempt to rid him of his homosexuality. The Fascist-era law that punished Braibanti, which made it a crime to lead innocent or unwary people “morally” astray, was repealed in 1981. Amelio in Venice spoke to Variety about the persistent urgency of this true tale in Italy today. Excerpts.

You Can't Be Serious and told People that he's "really excited to share our relationship with readers," although Josh "[doesn't] love attention and [shies] away from the limelight."They dated for four months after Grimes split from Elon Musk. The two were even reportedly living together before sources said they had been "broken up for a while.”The couple has been together for 18 years and share an adorable son named Max.They dated for less than a year, and though sources said the breakup was "mutual," Braunwyn "fell hard, fell fast, and loved Vic with her whole heart."They've been together for three years! The two fell in love while performing in the hit play The Boys in the Band, with Andrew telling the Daily Beast, "I remember standing next to Tuc and not knowing him super well, but looking at him and thinking, ‘Ah, fuck.

(CNN) -- There's a new kind of Covid-19 shot coming to a pharmacy or clinic near you.The US Food and Drug Administration and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on updated boosters that target the original strain of the coronavirus as well as the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. The hope is that these shots will improve protection against the currently circulating viruses that cause Covid-19.Here's everything you need to know about the new bivalent boosters and who can get them.How are these new bivalent vaccines different?The new bivalent vaccines carry instructions to help our cells make defenses against two strains of the virus that causes Covid-19.

With a podcast existing for just about any topic, there’s one out there for everyone—including gaymers. Hearing fellow gaymers talk about video games, whether old or new, can be a nice way to feel connected to the queer gaming community, as well as stay in the loop with what’s going on.There are actually several great ones to pick from.

BEFORE WE WERE TRANS: A New History of Gender, by Kit Heyam In “Before We Were Trans,” the nonbinary British academic Kit Heyam undertakes an inherently impossible task: to encompass the story of a planet in a single book. But this impossibility proves the value of the effort: As they demonstrate in this astute, self-aware and riveting study, the history of gender nonconformity around the world is so vast that no book can begin to contain its reaches.

Billy Eichner’s “Bros” just make history at the Toronto International Film Festival? It certainly felt like it. The Universal movie is breaking all kinds of barriers: It’s the first gay rom-com ever made by a major studio, the first with an all openly LGBTQ cast and Eichner is the first openly gay man to ever write and star in a studio movie. Audiences finally got to see the movie for themselves in Toronto on Friday night and, judging by the shrieks of laughter throughout the screening, it was a hit. “I want to thank TIFF for letting a comedy into a movie festival!” Eichner yelled into the audience before the film rolled, making a valid point about the dearth of studio comedies that world premiere at top international film festivals.

prohibiting Medicaid from covering gender-affirming health care treatments, even if a patient’s primary medical provider declares that such care is medically necessary.The plaintiffs in the lawsuit include August Dekker, a 28-year-old transgender man and Medicaid recipient who receives hormone therapy to treat his gender dysphoria; and Brit Rothstein, a 20-year-old transgender man and Medicaid recipient who receives hormone therapy and is scheduled to obtain top surgery to treat his gender dysphoria — a procedure that Medicaid had pre-authorized.Other plaintiffs include a 12-year-old trans boy and 12-year old trans girl, both of whom are receiving puberty blockers at the recommendation of their doctors, which were covered by Medicaid until Florida adopted its new rule.The revised rule, which went into effect on Aug. 21, was approved by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, which oversees Florida’s Medicaid program.

Three transgender students and their families are suing the state of Oklahoma over its anti-trans school restroom law.The suit, Bridge v. Oklahoma State Department of Education, was filed Tuesday in U.S.

Why you were crushing: You remember Jonathan as the groolest boy in school, Aaron Samuels, in the 2004 hit, Mean Girls.How he came out: Bennett came out in late 2017 when he casually dropped a pic on Instagram of him and his boyfriend in a Top Gun couple's Halloween costume, causing the Gay Internet™ to lose it's collective mind! We may never recover!Why you were crushing: You remember Keke as everybody's favorite Joy Jumper in the DCOM classic Jump In! and taking on the world of fashion in Nickelodeon's True Jackson, VP. How she came out: Palmer came out as bisexual with the release of her 2015 music video for "I Don't Belong To You," in which the video shows her involved with both a man and a woman. In a 2019 interview with PrideSource she said, "I truly believe sexuality is a spectrum.

‘Ain’t No Mo’Sept. 11-Oct. 10Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company641 D St., NW$30 – $67Woollymammoth.net  

In recent days the Biden administration’s monkeypox response deputy coordinator, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, has been attacked by right-wing figures and media. The reason? His thirst traps, his tattoos, and his sexuality.The conservative media outlet The Daily Caller specifically targeted Daskalakis and his history of being open about being gay as well as being directly involved on the front lines of health care.What’s ensued is a wave of homophobic attacks against Daskalakis.The reporter who wrote the Caller piece tweeted, “Meet Joe Biden's monkeypox czar: a ‘progressive, radical gay' doctor who performs HIV screenings in sex clubs and gives meningitis shots in drag.

Gay rodeos challenge longstanding notions of what it means to be a cowboy in America (Photo: Adam in Utah, 2019. By Luke Gilford)

Joe Biden for deciding in August to appoint him to the position."Meet Demetre Daskalakis. Demetre was just appointed by Joe Biden to be the official White House National Monkeypox Response Deputy Coordinator.

Cryptocurrencies might still be a very long way from their highs of 2021, but some of the major ones have staged some decent recoveries in the past couple of months. Notably ether (ETH), the second largest cryptocurrency after bitcoin, is trading at almost US$1,700 (£1,463) at the time of writing, having dropped as low as US$876 in mid-June.

A conservative federal judge in Texas has ruled in favour of two companies permitting them to remove PrEP from their employees’ healthcare plans. Braidwood Management and Kelley Orthodontics brought a case in front of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas on the grounds that the requirement to pay for PrEP contravened […]

Nevin Powell, center, meets with some residents at a previous safe house location in Jamaica in February. (Photo courtesy of Jasmyne Cannick)

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From world leaders to her closest family members, there has been a global outpouring of grief at the loss of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. And among those sharing their memories and tributes are a host of celebs, with everyone from Joan Collins to Sting honouring The Queen and her “incomparable legacy”. Dame Joan, who had met Her Majesty and was part of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations earlier this year, took to Instagram to pay her respects.

Ethereum, the blockchain that underpins the world's second-largest crypto token ether, will soon undergo a major software upgrade that promises to slash the amount of energy needed to create new coins and carry out transactions.

The stars will be shining brightly Saturday night, Sept. 10, when The Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund and Team Metro present the Night of Stars — Divas, featuring special guest Jasmine Kennedie from Season 14 of RuPaul’s Drag Race and a stellar lineup of local entertainers, including Linze Serrell (pictured), Gloria Devine, Devon DeVasquez, Sienna Silber, Cassie Nova, Jenna Skyy, Carmella Dubuque, Dahlia Von Hex Savage, Vanity Storm and Wayne Smith as Cher. VIP tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door, with a VIP reception from 5-6 p.m. Doors open to general admission ticketholders at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 6:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $30 in advance and $40 at the door. Tickets are available online at NightOfStars2022.EventBrite.com; proceeds benefit Summer of LifeWalk 2022 which in return benefits Prism Health of North Texas, HIV/AIDS patients and organizations like GDMAF all across the DFW Metroplex.

The Miami Dade School Board on Wednesday night voted against a proposal that would recognize October as LGBTQ History Month.Last year, the district voted 7-1 in favor of a similar proposal, but fearing it would now violate the state’s Parental Rights in Education law, aka the “Don’t Say Gay” law, every board member but one voted against it this year. That’s despite the fact that the board’s own attorney said it was on solid legal ground.The law was signed by Gov.

Pop icon Ricky Martin has filed a lawsuit against his nephew over what he claims were false allegations of sexual abuse and incest.The Puerto Rican singer accused his nephew, identified as Dennis Yadiel Sánchez Martin, of extortion, malicious prosecution, and abuse of law. Martin’s lawyers say that the star has lost millions in income since Sánchez’s claims, which he later recanted.The complaint filed in the Superior Chambers of San Juan read: “The reckless, malicious and culpable actions by Defendant Sanchez were motivated by the desire to expose Plaintiff to hatred and disdain from his fanbase, to threaten his business opportunities and to destroy his reputation.”“As a matter of fact, such actions caused Plaintiff to have multimillion dollar-contracts and present and future artistic projects canceled,” it continued.

The Miami-Dade School Board decided against declaring October LGBTQ+ History Month.Parents, teachers, and students debated the issue for three hours on Wednesday, during which one group emphasized indoctrination while the other cited the pink triangle used by Nazis to isolate gays and lesbians. The board voted 8-1 against the measure.“A year ago, the board supported an inclusive LGBTQ+ month measure in a 7 to 1 vote, and the only thing that has changed is that Ron DeSantis is making Florida more hateful,” says Cuban-American social activist Mike Rivero.Rivero is with the group Cubanos Palante, which sets out to represent the Cuban-American community in progressive spaces and to demonstrate that the Cuban community is not a monolith.Rivero says he’s experienced an incredible amount of bullying and abuse after right-wing trolls targeted one of his tweets.“Although I am straight, I recognize that I probably went through a fraction of what LGBTQ+ people facing bigotry go through, but I can say I understand.” He says that since tweeting about the school board meeting Tuesday, he’s been inundated by right-wing trolls who have targeted his account and him personally for attacks, including death threats.“I do believe that this is a result of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric ad culture wars coming out of the legislature and the governor’s office," board member Lucia Baez-Geller, who was the lone vote to recognize the month, told NBC News.One group that targeted Miami-Dade Public Schools is Gays Against Groomers.

The s**t is continuing to hit the fan over on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom’s longest-reigning monarch, has died. She was 96.

Buckingham Palace following the announcement of the death of Her Majesty the Queen. Members of the public have been gathering outside the palace to pay their respects.

Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom's longest-reigning monarch, has died. She was 96. Prior to the news of Her Majesty's death, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday morning, «Following further evaluation this morning, The Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision.»The queen's family, including her four children, Prince Charles of Wales, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, grandchildren Prince William and Prince Harry, and several other members of the royal family, all traveled to Balmoral Castle in Scotland amid the news of her declining health. Crowds also congregated outside of Buckingham Palace, awaiting further updates on the longest-reigning sovereign's condition.

A double rainbow appeared in the sky over Buckingham Palace Thursday (September 8) before news broke that Queen Elizabeth tragically died.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was forced on Thursday to improvise during the daily briefing upon being informed about the ground-shaking news on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

At least one sponsor has pulled support for an Idaho event after the Republican party and far-right groups called it inappropriate.On Sunday, there will be a drag show for kids at the Boise Pride Festival. However, the event will have one sponsor fewer as a result of pressure from far-right groups who protested on social media. Among the abuse online, authorities discovered a post that showed a gun with the comment, “We can’t expect God to do everything.

Suicide Prevention Awareness Week (September 4-10) is bringing light to an often stigmatized and serious topic. Queerty contributor Andrea Marks-Joseph spoke to author and artist Hope Giselle about her self-care strategies, the moment when considering suicide transformed her, and how, through her work with a new campaign called Depression Looks Like Me, she hopes to remind others who may be suffering there is help out there.“We had these windows that slid all the way open,” recalls Hope Giselle of her freshman dorm room at Alabama State University.

ruled yesterday that paying for PrEP via the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.Christian businesses Braidwood Management and Kelley Orthodontics brought the case against the US Department of Health. The former has 70 employees and is owned by Steven Hotze, a conservative activist in Texas.The businesses argued that PrEP conflicted with their owners’ religious beliefs.

friendship with another school mom over some "distasteful" comments she made about lesbian couples that made the poster feel uncomfortable as a bisexual woman.In a post shared Wednesday on U.K.-based forum Mumsnet, the mother, whose username is EmptyHouse0822, said that for the past two and half years she's been friends with one of the other moms from her daughter's school. They have been close enough that they can "trust" each other with their problems.However, her friend recently made some very negative comments about lesbian couples, "completely out of the blue," the poster said.

September 6, 2022The tweet was misconstrued—intentionally or not—by some on the right. They took it as Griffin threatening civil war if the GOP takes control of Congress in November.Griffin’s supporters, and Griffin herself, said she was highlighting how some in the MAGA movement have threatened civil war if Trump gets arrested.Rep. Lauren Boebert was among those to start howling.Kathy Griffin’s parents really missed the mark by not naming her Karen.Civil War just because she doesn’t get her way?Pathetic.— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) September 7, 2022As was Arizona, GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake.The woman holding a bloody head of a U.S.

Burning Man has risen once again in the desert of Black Rock City. While most outsiders imagine this week-long event as a drug-fueled music festival akin to a dust-caked Coachella, the 80,000 people who actually converge on the Playa know it’s far more.

Young LGBTQ+ people in the American South are “coming of age amid a hostile social climate,” with political attacks and, often, a lack of support from their families and peers, says a new report.Those are the findings in “Coming of Age as an LGBTQ Southerner: Family, Faith, Education & Health: Report of the 2021 Survey of Southern LGBTQ Experiences.” Just released, it was produced by the Campaign for Southern Equality and Campus Pride.It’s based on a self-administered online survey completed by 4,146 LGBTQ+ Southerners between August 3 and December 20, 2021. There were at least 100 participants from each of the 13 Southern states, and the survey group is diverse in terms of race, sexual orientation, and gender identity.It’s estimated that one-third of LGBTQ+ Americans live in the South, “where they are likely to have fewer legal protections and face more anti-LGBTQ policies than their peers in other parts of the country,” the report says.2021 saw a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills proposed in state legislatures, with many becoming law, and the trend has continued into 2022.

An international law firm and a coalition of LGBTQ and healthcare advocacy groups filed a complaint Wednesday challenging a Florida rule that excludes transgender-related medical care from Medicaid reimbursements. 

Artist Brian Teeling shares, “Aramark is a company that profits from the racist government policy that is Direct Provision here in Ireland but also benefits from the misery that is the Prison-Industrial Complex in the United States of America. Given that most people incarcerated in The States are people of colour, and we’ve seen how […]

LGBTQ History Month” amid protests from angry parents who said it would amount to “indoctrination” of children.The Miami Herald reports that the proposed measure wouldn’t have just designated October as LGBTQ History Month, but also would have taught lessons to 12th grade students about two landmark Supreme Court cases in American LGBTQ rights: Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage, and Bostock v.

A federal judge in Texas stated that employers should not be forced to cover PrEP medication if it violates the company’s religious beliefs.