Falling Out, Episode 27: A Legacy of Care — Melissa Grove

Three days after one of his alleged victims died, a California suspect wanted in connection with a stabbing at a Long Beach gay bar has been arrested.Local police arrested Michael Smalls, 56, on Tuesday, according to a news release.Smalls has been accused of stabbing Christopher Finley, 28, to death at the Mineshaft bar on Friday night.Finley was killed after he and another man had an argument with Smalls outside of the bar, according to police. The altercation got physical, police said, before Smalls pulled out a knife and stabbed the two in the upper body.Finley died about eight hours after medical personnel took him to the hospital despite initial police reports that his injuries were not life-threatening.A verified GoFundMe revealed that the other victim was Finley's partner, identified as Jacob Touchstone.Authorities said the couple was involved in an altercation with a taser-wielding man outside the bar before the altercation with Smalls.

What it's about: This illustrated history of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League tells the stories of the first women to play professional baseball in the first-ever women's league beginning in 1941. With beautiful illustrations and firsthand stories told by the women who played in the league, this book is a one-of-a-kind resource that proves once and for all that the women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League really were in a league of their own.How it compares: With stories directly from actual players in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball league, this book gives A League of Their Own fans a look into the reality of the league the show is based on, as well as the history of the league itself.

CBS Sports’ Beyond Limits returns with three new episodes including one featuring OJ Jenkins, our local LGBTQ community women’s football champion. The episode airs on Saturday, Sept 17 at 1 p.m. Central Time on CBS and streams on Paramount+.

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website, writer-director-star Vera Drew asked audiences to “stay tuned and stay with me.”“I have no clue how today goes and my team wants me to say nothing of course so I’ll stay vague…but whatever happens in the next few hours, I want you to know…if you’ve been waiting and aching to watch our movie, ur going to get to soon,” she wrote on Twitter. “Stay tuned and stay with me.

Enoch Burke has commenced a legal bid against his employer Wilson’s Hospital School, following events that stemmed from his refusal of acknowledging a Transgender student’s identity. The Westmeath teacher represented himself before the High Court in Dublin today, September 14, with Justice Eileen Roberts overseeing proceedings. Justice Conor Dignam adjourned an injunction sought by Mr […]

Related: DJ Wayne G talks about skin cancer diagnosis and a plea to other gay menReynolds and McElhenney are co-chairmen of the Welsh soccer club, Wrexham FC. They’re both 45 and decided it was a good time to start screening themselves for colon cancer.Reynolds bet McElhenney that if his friend learned Welsh, he would allow himself to be filmed.

Manori Ravindran International Editor The director of “The People’s Joker,” a queer coming-of-age movie set in the Batman universe, has pulled the movie from the Toronto International Film Festival over alleged “rights issues.” Helmed by Los Angeles-based director Vera Drew, the mixed-media movie follows an aspiring clown (played by Drew) struggling with her gender identity while dreaming of being cast in a TV sketch show among a cast of Jokers and Harlequins. An official synopsis from TIFF reads: “With comedy criminalized in Gotham City, the show is the only government-sanctioned space for funny people, but only those who will toe the party line. Disillusioned by a botched audition, Vera partners with a birdlike slacker to found their own alternative comedy troupe, attracting not only a rogues’ gallery of would-be comics, but also the ire of a fascistic caped crusader.”

Andy Cohen.Shepherd is currently promoting her new daytime chat show, Sherri. This led to an appearance earlier this week on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.Cohen asked her who she felt closest to from her days as a host on The View. Shepherd said she considered all her colleagues friends and stayed in touch with “Everybody… not Meghan, but everybody else.”Related: Meghan McCain uses gay best friend to show that, contrary to popular belief, she DOES have friendsCohen then spoke with McCain, 37, yesterday on his SiriusXM show.

September 13, 2022Brian Stelter is the former chief media correspondent for CNN. He recently took up a new position at Harvard University.Related: Bad news for Lauren Boebert and her husbandBoebert’s apparent criticism of higher education chimes with others on the MAGA end of the Republican Party.

Calling all Practical Magic fans! Street 66 has announced a new bimonthly spiritual event: Tarot Tuesdays. Whether you’re a die-hard spiritualist or someone just looking for something spooky in the run-up to Halloween, this event is definitely for you. Yesterday, September 13 was the official launch of the event. It will run every second Tuesday […]

My Policeman made its Toronto International Film Festival debut on 11 September and received lots of buzz due to its star-studded cast.

Vampire Academy stars Rhian Blundell and Mia McKenna-Bruce speak with GAY TIMES about the new series, playing LGBTQ+ roles and their characters “sexually charged” romance.

GAY TIMES teamed up with London’s most well-known LGBTQ+ sexual health clinics to show you how easy it is to get checked.

Yesterday, September 13, activist group ACT UP Dublin was informed of plans for the impending closure of two sexual health clinics in the Northeast. All clinical sexual health services at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda and Louth County Hospital Dundalk will be closed. This closure comes during a nationwide increase in rates of HIV […]

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly signed a commencement order this morning introducing free contraception for women in Ireland between the ages of 17 and 25. “This morning I’ve signed the commencement order for the #FreeContraception scheme for women aged 17-25. A historic day for women’s health in Ireland.” The Minister also stated that the new […]

It was early on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, when the first rumbles came across the pond about Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s health. “Keep calm and carry on” kicked in until her children arrived in Scotland. Nothing screams imminent death in Britain more than the arrival of close family.

The Wanda Alston Foundation, which a D.C. Superior Court judge named last month as the city’s receiver for the LGBTQ community services center Casa Ruby, issued a preliminary finding in an interim report filed in court on Tuesday, Sept. 13, declaring that “Casa Ruby should be dissolved in an orderly manner pursuant to D.C. Code.”

Joseph C. “Joey” Phalin, who worked from 2002 to 2021 as a bartender at the 17th Street gay bars Cobalt and JR.’s and who became a beloved figure to his customers and friends near Dupont Circle, died unexpectedly on Sept. 8 in Rochester, N.Y., where he had moved last year, according to a social media post by his brother, James Phalin.

A trans boy has been outed at a school in Israel resulting in anti-trans protests by parents and threats of school transfers. The third grader attends Morsheth Naria school in Givat Shmuel. Trigger Warning: This story discusses transphobic conduct, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.In an interview with Ono News, a parent said, “The administration knew about the story and probably most of the teachers did too, but it dropped on the parents like lightning on a clear day.”According to JewishPress, 17 transphobic parents of third graders threatened to pull their children from school.“We, the majority of third-grade parents, are not ready to contain the phenomenon and accept the damage to our spiritual character and the emotional damage that our children are going through and will go through in the future.”“We need your help in this fight to stand firm on the way our children are educated, and our insistence that we are not ready to apologize for our way of life and our desire to educate our children according to our will.”In response religious LGBTQ Group, Havruta tweeted, “In the service of transphobia and under the auspices of the hate lobby, there is a demonstration in Givat Shmuel against a religious trans boy.

The 2022 EuroPride Parade due to take place in Belgrade on Saturday, September 17, has been banned by Serbian police as of September 13. However, Belgrade Pride, organisers of the event, are determined to make the march go ahead as scheduled. Updating followers on Twitter, the organisation explained: “The Serbian Police banned this year’s EuroPride […]

READ MORE: Buffalo Bills receiver Isaiah McKenzie does baby gender reveal live during NFL opener The NBA found that Sarver had used the N-word at least five times after "recounting the statements of others". The report also concluded that the 60-year-old, worth up to £700m ($800m), "engaged in instances of inequitable conduct toward female employees, made sex-related comments in the workplace, made inappropriate comments about the physical appearance of female employees and other women, and on several occasions engaged in inappropriate physical conduct toward male employees.”Law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz handled the investigation and the NBA said that there were interviews with 320 people, including current and former employees of the Phoenix Suns and Sarver.

Lady Morgana says she’s “forever grateful” for her time on the first season of Drag Race Philippines.

Serbian police have officially banned the EuroPride march route due to mass anti-LGBTQ+ protests and apparent “security concerns”.

Chicago icon and legend Gloria Allen, 76, who lived in an LGBTQ-friendly senior residence, died June 13 of respiratory failure.An advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, Allen “transitioned before Stonewall and the word transgender even existed,” says her friend Luchina Fisher, who is also the writer and director of Mama Gloria, a documentary about Allen.Confident about her identity from early on, Allen says in the documentary, “When I came out of my mother’s womb, I was out.”“The only time I entered a closet was to get me an outfit and a pair of pumps,” she adds. Allen grew up in the Bronzeville section of Chicago and later became part of the South Side’s legendary drag ball scene.

Heartstopper star Kit Connor has decided to take a break from Twitter after being accused of queerbaiting.

SEOUL: A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for Do Kwon, the primary developer of cryptocurrencies Luna and TerraUSD, whose spectacular collapse in May roiled crypto markets around the world.

As the oldest annually contested marathon in the world, the Boston Marathon often sets standards in the world of running. So, when the Boston Athletic Association, the race’s organizer, announced this week that it would invite nonbinary athletes to compete next year without having to register in the men’s or women’s divisions, it sent a signal to runners like Cal Calamia. “The Boston Marathon is the pinnacle of marathons,” said Calamia, 26, who won the nonbinary division of this year’s San Francisco Marathon.

Gemma Collins has squashed relationship split rumours that she'd broken up with fiancé Rami Hawash.The former TOWIE star, 41, had fans concerned about her relationship after she confessed that she "doesn't need a man to live" while on Instagram live.The split speculation began when the reality TV legend shared a number of cryptic social media posts, including a video of music icon Cher who had been discussing men.READ MORE: Gemma Collins claims 'drones' following her as she dons plunging swimsuit on getawayThe Believe singer said in the old interview: "I love men. I think that men are the coolest, but you don't really need them to live."My mum said to me, 'You know sweetheart, one day you should settle down and marry a rich man.

I’m in New Hampshire for a couple of months. For someone who’s lived in a bastion of liberalism, New York City, for almost 30 years, it’s been a rude awakening to see all the Trump flags rippling on the back of pickups and unnerving to notice the plethora of bumper stickers that blare “Fuck Biden” and “Let’s Go, Brandon” among other profanity-filled paraphernalia.One of the more jolting things I see daily as I keep CNN and MSNBC on in the background while I work is a primary ad for a Republican U.S. Senate candidate Chuck Morse.

Out in Colombia, a gay-owned tour company that won the 2021 Impact Award from the IGLTA Foundation, in recognition of its dedication to responsible tourism development. We’ve teamed up with Out in Colombia and came up with a few ideas to inspire your next trip.A picturesque colonial port city on the Caribbean coast, Cartagena has long been a top draw for tourists, thanks to its historic walled downtown, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that dates to 1533.

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Two popular gay contestants from The Great British Bake Off (known as The Great British Baking Show in the U.S.) say the show needs to do more for LGBTQ+ inclusion.The competition show has “embraced gay men very comfortably and highlighted them a lot,” but the “rest of the queer community has been slightly sidelined,” David Atherton, who won the program’s 2019 season, recently told PinkNews.His season, in which fellow gay contestant Michael Chakraverty placed sixth, marked a “turning point” for inclusion, he said. After downplaying LGBTQ+ visibility in previous seasons, in their season the show’s staff “let us wear T-shirts that were pro-LGBTQI+, and right at the end of the whole series is me and Nik [his fiancé] kissing,” he explained.But it’s time for the show to have a transgender competitor, Chakraverty told PinkNews.

Erin Doherty felt "a lot of pressure" to conceal her sexuality when she landed a role in The Crown. The actress portrayed the young Princess Anne in the third and fourth seasons of the Netflix drama, which delves into the reign of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II.

The sugary sweet gay teen romance series Heartstopper has quickly become a sensation, launching multiple cast members to stardom and earning itself two more season orders at once.Though the show took streaming by storm just earlier this year, it seems the future installments may not be too far off. In fact, most fans suspect that filming for the second season has just begun.After all, the cast is dropping major hints that they’re back together.Corinna Brown quickly posted and deleted an Insta story entry:heartstopper s2 era has Begun pic.twitter.com/Ohikr1yfXn— heartstopper comfort (@luvheartstopper) September 13, 2022The picture features her and costar Yasmin Finney in their characters’ signature hairstyles.Kizzy Edgell also posted a cheeky tweet about a castmate:Kit Connor literally has the loveliest juiciest bum— kizzy edgell (@kizzy_edgell) September 13, 2022Related: ‘Heartstopper’ stars dance in front of anti-LGBTQ bigots at Pride LondonAlso serving as evidence is the world’s blurriest TikTok allegedly showing a scene being filmed.Naturally, the dedicated stans of Heartstopper have had their hearts suitably stopped:heartstopper season 2 is filming Right Now nobody move pic.twitter.com/m1cAsgd8fn— mills (@Ioverspring) September 13, 2022i need a boyf before heartstopper season 2 comes out because i don’t think i can mentally cope watching it single #Heartstopper #HeartstopperSeason2— harvey (@harveyyjamess) September 11, 2022this will be us for the next few months as content from the second season of #Heartstopper comes out .

I don’t like this new “queer baiting” word.I feel like it pressure artist to talk about their sexuality or their experiences that they don’t feel comfortable speaking about.If a artist kiss a girl on a video does that means she gotta show videos & text wit wit other women?Uuummmm @RollingStone queer baiting? You do know we was trying to hide a whole baby bump right ?Also I’m married to a man but I have express soo much about my bisexuality and my experiences wit girls .All of a sudden “queer baiting” is the new word & people use it to the ground ! https://t.co/M3kn4NyJBsI don’t usually pay any mind to things like this, but something has to be said. This dangerous, toxic, internet screaming match between ‘fandoms’ has to stop.

Transgender people born in Montana will no longer be able to change the sex listed on their birth certificate to accurately reflect their identity under a new state rule that is among the most restrictive in the country, according to transgender rights groups. Under the rule, which took effect on Saturday, transgender people may change the sex listed on their birth certificate only if it was recorded incorrectly as a result of a clerical error or if the person’s sex was “misidentified” on the original certificate and they can prove it through DNA or other scientific testing.

In news that should surprise no one, Donald Trump‘s relationship with Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t as rosy as he always imagined it to be.The former president’s warped ego was dealt another blow when he did not receive an invitation to the late queen’s funeral, according to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman.Related: Will Harry and Meghan’s kids get prince and princess titles following the Queen’s death?RawStory points to an intervew Haberman gave on CNN earlier this week, in which she told host John Berman:“Trump and people around Trump believe he had some sort of special connection to the queen. There’s, for some reason, some expectation around people close to Trump that he should be getting an invitation.

Out actor David Dawson says he and fellow Brit pop singer Harry Styles promised to support each other during the sex scenes featured in the upcoming film My Policeman.Speaking with People and Entertainment Weekly at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival Monday, Dawson said he and Styles worked to reach a certain level of comfort before filming the scenes."Very quickly you have to get rid of any kind of notion of what you knew of the musician before and just deal with him as a fellow actor. And he makes that incredibly easy to do," Dawson, 40, said of Styles, 28.

Lady Gaga touring her latest album was bound to be a rollercoaster, and Miss Germanotta is delivering.The world of Chromatica has proven to be a strange place where folks get apprehended, secretly recorded, and somehow forget how to spell.While we may never replicate the “Scheiße fan” moment (or god forbid, the hip injury moment), this latest stint on the road has given us plenty of fun, surprising, memeable events.Here are just a few of the Chromatica Ball things the Little Monsters will remember, for better or worse:52,000 people. Sold out.

The much awaited queer period drama My Policeman debuted at TIFF this weekend, and it’s certainly got folks talking. Among them is lead actor David Dawson, Harry Styles‘ scene partner for those most intimate moments.Dawson sat down with Entertainment Weekly at the festival to talk all things intimacy on-set.“[Director] Michael Grandage was wonderful in that respect,” he says.

A bar in Texas was forced to cancel an all-ages drag show after receiving a barrage of threatening messages from online conservatives.Cool Beans Bar and Grill in Denton reports receiving “aggressive phone calls and hateful comments” over a Disney-themed drag brunch open to all ages. The event was scheduled for Sunday, until right-wing figures began falsely attacking them for “grooming children” in the days before the event was scheduled.Located in a town 40 miles from Dallas, on the campus of the University of North Texas, Cool Beans caters mostly to college-age students.

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit accusing a Milwaukee property manager of discriminating against a gay tenant with a disability by making sexually harassing, homophobic comments and more.The suit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, alleges that Dennis Parker, the onsite manager, harassed the man both verbally and through numerous text messages during his tenancy.

De Servische autoriteiten hebben, enkele dagen voor de pan-Europese bijeenkomst van de lhbti-gemeenschap, definitief een streep gezet door de EuroPride. Dat heeft de organisatie van het evenement in Belgrado dinsdag bekendgemaakt via de sociale media.

tweet on Monday. “I only ever wish to share some stories and hopefully entertain some people. I personally have friends within my close circle who are gay, and I would never wish to offend anyone.

An Ofsted report has described a formerly 'outstanding' grammar school as a place where racism, homophobia, and misogyny have flourished. The school, in Lancashire, has been downgraded to 'inadequate' by the inspector as incidents such as 'harmful sexual behaviour went unchallenged’ and said some pupils had ‘lost confidence’ in the ability of staff to protect them from harm.

As Pete Buttigieg, secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT), continues his push for broader adoption of electric vehicle use, he was again targeted with homophobic attacks online.  

The Disney-themed drag brunch scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 11 was abruptly cancelled last week after an onslaught of threats of violence to the venue, the Cool Beans Bar and Grill, an LGBTQ+ friendly establishment.