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“Never send to know for whom the song bops; it bops for thee.” – Ernest Hemingway, kindaHappy weekend, everyone! It’s been a wild week chock-full of crossovers and team-ups: Queerty and Loretta Devine, Kari Lake and Ron DeSantis, Andrew Garfield and collective gay thirst, etc.Art imitates life, of course, so you know we’ve got only the hottest of music collaborations out this week.From giving Madge your all to a country boy roll-call, here’s your weekly bop roundup:Demi has finally released her/their new record HOLY FVCK, and it opens with a slamming queer collab. “Parents” singer Yungblud is a total fit for Demi’s new, rockier sound.

(CNN) Organizers have canceled a free concert at New Orleans's upcoming LGBTQ+ festival Southern Decadence due to the threat of monkeypox.The larger six-day festival, September 1-5, will continue as planned, as it always has since 1973 with the exception of when there were hurricanes and the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The popular event typically attracts about 250,000 people.

I first sailed on Disney Cruise Line in 2003, reluctantly, on assignment, choosing the shortest possible sailing and contemplating my chances of survival if I jumped from one of the less ominous lower decks. After all, I was (and still am) a gay, (arguably) adult man on a premier family ship. I pictured days at sea without escape from hordes of little moppets hyped up on sugar and free ice cream, running amok from deck to deck.

Australian rugby player Dylan Walker has jumped to the defense of his homophobic teammates, and his reasoning is giving us major fumble vibes.To recap, last month the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles’ Pride night turned into a PR nightmare after seven teammates protested.Citing “religious and cultural objections,” they refused to wear uniforms featuring rainbow accents and sat the game out.The optics got even worse when Des Hasler, the team’s coach, apologized to them for the “poor execution” of the Pride jerseys, calling it a “significant mistake.”Related: WATCH: This viral rugby moment is taking the Internet by stormNow one of the players who did participate in the show of support for queer athletes and fans is speaking out about the incident, throwing his support behind his anti-LGBTQ teammates.Walker told the Daily Mail, “I have two gay brothers, including one who is transitioning to become a girl, but it didn’t hurt me.”How nice for him! It’s good to know how homophobia personally affects straight guys who happen to have queer family members.He continued: “It was such an important game in our season, but if you are going to stand for something you believe in, how can you be angry with them for that?”“They [my family] weren’t angry at all. They said, ‘if you’re representing, we’re sweet’.

Teen Wolf star Dylan O’Brien clearly has plenty of gay fans out there who weren’t upset when they learned his new film would include a steamy sex scene.Until they watched it, that is.In Hulu’s Not Okay, O’Brien plays an incredibly unlikable influencer named Colin who has a relationship with Danni (Zoey Deutch), a woman seeking internet fame at any cost.During the scene in question, Colin and Danni hook up in the bathroom at a party. Things quickly go from steamy to all-out cringey as Colin engages in some red-flag-level dirty talk.Related: Dylan O’Brien has Twitter in heat and he’s all for it“You’re so tight,” he says.

Following a complaint by a member of the State Board of Education, the Florida Education Commissioner ordered his staff to remove LGBTQ+ support documents from school districts.Some LGBTQ+ support guides that the district provided students, teachers, and school employees raised "grave concerns" to Ryan Petty, a board member. In Pensacola, Petty objected to a sentence in the Hillsborough County district guide during the meeting.

Senate candidate who has made repeated homophobic and anti-Semitic comments, as well as peddled in conspiracies, such as saying that "COVID shots kill."Republican Jarrin Jackson edged Ally Seifried in the June primary and will face her again in a runoff election on August 23, with the winner taking on Democrat Jennifer Esau in November. Jackson has described his campaign as "a return to the basics, to repent for our obedience to tyrannical government and to obey God.""I am honored to be endorsed by the #AmericaFirst (and Trump-endorsed) warrior who drained the McCain swamp in Arizona and is now the GOP nominee for governor in Arizona - Kari Lake," Jackson tweeted Wednesday.

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Who doesn’t love a bargain? At $47,148, the average price of a new car is quickly approaching — yikes! — $50,000. So when I recently tested two vehicles that cost only half as much, you might assume such rides appeal to my penchant for being kinda-sorta cheap. OK, this is partly true, but along with affordable MSRPs, these low-cost chariots offer lots of other pleasant surprises.

Netflix announced on Friday that out Emmy winner Dan Levy has joined the cast of the queer-inclusive series Sex Education.Levy will appear in a recurring role in season 4 of the hit series. The Schitt's Creek co-creator and star be playing Thomas Molloy, an author who will be teaching a course at one of the character’s universities.

A judge in Utah has blocked enforcement of the state’s transgender sports ban, days after news emerged that parents of cisgender female athletes had filed a complaint about an alleged trans competitor who turned out not to be.Judge Keith A. Kelly in the Third District Court of Utah, located inose Salt Lake County, issued a preliminary injunction Friday against the state’s blanket ban on trans girls in girls’ school sports, meaning it can’t be enforced while a lawsuit against it proceeds.

A judge in Colorado his week ordered Jenna Ellis, a former legal adviser to Donald Trump, to appear before a grand jury investigating whether the Trump and others illegally tried to influence the outcome of the 2020 election in Georgia. But instead of focusing on her legal obligations, Ellis is stigmatizing monkeypox online and criticizing the appearance of Rachel Maddow.After a hearing in Fort Collins, Judge Gregory Lammons Tuesday ordered Ellis to travel to Georgia to testify.

Amandla Stenberg and Lena Wilson have set Film Twitter on fire.

Pose alum and general trans superstar Dominique Jackson just absolutely smashed it in her portrayal of Bloody Mary, and things are truly looking up for transness in horror.In what’s already one of the highest-rated episodes of Ryan Murphy‘s American Horror Stories, the actress gives a complex, twist-filled turn as the titular urban legend.Related: The cast of ‘They/Them’ sounds off on why queer people love horror so muchMost times this anthology series can fall more Goosebumps than Twilight Zone. The talents of Quvenzhané Wallis and a new writer/director pair made for a compelling watch, all brought home by Jackson’s commanding, nuanced presence.This isn’t a Ryan Murphy production’s first time at trans women in horror; Angelica Ross was a psych doctor (and, spoiler, crafty killer collaborator) in American Horror Story: 1984.As much as Ryan Murphy has put his weight behind growing queerness in horror in the past decade or so, he’s absolutely not the only one out here.Quei Tann recently starred in Peacock’s queer conversion camp slasher They/Them as Alexandra, a brave girl who gets forced into the boys’ cabin (one of the first villainous acts of the antagonists that helps make their demise that much more deserved).Sense8‘s Jamie Clayton is currently set to play the iconic Pinhead in the upcoming revamp of Hellraiser, and if her past performances are anything to go by, this will be one Pinhead we can be proud of.Basically, it seems like the days of Silence of the Lambs‘ Buffalo Bill being a prominent trans woman character in horror are behind us — and thank god.Here’s what the girls have to say about Ms. Jackson’s very scary Mary:Is anyone else as effortlessly iconic as Dominique Jackson onscreen? Living for her new role in

Boston Children’s Hospital has faced a torrent of threats and harassment from an online campaign aimed at doctors and staff caring for transgender children.

UK Black Pride 2022 broke records last week, becoming the largest Black Pride celebration in the world. The all-day event, held on Sunday, August 14, hosted over 25,000 people and showcased around 50 performers.Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, who is known as Lady Phyll, one of the event’s co-founders and its current executive director, announced onstage that the Federation of Black Pride had officially recognized the event as the largest Black Pride event in the world.Certainly, the event has grown since 2005, this year moving to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford after outgrowing other venues.

Veertig jaar geleden hoorde Nederland voor het eerst over aids. Om daarbij stil te staan is vandaag de tentoonstelling House of Hiv geopend in Amsterdam.

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Brain Damage, a 1988 film that’s about as unhinged as it gets.Set in the pre-NYU takeover days of New York, the film concerns Brian, a young man who goes to bed with flu symptoms and wakes up with a slithering, talking penis puppet on his hands. Yup, that’s what happens.

Trans student athletes will be allowed to play on in Utah after one brave judge’s decision.Judge Keith Kelly and the Third District Court of Utah granted a preliminary injunction against H.B. 11, blocking the new anti-trans law from being enforced–at least for now.After a two-day hearing, the court concluded that “the Defendants do not offer persuasive reasons to categorically ban all transgender girls from competing on girls’ teams.”Related: Teens sue in Utah to be allowed to play sports in schoolThis move is more than necessary, as we’ve already seen its negative effects spiraling out.Just this week, two pairs of sore loser parents tried to report the girl who beat their daughters for being transgender.

A Goofy Movie.After he briefly stepped away from his R&B career and joined the Broadway musical Hairspray, he fully embraced his identity: “Being around people who were like me, LGBTQ+ people that were living normal lives and had partners — I had never seen that."Campbell is taking control of the conversation, providing representation and inspiration for his fans and community.I don't know about y'all but I'm happy to see our Black music icons like Queen Latifah, Da Brat, and Tevin Campbell stepping fully into their queerness and naming themselves on their own terms.I hope Tevin Campbell is having the best day of his life.Congrats to Tevin Campbell!

ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) -- Atlanta’s iconic Rainbow Crosswalk has been vandalized once again, according to the Atlanta Police Department.Officer says someone spray-painted a Swastika on the intersection at 10th and Piedmont this week and the LGBTQ Liaison Unit was notified by Zone 5 units regarding the hate speech.Police say the ATL Department of Transportation responded to remove the vandalism with a pressure washer and investigators are currently working on details surrounding the incident.“Atlanta Police immediately notified the Mayor’s Office of the matter, then ATL DOT scrambled a crew -in the rain- to remove the disguising act of vandalism from our street,” said Atlanta Police Department Press Secretary Michael Smith. “We thank the women and men of ATLDOT and APD for erasing the hate that has no place in our city in such a swift and efficient manner.”Police are still investigating.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.

A classic of American literature is being reimagined with queer characters and people of color at its center.Jeremy Holt and Felipe Cunha’s Gatsby, an eight-issue graphic novel series debuting in November from comics publisher and independent developer AWA Studios, gives F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby a makeover for the 2020s.

Francesca Gregorini knows that in order to reach your dreams, you have to chase them.As a director on the Hulu limited series The Dropout, Gregorini got to explore the life of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried), helming two episodes that take place at pivotal moments when Holmes is at the top of her fictional world and just about to start falling.The Dropout has a total of six Primetime Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Seyfried. Another one of the nominations went to Michael Showalter, who also directed several episodes of the show.Gregorini directed two episodes – “Flower of Life” and “Iron Sisters,” – the latter of which earned her the Emmy nomination and features a Kubrickesque party scene full of Elizabeth Holmes masks, the most uncomfortable serenade you’ll ever see, incredible dance moves, and scenes of Holmes fumbling while trying to film a commercial with famous director Errol Morris.Those commercial scenes were some of her favorites to direct, as it allowed her to get deep into the psyche of Holmes.“They're not the actual commercial, they're sort of the outtakes, when she's messing up and trying to think of an answer.

A regular patron at a Florida gay bar used his wits and military experience to take down a man with a grenade this week, and it was all captured on video.Police in Wilton Manors were called to The Corner Pub on Tuesday evening after an unidentified man entered the popular gay bar, called over the bartender, placed a grenade on the counter, and warned he had guns in the car.Bartender Joseph Shakespeare told local ABC affiliate WPLG, “It kinda freaked me out a little bit,” but he said his first thoughts were about the safety of his other customers.“I was just thinking, stay calm, because we have a lot of people in there, and this is our community, so I want to keep everybody safe,” Shakespeare said.That’s when former active-duty marine Darrell Darling stepped in. He told WPLG he overheard what the man was saying and immediately realized the severity of the situation.“He was agitated at someone in the bar.

Grace Christian School in Valrico, Florida boasts on its website that it does not discriminate “on the basis of race, color, nationality, or ethnic origin.”But if a student happens to be gay, bisexual or transgender, it’s time to leave!In an email to parents obtained by NBC News, Administrator Barry McKeen made the school’s position on LGBTQ students crystal clear.The subject line of the email reads: “Important School Policy Point of Emphasis. … Please Read.”Related: Florida ups the ante on ‘Don’t Say Gay’ just one week into the new school year“We believe that God created mankind in His image: male (man) and female (woman), sexually different but with equal dignity,” the email said.It went on to erroneously reference “one’s biological gender.” For the people in the back, “gender” is defined as a social construct while “sex” distinguishes the biological difference between females and males.“Therefore, one’s biological sex must be affirmed and no attempts should be made to physically change, alter, or disagree with one’s biological gender — including, but not limited to, elective sex reassignment, transvestite, transgender, or non-binary gender fluid acts of conduct (Genesis 1:26-28).

Second generation eyebrow-actor Dan Levy has announced his return to the small screen, and we couldn’t be more excited.Dan posted the VERY serious news earlier today:Sex Ed. Season 4.

Lost Souls competing in OttawaLost Souls Rugby is in Ottawa, Canada, competing in the Bingham Cup international gay rugby competition.

Team Trump will not shut up about FBI agents allegedly ransacking Melania Trump‘s closet last week’s search of Mar-a-Lago.In addition to seizing boxes and documents, several conservative media outlets have reported that agents also rifled through Melania’s personal belongings.In a Truth Social post, Trump accused agents of tearing apart his wife’s wardrobe, writing: “….Just learned that agents went through the First Lady’s closets and rummaged through her clothing and personal items. Surprisingly, left area in a relative mess.

Field Report with Paola Ramos aired last week and discussed the rightward movement among Latino voters, especially in Florida. Ramos met with a group of Moms for Liberty activists.Moms for Liberty gained notoriety during the pandemic as they attended and protested school board meetings to oppose mask mandates and LGBTQ inclusivity in schools.

A state court has ruled against a recently passed Utah law prohibiting on transgender girls participating in sports consistent with the gender identity, issuing an order barring school officials from enforcing the ban while giving authority to a legislature-created commission.

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Australian rugby player Dylan Walker defended seven of his teammates who boycotted a match due to their jerseys having rainbows detailing.

keeping it raw in her songs that can make you feel like you’re a fly on the wall of her therapy sessions.Her new album “Holy Fvck” — which dropped on Friday, the day before the former Disney Channel star turns 30 — unapologetically addresses the issues she’s dealt with regarding her addiction, sexuality and mental-health struggles.Lovato comes out firing on the first track “Freak,” a thrashing rave-up with punk-rocker Yungblud on which she embraces the power of being an outcast: “Get your tickets to the freak show, baby/Step right up to watch the freak go crazy.”Then on another rocking cut, “Skin of My Teeth,” Lovato — who has been open about her struggles with addiction — admits that “I’m alive by the skin of my teeth.”And the pop star is very much aware of the fish bowl that she lives in as she deals with her own recovery journey: “Demi leaves rehab again/When is this shit gonna end?/Sounds like the voice in my head/I can’t believe I’m not dead.”Meanwhile, the guitar-charged takedown “Eat Me” — featuring Royal & the Serpent — gives the middle finger to all the haters who have shaded her for how she identifies: The singer came out as non-binary and was using they/them pronouns, but she has recently adopted using she/her as well again.“Would you like me better if I was still her?/Did she make your mouths water?…I know the s—t that I’ve ignored/I know the girl that you adored/She’s dead, it’s time to f—king mourn.”And on the confessional power ballad “Happy Ending,” Lovato shares her struggle with depression — and how she’s tried to cope with it: “I got high/You name it, I’ve tried it/Sure, I’m sober now/And everybody’s proud/But I miss my vices.”

Bridgerton Season 3.Ncuti is about to star as the new Doctor in Doctor Who, and Emma has several movies in the works, including Emily and Greta Gerwig's highly anticipated Barbie, which Ncuti is also in.Alongside Dan, Thaddea Graham, who starred in Netflix's short-lived series The Irregulars; Marie Reuther, who starred in HBO Max's Kamikaze; and newcomers Felix Mufti, Anthony Lexa, Alexandra James, and Imani Yahshua have all joined the cast.

Fans of Trainwreck or the HBO Max series Peacemaker already know how much of a “goofball” John Cena can be on screen–with or without clothes–but where did he find the confidence to let it all hang out?It turns out you can address those thank you letters to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.The two stars both found their not-so-humble beginnings as WWE wrestlers, with The Rock being first to make the jump to the silver screen in movies like The Mummy Returns and The Rundown.Cena recently revealed during a Q&A at Comic-Con in Wales that he turned to The Rock for advice when he wanted to take his career to the next level.“I was able to ask him, ‘Hey man, do you have any advice’?” Cena recalled.Related: That time The Rock was warned doing gay-for-pay would ruin his career… and he did it anywayCena already had a handful of acting credits, but his then-upcoming role in Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck in 2015 required him to tap into his comedy chops.“He said, ‘They asked you there for a reason dude; just be yourself.’“He, in that one sentence, allowed me to calm down,” Cena said. “Allowed me to be myself, which, I’m really a goofball.”Trainwreck required him to be that goofball “on screen,” he said.

OutWest is hosting an LGBTQ+ family storytime and tea party this Sunday, August 21 from 11 am-1 pm to be held in the Fulacht Fiadh Cafe. So bring your family for what promises to be a wonderful day out. The tea party will feature Storytime with Kayleigh who is “a librarian and story and picture […]

Dan Levy has been cast in a recurring role on the upcoming fourth season of Sex Education.

Two days ago, on August 17, US soccer players Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger announced that they have adopted their second child. The name of the latest member of their queer family is Ocean Maeve and the parents already adore him. Krieger and Harris are two professional soccer players for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the […]

Love Island 2019 winner Amber Gill addressed tweets where she appeared to come out, saying she did it “accidentally”.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) has denied the need for a dedicated transport police unit after calls for increased Garda presence following a homophobic attack on a Dublin Bus last weekend. 26 year-old Mark Sheehan was returning home from a night out in The George on the number 15 bus in the early hours of […]

Francesca Gregorini knows that in order to reach your dreams, you have to chase them.As a director on the Hulu limited series The Dropout, Gregorini got to explore the life of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried), helming two episodes that take place at pivotal moments when Holmes is at the top of her fictional world and just about to start falling.The Dropout has a total of six Primetime Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Seyfried. Another one of the nominations went to Michael Showalter, who also directed several episodes of the show.Gregorini directed two episodes – “Flower of Life” and “Iron Sisters,” – the latter of which earned her the Emmy nomination and features a Kubrickesque party scene full of Elizabeth Holmes masks, the most uncomfortable serenade you’ll ever see, incredible dance moves, and scenes of Holmes fumbling while trying to film a commercial with famous director Errol Morris.Those commercial scenes were some of her favorites to direct, as it allowed her to get deep into the psyche of Holmes.“They're not the actual commercial, they're sort of the outtakes, when she's messing up and trying to think of an answer.

Despite the vocal opposition to a new school policy by a large crowd of community members, a Wisconsin school board approved a measure prohibiting teachers and staff from displaying LGBTQ+ Pride flags or symbols and other items deemed "political." The policy also forbids the use of preferred pronouns.Employees are prohibited from displaying political or religious messages, such as pride flags, Black Lives Matter signs, or We Back the Badge signs, or specifying their pronouns in emails per the district's code of conduct.Kettle Moraine High School library was packed with people wanting their voices heard on Tuesday, and Milwaukee's ABC affiliate WISN reports the public comment period had to be extended from 30 to 60 minutes to accommodate many, but not all, of the speakers. The school superintendent told board members in July he's clarifying the employee code of conduct to remove pride flags from classrooms and pronouns from email signatures.The move is based on the school district's policy that prohibits "partisan politics, sectarian religious views, or selfish propaganda," CNN reports.According to superintendent Stephen Plum, expressing identity is political, uncomfortable, and thus prohibited at Kettle Moraine School District."The expectation is that teachers and administration will not have political flags or religious messaging in their classroom or on their person. This expectation includes Pride flags," Plum said at a school board meeting last month, WISN reported.

Kendall Jenner does not like to mix it up, it turns out.The supermodel revealed on Thursday evening that she likes to take her 818 tequila straight and in a champagne glass, leaving out mixers, lime and even ice.The siren, 26, was seen holding the glass of tequila at her very own 818 tequila party in Los Angeles. Also at the bash were sisters Kylie, Kim and Khloe, as well as momager Kris.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell shared his grim projection for Republicans in the 2022 midterm elections, but don’t believe a word the dude says.Speaking at a Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce luncheon this week, McConnell was asked about how he thought his party might fare in November.“I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate,” the 80-year-old senator, who has first elected in 1985, said. “Senate races are just different.

Owners of Port 251, a gay-owned bar and restaurant in Rehoboth Beach, Del., are accusing local police of discrimination and harassment, claiming on-duty officers regularly sit outside the venue for the duration of its popular drag brunches.

All Stars with some fresh fillers and a new set of pearly-white veneers, RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race is back this summer looking better than ever.In spring of 2020, the franchise spin-off made a fun if conceptually confused debut, in which trios of celebrities (Vanessa Williams and Loni Love among them) were given drag makeovers by queens, and then asked to compete in classic one-off challenges, like Snatch Game or the Rusical.The idea behind things being “secret” was flimsy at best given the contestants “RuVealed” themselves at the episode’s outset, but, hey, it was early on in the pandemic and we were happy for another diversion.This August, the format gets a revamp (a RuVamp???), taking a page from The Masked Singer to ensure that the “secret” stays in Secret Celebrity Drag Race. As a brand-new trailer details, 9 stars will compete in “the ultimate lip-sync showdown,” undergoing drag transformations while keeping their identities hush-hush.These stars are sitting on a secret! ? ? Don’t miss a brand-Ru season of Secret #CelebDragRace — FRIDAY AUGUST 12 at 8/7c on @VH1! ? pic.twitter.com/Lsv8mwqXkw— RuPaul's Drag Race (@RuPaulsDragRace) July 18, 2022On a souped up soundstage, they’ll perform in front of a live studio audience to be judged by Mama Ru, Michelle Visage, Ross Mathews, and Carson Kressley.