Fashion designer Zac Posen is engaged to dancer Harrison Ball

This week in Queer Melbourne we have a platter of delicious options. Enjoy your fix of culture with intergenerational queer bonding, speed dating, theatre, burlesque and more.One Friday every month, the Motley Bauhaus is taken over by the campy, glitter streaked performers of the Melbourne burlesque scene. This month you’ll have the pleasure of watching Evana de Lune, SHAM, Celia Bow, Whiskey Falls and Zaphyer Enfield.

The board member who introduced the proposal recognizing October as LGBTQ history month, Lucia Baez-Geller, claimed Wednesday that a “symbolic gesture” was hijacked by “ugly falsities” and “just plain disinformation.” | Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo By Andrew Atterbury 09/07/2022 10:44 PM EDT Link CopiedTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Miami Dade School Board on Wednesday night struck down a proposal that would have recognized October as “LGBTQ history month” out of concern that it would violate the state’s Parental Rights in Education law, known by opponents as “Don’t Say Gay.”Miami school board members passed a similar resolution acknowledging LGBTQ history month in 2021 by a 7-1 vote but found themselves in a different situation this fall under the Parental Rights in Education law.

In a recent interview, Taron Egerton confirmed that the Little Shop of Horrors remake is no longer happening. Egerton was going to star alongside Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson in a modern reimagining of the camp classic.1986’s Little Shop of Horrors was a movie-musical directed by puppeteer Frank Oz (voice of Yoda) and featured music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman (both of whom would go on to compose classic scores for the 90s Disney Renaissance). It follows Seymour (Rick Moranis), a down-on-his-luck florist hoping to woo his longtime love Audrey away from her sadistic dentist boyfriend.

De Golfstaten slaan de handen ineen om Netflix te dwingen geen films meer te tonen met homoseksuele of lesbische scenegrave;nes. Die bederven volgens hen de jeugd in hun land.

Editor’s note: The Washington Blade interviewed Alba Rueda before the murder of Alejandra Ironici, a prominent transgender activist, in Santa Fe on Aug. 22 and the attempted assassination of Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in Buenos Aires on Sept. 1.

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) signaled on Wednesday on vote on legislation to codify same-sex marriage would happen “in the coming weeks” as supporters express increasing confidence will have sufficient bipartisan support to pass.

A pop-up monkeypox vaccine clinic will take place at S4, 3911 Cedar Springs Road from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9 and from noon-3 p.m. on Sept. 11. Enter from the back parking lot. Use the QR code above to register. The clinic is sponsored by Dallas County Health and Human Services and Nomi Health. Vaccines will be administered free of charge.

Rock ‘n’ roll showman Esquerita has a mythology that’s difficult to parse; his birth year could be 1935 or ’38, and his real name could be “Stephen Quincy ‘S.Q.’ Reeder” or literally “Eskew Reeder”.Most inscrutable is his exact relationship with fellow frenetic free-wheeler Little Richard, who Esquerita would be compared to for the majority of his career.After all, plenty of their elements are shared: the black wigs piled high, the pencil thin mustaches, the raucous piano stylings and just-shy-of-Jay Hawkins interjections. That said, with Esquerita at a smooth 6′ 2″, they certainly wouldn’t be mixed up in person.Some reports have the two crossing paths as teens in the early fifties, well before their ’68 collaboration, “Stingy Jenny”.

JoJo Siwa drops by Disney+'s for a special guest appearance in the latest episode, which dropped on the streaming service Wednesday.«It's crazy to think that I'm a part of this world now. It's wild!» Siwa shared with ET over a recent Zoom interview. «I remember when I first got the ask, I immediately was like, 'Yes. Don't know when, don't know who, don't know how, but yes, make it happen,' to my team.

LGBTQ voters could be the key to flipping a historically Republican district in the California desert, giving Democrats the opportunity to gain a US House seat in November.With the midterm elections one month away, Democrats are making a final push to maintain control of Congress. While a series of Biden administration wins, and issues like Roe v.

Jack Jablonski, who was a legendary high school hockey player in Minnesota and now works for the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, has come out as gay.Jablonski came out Wednesday in a tweet and an interview with The Athletic. “I feel like for the first time in my life, I’m happy and excited about the future,” he told the publication. “I’m finally being true to myself, having finally come to grips with who I am.

The White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre handed over the podium to the Biden-Harris administration's monkeypox coordinator Bob Fenton and deputy coordinator Dr. Demetre Daskalakis to give an update on the outbreak of MPV on Wednesday.

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The dolls love a vague post on Twitter. Do you know who doesn’t like them? Literally everyone else.

Each September, my colleagues and I at The Trevor Project find ourselves especially busy, completing our usual work as part of the largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for LGBTQ young people – but with an added spotlight of doing this type of work during National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. However, last week, the month kicked off differently than in previous years.

“All trans people want to do is live more closely and align with who we are,” said August Dekker, one of the plaintiffs. | Hollie Adams/Getty Images By Arek Sarkissian 09/07/2022 03:53 PM EDT Link CopiedTALLAHASSEE, Fla.

How I Do It – the series in which we give you a sneak peek into a week in the sex life of a stranger. For today’s instalment, we hear from Chad, a 26-year-old CEO and entrepreneur. Chad is gay, single, and uses the pronouns he/him and they/them.After spending ‘too long living by other people’s rules and not putting myself first,’ Chad now ensures that ‘everything in my life is on my terms’.They add: ‘I decide what I do, when I do it and how, because I put myself and my happiness first.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama, visiting the White House Wednesday for the unveiling of her official portrait and that of former President Barack Obama, took several swipes at the man who succeeded her husband in the Oval Office and staged an insurrection and a failed coup to try to extend his term.

Harry Styles hocked a loogie into his Don’t Worry Darling co-star Chris Pine’s lap, a new trailer has dropped for his other fall movie, which features some spit-swapping of its own.That’s an admittedly crude way to frame this new look at the period piece My Policeman, which emphasizes—to quote Styles—the film’s “tender and loving and sensitive” approach to a fraught, gay love triangle in 1950s England.From seasoned theater director Michael Grandage, My Policeman adapts Bethan Roberts’ 2012 novel of the same name to tell a  “beautifully crafted story of forbidden love and changing social conventions.”Related: Everything we know about Harry Styles’ gay romance ‘My Policeman’ (so far!)Styles stars as Tom, the titular officer of the law, whose relationship with schoolteacher Marion (Emma Corrin) becomes complicated by their new friendship with museum curator Patrick (David Dawson). Though homosexuality was illegal at the time, the two men enter into an illicit affair, which threatens all three of their livelihoods as they navigate the pursuit of love in all its forms.Unlike the initial 40-second teaser, this full-length clip provides a better preview of the cast’s heartbreaking performances.

The metaverse is a virtual online world that people can access in a variety of ways, including through virtual and augmented reality. It offers people an interactive social experience where users are represented by avatars. Users can teleport through different virtual social worlds, participate in events and make transactions using cryptocurrencies.

Indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton

From left, Andy Smith (TI Foundation) Paul Von Wupperfeld, Terry D. Loftis, Diane Brierley at TACA’s 2021 Party on the Green. (Courtesy photo)

With its abundance of flickery grain, exceedingly credible period production, and eminently authentic ensemble, UK filmmaker Georgia Oakley’s astonishing debut feature “Blue Jean” — which premiered at the Venice Film Festival last week, no doubt primed to pick up a swath of gongs and laurels — could well be a relic exhumed from the back cupboards of a dusty film archive.  READ MORE: Venice Film Festival Preview: 16 Must-See Films To Watch Set amid Margaret Thatcher’s reign of terror in the late ‘80s, the little-known Rosy McEwen puts in a calling card performance for the ages as Jean, a closeted lesbian gym teacher torn asunder by the emergence of Section 28: barbaric British legislation that, until 2003, prohibited the “promotion of homosexuality” across the country.

Welcome to Screen Gems, our weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a rewatch.The “Indecent:” WeekendNotice how we use the quotation marks there, folks. Weekend, the debut feature from director Andrew Haigh (co-creator of Looking), found the immediate love of its audience upon release in 2011, where it took home major prizes at Outfest, Frameline and SXSW. The dissenting voice: the Catholic Church, which allowed the film to show on only 10 screens in the nation of Italy (the church owns most of the cinemas there…go figure).

[Haga clic aquí para leer este artículo en español.]At the tender age of 17, Los Angeles native Richard Zaldivar first embarked on what would become a lifelong dedication to his roots and community. His amazing journey started with the role of president at a local youth group, where he organized community meetings to help educate his peers about addiction issues and community involvement and leadership. A few years later, Zaldivar moved into the political realm when he worked on a campaign for L.A.

Funny Girl.Stepping into Barbra Streisand’s shoes to play Fanny Brice—a role she’s seemingly been preparing for most of her professional career—Michele reportedly received six standing ovations throughout her premiere performance at The August Wilson Theatre.The first of those came as soon as she sauntered onto stage, before she could even utter the musical’s iconic opening line: “Hello, gorgeous!”Related: 5 celebrities who totally won’t be at Lea Michele’s ‘Funny Girl’ premiereThis moment’s been a long time coming for Michele, who made her Broadway debut in a production of Les Misérables and later originated the role of Wendla in Spring Awakening. The actress is best known for FOX’s hit musical dramedy Glee, playing the tenacious Rachel Berry who, in the show’s fifth season, goes on to star in a Broadway revival of Funny Girl.

LGBTQ+ and health groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block Florida’s new rule excluding gender-affirming care from Medicaid coverage.Lambda Legal, Southern Legal Counsel, Florida Health Justice Project, and National Health Law Program, together with international law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, filed the suit on behalf of four plaintiffs: August Dekker, Brit Rothstein, and two minors identified under pseudonyms, Susan (represented by her parents, Jane and John Doe) and K.F. (represented by his mother, Jade Ladue).The lawsuit, Dekker et al.

hunter schafer blaming nb ppl for the things happening to trans ppl’s healthcare is so fucking sickening.

CAIRO — Egypt became the latest Arab country on Wednesday to demand that Netflix drop content that runs counter to its “societal values,” an escalation of a battle by regional authorities on Western-produced television shows and films that depict gay and lesbian characters onscreen. The content, in the official telling, is anathema to their majority-Muslim societies.

The Washington Post.The suspect had been described as between 5’6″ and 5’9″ with a slim frame and a beard, between 18 to 20 years old, wearing flared jeans, a T-shirt, and a bucket hat. He allegedly fled the scene with another male wearing a white T-shirt.The pro-authoritarian, right-wing commentary and opinion site Remix claims the suspect, identified as Nuradi A., is a migrant and former junior boxing champion from Chechnya, a majority-Muslim region of Russia, who had applied for refugee status but had his request rejected by the German government.Typically, that means he should have been deported back to Russia, but Germany halted all deportations back to Eastern European countries following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the instability in the region. While Remix and other right-wing sites, as well as fascist political parties, have been eager to link the Münster attack with other anti-LGBTQ attacks committed by Muslim migrants across Europe, some on social media have speculated that Nuradi may be gay himself, possibly having fled Chechnya due to the ongoing purge of gay and bisexual men there.A vigil celebrating Malte’s life and condemning anti-trans violence was held in front of Münster’s historic town hall on Friday night, drawing an estimated crowd of 6,500 people.On Saturday, a judge granted prosecutors’ request to keep Nuradi in detention while he awaits trial.

Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino revealed he still wants to make a sequel to the 2017 Oscar-winning film.

Another star has left the stage of Secret Celebrity Drag Race, but her light is sure to linger for weeks to come.Milli Von Sunshine has been officially revealed to be two time Tony winner and Glee alum Jenna Ushkowitz.

It’s taken decades for queer voices to fill prominent roles on television and move beyond the gay best friend or quirky sidekick. This week, I host Frank Arthur Smith to discuss the importance of queer storytelling in today’s creative landscape. Frank is the creator of Open To It, a comedy series that explores polyamorous relationships and queer joy. Frank serves as writer, director,  producer, and actor in the hilarious comedy.

Archeologists working at an excavation in Spain uncovered a 2,300-year-old stone phallus last month. The bas-relief representation of a male member was discovered on the cornerstone of a large Roman building under excavation in El Higuerón by a team from the University of Extremadura and the Historical Museum of Nueva Carteya.

A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit unanimously affirmed that Washington state’s law protecting minors from conversion therapy is constitutional and may be enforced.

Good evening and welcome to Wednesday's Daily Record headline briefing. The rundown keeps you up to date with the latest news from Scotland and beyond.

SEATTLE — A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit unanimously affirmed that Washington state’s law protecting minors from conversion therapy is constitutional and may be enforced.

Release date: January 4What it's about: This standalone companion to Happily Ever Afters stars Lenore Bennett, who's mastered high school but still has infinite questions about her plans for once she gets to NYU — a definite point of contention with her parents. Then, while on a post-grad cruise, she meets Alex, and of all the things she's never figured out she wanted for herself, he might be the most surprising.Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound.Release date: January 4What it's about: When Dua's forced to spend the entire month of Ramadan in Queens with her cousins, she isn't happy about it, especially since she barely knows this branch of the family tree.

ABOVE: Fanny Brice, fanny nice.

Drag Race UK is back with an incredible lineup of talented queens to steal our breath away in season 4. BBC Three made the long-awaited announcement at 9 am this morning, September 7, introducing the stunning faces who make up the cast, including Drag Race UK‘s first Trans contestant and a Drag SOS star. The […]

NEW YORK: The US$258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency Dogecoin has expanded, adding seven new investor plaintiffs and six new defendants including his tunnel construction business Boring.

Washington state’s ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for children has been unanimously upheld by a federal appeals court.

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Emmy-winning producer Dionne Harmon has been promoted to President at Jesse Collins Entertainment from her previous role as EVP Content and Strategy at JCE. In the newly created position, Harmon will oversee all aspects of the company’s creative strategy and financial growth. She will report to Collins.

After calling out the transphobia that another celebrity displayed in an online remark, Maren Morris was called a “lunatic country music person” on Fox News. The singer decided to slap the slogan on a T-shirt, sell it as merch and donate all proceeds to Trans causes. The result? More than $100,000 dollars in donations. It […]

The incredible line-up for the Dublin Theatre Festival 2022 has been announced, featuring no less than 17 world premieres. This year, the unmissable event will make a return to full capacity in-person shows from September 29 to October 16. With that in mind, the Dublin Theatre Festival 2022 focuses on the “power of coming together” […]

Project Runway, we have some bummer news for you: He’s taken.But we’re not going to get too upset about it because Posen’s new fiancé, ballet dancer Harrison Ball, is absolutely gorgeous, and the two are just so cute together.The pair announced their engagement earlier this week with dual Instagram posts, sharing a series of sweet photos.  A post shared by Zac Posen (@zacposen)Plenty of their famous friends celebrated the happy couple, with everyone from Jewel to Uzo Aduba to Posen’s former Project Runway co-workers Heidi Klum and Nina Garcia sharing their congratulations in the comments.Beyond his stint on the design-focused reality competition show, Posen is a highly accomplished designer, who formerly headed up his eponymous label and was the creative director for Brooks Brothers. He’s made notable garments for Michelle Obama, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, and many, many others.

Zac Posen and Harrison Ball are ready to start their next chapter together. The couple announced their engagement on social media yesterday, August 8th.In an Instagram post captioned, “Engaged 8.8.22,” the fashion designer tagged his fiancé and, in a slideshow of pictures, he shared some of their memories leading up to the grand moment.