Gay SF cop gets $225K in settlement of discrimination case

A Catholic Church in the United Kingdom has banned an award-winning gay author from visiting and speaking at two schools near London. The Archdiocese of Southwark cancelled the talks by young adult fiction writer Simon James Green at the two schools. Green was scheduled to speak at The John Fisher School in Purley, South London on March 7 and at St John’s Primary School in Gravesend, Kent on March 9.

DUBAI: Art Dubai, the Middle East's largest annual contemporary art fair, has featured for the first time digital works, as the wealthy Gulf emirate seeks to position itself as a crypto-assets hub.

Hawaii passed a bill that requires insurance companies to cover gender-affirming care. 

And Just Like That…, the Sex and the City revamp, is queering up an LGBTQI television favourite. With the addition of a major Queer character, the return of some favourite gay characters and the inclusion of a gender questioning teen, And Just Like That… aims to address the issues of its predecessor.

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US representative Colin Allred said the Russian detainment of Olympic athlete Brittney Griner was “extremely concerning.” 

Ariana DeBose has an inspiring message for fans while accepting an award at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night (March 13) from London, England.

The Adelaide City FC have said they are “no longer” tolerating homophobic fans that attend their games. 

GLAAD has announced that they will be grading film studios on their political donations.

ABC News/Ipsos, found that 62 percent of respondents oppose legislation that bans teaching about gender identity or sexual orientation to younger children, while just 37 percent support it.The poll found that attitudes toward such laws differed across party lines. Sixty-two percent of Republican voters said they support such legislation, while only 20 percent of Democrats and 35 percent of independents agreed.

In a small step for LGBTQ+ rights in Texas, investigations into gender-affirming care for trans youth have been temporarily banned. 

The Andy Warhol Diaries (★★★★☆) is well worth dipping through its many tangents and digressions to gain an informative, artfully assembled portrait of the artist.Executive produced by Ryan Murphy, and written and directed by Andrew Rossi, the series is based on Warhol’s diary entries, as dictated over the phone to his friend and collaborator Pat Hackett starting in 1976.Opening with Warhol’s description of a “perfect” Thanksgiving spent with his lover Jed Johnson at the rustic home of artist Jamie Wyeth, The Andy Warhol Diaries were published in 1989, two years after Warhol’s death.Appearing in the series, along with several Warhol associates, muses, and fellow artists, Hackett has a ready response for anyone who, then or now, might take issue with how Andy portrayed them.“Of course, it’s subjective,” she insists, adding that if anybody has a problem with it, “write your own diary.” From episode one, the show firmly establishes that Andy Warhol’s voice will guide our voyage through his world.To that end, the filmmakers commit to the unexpected, yet oddly apropos, choice of an artificial Andy Warhol to serve as narrator. Created using an AI program, then further synthesized with the vocal performance of actor Bill Irwin, faux-Andy is tuned to sound like the real Andy, and does just enough to perfectly suit a subject who mused for years that he wished he could be a machine.Eventually, a group of roboticists did engineer an Andy Warhol android, an arduous process captured in footage shown in episode three.

Last October, I attended a high school Halloween party. A group of guys from my school surrounded me and shouted homophobic slurs. One even threatened me with physical violence.

Coronation Street beauty Kimberly Hart-Simpson who plays the role of Nicky Wheatley has opened up about being trolled because of her sexuality. The 35-year-old actress returned to the cobbled streets of Corrie last week and has recently appeared on E4's Celebs Go Dating – where she revealed that she wasn't heterosexual.When she appeared on the celebrity dating show she spoke out about being pansexual, which means that she is attracted to people of any gender identity.

Welcome to Screen Gems, our weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a re-watch.The news this week that a woman in Indiana tried to have the documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood banned from the state library system brought two thoughts to mind: #1: thank goodness she failed, and #2: Scotty Bowers rocks.For anyone unfamiliar with his scandalous story, former Marine Scotty Bowers landed in Hollywood during the Golden Age of moviemaking. He found work there as a bisexual escort and pimp to the stars.

20 years of incredible queer films, then check out the latest from Gay TikTok:RuPaul bought Cola-Cola.

When it comes to major gaming franchises, queer characters or stories are often still left out. Fortunately, the story is different with many smaller games from indie developers.

journalist Gabe Sherman’s Vanity Fair exposé as its basis and will follow the saga of the Falwell family, from Jerry’s early days taking over his father’s position as President of Liberty University to he and his wife Becki’s present disgraced status thanks to an alleged affair with a pool boy. Here’s an opportunity to make a trashy show like Melrose Place look modest. Hollywood casting directors, start taking notes…Though Mr.

Phil Collins looked frail as he took to the stage with his band Genesis, as the star looked glum as he struggled to even raise a smile. The 71-year-old drummer joined bandmates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks on stage at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Berlin for a performance.

Drag Race UK vs The World came to a glittery finish on Tuesday, as Blu Hydrangea lip-sync battled her way through Jujubee and Mo Heart to be crowned the first-ever “queen of the mothertuckin’ world.”A much-discussed element of the latest Drag Race spinoff has been the grand prize. Instead of $100,000, the winning queen received the aforementioned title and the opportunity to record a duet with host RuPaul.Here’s the aptly-named track they released — “Champion”:Blu joins good company of those who’ve belted it out with Ru — scroll down for some memorable Ru-ets over the years:In 1994, Elton John rerecorded his 1976 duet with Kiki Dee, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” with none other than RuPaul.

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Let’s be honest – modern dating can be rough. As people live further apart and more in isolation than ever before, connecting via in-person dates is more challenging than ever.

Is it easier to give than to receive? Depends on the gay you ask. A spirited debate in the r/AskGayMen forum indicates there’s no consensus on whether tops or bottoms have an easier time of it.One Reddit user kicked off the discussion by asking if other people agree that being a bottom is tougher than being a top. “Like, you can’t eat spicy food, you need to fast, you need to be clean AF before having sex, etc.,” that user added.Many commenters informed that original poster that there’s no need for fasting and other diet restrictions, and some tops on the thread indicated that, you know, sh*t happens and that’s OK.But otherwise, there wasn’t much common ground in the comment section.

Ruby Rare is a sex educator, author and host of In Touch with Ruby Rare, a new podcast exploring sex and sexuality. You can follow her on Instagram @rubyrareAll views expressed in this article are the author's own.As told to Jenny Haward.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has denounced Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill in a new social media statement.

Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall has officially started her solo career with a brand new record deal.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek finally apologised to the LGBTQ+ employees after the recent ‘Don’t Say Gill’ bill backlash.

Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey opened up about hiding his sexuality at the beginning of his career.

She sashayed her way back onto the famous cobbles as former sex worker Nicky Wheatley last week to cause drama for new couple Daniel Osbourne and Daisy Midgeley on Coronation Street.

The ladies showcased their most rambunctious celebrity impersonations on the latest episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race. 

Disney pulling political donations due to Florida's new "Don't Say Gay" legislation, Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Núñez on Friday claimed that companies "have no right to criticize" the state's action.Making an appearance on Fox News' The Ingraham Angle, Núñez derided Disney's decision as "woke" and likened it to bullying while also claiming that such companies do not have the right to critique the actions of "duly elected legislators" despite explicit First Amendment protections."They will try to bully us like the NCAA did, like Disney [is] doing," she said. "How dare they.

Winter Park, Fla. — Last October, I attended a high school Halloween party. A group of guys from my school surrounded me and shouted homophobic slurs.

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Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail, branding the Black and gay actor a narcissistic charlatan for staging a hate crime against himself to grab the limelight while the nation struggled with wrenching issues of racial injustice.Smollett responded by defiantly maintaining his innocence and suggesting he could be killed in jail.The sentence and Smollett’s post-hearing outburst capped an hourslong hearing Thursday and more than three years of legal drama following Smollett’s claim that he had been the target of a racist and homophobic attack.Smollett didn’t make a statement when offered the opportunity before the judge announced the sentence, saying he was listening to his attorneys’ advice. But after Cook County Judge James Linn issued his decision, Smollett removed the face mask he wore throughout the hearing to proclaim himself innocent.“If I did this, then it means that I stuck my fist in the fears of Black Americans in this country for over 400 years and the fears of the LGBT community," Smollett said, standing up at the defense table as his lawyers and sheriff’s deputies surrounded him.

Manchester, transitioning from female to male and taking hormone treatments, but he also believed his now-ex partner was infertile. But despite all this, nine weeks into hormone treatments, Ryan, 24, discovered he was expecting a child.

Ella Vaday spoke to GAY TIMES about the “exciting” things she has been up to since Drag Race UK and how she has “changed” since competing.

Welcome to Screen Gems, our weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a re-watch.Indie distributor Focus Features celebrates 20 years in showbiz this week, and we want to take a moment to applaud them. Few distributors have made such a momentous contribution to indie cinema, especially when it comes to movies about LGBTQ characters.As such, we’ve combed the Focus catalog to select some of our most beloved–and most essential–titles in the Focus Queer Canon.

Star Wars star Mark Hamill offered a stellar response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.The proposed legislation—officially called the Parental Rights in Education bill and passed by Florida’s Senate on March 8—bans educators and others from discussing gender and sexual identities with younger students.“Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards,” the bill reads.And the measure, which Florida Gov.

Reddit post has gone viral and prompted thousands of comments. It would be a good one to share the next time you hear someone whine, “I don’t know why gay people have to come out, no one cares these days!”The mom (@Destroyedheart75) posted in the sub-Reddit, TrueOffMyChest, in which people vent about things going on in their life.

had an outburst in the courtroom, Kim Kardashian pissed off a lot of people, and gay men named their first adult film crushes.

Outsports.com, Chris chose to keep his identity anonymous “out of fear of online attacks from fans of the players or teams.”Chris was able to find 78 homophobic tweets from 40 players throughout the league — a full 32 of the players remain active, according to Outsports.com.The tweets run the gauntlet in terms of how explicitly homophobic they are. Some are as tame — and absurd — as Center for the Atlanta Hawks Clint Capela saying “no homo” after wishing a friend luck, while others feature explicitly homophobic slurs directed as insults.The majority of tweets were sent between 2009 and 2013, at a time when many of the players were still very young (some even still teenagers in high school), and attitudes around LGBTQ issues vastly different from now.But openly gay basketball player Derrick Gordon, who plays professionally in Germany, told Outsports.com that such statements shouldn’t be tolerated no matter when they were posted.“I don’t care how long ago it was, it shows the person’s character,” Gordon said.

This post is part of a series of Queerty conversations with models, trainers, dancers, and, well, people who inspire us to stay in shape–or just sit on the couch ogling them instead.Name: César Abreu, 44Occupation: Producer/Director/EntrepreneurCity: New York. Originally from Bayamón, Puerto Rico.What is your favorite gym for working out? Blink.Do you have a favorite exercise playlist? 80’s and 90’s tracks.  A post shared by Cesar Abreu (@cesarny)What’s the best food to eat prior to a workout?Protein shakes.What’s the best outfit for working out?I take comfort any day- Shorts and a tank top.How do you balance staying in shape and having fun?I think it’s important to enjoy yourself as much as possible and that also applies when it comes to working out.

executive order that directs law enforcement officials to investigate gender affirming medical treatments for transgender youths as a crime has grown loud and intense, with many demanding LGTBQ organizations condemn the order through significant action not just words.In an op-ed posted to SB Nation’s Outsports.com on Tuesday, March 1, Brittney Miller — 11-year veteran of the Gay Softball World Series (GSWS) and manager of the Puget Sound Pronouns — called for the 2022 event to be removed from Dallas and held in another city.Citing the fact that the GSWS has an “economic impact” of $5 to 7 million, Miller stated the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA) should find a new host city in a different state to support the transgender community.Miller called the executive order cruel and explained how it criminalizes the mere existence of transgender people, but her most severe criticisms were reserved for NAGAAA itself.The organization, which Miller stated is one of the “largest governing bodies of queer athletes in America,” has yet to release a statement on the issue, a decision Miller believes is indicative of how the organization views its transgender members.“NAGAAA’s failure to release even a milquetoast statement shows we [the transgender community] are an afterthought to them,” she wrote. “If the trans community can’t count on them to stand up to bullies in the face of cruelty and intolerance, who can we count on?”She explained that the “wait and see” approach NAGAAA seems to be employing with the executive order should be abandoned, immediately.

Looking to spice up your accessory game with some new ear swag but think a traditional lobe piercing is too boring? Try a tragus piercing! Tragus piercings are a stylish type of body modification that’s been around since the 80s. But thanks to celebrities like Rihanna and Scarlett Johansson, they’re gaining popularity as a unique alternative to the usual cartilage piercings we more commonly see.In this article, we’ll cover all your burning questions about tragus ear piercings from how cartilage piercings work, tragus piercing pain, and the different earrings you can rock once it’s all healed.RELATED: A Brief History Of Signaling: The Gay Ear MythSo what exactly is a tragus? The tragus is the little flap of skin that partially covers the entrance to the ear canal.

Lily Collins and husband Charlie McDowell looked every inch the beaming newlyweds while attending a special screening of their upcoming film Windfall together in West Hollywood, California on Friday night.The lovebirds, who tied the knotduring an intimate wedding ceremony in Colorado five months ago, were nearly inseparable at the premiere as they posed for photos with their arms wrapped around each other.The Emily In Paris actress, 32,oozed effortless glamour in a plunging pinstripe suit, which belted to accentuate her trim waist, while strutting down the black carpet in a pair of heels. Beaming: Lily Collins and her husband Charlie McDowell looked every inch the beaming newlywed while attending a special screening of their film Windfall together in West Hollywood, California on Friday nightShe completed her chic look with anot-so-perfect, trendy bun and her French Girl bangs slightly parted as well as a simple gold necklace.

A gay police officer in San Francisco will receive a $225,000 settlement after alleging harassment and discrimination in the workplace.

The Bay Area Reporter.Mannix filed his suit in 2018 in San Francisco Superior Court. He claimed that at the city’s Central Station, he was subjected to frequent antigay insults from Sgts. Patrick Tobin and Lawrence McDevitt.

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