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Openly queer singer Fletcher opens up about her role in the new season of The L Word: Generation Q. 

Demi Lovato, Amy Schumer, Andy Cohen and Lisa Rinna were among the celebrities to take to social media Sunday in the wake of a mass shooting at an LGBTQ Colorado nightclub that left five people dead and 18 others injured.Police Sunday said that two 'heroic' people inside the club stopped the deadly rampage from the gunman, identified as 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich.Authorities said Aldrich had used a rifle at the club, where partygoers were apparently marking Transgender Day of Remembrance, which pays tribute to trans people targeted in violent attacks. The latest: Demi Lovato, 30, and Amy Schumer, 41, were among the celebrities to take to social media Sunday in the wake of a mass shooting at an LGBTQ Colorado nightclub that left five people dead and 18 others injuredLovato, 30, wrote: 'These devastating acts of violence MUST STOP.

Dick Weaver, left, pictured on a ski trip to Breckinridge, Colo., in February 1981 with his friends, the late Bill Nelson, right, and the late Terry Tebedo.

I am locked out of Facebook due to two-factor authentication. I have had no encouraging news regarding how to get back on. This all happened because my old iPhone was dying, I traded it in for a whole $160 and while everything was transferred to my new iPhone, my authentication apps' information was not. I did not know this was an issue, nor did Apple mention it. Facebook has a huge problem with this, yet doesn't seem to be fixing it.

As details surface about the fatal shooting on Saturday night at Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., that left five people dead and 25 wounded, information about those who died has also emerged.Two of the five people killed — Daniel Davis Aston and Derrick Rump, worked at Club Q, according to ABC News.Another was a visitor from Denver, the New York Times reports.One of the Club Q workers who died, Daniel Davis Aston, a trans man, had moved to Colorado from Oklahoma, his mother, Sabrina Aston told the outlet."He was our baby and he was our youngest," Sabrina Aston said.Drag performer and Club Q employee Leia-Jhene Seals told The Colorado Springs Gazette that Ashton was always looking to help.“He was always, ‘Do you need anything?’” said Seals.The other bartender killed in the attack was Derrick Rump. Seals said Rump was a joker with a vivacious spirit.Performer Tiara Latrice Kelley said Rump was “all about keeping people happy.”On his Facebook profile, friends wrote that Rump was “one of the sweetest guys.”Kelly Loving was another patron gunned down in the shooting.

A memorial takes shape at the site of Club Q. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden, Colorado Gov.

Colorado Springs’ Club Q has just released to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation the following statement on the shooting there last night that claimed at least five lives:

Scientists have revealed that rats enjoy dancing to Lady Gaga’s hit LGBTQ+ inclusive single Born This Way.

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, known for her anti-LGBTQ+ rants and conspiracy theories, has reached perhaps a new low by using the Colorado Springs mass shooting to spread falsehoods about drug trafficking and to, of course, argue against gun control.“Tragically, 300 Americans die of fentanyl poisoning everyday in America and Biden says and does nothing,” she tweeted Sunday.

More information about the mass shooting at a Colorado gay nightclub is slowly coming to light, including details about the attack itself and how the gunman was stopped.Club Q, a queer venue and safe space for the LGBTQ+ people of Colorado Springs, saw a massacre Saturday night, minutes before midnight. At least five people were killed and more than 20 injured as the alleged gunman entered the establishment and began immediately firing at patrons.In a press conference on Sunday, authorities said that patrons were able to take down the gunman while waiting only minutes until police arrived.Related: Suspected Club Q Mass Shooter Identified by Colorado PoliceWithin five minutes after the first calls to 9-1-1, the gunman had been subdued, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers told The New York Times.“It was quite something,” he explained.

FILE – American composer Ned Rorem at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia in 2003. Known for his vast output of compositions and scandalous prose, died Friday at 99. (AP Photo/Jessica Griffin, File)

Jonathan Bennett has praised Hallmark for their recent LGBTQ+ inclusion following the recent Candace Cameron Bure controversy.

Dallas Voice has been chosen as one of 450 newsrooms from 52 countries as a recipient in Google’s News Equity Fund, a global commitment by Google to provide financial support and opportunities to news organizations primarily serving under-represented communities.

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NASA has doubled down on not renaming its James Webb Space Telescope following an investigation into its namesake. 

Today (Sunday, Nov. 20), the co-chairs of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus’ Transgender Equality Task Force, Rep. Marie Newman of Illinois, Rep. Jennifer Wexton of Virginia and Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, announced the introduction of a resolution commemorating November 20, 2022, as Transgender Day of Remembrance to memorialize the lives of transgender people lost due to violence in the United States and around the world, according to a press release from the caucus.

You expect to wake up on a Sunday morning, and not have to worry about much; however, in this era of hate, violence, and chilling rhetoric, turning on your phone can be fraught with foreboding apprehension.The minute the phone comes alive, and you see notifications lining up on your screen from CNN, The New York Times, MSNBC, and the Associated Press, you know immediately something bad has happened. Nothing good occurs on a Saturday night into Sunday morning.Then, there’s the real uneasiness of typing in your passcode and watching the summary of the notifications come alive.

Andy Cohen shared a heartfelt message with his fans on Sunday in reference to the devastating shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs.On Sunday, the 54-year-old reality television personality wrote to his 4.9M followers that his heart broke 'for the victims in Colorado.''My blood boils thinking about the many, many elected Republicans who foment hatred against LGBTQ people on a daily basis and then wash their hands of these attacks,' he wrote on his Instagram Story. Devastated: Andy Cohen shared a heartfelt message with his fans on Sunday in reference to the recent shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs; seen in March 2022'The end result of dehumanizing an entire group of people is violence.

Chris Colfer revealed that he was initially terrified to portray an openly gay character on the hit series Glee.

In the wake of Saturday's mass shooting at the queer club Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., which left five people dead and at least 18 wounded, advocates point to the increased anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric online and the numerous anti-LGBTQ+ bills drafted in recent months.Far-right influencers have set their sights on the LGBTQ+ community, specifically the transgender community and drag queens, to generate a divisive culture war issue in the run-up to the recent midterm elections. For months, experts have warned that the attacks targeting the LGBTQ+ community were not only bigoted but also dangerous.Now in the wake of the massacre, this time at Club Q, authorities are trying to piece together a motive. However, some say one of the factors is clear: targeted online extremism and stochastic terrorism.While authorities in Colorado Springs have not released why the suspect gunned down at least five patrons at Club Q, the venue called the shooting a "hate attack."A public information officer for the Colorado Springs Police Department said on Sunday that the department is still investigating the reason for the shooting and would not speculate on the motivation.

Statement by President Joe Biden on Transgender Day of Remembrance“There is no place for violence, hatred, and bigotry in America. Yet, tragically, as last night’s attack in Colorado Springs reminds us, too many LGBTQI+ people in the United States — and around the world — continue to face unconscionable attacks.

Colorado Police have identified the suspect responsible for the tragic shooting at Club Q.

Colorado Police have identified the suspect responsible for the tragic shooting at Club Q.

A man who was in Club Q in Colorado Springs — to celebrate his birthday — when a gunman entered Saturday night has shared his story with a local TV station.The man, Joshua, said he was on the dance floor when he heard the shots and initially thought the sound was part of the music. “When I realized what was going on, I ran to the dressing room immediately,” he told station KRDO. Another customer and a drag performer hunkered down with him there.

U.S. House of Representatives member Lauren Boebert is under fire after commenting on the Colorado Springs mass shooting at Club Q. News broke Sunday morning that five people were killed and at least 18 injured by a shooter the gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The suspect, who was subdued by two patrons and subsequently taken into custody by police, has been identified as 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich.

This Transgender Day of Remembrance, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation marks 10 years of tracking violent deaths of trans and gender-nonconforming people in the U.S., with the total reaching 300.That includes 32 such deaths so far this year and a record 57 in 2021. Those are the same numbers recorded independently by The Advocate.

U.S. House of Representatives member Lauren Boebert is under fire after commenting on the Colorado Springs mass shooting at Club Q. News broke Sunday morning that five people were killed and at least 18 injured by a shooter the gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The suspect, who was subdued by two patrons and subsequently taken into custody by police, has been identified as 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich.

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In this space, we will post responses to the shooting last night/early this morning at Club Q in Colorado Springs:

At least are dead and 18 injured after a 22-year-old suspect entered Club Q in Colorado Springs Saturday night, Nov. 19, and started shooting, according to reports from numerous news outlets. CNN reports that several of the wounded are in critical condition.

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Breaking boundaries! Trans visibility is on the rise —thanks in part to transgender entertainers representing their community on screen, the radio and online.

A man entered the LGBTQ nightclub Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado, just minutes before midnight on Saturday and “immediately” began shooting before patrons bravely intervened to subdue him, police said at a Sunday morning press conference. Five people were killed and at least 18 people were injured. It was the 601st mass shooting in America this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

Police officials have identified a 22-year-old man who walked into a Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub and began shooting patrons with a long gun.Anderson Lee Aldrich allegedly walked into the club and, without hesitation, began firing around himself shortly before midnight Saturday, Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez said during a news conference Sunday morning.Five people died, and at least 18 were injured during the attack, but officials said the number could rise.According to Vasquez, at least two people inside the club stopped the gunman. “We owe them a great debt of thanks,” he said.The incident lasted just minutes. Police received numerous 911 calls starting at 11:56 p.m., officers were dispatched at 11:57 p.m., an officer arrived at midnight, and the suspect was detained at 12:02 a.m., police said.Lt.

Bij een schietpartij in een gayclub in de Amerikaanse stad Colorado Springs zijn zeker vijf doden en achttien gewonden gevallen. Dat maakt de politie van Colorado Springs zondag (plaatselijke tijd) bekend.

Five people were killed and another 18 injured in a mass shooting incident last night at a gay nightclub in Colorado.The shooting occurred at Club Q in Colorado Springs just before midnight. Police said they have a suspect in custody. A spokesperson for the Colorado Springs Police, Lt.

A mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has left at least five people dead and a further 18 injured, according to police.

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GEMMA Collins showed off her figure in a leopard print ensemble during a festive outing in London. The former Towie star, 41, was all smiles as she posed for pictures at the Snowman 25th Anniversary Gala performance at the Peacock Theatre. Gemma looked incredible as she rocked a leopard pint short and matching trousers.

(CNN) -- Five people were killed Saturday night at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, according to police. Another 18 people were injured in the mass shooting at Club Q.Authorities received numerous 911 calls starting at 11:57 p.m.

An Australian court overturned the conviction of the man who confessed to killing gay mathematics student Scott Johnson. 

An Australian court overturned the conviction of the man who confessed to killing gay mathematics student Scott Johnson. 

(CNN) – A LATAM Airlines plane was damaged while traveling from Santiago, Chile, to Asunción, Paraguay, and had to make an emergency landing at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport on Wednesday after experiencing “severe weather conditions during its flight path,” the airline told CNN in a statement on Thursday.“Passengers and crew are safe and well,” the statement said, adding the airline regretted “any inconvenience this weather situation may have caused to its passengers.”Telefuturo, a CNN affiliate, reported that 48 people were traveling on the flight.The images obtained by the station show the damaged aircraft with its nose missing and its windshield smashed.The General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Chile reported in a statement Thursday that the Paraguayan aviation authorities have initiated an investigation and that a team of specialists from the Chilean entity “will be integrated on the ground to collaborate with this investigative process.”CNN en Español reached out to the Paraguayan National Directorate of Civil Aeronautics on Thursday for more information but has not yet received a response. Scary flight for passenger“Near Asunción the terrible turbulence began and people already started to panic and then the pilot tells us to prepare for an emergency landing,” passenger Pabla Thomen told a private radio station, Monumental AM 1080, on Thursday.Thomen added that she got scared and hugged her daughter during the turbulence and at one point her seat belt came undone.

A woman will own the Miss Universe Organization for the first time after a Thai media tycoon and transgender rights advocate purchased it for $20 million. Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip is a well-known media personality in Thailand. She has appeared on local Project Runway and Shark Tank franchises.As CEO of JKN Global Group, a media content distribution conglomerate, she is well-versed in all things entertainment.

(CNN) — A judge in Russia has left Brittney Griner's verdict in place, upholding on Tuesday the US basketball star's conviction on drug smuggling charges and reducing only slightly her nine-year prison sentence.Griner's sentence will be modified to count the time she spent in pre-trial detention after her February 17 arrest at a Moscow airport, the judge ruled, with each day in pre-trial custody counting as 1.5 days toward her prison sentence. It was not immediately clear by exactly how much that would reduce the sentence.The decision came after an appeal hearing Tuesday at which Griner again apologized as she and her attorneys asked the court for a more lenient sentence, arguing the verdict was unfair and unjustified under Russian law.

(CNN) – Hurricane Roslyn, barreling towards Mexico as a major Category 3 storm, is expected to make landfall Sunday morning, bringing dangerous storm surge and flooding to parts of the country, forecasters said.Roslyn was packing maximum sustained winds of 125 mph early Sunday morning as it churned toward Mexico's Pacific coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.The powerful hurricane was about 80 miles to the southwest of Tepic as of 5 a.m. Eastern Sunday.On its current forecast track, Roslyn's center is expected to approach the coast of west-central Mexico, likely making landfall along the coast of Nayarit Sunday morning, according to the hurricane center.“Although some weakening is possible tonight and early Sunday, Roslyn is expected to be at or near major hurricane intensity when it makes landfall on Sunday,” hurricane center forecasters said Saturday.

(CNN) — Eight months on from her detainment in Moscow, Brittney Griner is celebrating her 32nd birthday in a Russian jail instead of with her family.The American basketball star released a message on Tuesday, saying she had been buoyed by the support she has received, according to a statement shared by Maria Blagovolina, a partner at Rybalkin, Gortsunyan, Dyakin, and Partners law firm."Thank you everyone for fighting so hard to get me home. All the support and love are definitely helping me," Griner said in her message, according to the statement.Griner's attorneys, Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov, spent a few hours with Griner on Tuesday and relayed numerous birthday wishes to her, the statement said.The basketball player's wife Cherelle Griner and others close to the basketball player have launched the #WeAreBG campaign to put pressure on the US government and other parties to bring her home.In a video released as part of the campaign Cherelle said, "I've felt every moment of the grueling seven months without her."She thanked those who have supported the cause as well as specifically mentioning Joe Biden saying, "I want to thank President Biden for the Administration's efforts to secure her release."Griner was detained in February when entering Russia for possession of cannabis oil.

What happens when electronic music transcends the nightclub? This is what Teneil Throssell, known professionally as HAAi, explores in Baby, We’re Ascending, her recent LP.“It’s essentially a mixtape style record with many sonic twists and turns,” says the London-based, Australian-born DJ and producer. “I have collaborations on there with a lot of great friends of mine: Jon Hopkins, Alexis Taylor, Kai-Isaiah Jamal, and Obi Franky.