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A new view of New York City from The Summit at One Vanderbilt. (Photo by Heather Cassell)

GEMMA Collins will earn over £1million from her mega-deal with New Look. Insiders said the television star had been snapped up by the high street shop as their main celebrity ambassador in a “lengthy and lucrative” deal.

Romy and Michele: In the Beginning. She’s appeared in numerous films and TV shows throughout her career (including How to Get Away With Murder and Grey’s Anatomy) and received critical acclaim for her scene-stealing role as Davina on the hit Amazon series Transparent.

Carly Rae Jepsen has released her highly anticipated new single, Western Wind, ahead of her upcoming studio album.

KyivPride and Warsaw Pride will march together in Poland for the “peace and freedom” of Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country earlier this year.

Biden on Thursday named Karine Jean-Pierre to be the next White House press secretary, the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve in the role. Incumbent Jen Psaki is set to leave the post next week.Jean-Pierre takes on the role as the White House faces an uphill battle to help Democrats hold onto the House and Senate in this fall’s midterm elections, and as the administration struggles to address Americans’ concerns about soaring inflation and the state of the economy.

Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during a press briefing at the White House in February. President Biden announced today that Jean-Pierre, who has been deputy Whit House press secretary, will replace Press Secretary Jen Psaki leaves on May 15. .(Patrick Semansky/Associated Press)

LGBTQ civil liberties may indeed be threatened by abortion cases now before the conservative-heavy U.S. Supreme Court. Those cases include Dobbs v.

Rick Earl Stokes, famously "the other gay candidate" who ran against Harvey Milk for San Francisco supervisor in 1977, died May 3. He was 87.Mr. Stokes died in San Francisco after a brief battle with congestive heart failure, according to an obituary prepared by Curtis Jensen, director of marketing and graphics for Steamworks, the gay bathhouse location in Berkeley of which Mr.

Related: How strongly does President Biden support LGBTQ rights? We asked the man who knows best.During the 2020 presidential campaign, Jean-Pierre served as Kamala Harris’s chief of staff, making her the first Black person to serve as chief of staff to a vice-presidential candidate and one of the highest-ranking LGBTQ people in the Biden/Harris campaign.She currently serves as Deputy Press Secretary under Jen Psaki. Jean-Pierre will replace Psaki, who had announced she would vacate the role after a year in the role for a job with MSNBC.

press release. “Jill and I have known and respected Karine a long time and she will be a strong voice speaking for me and this Administration.“Jen Psaki has set the standard for returning decency, respect and decorum to the White House Briefing Room.

My Child, My Choice Act, which would make elementary schools obtain parental consent for children to participate in “lessons specifically related to gender identity, sexual orientation, or transgender studies,” as the bill’s text says.Any student whose parents objected would have to be assigned to a study hall while the lesson was going on. If there is not written consent from at least 50 percent of parents, the lesson could not be taught.

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Purple Party 2019 GLOW event. (Photo courtesy The Purple Foundation)

GRAFTON, Vt. — When you cross into Vermont from New York, the road opens up and the Green Mountains emerge. Make it to Grafton (population: 645), and your cell service largely evaporates.

Pete Buttigieg took the GOP to task over its focus on reigniting culture wars over LGBTQ+ rights.In a clip shared on social media, Buttigieg tells the audience, “there's a more superficial political pattern that I think has driven some of the politics of the behavior of people like these people in Florida that don't say gay… that is when all you have is a hammer everything starts to look like a culture war.”He continued that Republicans have concentrated on queer lives because they have nothing substantive to contribute policy-wise to alleviate concerns held by Americans when it comes to prescription drug prices, gas, childcare, and more.“You got a political faction that really doesn't have a lot of answers for many of the questions that people are wrestling with,” Buttigieg says.

Gemma Collins hopes “make masturbation mainstream, hons” after she collaborated with condom and lubricant brand Durex to release her own range of vibrators. The 41-year-old TOWIE star – who is soon to wed her loving fiancé Rami Hawash – shared her ambition to normalise self-love and de-stigmatise sex toys during her campaign with the company.

A leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion suggesting justices are poised to overturn abortion rights has left LGBTQ+ advocacy groups fearful that same-sex marriage could also be at risk.

Parts of [Samantha] are with me. I played her, and I loved her. I felt ultimately protective of her.I’ve played so many different kinds of characters, you think — why that character? Why then? It was a time coming out of AIDS and making sex positive again.

Queerty, the Netflix show is about a gay man who thought he had a near-perfect life … until he gets dumped by his long-term partner and finds himself having to navigate single life in New York in his mid-40s.Related: Neil Patrick Harris and Tuc Watkins to play gay couple who split up in new Netflix seriesThe show, called Uncoupled, has been created and executive produced by Darren Star (Younger and Emily in Paris) and Modern Family executive producer Jeffrey Richman.According to a press release from Netflix yesterday, the eight-part series of half-hour episodes drops on July 29.Playing the long-term partner who dumps Michael (Harris) will be Tuc Watkins, best known for his role in Desperate Housewives and, more recently, Netflix’s The Boys In The Band. Watkins will play hedge-fund manager Colin.Related: A photo of Neil Patrick Harris in grey sweatpants is drawing attention​​Series regulars will include Tisha Campbell (Dr.

Just Like Us found 68% of those surveyed feared they would be perceived as ‘man-hating’, ‘over-sexualised’ or ‘anti-trans’.Around 30% feared being viewed as ‘cringey or awkward’ while 25% worried they would be viewed as ‘wrong’.Some responders worried they would be seen as ‘taboo’, ‘masculine or butch’ or ‘unattractive’.And over-sexualisation of lesbians was found to be the biggest barrier for young lesbians age 18 to 24 (36%).Overall, one in 20 lesbians delayed coming out because they could be seen as ‘anti-trans’. This reason was cited by many in the 25-34 age category.One respondent, Niamh, explained coming out to both schoolmates and family was ’embarrassing’ at the time.She added: ‘At school it was already a rumour, and I knew people would gossip about it, and they did.

Vibrant, authentic and captivating, Bella Hadid shines bright in Swarovski’s new dynamic collection.

Sink the Pink threw its final event last month, bringing an end to 13 years of costumes, club nights and campness.

Durante el segundo día de la convención anual de la Asociación Estadounidense de Psiquiatría (APA, por su sigla en inglés), en 1972, ocurrió algo extraordinario. Mientras los psiquiatras reunidos, en su mayoría hombres blancos con trajes oscuros, ocupaban sus lugares en las innumerables sillas del salón Danés en el Hotel Adolphus de Dallas, una figura disfrazada se coló desde los pasillos del fondo. En el último momento, atravesó una cortina lateral y ocupó su lugar en la parte delantera de la sala.

Neil Patrick Harris smashes a bouquet of roses into a trash can in the first look at his new Netflix series, Uncoupled.

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Tuesday night Washington state’s Liberty Lake City Council voted 4-2 to not force the local public library to remove a popular, award-winning LGBTQ book, “Gender Queer,” from its shelves. It was the second loss for Erin Zasada, a local realtor, KREM reports.

Calaveras County in the Sierra Nevada foothills gets its name from the Spanish word for skulls. Early Spanish explorers reported seeing skulls of Native Americans along what is now called the Calaveras River. But it was gold, not skulls that would put the region on the map.

New York City felt like it was almost its bustling self again as I walked through the streets enjoying the warm spring weather during a recent trip.The city, like many others, is forever changed after more than two years of the COVID pandemic, but in true New York fashion, the Big Apple is coming back. It was my second trip within six months after about a two and a half year break.New Yorkers rolled up their sleeves (more than 80% are vaccinated), masked up, and have done pretty much everything they can to get their groove back. However, COVID subvariants continue to emerge in the ongoing pandemic.

Justin used to sell "Happy Meals" for $135: an ounce of G, an eighth of meth, and two to three Viagra. The meth pumps your brain with dopamine, the G makes you horny, and the Viagra allows you to stay erect."It's all the things that make you feel happy and loved and then also with the added boost so that you can perform," said Justin, who asked that his last name not be published.For gay men in San Francisco, the "methamphetamine problem" is much more than a single drug. It's about Gamma hydroxybutyrate, GHB or G, which is often used concurrently with meth, and it's also about sexual and mental health.

January 12, 1938 — April 24, 2022John William Hughes, 84, died peacefully at home Sunday, April 24, 2022, succumbing to late-stage Parkinson's disease. Born on January 12, 1938 in Troy, New York, John moved to San Francisco in 1973.

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more extreme than the one passed in Florida, has died in committee.The House Education Committee Tuesday voted 7-4 not to advance the bill, Lafayette, La.’s Daily Advertiser reports.The legislation, sponsored by Republican Rep. Dodie Horton, would have banned classroom instruction or discussion regarding sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through eighth grade.

Mean Girls alum Jonathan Bennett and cohosted by his husband, TV host Jaymes Vaughn.The podcast, appropriately named Pridecast, is a new iHeart Radio project in collaboration with Los Angeles Pride. The series is here to expand Pride from just being a singular event or month to something year-round that people can find comfort and support in.The show pulls inspiration from the LGBTQ+ community, sharing impactful stories to educate and inspire; it’s not a show where celebrities come only to talk about their latest projects, according to Bennett and Vaughn.“We just really wanted to find a place for the LGBTQI+ community to come and just be celebrated and empowered,” Bennett tells The Advocate.Vaughn says that in the world today, while we need to keep informed about the anti-LGBTQ+ legislation being passed and other similar news, there also needs to be support and encouragement.

Rep. Matt Gaetz was swiftly condemned online after he suggested women protesting against Roe v Wade’s potential SCOTUS revocation were “over-educated, under-loved millennials” with “no bumble matches.”How many of the women rallying against overturning Roe are over-educated, under-loved millennials who sadly return from protests to a lonely microwave dinner with their cats, and no bumble matches?— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) May 4, 2022Many Twitter users pointed out the misogyny in Gaetz’s tweet, while others mocked him for turning away younger voters.“Just when you thought he couldn’t be more of a pathetic despicable loser… he says this,” one person wrote. “He is a menace to a functioning democratic society.

Mean Girls alum Jonathan Bennett and cohosted by his husband, TV host Jaymes Vaughn.The podcast, appropriately named Pridecast, is a new iHeart Radio project in collaboration with Los Angeles Pride. The series is here to expand Pride from just being a singular event or month to something year-round that people can find comfort and support in.The show pulls inspiration from the LGBTQ+ community, sharing impactful stories to educate and inspire; it’s not a show where celebrities come only to talk about their latest projects, according to Bennett and Vaughn.“We just really wanted to find a place for the LGBTQI+ community to come and just be celebrated and empowered,” Bennett tells The Advocate.Vaughn says that in the world today, while we need to keep informed about the anti-LGBTQ+ legislation being passed and other similar news, there also needs to be support and encouragement.

expressing outrage over the leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and thus rolling back abortion rights — while seemingly targeting marriage equality at the same time — right-wing Republican U.S.

Home And Away fans have been enjoying the presence of latest arrival to Summer Bay, Rose Delaney, for a few weeks now.The pretty police officer - played by Kirsty Marillier - is the sister of fellow newcomer Xander Delaney, who is brought to life by former Summer Bay regular and Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth's cousin Luke Van Os, and current character Jasmine Delaney.Kirsty, 32, has made her way to the Bay after carving out her acting career with some enviable roles over the years as she prepared for her stint in soapland.The South African born star is now frequenting screens as Rose but she has applied her skills to different avenues over the years.Kirsty isn't just a force to be reckoned with in the acting department, she's also an award-winning playwright with two of her own works from the Emerging Writers Group at the Sydney Theatre Company currently in production.Her debut effort, Orange Thrower, will get its stage debut in 2022 thanks to the combined resources of the Griffin Theatre Company and the National Theatre Of Paramatta.Kirsty had huge success appearing in the theatre adaptation of Harry Potter and The Cursed Child at Sydney's Griffin Theatre.She previously admitted that taking the part helped her work on her own scripts for her upcoming productions.She said: "A large chunk of writing time took place in my dressing room while playing understudy roles in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child over in Melbourne."The stability of this job meant I was able to write without stress, without time constraints or deadlines.

Mattea Roach is now number five in the most consecutive games won in Jeopardy history. With 21 games won, she is the second on the list for women. Ken Jennings heads the list with 74 consecutive wins followed by Amy Schneider with 40 games, Matt Amodio with 38 and James Holzhauer with 32.

Prior to his untimely death in 2016, George Michael began working on what is now known to be a “special documentary film” –  Freedom Uncut, which will premiere previously unseen archive footage showcasing Michael’s impressive career. So-called the “Modern-day Elvis” in the documentary’s new trailer, fans can expect an in-depth look at the life of […]

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Lindsey Graham is deeply, deeply disturbed after a majority opinion draft written by Justice Samuel Alito showing the Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v Wade leaked this week.The anti-LGBTQ senator took to Twitter yesterday to voice his concern about women losing their rights the leak.“It is a sad day for the Supreme Court and a dangerous day for the Rule of Law. The radical assault on our institutions and the Constitution itself has reached a new level with the release of a draft opinion on a major issue facing the Court,” he wrote.It is a sad day for the Supreme Court and a dangerous day for the Rule of Law.

Andaz Mayakoba Resort opened in Mexico’s Riviera Maya in late 2016, it immediately became a hot wedding destination for same-sex couples.

Roe v. Wade, Takei, 85, touches upon a range of points that make him fearsome for the future.“Listen up, friends. I’ve lived a long time in this country.

Get ready, Dublin, for the Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum selling artist and songwriter, Tove Lo, who will take to the stage of the 3Olympia Theatre on October 29 of this year. As if that isn’t enough to get our little gay hearts racing, she’s also just released an epic music video for her brand new track, […]

Summer of love, or summer of disaster? The new trailer for 90 Day Fiancé: Love in Paradise has dropped and Us Weekly has an exclusive first look at the spicy sophomore season.  

Netflix has given fans their first glimpse into season three of The Umbrella Academy and the latest threat facing the Hargreeves family.