Meghan McCain talks trash, Don Lemon’s career shakeup, and House of Dragon’s homophobia problem
It’s Monday (again). A lot happened over the weekend. Here’s just some of what you might have missed…BAD WORDS: California man pleads guilty to threatening to “shoot up and bomb” Merriam-Webster’s offices over LGBTQ inclusive definitions in the dictionary. [CBS News]THE WRONG STUFF: Pro-Trump dating app backed by gay right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel hasn’t even officially launched yet and it’s already being rejected. [Daily Beast]NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT: Man posts Craigslist ad “looking for gay man” to party with his wife for $30 an hour.
A post shared by Terence Edgerson (@nysocialbee)HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL: Lance Bass weighs in on whether Britney Spears will ever return to music, says “I see her back on that stage at some point.” [Rolling Stone]HOUSE OF HOMOPHOBIA: HBO’s “Game of Thrones” spinoff “House of Dragon” accused of being homophobic for its treatment of LGBTQ characters. [Los Angeles Times]MEAN GIRL: Meghan McCain trashes the family of her conservative replacement on The View, Alyssa Farah Griffin, by calling her father “a very famous homophobe and racist who started birtherism.”LEMONS INTO LEMONADE: CNN’s Don Lemon says he was “not demoted” and his upcoming move from primetime evening anchor to morning show host was his decision. [CNN]HISTORY REVISED: Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy on LGBTQ issues is still very much up for debate.