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A California childcare teacher sued her former employer last week after she was allegedly terminated and mistreated because of her religious objection to reading books to children featuring same-sex couples. Nelli Parisenkova, who is being represented by lawyers with the Thomas More Law Society, worked four years at Bright Horizons Children's Center in Studio City and cared for children aged five and younger, according to the complaint she filed Thursday in the Superior Court of California.

José Lopez from Puerto Rico was crowned Mr Gay World 2022 at the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town on Saturday night.

If you’ve spent any time in gay-friendly sex spaces, chances are you’ve seen Boy Butter, the cheeky personal lubricant with packaging that would look commonplace in a grocery store dairy aisle.Turns out, the brand was started by Eyal Feldman, a now-44-year-old Israeli-born swimmer who has a history degree and competed in the Gay Games.Before selling the lube, Feldman worked full-time at the gay clothing company Nasty Pig. He said he recognized (ahem) a “hole in the market” because there weren’t organic personal lubricants that lasted as long as silicone but washed off with water alone.

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Lily Collins is teasing a dreamy and dramatic third season of her hit Netflix series, “Emily in Paris”.

Victoria Scone caught up with GAY TIMES about what the year since being on Drag Race has been like for her and her hopes for the future of the franchise.

The rainbow crossing in Pretoria may not be there for much longer (Pic: Malcolm De Klerk)

Lily Collins is teasing a dreamy and dramatic third season of her hit Netflix series, . The 33-year-old actress spoke with ET's Cassie DiLaura at the Ralph Lauren 2023 Spring-Summer fashion show on Thursday at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. During the interview, she playfully addressed what fans can expect when the new season drops on Dec.

The Centennial Building at Fair Park is on the list for upgrades if voters approve Prop A. (Photo by Andreas Praefcke)

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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck just debuted their first public appearance since getting married at Ralph Lauren's SS23 runway show.Held at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens on Thursday October 13, in San Marino, California the off schedule presentation was a star studded affair, attended by the likes of Lily Collins and Mindy Kaling as well as other Hollywood heavy hitters including Euphoria’s Angus Cloud and Jessica Chastain. MORE: Ralph Lauren's Wimbledon uniforms are given an eco-friendly makeoverRELATED: Jennifer Lopez gives us all a lesson in ladylike dressing Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck sported coordinating looksThe spring/summer 2023 show entitled, "California Dreaming" drew inspiration from the world of Ralph Lauren and, “the dream of California—one of joy, optimism, and endless pursuit of a life well lived. Each collection is imbued with Ralph Lauren’s spirit of personal style and individuality, uniting it with the spirit of California living and dreaming,” The American heritage brand explained in a statement.  Lily Collins wore a dramatic Ralph Lauren bustier with oversized bow and cascading trainJ Lo and her new bubby wore coordinating looks, with Jennifer opting for a full length black pinstriped evening gown, accessorised with a western wide brimmed Ralph Lauren hat, a signature of its campaigns.

The writer of Superman: Son of Kal-El has shut down rumours that the popular comic has been cancelled.

There’s an expression that has forever haunted me when it comes to traveling: “gay friendly.” I always hated that. “Gay friendly” — what does that even mean? “Friendly” like you’ll say hi to me? Or “friendly” like you won’t spit at me or worse? Am I welcome, or am I tole

A progress Pride flag was burned at the home of a male couple in Boise, Idaho, after one flag had been stolen and another vandalized earlier.The flag was burned October 4 at the home of married couple John Michael Schert and Brett Perry, the Idaho Statesman reports. They didn’t report the other incidents to police but decided to report this one.“We reported this incident because burning feels like so much of an escalation,” Schert told the Statesman. “It’s quite dangerous, and our house could have caught on fire.

Photos from the 2022 Atlanta Pride Trans March on October 8. All photos by Russ Bowen-Youngblood.

Photos from Pride Weekend at The Eagle’s new location. All photos by Russ Bowen-Youngblood.

homo high holiday, we’ve conjured up 13 of this year’s best bone-tingling gay Halloween parties from across the continent. Iconic goth drag duo The Boulet Brothers slather Los Angeles‘ Hallo-weekend in their trademark creepiness with two nights of fun. This science fiction double feature includes the cast of Boulet Brothers Dragula: Titans and a DJ set by RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Trixie Mattel.

Growing up in the Mormon church was a challenge for Hunter Sabin, who always felt different. It was when he confessed to his bishop that Hunter lost his priesthood and was forced to be sidelined in the most important community he knew — until, that is, he found drag. Brian sits down with  the “Dom Top Barbie of Texas” to understand the transformative power of being “that bitch.”

Thami Dish and Miss South Africa Ndavi Nokeri were among those who helped raise the rainbow flag in Johannesburg

In photographs, she looks like a scout leader about to ask if you’ve had anything to eat today. It takes a moment to see that often, just out of focus, her fingers are holding a joint and her vest is covered in risque pins, including an embroidered cannabis leaf. Mary Jane Rathbun, jailed thrice and the reason for California’s groundbreaking action on medical cannabis, was better known as Brownie Mary, the patron saint of AIDS patients.

During an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Sam Smith revealed that Ed Sheeran had gifted them a two-ton penis statue. The details of the story form today’s installment of How Rich People Spend Their Money.Clarkson first broached the topic, innocently inquiring about a “trophy” she’d heard Smith had received.“It’s actually wild,” Smith replied. “I thought it was a joke, but it’s a six-foot-two marble penis.” Far from a casual gag gift, this particular trophy will require a team of workmen to install it.

Kathy Jack shows off her Mavs Pride

The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for release of videotapes from the trial over Proposition 8, the ballot measure that temporarily voided marriage equality in California and was eventually struck down.The court Tuesday declined to take up an appeal by Prop. 8 supporters to keep the tapes sealed permanently.

SAN FRANCISCO — She was an Asian American woman, a lesbian and a community activist. Bernice Bing, whose intense abstract expressionist paintings fused Eastern and Western techniques, had a lot going against her in the eyes of museum curators. For decades, she and her peers were almost invisible.

Roze Zaterdag 2024 wordt gehouden in Groningen. Dat heeft Stichting Roze Zaterdagen Nederland gister, op Coming-outdag, bekendgemaakt op het dak van het Groningse Forum.

This Chicago Marathon felt different for Cal Calamia. More than a homecoming, it was an opportunity to prove a point about enduring resilience and finding one’s true path. “When I come back here, I remember what it felt like to grow up in a place where queerness was not talked about even neutrally,” said Calamia, who was raised in a Chicago suburb and ran this race in 2018 and 2019.

This profile is part of Queerty’s 2022 Out For Good series, recognizing public figures who’ve had the courage to come out and make a difference in the past year, in celebration of National Coming Out Day on October 11.Name: Oscar “Ozzy” Lusth, 41Bio: In 2006, Lusth first climbed up coconut trees and into our hearts on the reality TV show Survivor: Cook Island. A master in swimming, agility, and spearing things, Lusth excelled in the competition and won five out of the six individual immunity challenges.

The glitter and glam of the Parramatta Pride Picnic returns next week, Saturday 22 October 2022.Brought to you by ACON, Parramatta Queer Forum, and Proud at Woolworths Group, this will be the Pride Picnic’s 14-year anniversary.Featuring activities for the whole family, The Parramatta Pride Picnic is an event that has assisted in fostering community pride amongst LGBTQI people in Parramatta.As western Sydney’s largest Pride event the Parramatta Pride Picnic promises to be “full of fun and pride.”   There will be community and corporate market stalls as well as all-day entertainment, drag performers, DJs, exhibitions, activations, food and drinks.According to organisers, Trolley’d, a mobile bar company will be there with their “life-size aviation theme’d bar.”Speed dating company CitySwoon, there will also be a “free, fun, flirty & fast pop-up matched speed dating event.”A spokesperson for Woolworths Group said, “As collaborating partner, we’re committed to inclusion and belonging and at Parramatta Pride Picnic we’ll have a family-friendly activation with face painting and more, ideal to glam it up before you can proudly hit our Runway Stage!”Community groups such as Harbour City Bears, Dykes on Bikes, WorldPride Sydney, Rainbow Families, and Bobby Goldsmith Foundation will also be in attendance. This will be the first Parramatta Pride Picnic since 2019 as COVID-19 restrictions caused the cancellation of the picnic in 2020 and 2021.Prior to 2020, the Parramatta Pride Picnic included many LGBTQI community organisations.

President Biden said Hunter Biden is "on the straight and narrow" and that he is "proud of" him despite recent criminal allegations against his son, including tax fraud and lying to purchase a gun. During an interview with CNN host Jake Tapper on Tuesday, the president defended his son as the 52-year-old potentially faces tax and false statements charges from David Weiss, the U.S. Attorney for Delaware.

Grammy-winner Sam Smith has opened up about the shocking NSFW gift Ed Sheeran sent them.

after a journalist threatened to out her.It is 11:20pm. I just came out on stage at a @jimjefferies show in San Diego. Yep, I’m gay.

Delegates from around the world have started arriving in Cape Town as they prepare to compete for the coveted Mr Gay World 2022 title.

Yarra Trams is inviting Victorians to have a say in its Pride Tram design. Set to be unveiled in mid-December at the tram’s home depot in Malvern, Victorians are able to choose from five designs that will wrap the Pride Tram till October 21.The five finalist designs for this #AllAboard tram contest are as follows:The artist behind Design One explained that the colours of the flag “represent us all, allowing us to be ourselves, inviting us, all aboard! The two hands move toward an embrace, representing the community helping each other, no matter who you are. The hands are gender and raceless, everyone is welcome aboard.”Design OneDesign Two’s creator stated that, “the unification of people has become part of our city’s identity and I hope my design encourages Melburnians to demonstrate the same acceptance in their lives, so that we can all travel with pride each day.”Design TwoDesign Three’s artist wanted to express “‘A new chapter for all of people’, that’s why I designed the “AllAboard Sunrise.” Design ThreeAccording to the artist behind Design Four.

Polish teacher Maria Kistowska felt a burst of pride when her school came top in a new LGBTQ+ inclusion ranking that seeks to challenge the nationalist ruling party’s curbs on gay and transgender rights.

Days after a search committee recommended U.S. Sen.

(CNN) — Christian Walker, the 23-year-old son of Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker, has built a following as a conservative social media influencer after two years of creating videos in which he bashes liberals, feminists, abortion rights advocates, racial justice protesters, those celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month and more — often while waiting in a Starbucks drive-through line.But aside from one event after his father, a Heisman Trophy-winning former college football star, launched his Senate campaign with an endorsement from former President Donald Trump, Christian Walker says he has kept his distance from his father's campaign in recent months, even though his father has frequently spoken about his son.That changed in dramatic fashion this week, when Christian Walker unleashed a torrent of criticism, casting his father as a deadbeat and a perpetual liar, after a report emerged alleging that the elder Walker — who has said he opposes abortion rights, and that there are "no exceptions in his mind," on the campaign trail — had paid for a woman's abortion himself more than a decade ago.Herschel Walker, who is facing Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in one of the most competitive races of this year's midterm elections, has been under fire since the Daily Beast reported Monday that he paid for an unidentified woman's abortion in 2009.

Below are our picks for some of the most fun and creative things to do this week in the DMV that are of special interest to the LGBTQ community.

Manchester singer and radio presenter Jsky has declared Friday November 18 officially 'Leg Day' as he struts back onto the airwaves with his new single to celebrate one of his greatest assets. Hot on the heels of performing on the main stage at Manchester Pride and being selected to carry The Queen's Baton in July on its journey across the Commonwealth, the LGBTQ+ star has recorded a catwalk and club track celebrating his legs.

Despite strong opposition from the powerful Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro joined by pro-Serbian, self-styled traditional values and family officials, Montenegro Pride was held with more than 500 people in attendance marching Saturday.

Franklin County Pride was held at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pa. on Sunday, Oct. 9.

Howard County Pride was held at Symphony Woods at Merriweather Park in Columbia, Md. on Sunday, Oct. 9.

LGBTQ+ sports fans have slammed Real Madrid footballer Iker Casillas for his fake coming-out announcement.

LGBTQ+ sports fans have slammed Real Madrid footballer Iker Casillas for his fake coming-out announcement.

4 min read It has been 1272 days since the last Mr Gay Pride Australia was crowned, but now, after being cancelled due to the pandemic, finalists for the next competition have finally been announced.

The 2022 Shenandoah Valley Pride Festival was held at Court Square in Harrisonburg, Va. on Saturday, Oct. 8.

The Notebook’s pre-Broadway run at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. It is a musing on why a story of boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back a decade later only to eventually lose her again to dementia also resonates with queer audiences.On its face, The Notebook — the first of countless Nicholas Sparks’ bestsellers, adapted into a 2004 movie that launched both Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams into stardom — is cishet in every way.