Protesters terrify children by storming story hour because drag queen is reading book

Decades before Rupaul’s Supermodel of the World or Divine’s My First Album, drag queen Minette’s topical tunes were immortalized on vinyl.The French-American queen’s 1968 recording album Come To Me At Tea-Time (available to stream in full here) isn’t full of campy or comedic performances. Instead, she sang earnestly about issues of the time.Her song “LBJ, Don’t Take My Man Away” is as much a protest song against the Vietnam War as it is a vaudeville-blues ode to her beau.

Kellyanne Conway over a tweet she wrote in 2016 following an appearance on Fox News and even her future ex-husband George is getting in on the action.“Most honest people I know are not under FBI investigation,” the former White House propagandist tweeted on October 28, 2016, “let alone two.”She was referring to the FBI’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal e-mail system during her time as Secretary of State, which ultimately found “no persuasive evidence of systemic, deliberate mishandling of classified information.”What say you now @KellyannePolls ? pic.twitter.com/bPZL1r21dj— Lauren Windsor (@lawindsor) August 9, 2022The tweet obviously hasn’t aged well after Donald Trump, the one-term, twice-impeached ex-president and Kellyanne’s former boss, had his home in Palm Beach, Florida raided by the FBI yesterday morning as part of an investigation into the alleged mishandling of presidential records, including classified documents.Related: Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert and others react to FBI raid on Trump’s Mar-a-LagoThis is in addition, of course, to the Justice Department’s probe into the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election and the January 6 insurrection, of which Trump may or may not be at the center.

Irish drag queen Anziety is back hosting ‘SIS: Chromatica Edition’ this Friday, August 12, and Saturday, August 13 in The Bow Lane Social Club. Doors open at 10PM with shows at 11:30PM and 1AM. DJ Ri and DJ Vesp will be serving the tunes for an evening filled with Lady Gaga. DJ Vesp expressed their […]

Last night, Lady Gaga’s Chromatica tour reached Washington D.C. and, ever the ally, she didn’t miss the opportunity to speak out in support of same-sex marriage and abortion rights — and called out Republicans for their attacks on both.Throughout her performance, Gaga related songs to the political struggles near and dear to her heart with powerful statements.During “Born This Way,” a beloved gay anthem, Gaga spoke to the queer people in the crowd. “I see a lot of people in this audience who know exactly who you are,” she said.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst could consider the advice of two of the best managers the world has ever produced as he weighs up a selection dilemma over key man Alfredo Morelos for Rangers’ do or die Champions League return clash with Union Saint Gilloise at Ibrox.

GCN’s very own Marlon Jimenez-Compton has contributed to a tempting new fundraising initiative in the shape of The United Nations of Cookies book. The publication is as impactful as it is sweet, with all author proceeds being donated to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), who earlier this year appointed Marlon to its Irish Refugee Advisory […]

In a series of tweets, it has been announced that Drag Race producers are looking for cast members for new versions of the series in Mexico, Brazil and Germany.

(CNN) -- An ordinary red-brick library in the southern English town of Reading is an unlikely backdrop for the latest front in the battle for equality for the LGBTQ+ community. But  in scenes later repeated across the country-- Covid-19 conspiracists and far-right supporters lobbed homophobic and transphobic slurs at parents and children to try to stop the kids from meeting drag queens.In footage shared online, anti-vaxxer Michael Chaves ​is seen berating parents -- some of whom are carrying infants -- arriving for Drag Queen Story Hour UK, an event at which books promoting compassion and inclusion are read to children.

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Drag Race Down Under star Faúx Fúr revealed that she “broke down” after her recent elimination.

Drag Race legend Shea Couleé has released a sickening music video for her 80s-inspired singles Let Go and Your Name. 

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Edinburgh Fringe is back, which means another programme of diverse queer theatre, cabaret, musicals, and comedy.This year, the Fringe is offering LGBTQ+ people and allies to celebrate stories from across the centuries: from Ancient Greece, to the 17th century, to modern day.Whether you want to explore euphoric biographical musicals or poignant dystopian realities, there’s something for everyone as the Fringe returns for the first time since the pandemic hit.In total, Edinburgh Fringe will boast 3,364 shows this August, with theSpaceUK specifically welcoming a spectacular range of LGBTQ+ entertainment in 400 shows.New writing from queer-led companies sits alongside gripping LGBTQ+ stories across a fantastic range of genres, so let’s take a look at the shows on offer for 2022.Worshipped opera singer and flaming bisexual Julie D’Aubigny is honoured in this original show.Cream Faced Loons celebrates the extraordinary life and adventures of Julie, queerness, and carving a place for yourself in the world. A Wilde Life is a musical celebration of the ineffable Oscar Wilde.

bill — as objections to it reverberated across social media after its introduction in January.“It was all over my Twitter feed,” Petocz told LGBTQ Nation in an interview from his home in Flagler County, Florida.For a lot of young people, the objections would have stopped with a social justice Tweetstorm. For Petocz, it was just the beginning of a real-time mobilization in which he would quickly become a student leader, recognized across the nation for his political acumen and courage.“Students were asking for advice on how to organize their own rallies and how to deal with school administrators.

Angelica Ross is making history in her Broadway debut as the first trans lead in the revival of the musical Chicago, which will premier September 12.From September to November, Ross will star as Roxie Hart in an eight-week limited engagement. Her first show will take place at Ambassador Theater in New York City, according to Playbill. Known for her breakthrough roles as Candy Ferocity in the groundbreaking, Emmy-nominated series Pose and as Nurse Rita in American Horror Story, Ross will take on Roxie after Pamela Anderson performed as the same character in her own limited run earlier this year.Anthony Allen Ramos Vice President of Communications & Talent at GLAAD said in a statement, "Chicago's Roxie Hart is one of the most recognizable, iconic, and beloved characters in the history of Broadway, and a true talent like Angelica Ross will delight audiences with her impressive acting, singing and performance skills.” “Angelica is also a respected leader in the transgender community, and joins L Morgan Lee as trans women of color currently starring on Broadway," Ramos said.L Morgan Lee was the first Black trans woman to earn a Tony nomination for her role in A Strange Loop.Playbill notes that Ross will join a small group of out trans performers to play lead roles on Broadway — those performers include Wicked's Alexandra Billings, Head Over Heels' Peppermint, and Straight White Men's Kate Bornstein.In addition to her Broadway debut, she released her first music video and single "Only You" this past June.

Ryan Murphy‘s going to do is cast ridiculously fit, good-looking men and then find a way to strip them down to their skivvies… and usually drench them in blood, too.And, you know what? It works!We have to admit, we have no clue what’s going on in season two of American Horror Stories—or the expanded AHS universe, for that matter. But the minute we saw star Nico Greetham posting behind-the-scenes shots from the set of the latest episode, we were renewing our Hulu subscriptions.AHStories Ep 3 is out on Hulu now! pic.twitter.com/BDzLg3NUEO— Nico Greetham (@nicogreetham) August 5, 2022Oh, we barely even noticed that gash on his leg!Okay, okay—let’s do our homework first.

A post shared by Erik Aadland (@aadlandforcolorado)First Lauren Boebert, now this guy?!Meet Erik Aadland. He’s the Republican nominee currently running for U.S.

The mainstream media and public health officials are being so damn careful not to label monkeypox “a gay disease” that they’re doing a disservice to the gay men who most need important information about the outbreak – while misleading everybody else.

A post shared by Shea Couleé (@sheacoulee) Big congratulations to Shea Couleé. The RuPaul’s Drag Race queen has landed herself a role on a Marvel Universe TV show.Deadline exclusively revealed that she has been cast in the upcoming Disney+ series Ironheart.The show will star Dominique Thorne as the Chicago-based Marvel character Riri Williams, a genius inventor known for wearing an Iron Man-style suit of armor.Related: Trixie Mattel on why she’ll never do another season of ‘Drag Race’Couleé’s role in the show is unknown.

Shaun T will be aware that he and his adorable family recently moved into a new home. It’s bigger than their previous place and they’ve poured a lot of thought and time into making it right.Shaun and husband Scott Blokker are proud dads to twins, Silas and Sander. They’ve been sharing videos of the family enjoying their new space.

Related: WATCH: ‘Proud Boys’ try to disrupt drag queen story hour in CaliforniaLake in the Hills police arrested Joseph Collins, 24, who was charged with a class 4 felony hate crime and criminal damage to property. But while Sac commended the response of Lake in the Hills police at first, she now finds herself at odds with the town itself.Last week, Sac received a letter from a lawyer representing the village who said that officials are “concerned that there appears to be an entertainment event” advertised on the business’ Facebook page.The letter further said that the strip mall where the cafe is located is not zoned for entertainment, but nobody seemed to have an issue before the drag brunch debacle.“Should the village become aware of any entertainment events continuing to be advertised at the UpRising Bakery and Cafe location, it will pursue appropriate enforcement actions,” the letter said, threatening fines of up to $750 per day and the suspension or revocation licenses.In the video posted to social media, Sac said she’s now been forced to cancel a Disney karaoke event and a very raucous-sounding resume writing workshop.“There was a concern for how much resources we are taking from village,” Sac said.

A post shared by Ricki Lake (@rickilake)The results from the Republican gubernatorial primary held yesterday in Arizona are still being tallied and the election remains too close to call as former TV news anchor/MAGA queen Kari Lake leads her opponent, Karrin Taylor Robson, by less than 12,000 votes.As people across the country wait for the results, one former ’90s TV icon and occasional actress who happens to share the same last name as Lake wants everyone to know she is 100% not related to the pro-Trump, anti-drag queen conspiracy theorist.Related: Daily Dose: A wild queer musical classic of divas and dragTV host Ricki Lake took to Twitter last night to clear up any confusion.“For the record- NO RELATION!” the Hairspray star tweeted, along with a video of Lake bickering with a reporter about non-existent voter fraud.In the clip, MSNBC reporter Vaughn Hillyard grills Lake about her unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud, to which she replies, “The last person on the planet Earth that I would tell about we discovered is you and MSDNC!”For the record-NO RELATION! https://t.co/B8fDvxttnb— Ricki Lake (@RickiLake) August 3, 2022As of this morning, Lake had captured 46.2% of the vote to Taylor Robson’s 44.5%. The two women are seeking to succeed term-limited Gov.

Trixie Mattel speaking with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang on the Las Culturistas podcast about why she’s not interested in competing on a future all-winners season of RuPaul’s Drag Race.Related: Jinkx Monsoon on what she did immediately after winning ‘All Stars 7’ and what’s up next

Since her stint on Pose, Angelica Ross has taken her talents everywhere and the next stop on her professional journey is Broadway. Ross is scheduled to play Roxie Hart in the iconic Broadway show Chicago. The Broadway show centers around Roxie Hart, as she avoids conviction for the murder of her on-the-side lover.

Angelica Ross, known for her roles in Pose and American Horror Story, steps into the leading role of broadway show Chicago from next month.

Belfast-based drag artist Matthew Cavan, also known as Cherrie Ontop, has taken to Twitter to highlight the abuse that he has received following a Dragtime Stories event. In an emotional Tweet put out on Wednesday, he wrote: “Wow Twitter! I have now been called a Paedophile, groomer, nonce, kiddy fiddler, been threatened and told to […]

fourth time as prime minister, has become a darling of the American far right with policies that include bans on same-sex marriage, LGBTQ+ content that is accessible to minors, and legal recognition of transgender identity. His address at CPAC, being held in Dallas this weekend, dealt with those subjects and touched indirectly on his recent remarks saying Europeans should not become “people of mixed race.”He said Hungary is devoted to supporting families and protecting “an institution of marriage as a union of one man and one woman.

The Only Way Is Essex icon Gemma Collins, 41, looks incredible in a recent Instagram where she's surrounded by sheep. The reality TV star, who recently wowed in a stunning bikini, visited Wales and told fans she's thinking of bringing a pair of sheep "back to Essex".In the snap, Gemma - who is thought to have lost a whopping three-and-a-half stone in total - looked rather trim as she wore a vibrant chromatic jumpsuit and donned a massive smile while petting the woolly farm animal.

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The Reading Chronicle, that he was protesting the tour as it was "sexualizing children."As protesters unfurled a banner reading: "Welcome groomers" outside the library, two women who had pretended to be attendees disrupted the reading inside the building, calling Samuel an "adult entertainer" as they terrified parents and children in the process, according to Samuel. At least one mother was seen crying after the incident, Samuel said.The term "groomer" is a homophobic stereotype used to falsely smear queer people and their supporters as child sex abusers.At the end of the session, Samuel left the library with police protection as demonstrators hurled abuse.​Recent angry confrontations around events involving drag queens in the United Kingdom follow a disturbing precedent from the United States, where right-wing extremist groups ambush similar events and conservative politicians have pledged to criminalize adults taking children to drag shows.It has coincided with a wider movement to curtail rights ​related to bodily autonomy, ranging from abortion access to gender-affirming care​, punctuated by a wave of anti-LGBTQ bills and Justice Clarence Thomas questioning marriage equality as the US Supreme Court overturned the ​federal right to abortion ​in the United States."This is the same hate (as seen in the US) but just in a different context ...

Pose star Angelica Ross is set to make her Broadway debut in Chicago this fall, becoming the first openly transgender actor to play the murderous vixen Roxie Hart in the long-running musical.Ross, 41, whose credits also include American Horror Story: 1984, will start an eight-week run beginning September 12 at the Ambassador Theatre.She will join a Broadway opening its arms to transgender actors. Glowing:Pose star Angelica Ross is set to make her Broadway debut in Chicago this fall, becoming the first openly transgender actor to play the murderous vixen Roxie HartIn 2018, Ru Paul´s Drag Race star Peppermint became the first openly trans woman to originate a principal role on Broadway, starring in the Go-Go´s jukebox musical Head Over Heels.This spring, L Morgan Lee made history as the first openly transgender person to be nominated and go on to win a Tony Award for her work as a featured actress in the musical A Strange Loop.

A Tasmania-based lesbian woman and supporter of the anti-trans group LGB Alliance, is raising funds to take her battle to ban trans women and men from her drag shows, to the High Court. Trigger Warning: This story discusses comments against the transgender community, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.Jessica Hoyle has raised over $3,300, since she launched her campaign on a fundraising platform last month. Last year, Hoyle failed in her bid to get an exemption from the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Commissioner to hold her “female-only event” and now plans to take her fight to the High Court.

Angelica Ross is making her Broadway debut next month and it will be historic!

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From left: Inna, Oleh, and Yevhen MakarenkoThe mother of a family accused of beating a gay man so badly that he was blinded now says her she never even met the victim.Inna and Yevhen Makarenko and their sons Oleh and Pavel are charged with attempted murder, battery, and kidnapping in the attack, which police say occurred August 6, 2021, at the victim’s home in Pompano Beach, Fla. The first three were arrested by Broward County authorities in March and charged in April, and Pavel Makarenko was arrested later in New York.

Lady Gaga is going to playing Harley Quinn to Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker in the upcoming sequel Joker: Folie à Deux. While rumors have been swirling that the “Bad Romance” singer had signed on to play Joker’s paramour and partner in crime, the singer seemingly confirmed the news with a short musical teaser on Twitter. The video begins by flashing their names and showing their silhouettes as they join together, while the song “Cheek to Cheek” plays.

Since her stint on Pose, Angelica Ross has taken her talents everywhere and the next stop on her professional journey is Broadway. Ross is scheduled to play Roxie Hart in the iconic Broadway show Chicago. The Broadway show centers around Roxie Hart, as she avoids conviction for the murder of her on-the-side lover.

Alan Cumming has played all sorts of characters in his long career, but his role in the new film, “My Old School,” was a particular challenge. The gay actor stars as Brandon Lee, who made a lot of noise in Scotland back in the mid 1990s.

Related: WATCH: ‘Proud Boys’ try to disrupt drag queen story hour in CaliforniaLake in the Hills police arrested Joseph Collins, 24, who was charged with a class 4 felony hate crime and criminal damage to property. But while Sac commended the response of Lake in the Hills police at first, she now finds herself at odds with the town itself.Last week, Sac received a letter from a lawyer representing the village who said that officials are “concerned that there appears to be an entertainment event” advertised on the business’ Facebook page.The letter further said that the strip mall where the cafe is located is not zoned for entertainment, but nobody seemed to have an issue before the drag brunch debacle.“Should the village become aware of any entertainment events continuing to be advertised at the UpRising Bakery and Cafe location, it will pursue appropriate enforcement actions,” the letter said, threatening fines of up to $750 per day and the suspension or revocation licenses.In the video posted to social media, Sac said she’s now been forced to cancel a Disney karaoke event and a very raucous-sounding resume writing workshop.“There was a concern for how much resources we are taking from village,” Sac said.

US basketball player Brittney Griner has been found guilty of drug possession and smuggling with criminal intent by a Russian court.

The mainstream media and public health officials are being so damn careful not to label monkeypox “a gay disease” that they’re doing a disservice to the gay men who most need important information about the outbreak – while misleading everybody else.

used as a political pawn in Russia's war against Ukraine.Griner could face up to 10 years in jail for the charge, and prosecutors asked for 9.5 years in closing arguments.Prior to the verdict, Griner apologized to the court and asked for leniency in an emotional speech."I never meant to hurt anybody, I never meant to put in jeopardy the Russian population, I never meant to break any laws here," Griner said in the Khimki city courthouse. "I made an honest mistake and I hope that in your ruling that it doesn't end my life here.

A post shared by Shea Couleé (@sheacoulee) Big congratulations to Shea Couleé. The RuPaul’s Drag Race queen has landed herself a role on a Marvel Universe TV show.Deadline exclusively revealed that she has been cast in the upcoming Disney+ series Ironheart.The show will star Dominique Thorne as the Chicago-based Marvel character Riri Williams, a genius inventor known for wearing an Iron Man-style suit of armor.Related: Trixie Mattel on why she’ll never do another season of ‘Drag Race’Couleé’s role in the show is unknown.

Drag Race superstar Shea Couleé has been cast in the upcoming Marvel series Ironheart and the nerdy gays have lost their minds. Couleé first entered the limelight when she became a finalist in RuPaul’s Drag Race season 9. She went on to win RuPaul All-Stars season 5 before competing in the show’s seventh season. Couleé posted a tweet gushing […]

Drag Race winner Shea Couleé has reportedly been cast in an undisclosed role in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ series Ironheart, Deadline reported.

lack of government response to the recent MPV (monkeypox) outbreak, there was a second group of protestors expressing outrage over what they saw as systemic racism that prevented many foreign IAS delegates from attending the conference. It seems many delegates, the majority of whom were from African countries, were denied travel visas by the Canadian government, and therefore could not attend.

Trixie Mattel speaking with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang on the Las Culturistas podcast about why she’s not interested in competing on a future all-winners season of RuPaul’s Drag Race.Related: Jinkx Monsoon on what she did immediately after winning ‘All Stars 7’ and what’s up next

A post shared by Ricki Lake (@rickilake)The results from the Republican gubernatorial primary held yesterday in Arizona are still being tallied and the election remains too close to call as former TV news anchor/anti-LGBTQ MAGA queen Kari Lake leads her opponent, Karrin Taylor Robson, by less than 12,000 votes.As people across the country wait for the results, one former ’90s TV icon and occasional actress who happens to share the same last name as Lake wants everyone to know she is 100% not related to the pro-Trump, anti-drag queen conspiracy theorist.Related: Daily Dose: A wild queer musical classic of divas and dragTV host Ricki Lake took to Twitter last night to clear up any confusion.“For the record- NO RELATION!” the Hairspray star tweeted, along with a video of Lake bickering with a reporter about non-existent voter fraud.In the clip, MSNBC reporter Vaughn Hillyard grills Lake about her unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud, to which she replies, “The last person on the planet Earth that I would tell about we discovered is you and MSDNC!”For the record-NO RELATION! https://t.co/B8fDvxttnb— Ricki Lake (@RickiLake) August 3, 2022As of this morning, Lake had captured 46.2% of the vote to Taylor Robson’s 44.5%. The two women are seeking to succeed term-limited Gov.