Sam Smith believes they lost fans because of homophobia and transphobia

In the course of excavating her family history, Letty Cottin Pogrebin examines shame — or shanda, in Yiddish — as a Jewish inheritance, “not because other people or groups don’t feel it,” she writes, “but because it’s coded into the DNA of my family and ABC’s of my faith.” A frank and often amusing tabulation of well-kept family secrets, SHANDA: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy (429 pp., Post Hill Press, $28) tells a story of high-stakes melodrama and surreptitious relations, in which runaway brides, false marriages, lost children and other moral crises abound. But there is more here than mishegas.

Cooper Koch, president of the newly-renamed Multistory Media

Equality Texas officials today (Wednesday, Nov. 1) announced the names of those being honored at the organization’s 4th annual Gala, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” on Saturday, Nov. 19, from 6-9 p.m. at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin.

With less than a week before Election Day and stakes that could not be higher, the race for attorney general in Michigan is surprisingly tight. The race is between the out incumbent Democrat, Dana Nessel, and Republican Matthew DePerno, who famously lost a case as part of the Big Lie election meddling conspiracy leading to the January 6 insurrection.Nessel tells The Advocate the attacks on the LGBTQ+ community this election cycle are opportunistic and have no widespread constituency in the Great Lakes State."[Republicans] get the attention because they have money, and unfortunately because the Republican Party now has become the party of homophobia and transphobia, that [anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric] gets spotlighted a lot," she says.

Gemma Collins has wowed her fans after preforming a cartwheel on a stunning sandy beach abroad. The Towe star has posted a short video in Instagram for her 2.2million followers to see.

Lone Survivor producer Randell Emmett today finds himself once again facing a litany of loathsome allegations, according to a multi-claim discrimination and hostile workplace lawsuit filed by a former personal assistant.

Campus Pride, a nonprofit dedicated to building future leaders and making college and university campuses safer and more welcoming for LGBTQ people, has announced the creation of the Campus Pride Career Connect, a one-stop career engagement portal “creating meaningful, authentic relationships between LGBTQ young adults and prospective employers,” according to a Campus Pride press release.

U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, left, and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, right.

The Turtle Creek Fall Arts Festival is back this weekend, Nov. 12-13, at Reverchon Park — just in time for some holiday shopping.

For more than two decades, indie pop stars Tegan and Sara Quin crafted a mystique as the epitome of effortlessly cool. But, as it turns out, even the hip artists behind hits like “Walking With a Ghost,” “Closer,” and “Everything is Awesome” were once awkward teens navigating friendships, first loves, and broken hearts.The duo is featured on the first digital cover of Pride (a sister publication of The Advocate), where they talked about how, just like the rest of us, the Quins struggled through the discovery of their identities — in their case as twins, individuals, and queer women.

A woman has caused a stir in the playground after she invited all but one of her daughter's classmates to her birthday party. The 28-year-old mum was planning her seven-year-old daughter's birthday celebration, and said she did not want to invite one little girl in particular.

A middle school in central Oregon pulled its students from an outdoor educational camp after some parents and students expressed concern over the presence of nonbinary and transgender folks serving as cabin counselors. The camp’s director, however, said they were acting in accordance with the state’s civil rights laws.According to a report in the Central Oregon Daily, Culver Middle School superintendent Stefanie Garber said she made the “no-win” decision to pull all Culver Middle School students from Camp Tamarack in Singer last Monday after some students complained.“More than one of our boys’ cabins expressed that they were uncomfortable to our teacher,” Garber told the Daily.

In reaction to seeing their sunglasses on the faces of members of the Proud Boys who were disrupting a drag fundraising event in North Carolina, the manufacturer has said it will donate money to LGBTQ-friendly causes.Clad in their yellow and black colors, members of the far-right radical white supremacist group donned distinctive sunglasses outside an event in Sanford in images shared on Twitter last Sunday.Protest photographer and astrophysics professor at Elon University Anthony Crider posted a series of photos showing the scene where these men stood to menace patrons and LGBTQ+ supporters.

Why does queering the vote matter now more than ever?Let’s face it, we are tired. The exhaustion is about more than just receiving messages about how our votes matter despite the overwhelming and seemingly insurmountable tactics to suppress our votes and destroy an equitable system of elections.  It's the feelings of disillusionment that come with the knowledge that if you are Black, brown, formerly incarcerated, disabled, and/or identify as LGBTQ+, a vote isn’t going to save you or your community.

Blogging site Tumblr will now allow images of nudity, the company announced Tuesday in conjunction with an update to its community guidelines.“We now welcome a broader range of expression, creativity, and art on Tumblr, including content depicting the human form (yes, that includes the naked human form),” the announcement reads.The site, however, will continue to prohibit “visual depictions of sexually explicit acts,” along with “hate, spam, violent threats, or anything illegal,” the company notes.The decision to allow nudity comes after Tumblr announced in September that it was instituting community labels that let users filter the content they viewed. “It was our first step toward a more open Tumblr,” the Tuesday announcement explains.Tumblr still bans depictions of sex acts because of logistical problems.

When Sam Williams, son of musician Hank Williams Jr. and grandson of country legend Hank Williams, decided to come out in a video, he utilized his new single, “Tilted Crown,” to speak his truth.“I felt like I was promoting invisibility, like I wasn’t being visible and wasn’t being myself,” Williams told Apple Music's Proud Radio With Hunter Kelly.

A compilation of threats sent to Judge Mary Brown, who is presiding over a custody case involving a trans child.

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It’s November and that means Palm Springs Pride is back! And readers of Out Traveler, Out, and The Advocate magazines are personally invited to take part in all the fun while also helping to support the 40th anniversary of the nation’s largest queer film festival with Outfest’s Evening in Palm Springs.This gala fundraising event, hosted by Outfest Board Member Mike Rose and his husband, Ruben Rodriguez, takes place this Friday, November 4, at a private home in Old Las Palmas (address to be delivered with your registration confirmation). The doors open at 7 p.m., and tickets are still available, although you’ll need to act fast.You can learn more or make a donation by visiting the Outfest’s Evening in Palm Springs website.

Dwyane Wade and his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches-Wade are not on the same page about their child.

A lesbian couple who went to the European Union’s top court to force Bulgaria to recognise same-sex parents officially said they hope their legal battle brings new rights for families across the continent.

One of the the most memorable scenes in Bros was originally cut, reveals director Nicholas Stoller.

Yasmin Finney is the latest cover star for British Vogue.

Records of Armed Forces personnel who were dismissed for being gay have been destroyed by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD), BBC news reported.

Although Twitter's new owner, Elon Musk, claimed it would not be a "hellscape" for LGBTQ+ people, human rights groups and advocates say it already is only days after Musk took the reins. On Thursday, the world's richest man completed his long-anticipated takeover of the social media platform. And with his acquisition, out goes content moderation, critics say. As seemingly one of his first acts, Musk eliminated some of the app's safeguards.The billionaire claimed, however, he had yet to change Twitter's content moderation."Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints," the billionaire tweeted.

Just recently, actor Ralph Fiennes made headlines again for defending the transphobic comments made by “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling.

Although Twitter's new owner, Elon Musk, claimed it would not be a "hellscape" for LGBTQ+ people, human rights groups and advocates say it's already there only days after he took the reins. On Thursday, the world's richest man completed his long-anticipated takeover of the social media platform. And with his acquisition, out goes content moderation, critics say. As seemingly one of his first acts, Musk eliminated some of the app's safeguards.The billionaire claimed, however, he had yet to change Twitter's content moderation."Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints," the billionaire tweeted.

Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke (David Taffet/Dallas Voice)

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(CNN) — The University of Florida Board of Trustees unanimously approved Republican US Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska as the university's new president Tuesday in the face of faculty and student criticism over the secretive search process, his limited relevant experience and his past criticisms of same-sex marriage.Ahead of the vote, Sasse spoke to the board Tuesday and outlined his reasons for taking the job and his plans to position UF to succeed in what he called an age of technological disruption."I'm here rather than at some other school, or rather than trying to claw to stay in the United States Senate for decades, because I believe that this is the most interesting institution in the state that has the most happening right now, and is therefore the best positioned to help lead our country through a time of unprecedented change," Sasse told the board Tuesday.When asked about his plans related to LGBTQ faculty and students, Sasse said he expected that his positions would be the same as that of outgoing President Kent Fuchs.

(CNN) — The pressure for 18-year-old actor Kit Connor to come out had been building on social media for months.Connor, a star of Netflix's teen romcom, "Heartstopper," said Monday that he felt he was being forced out of the closet — a concerning new development at the intersection of cancel culture and identity policing.In the coming-of-age series with a refreshing, queer-forward plot, Connor plays a British high school rugby Nick Nelson, alongside classmate Charlie Spring, played by Joe Locke, who falls in love with him. Over the course of the eight-episode series, adapted from the graphic novel of the same name by Alice Oseman, Nick starts to question his own sexuality amid his growing feelings for Charlie.The show was so well received when it launched this year that it's already been renewed for two more seasons.

Fate: The Winx Saga has been cancelled at Netflix after two seasons.

Miss Argentina 2020, Mariana Varela, and Miss Puerto Rico 2020, Fabiola Valentin, have announced that they are married.

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Model, actress and activist Emily Ratajkowski has shared her thoughts on sexuality being “on a sliding scale” after appearing to come out on TikTok.

The nearly 50-year mystery of the famed Lady of the Dunes has been solved.Her body was discovered on July 26, 1974 in Provincetown, making her the oldest unidentified homicide victim in Massachusetts.. Twelve-year-old Leslie Metcalfe and her parents were hiking after a day at a dune shack when they spotted something strange in the scrub pines.The nude body was lying on half a beach towel, as if she had been sharing it with a companion, her head resting on folded Wrangler jeans and a blue bandana.A blow to her head had left her nearly decapitated.

GEMMA Collins looks slimmer than ever while posing in her pyjamas at home. The 41-year-old star posed in her stylish nightwear while sharing that she’d be telling fans something “so exciting” tomorrow night.

She who shall be named. Daniel Radcliffe opened up about Harry Potter author J.K Rowling’s anti-trans comments — and why he felt it was imperative to speak out against them.

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

Joe Biden has just officially confirmed what a woman is and what a woman isn’t.”Trans women (also known as men) will be forced to sign up for the draft.Looks like Joe Biden has just officially confirmed what a woman is and what a woman isn’t.— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) October 10, 2022Obviously, there is no draft in the US, and hasn’t been one since the Vietnam War days.Related: Lauren Boebert posts dumbest ‘groomer’ tweet yet and everyone’s thinking the exact same thingBoebert’s latest attempt to “own the libs” was likely sparked by a tweet issued by the Selective Service System on Friday. It said, “Parents, if your son is an only son and the last male in your family to carry the family name, he is still required to register with SSS.”Parents, if your son is an only son and the last male in your family to carry the family name, he is still required to register with SSS.

Birmingham on Tuesday night.But the annual event was ‘overshadowed by a number of highly offensive, abusive comments’.One man was removed for allegedly calling a gay man a ‘f**’, while another was apparently told to leave after calling two women a ‘dirty lezzer’. Both are reported to be Conservative members, although this is unverified.Speaking to ITV News, one victim said: ‘We kicked someone out who was blind drunk and called me a dirty lezzer and that I needed to watch my back. I don’t feel like I morally fit in anymore.’Head of Women for LGBT Conservatives, Jessica Zbinden-Webster, tweeted: ‘A lot of people showed themselves up at the @LGBTCons party last night.

In 2014, trans man Neo L. Sandja put on the first bodybuilding competition for trans people, a project that eventually blossomed into the International Association of Trans Bodybuilders and Powerlifters (IATBP).

Sam Smith has opened up about their non-binary journey and their style evolution.

In a sense, singer-songwriter Maren Morris has felt like she's among only a handful of artists in the country music genre that speak out against topics like racism and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.But with that being said, the I Could Use A Love Song star also confessed during an interview with Apple Music's Proud Radio With Hunter Kelly that she doesn't want to just be known for her 'clap backs on Twitter', instead she'd like to have people take notice of her songs.'I can't just be this merch store on the internet that sells you songs and t-shirts,' Morris, 32, said, while taking her personality and personal ethics into consideration, in reference to her decisions to speak publicly on hot topic issues. Call for more voices: Maren Morris, 32, revealed she often feels like she's among only a few people in the country music genre who speak out against hot topics like racism and anti-LGBTQ rhetoricMorris continued, 'I have to let people know, because the real human aspect of this is when I go on tour, and I see the people in my crowd.

Sam Smith has opened up about becoming confident enough to let their “freakiness out” and how this channelled itself into the making of Unholy.

Sam Smith has opened up about becoming confident enough to let their “freakiness out” and how this channelled itself into the making of Unholy.