Swastika Painted on Atlanta’s Iconic Rainbow Crosswalk

Batman universe called The People’s Joker has been pulled from Toronto International Film Festival.The film, which reimagines the character of the Joker through a transgender origin story, had one public screening before the rest were cancelled over “rights issues”.A message on the TIFF ticketing page reads: “The filmmaker has withdrawn this film due to rights issues. We apologise for any inconvenience.

A man convicted of storing the weapon that was used to murder queer journalist Lyra McKee has been jailed for seven years. 29 year-old Niall Sheerin pleaded guilty to possession of a pistol and ammunition with intent to enable another person to endanger life earlier in 2022, and he received his sentencing on Wednesday, September […]

In the 1960s, a legend was on the rise in Los Angeles. An exotic dancer, singer, comedian, drag performer, and Black trans woman by the name of Sir Lady Java was a star of the L.A.

Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness teased their romance on Twitter, after years of speculation that they’re together.

The producers of RuPaul’s Drag Race cut a challenge from season 12 because the queens were “so bad,” according to Heidi N Closet.

Big Brother star Brian Dowling has revealed he received homophobic abuse for being a gay parent, after his first child was born.

Colorful foliage, colorful openings: While the dining industry has struggled under the weight of the pandemic, staffing shortages, supply chain crises, inflation, and a spate of closings over the summer, the spirit of colorful creativity in the District hasn’t slowed. This fall, we look forward to visiting brand-new ideas, creative concept changes, additional spots from beloved chefs, an ever-expanding Wharf, and more. Note that some of these restaurants have opened already, while others have planned opening dates through the rest of the year.

Fox’s new musical nighttime soap opera “Monarch” is to country music as the network’s “Empire” was to hip-hop. Complete with over-the-top characters, familial intrigue, infidelity, and tragedy. Oh, and a few queer characters, too. Among those characters is hair and makeup artist Earl, played by out actor and singer Kevin Cahoon. In addition to occasionally being the much-needed source of comic relief, Earl also plays the irreplaceable best friend of country music queen Dottie Roman, played by none other than Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon. Fortunately for us, Kevin was kind enough to make time in his schedule to answer a few questions.

One of the first things I remember watching on television other than the “Howdy Doody Show,” was the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. I remember the “Howdy Doody Show” because my mom once took me to be in the peanut gallery. The coronation was a spectacle hard to forget even for a six-year-old.

CAGLIARI, Sardinia — Giorgia Meloni, the hard-right leader of a party descended from post-Fascist roots and the favorite to become Italy’s next prime minister after elections this month, is known for her rhetorical crescendos, thundering timbre and ferocious speeches slamming gay-rights lobbies, European bureaucrats and illegal migrants. But she was suddenly soft-spoken when asked on a recent evening if she agreed, all caveats aside, with the historical consensus that the Fascist leader Benito Mussolini — whom she admired in her youth as a “good politician” — had been evil and bad for Italy.

Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness confirmed their romance on Twitter, after years of speculation that they’re together.

Singer and actor Demi Lovato stated that she is done with touring due to illness in a series of Instagram stories.

Reddit's r/TrueOffMyChest forum on Wednesday, the user who posted under the account u/throw_away_28124049, explained what had happened."My estranged family asked me for money," he wrote. "I haven't seen or talked to any of them for 23 years.

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A suspect wanted in the stabbing death at a California gay bar, has been arrested.On September 9, Christopher Finley, 28, and Jacob Touchstone went out for a date night and nightcap at Mineshaft bar in Long Beach.An altercation happened between the couple and an unnamed man with a taser and, soon after, an altercation with Smalls, resulting in the couple being stabbed. Finely would pass away eight hours later at the hospital.Smalls is being charged with one count of murder, one count of attempted murder.In a statement, police said there is “no evidence this is a hate or bias-motivated incident.”The couple’s GoFund Me page reveals that the couple has been together since 2016.“From then on, there was never a Jake without a Chris,” the page states. “They had ups and they had downs and they even tried the whole time apart thing, without ever really leaving each others’ lives.

Tom Hardy is a modern-day sex symbol and there's no mystery as to why.The British actor has won over legions of fans with his hunky roles in film and TV shows including The Dark Knight Rises, Inception and Taboo.He is also happily married.READ MORE: Inside Tom Hardy's wild life – drug addiction, arrest and stunning famous wifeIn 2014, the Venom star tied the knot with Peaky Blinders actress Charlotte Riley.He also shares a son with his former partner Rachael Speed.As the actor celebrates his 45th birthday, Daily Star takes a look inside his wildest ever sex confessions.Tom sent news media into a tailspin when he confirmed he had "experimented" with gay sex as a young man.Asked whether he had slept with other men at a press conference for his Legend role playing homosexual criminal Ronnie Kray, he said: "Of course I have. "I’m an actor for f***'s sake."I’ve played with everything and everyone.

Rosie O’Donnell is looking back on her hit 1992 movie “A League of Their Own”, which was inspired by the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League,

5-4 decision Wednesday evening the U.S. Supreme Court opted to not block a state court’s ruling ordering a faith-based private university to recognize an LGBTQ students’ organization, but the order is quite likely temporary.Yeshiva University, which has four campuses in New York City, was ordered by a state court to recognize Y.U.

Izzy Dieker, who spoke out and instigated reforms after she punished at school for saying she’s a lesbian; the Pendleton Heights Gay-Straight Alliance, which won sued their school – and won – when they were forced to keep a low profile; school board chair Kelsey Waits, who did what she needed to do to protect her trans daughter who was outed and harassed; the PFLAG v. Abbott plaintiffs, who stopped the state from investigating the supportive parents of trans kids as child abusers; and Charlee Corra, a teacher and one of the heirs to the Disney fortune who came out to speak out against the Don’t Say Gay law.These five nominees defended LGBTQ kids’ rights and made the future a better place.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it would let stand for now a ruling that Yeshiva University must recognize an L.G.B.T. student group. The vote was 5 to 4, with the majority saying that the university, a Modern Orthodox Jewish institution in Manhattan, must first pursue challenges to the ruling in state court.

“I’m so tired of all this political correctness,” Pete says.We are at the Eagle in New York City.“Why do they have to come here? Can’t we have one place that is just for us?”They are a group of young guys, early 20’s, dressed in bright colors, one carrying a purse and wearing high heels, dressed in a leather Tom-of Finland style hat, carrying a leather paddle, another in a skirt and a leather harness.“They’re making a mockery out of the leather scene, out of being a man.”“They’re just having fun,” Chris says. “It’s no big deal.”“Right, cuz you’d hook up with one of them?”“I don’t know, the one in the harness is pretty hot.”Remember when former Dragula contestants on tour in the UK were turned away from the Manchester Eagle because they had a woman in their group?And across the globe, a popular LA party for “Dads” and muscle bears refused entry to a trans man because his ID stated his gender as female, even though he presented as male.I’ve received countless emails and comments on my blog from people who have experienced discrimination for not being “masculine” enough.Here are just a few:“I was recently turned away at a gay bar in San Francisco because my boyfriend was in a dress.

FORMER Towie star Gemma Collins has revealed her natural hair length while showing off her new seriously glamorous extensions. The 41-year-old star took to social media to share a look at her natural locks, and combed her hands through the short blonde locks while at the hairdressers. The reality star praised her hairdresser for transforming her hair and adding length, while posing with long blonde curly extensions.

Game of Thrones universe is expanding with House of the Dragon, a prequel series that takes us into the events of George R. R.

Queer Eye‘s Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness announce they are “finally together.” But don’t believe everything you read…For six seasons, the stars have played up their flirtatious banter for the cameras—and even created a winking Instagram account dedicated to chronicling their romance. It’s a joke that everyone’s been in on, though now the stars want you to believe they’re taking things to the next level.“After years of joking about it, we’re finally together,” Porowski wrote in a tweet today that featured an image of him holding hands with co-star Van Ness.

The Simpsons showrunner Al Jean has said Lisa Simpson could be part of the LGBT+ community.While the character has previously had crushes on Nelson Muntz and became obsessed with the Corey Hotline in early seasons, a number of hints have led to speculation that Lisa could be queer.The most notable is in season 23 episode Holidays Of Future Passed, where a montage of pictures showing the family in the future depicts Lisa holding hands with two women on the couch – suggesting she might be in a polyamorous relationship.Speaking to Digital Spy, Jean welcomed the idea of Lisa being queer. “In my opinion, and this is just my opinion, that is definitely a possibility for Lisa’s life,” Jean said.

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Crista Thyvelikakath, Vice President of The Period Project at UT Dallas, wrote that Oct. 7 is National Period Day and they’re planning a rally on campus from 11 a.m.-noon asking for access to free menstrual products. The rally for free menstrual products in campus restrooms will take place at The Plinth in front of the campus Student Union.

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In response to a California school district's decision to paint Progress Pride murals on all school buildings, right-wing extremists plan to protest on Wednesday evening.All 15 of Castro Valley Unified School District's schools, plus the administration office, were painted with the progress Pride flag last week. Chaya Raichik, of Libs of TikTok on Twitter, noticed the video and inspired their followers to criticize the school."Homeschool your kids," Raichik wrote, along with a screenshot of the school murals.Gays Against Groomers has taken the lead and called for a mass protest at Wednesday evening's school board meeting.California Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell says he's outraged by right-wing attacks on Castro Valley schools and other districts across the country."It's a blatant lie to suggest that the Castro Valley School District is teaching our kids anything besides the skills they need to compete in the 21st-century economy," Swalwell tells The Advocate.

(CNN) -- Some travelers are scrambling as a possible freight railroad strike interrupts service along Amtrak's long-distance routes.Negotiations are ongoing between unions and railroad companies. If they don't come to an agreement, the first national rail strike in 30 years could start early Friday.While Amtrak is not involved in the negotiations, service has already been adjusted on track that could be affected by the dispute.

Lindsey Graham isn’t letting things like common decency and public opinion affect his quest to roll back abortion rights even further. But he’s going to have to get used to interactions like the one he just had with a protester.The anti-LGBTQ senator has launched a proposal for a nationwide ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, vowing to take up the issue in Congress if Republicans gain control of the House and Senate in November.

The Franchise That Shall Not Be Named will play the accordion-wielding king of parody songs in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, a satirical biopic out this fall on The Roku Channel.If you’ve watched the trailers—which feature Radcliffe’s abs prominently on display—you might be saying to yourself: “Wait, I don’t remember Weird Al ever being this jacked!” (well, outside of that Rambo scene in UHF ). And that’s because he wasn’t.The tongue-in-cheek parody movie is using Radcliffe’s fit physique to its advantage, painting Yankovic as the kind of sexy, bad-boy rock-n-roller these music biopics are usually about.

Sydney is alive this week with events for queer people. With album launches to celebrate, cabaret shows to delight in and dances to attend, here’s just some of what’s on the menu in queer Sydney.Indie pop star Rina Sawayama’s sophomore album Hold The Girl releases Friday following support from singles This Hell, Catch Me in the Air and Phantom.

Chrys Dee Lemon, who practiced law as a partner for the D.C. law firm McIntyre & Lemon for the past 26 years specializing in banking and insurance law and who provided both financial and legal support for numerous LGBTQ organizations, died on Aug. 27 at the age of 64.

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Police in Long Beach have arrested a suspect who allegedly stabbed two men outside the popular gay nightclub The Mineshaft on Friday, Sept. 9. One of the two — identified as 28-year Christopher Finley of Long Beach, died of his injuries the following morning at the hospital, according to reports by LGBTQ Nation, based on a story in the Long Beach Post.

the nation's Title IX statutes proposed by the Department of Education earlier this year that, if adopted, would require publicly-funded schools to expand their nondiscrimination policies to incorporate students who do not identify as the gender their doctors assigned at birth. Those that don't could be subject to losing federal funding.The proposed changes, the AGs said, would "weaken the protections women have received from Title IX for the last fifty years" and pose a direct challenge to legislation passed by numerous states seeking to prevent transgender or gender nonconforming athletes from participating in women's sports."The Biden administration is putting girls and women at risk and ignoring science while it attempts to undo any meaningful definition of biological sex," Knudsen said in a statement.

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A man has pleaded guilty to possession of the pistol that killed queer journalist Lyra McKee.Derry resident Niall Sheerin, 29, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for possessing the firearm used to shoot and kill McKee during the 2019 riots in Derry, Northern Ireland, according to the Guardian.McKee had been working as an independent reporter covering the violence.Sheerin admitted to authorities that he had the gun from September 2018 until June 2020. McKee was shot dead on April 18, 2019, while reporting on the riots in the Creggan area of Derry.The pistol used in the shooting was later found abandoned in plastic bags behind a telephone pole, the BBC reports. Ballistics testing revealed the same gun was used in five separate shootings within the past two years, McKee’s being the latest.The New Irish Republican Army later took responsibility for McKee’s death, saying that they deployed their militia members in response to British forces in the area.

Drag legends The Boulet Brothers and Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streamer for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, this week announced a new spin-off series, The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans.

Casa Ruby, the Washington, D.C., LGBTQ+ organization beset by a variety of financial troubles, should be dissolved, and there is also evidence of “potential criminal misconduct” there, says a report from the foundation appointed to be its receiver.The nonprofit had provided housing and social services to D.C.’s most vulnerable LGBTQ+ residents — youth, transgender people, people of color, and others — since its founding in 2012. However, last year it lost a city grant due to mismanagement of funds.

Costa Mesa is officially trademarked as the “City of the Arts,” which is evident in the breezy Southern California’s town’s plentiful collection of public art. Sadly, one of the area’s most beautiful and beloved murals was vandalized earlier this week.The mural, which is a colorful portrait of country music legend and queer icon Dolly Parton, covers a large wall on the exterior of Strut, a popular LGBTQ+ nightclub known for its dazzling drag and cabaret shows and inclusive vibes.In 2021, the club’s owner, Luke Nero, commissioned local artist David Gilmore to create the work as a response to Parton’s funding of COVID-19 vaccine research.

A post shared by Mike Imamura (@mikeimamura68)“The character I played was a dandy,” Conrad told interviewers for a TV oral history project of his “Wild Wild West” character. “His clothes were too tight, for one.

Legislation seeking to codify same-sex marriage may be cued up as soon as this week in the U.S. Senate after lawmakers returned from August recess, although reaching the 60-vote threshold to end a filibuster is unassured.

Chucky said it’s “gonna give the gays everything they want.”Yes, the beloved horror icon is back in an all-new batch of episodes, picking right back up where we left off and continuing the murderous rampage of your friendly neighborhood doll possessed by a serial killer.After successfully foiling Chucky’s evil plan to invade children’s hospitals across the country, teen heroes Jake (Zackary Arthur), Devon (Björgvin Arnarson) and Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind) take the blame and are shipped off to a Catholic boarding school for troubled youth called Incarnate Lord. The institution’s strict, religious rules prove a challenge to the budding romance between Jake and Devon, but that’s just one of their problems, as Chucky is hot on their heels and out for revenge.Related: ‘Chucky’ series’ same-sex teen kiss is all sorts of adorableOf course, Chucky’s got his own baggage to deal with, including his ex-wife and mortal enemy, Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly), and the return of their genderfluid child, Glen/da, a fan-favorite character first introduced in 2004’s Seed Of Chucky.

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(CNN) — A suspect is in custody who is suspected of defacing the city's rainbow crosswalks with swastikas on two separate occasions, according to TaSheena Brown, spokeswoman with the Atlanta Police Department.According to police, investigators went to an apartment of the suspect and tried to make contact with the individual, later requesting a SWAT team for assistance.The suspect eventually was taken into custody without incident, according to police.Crosswalks defaced twice in two daysPolice say the first incident happened on Wednesday, August 17. Two days later, police say the suspect defaced the crosswalk again at around 1:45 a.m.The rainbow crosswalks are located at the intersection of 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue in Atlanta's midtown community, in front of the site of the city's first LGBTQ+ bookstore.

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