The Andy Warhol Diaries share the life of an artist we only thought we knew

Charlize Theron and streaming giant HBO Max have announced their newest, oh-so-queer project: an adaptation of the DC Comics young adult novel You Brought Me The Ocean. The book, for those unfamiliar, casts Aqualad–protege of Aquaman–as a gay teenager.Deadline reports that Theron will produce the show; at the time of this writing, neither the actress/producer nor HBO have said if she also plans to star in the series. You Brought Me The Ocean reimagines the origins of the character Aqualad.The novel, which is a self-contained story outside mainstream DC continuity, follows the story of Jake Hyde, an African-American teen that heads off to college.

signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey last week, threatens health care professionals with up to 10 years in prison for violation.

Messaging is everything in politics, unless you happen to be Marsha Blackburn, the antigay, far-right U.S. senator from Tennessee who seems to hate proof reading as much as she hates hairbrushes.Fresh off of misquoting the constitution, Blackburn is back on Twitter claiming her state is in favor of a wall on its souther border.

A post shared by Ozzy Lusth (@ozcardagrouch)Former Survivor contestant and current OnlyFans performer Ozzy Lusth wants the world to know: he is bisexual.Lusth, 40, rose to fame thanks to his very shirtless appearances on Survivor: Cook Islands, Survivor: Micronesia, and Survivor: South Pacific. The three seasons led him to becoming a fan favorite, and to his appearance on Survivor: Game Changers. To date, he remains only one of four players to appear on four different seasons of the show. Viewers also named him one of the “most attractive” contestants in the history of the show in an online poll.Following his Survivor tenure, Lusth returned to his roots by joining OnlyFans. Prior to his reality TV fame, he worked as a stripper in Santa Barbara, CA.Related: Zeke Smith describes the worst part of being outed as transgender on ‘Survivor‘Now Lusth has opened up about his queer identity and blasted Republican lawmakers pushing so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bills nationwide.

God bless Curtis Ingraham, Laura Ingraham‘s gay older brother.After the Fox News propagandist did a segment on her show in which she cited a Breitbart article that accused schools of grooming preschoolers to be LGBTQ, Curtis took to Twitter to slam his baby sister for being a “Putin-loving monster.”“This is rich coming from my Putin-loving sister who seems okay with children being killed in Ukraine,” he tweeted this morning, along with a clip from the segment, which aired last week. “Looks like she has a new trope in hand to further rile and anger her followers.

“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” that point to Albus Dumbledore’s homosexuality, though the studio says that “the spirit of the film remains intact” despite the edits. As first spotted by news.com.au, the Chinese theatrical release of the third “Fantastic Beasts” movie in the Wizarding World franchise omitted two lines of dialogue spoken by Dumbledore (Jude Law), including him saying, “because I was in love with you” and “the summer Gellert and I fell in love.” “Harry Potter” author and the film’s writer J.K.

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Kerri Colby has hinted at some major drama viewers can expect to see during the RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 reunion.

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@paulaabdul) earlier this morning. Wearing a multi-colored body suit and grooving to the beat of her new hit single “Vibeology,” Abdul shows why she’s always a fan favorite, and her crew is pretty talented (and hot!) as well.Abdul will headline Sunday’s T-Dance on Sunday, May 1, which starts in the afternoon and continues well into the warm Palm Springs night. “I’m beyond thrilled to be playing for all my fans at the legendary White Party Palm Springs 2022 Sunday T-Dance,” Abdul said in a statement last month.

Washington Blade.Court documents seen by the outlet indicate that Webster had stalked his victims and carefully planned the rapes and that he entered the residences through unlocked doors.The assaults took place from mid-August to October 2016, according to evidence provided by authorities. During the first attack, Webster entered a home in a neighborhood on Capitol Hill and took photos of himself sexually abusing a man who authorities stated was unconscious.Days later, Webster broke into an apartment in the same area as the first.“The victim was awakened to find Webster, a stranger, standing in the doorway of his bedroom, dressed all in black, holding a handgun with a red laser sight,” a news release by the Department of Justice said.

the famous song dedicated to the state. However, that big heart in Texas doesn’t exist for anyone who is LGBTQ+.The Sunshine State is Florida’s nickname, but the sun doesn’t shine on LGBTQ+ expression that is being forced into the dark closets of classrooms.The fiendish governors of these states, Ron DeSantis of Florida and Greg Abbott of Texas, are out to make anyone who is trans, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or nonbinary targets of hate, and anyone who interacts with them either a liar or a vigilante.These two loathsome leaders are gleefully signing laws that almost make it illegal to be queer.

Warner Bros’ Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore, which released in China this past weekend, did so without references to the same-sex relationship between two of the threequel’s lead characters. The Chinese censors requested a cut, which Warner Bros, according to a studio spokesperson, “accepted… to comply with local requirements,” adding, “the spirit of the film remains intact.” (See the full statement below.)

A same-sex married couple claimed in a class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday that the City of New York discriminated against them in denying them in vitro fertilization coverage under the city’s insurance plan for employees. The couple, Nicholas Maggipinto, 36, and Corey Briskin, 33, claim the policy discriminates against them based on their sex and sexual orientation and that if they were female or in a heterosexual relationship they would have access to the I.V.F. benefits that city employees are entitled to.

Activist and protest organizer Steve Atkinson announced today (Tuesday, April 12) that there will be another protest outside the Dallas Arboretum on Saturday, April 16, from 10 a.m.-noon. Atkinson and other organizers have pledged to continue regular staging protests until Arboretum and/or Dallas city officials address alleged anti-LGBT and racial discrimination at the arboretum.

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a nationwide book ban sweeping America’s school districts, primarily fueled by conservatives who are targeting books mostly by and about minorities, especially LGBTQ and Black people.Over the last nine months 1145 books have been removed from school classrooms and libraries in 86 school districts, a PEN America report finds. They cover a wide range, including books about Rosa Parks, Dr.

Fantastic Beasts 3: The Secrets of Dumbledore might have been number one at the box office in China this week, but audiences there still aren’t privy to one of the wizard’s secrets: his former relationship with the film’s villainous Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen). The reason? China’s government requested that the dialog referencing their romantic history be cut from the film, according to Variety.While the removed dialogue only amounted to six seconds of the film’s 142-minute runtime, it does mark the franchise’s first textual reference to Dumbledore’s (Jude Law) sexuality.

Former pro football player Michael Sam is ready for his next adventure.Sam became the first openly gay athlete to be drafted by a professional sports team when he was picked up by the St. Louis Rams in 2014. It became a huge story, especially after ESPN broadcast him kissing his then-boyfriend, Vito Cammisano, when he learned he’d been drafted.What followed for Sam was a meteoric rise to fame, high performance expectations, and ultimately, disappointment.

It’s Tuesday, which means Sarah Huckabee Sanders has done something stupid again.This morning, Donald Trump‘s former White House propagandist, who is currently a candidate in the 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election, tweeted: “A record-breaking presidency… Record-high crime. Dangerous crisis at the border. 40-year high inflation.

Pornhub’s 2019 “Year in Review” reflected an increased interest in scenes featuring Asian men. That year, the most popular search on Pornhub Gay pages was “Korean.” “Japanese” and “Black” followed as the second and third most popular searches, respectively. “Asian” was the sixth most popular search.

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WLNE, Manning allegedly approached four men who were gathered outside the bar and without provocation punched each of the men in the face using a closed fist while yelling antigay epithets. Witnesses at the bar told the outlet Manning had been in the bar prior to the alleged assault.Providence Police Commander Thomas Verdi told the Providence Journal police responded to reports of an assault at the Dark Lady located at 19 Snow Street. GoLocalProv reported the men told police they were leaving the club when Manning approached and started yelling anti-gay slurs like “faggots” while assaulting each of them.

RuPaul’s Drag Race has reached its finale—the big event will be broadcast on April 22—and we are sad to say goodbye to yet another group of (mostly) beloved queens. Of course, the next question is: who will be brought back for a season of “Drag Race All Stars”?That’s one of the questions that we posed to Season 14’s Jasmine Kennedie, the vivacious and memorable contestant from Season 14 with the “relentlessly positive attitude” (as described by castmate Lady Camden).  Jasmine very notably did not answer our “All Stars” question—perhaps because she has already been cast, or she is bitter about being skipped? Only time will tell. But she did tell us about what she thought about her elimination, her most embarrassing moment on the show, and what she has in common with her best frenemy Daya Betty.When you were eliminated in Episode 11, that massive lip sync “LollapaRuza” must have been exhausting. How stressful was it for you and the other contestants?Honestly I had a lot of fun that day.

There have been some changes made to Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore ahead of its release in China.

Instagram saying, “I, I, I…did some stand up last night. First time since cancer surgery.

SINGAPORE: The National University of Singapore (NUS) is investigating after cryptocurrency mining rigs were found in a resident’s apartment last week. 

Zack Sharf References to a gay relationship in “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” were edited out of the movie by Warner Bros. for the film’s release in China. Only six seconds of the movie’s 142-minute runtime were removed.

In his new memoir, Coming Out and Coming Home, Stan JR Zerkowski writes about how he never intended to be a national spokesperson for LGBTQ Roman Catholics.But Zerkowski said that for us all, "There is a plan in the end" we can't necessarily control.Zerkowski, the executive director of the LGBTQ Catholic-affinity group Fortunate Families and director of Catholic LGBT ministry for the Diocese of Lexington, told the Bay Area Reporter that he wrote his memoir so that people might see "There is hope, there is light at the end of the tunnel."Yes, you read that correctly. Zerkowski is openly gay and not only a church employee, but the head of ministry to queer people in the diocesan structure.His boss, the Most Rev. John Stowe, the bishop of Lexington, wrote the forward."JR has been very instrumental in helping the local church minister to the LGBT community — he's really challenged me to be more open to the LGBT community, so I was happy to write that," Stowe told the B.A.R.Stowe said he hasn't had any pushback for writing the forward to the book, but has been criticized for his relatively more liberal approach to LGBTQ people. "I've gotten all kinds of pushback before," Stowe said.The Catholic Church officially teaches that homosexual actions are sinful and that, therefore, LGBTQ people should remain celibate.Zerkowski said that the book covers his journey "from marginalization to ministry." "The story I share shows that even though one can be terribly marginalized and treated poorly — even having to hide part of who they are for a long time — those things can lead to coming out and coming home," Zerkowski said.

Alexandra Billings is redefining what is possible for trans people in Hollywood. Before making a name for herself in the Chicago theatre scene and landing her breakout role in the TV show, Transparent, Billings was a showgirl and sex worker who struggled with addiction.

Can we talk for a minute about how Jessica Simpson is just un-freakin-believable?!

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Related: Britney Spears just revealed horrifying details about her Vegas residency in since-deleted postIn 2021, whilst fighting to overturn her 13-year conservatorship, Spears revealed she was forced to have an intrauterine birth control device. She told a court she wanted to take control of her own fertility and be a parent again.In her Instagram posting, Spears said she was surprised to quickly appear to put weight back on after losing some during a vacation to Hawaii.

The referendum on 3 April will include four questions, proposed by Hungary's ruling party, Fidesz: • Do you support the teaching of sexual orientation to underage children in public education institutions without parental consent?• Do you support the promotion of sex reassignment therapy for underage children?• Do you support the unrestricted exposure of underage children to sexually explicit media content that may affect their development?• Do you support the showing of sex-change media content to minors?There was a fifth question, but this was not certified by the court:• Do you support the availability of sex-change treatments for minors?According to Mónika, the timing of the referendum is no coincidence:"It is a disgusting thing. It is clearly about trying to somehow keep the Fidesz camp together and get them to the polls.

Gemma Collins was seen leaving a London restaurant with fiancé Rami Hawash after revealing Leonardo DiCaprio apologised to her during a performance of her one woman show GC's Big Night Out at The Troxy on Monday 11 April.  The TV star, 41, is currently performing at venues up and down the country and has chosen a suitably spectacular array of costumes. She wowed crowds at the venue in a very glitzy black dress complete with sequins, beading and feathers. She accessorised with large dark sunglasses and matched her dark pink manicure and lipstick.

London life with nights out, weekend getaways and boozy brunches.Then, I fell in love with an incredible woman who I knew right away I wanted in my life. We married after being together for five yearsand I gained not just a life partner but also an amazing pair of stepchildren,aged six and eight, who my wife shares custody of with her ex-partner. My life changed completely: I resigned and moved to the countryside to care for my stepchildren.

London Trans+ Pride will make its return this summer with a protest march to “celebrate the memory of trans lives taken and uphold the next generation of trans revolutionaries”.

GEMMA Collins broke down in tears on stage on Monday night as she spoke about her father's Covid battle which left him fighting for his life. Alan was rushed to hospital in January 2021 before being placed in the ICU where he needed around the clock support to help him breathe.

Gemma Collins dazzled in a thigh-high split dress as she left her one-woman show last night. The 41-year-old wore a sparkling black number that made her stand out from the crowd. Gemma has been continuing to show off her weight loss after shedding more than three stone.

American Singer-songwriter Conan Gray is making his return with his sophomore record Superache.

Six in 10 people (58%) intending to vote for the Conservative Party want a ‘conversion therapy’ ban to cover trans people, a study has found.

All Boys Aren't Blue (published in 2020), and The 1619 Project (2021) by Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine are not only facing removal from schools this year, but legal opposition as well. Several states including Florida, Texas and Iowa, recently passed bills that prohibit teaching or discussing what they call "divisive concepts." Caldwell-Stone refers to the restrictions as educational gag orders, adding: "Books are being removed under the falsehood that they are 'critical race theory' or 'obscene' simply because they address topics dealing with gender and sexual identity."On the ALA's list of 2021's top 10 most challenged books (see below), released earlier this month, every title focuses on marginalized communities or issues of sexuality.

As the American right continues its onslaught against transgender people throughout much of the country, the toll the attacks are taking on the objects of their obsession is becoming much clearer. More than 58,000 adolescents in 15 states will be forced to bear the brunt of those attacks if proposed legislation in those states becomes law.

Killing Eve boss Sally Woodward Gentle breaks down Villanelle’s fate in the explosive finale of the BBC American spy show.

Hairspray, La Cage aux Folles, and Torch Song Trilogy — Harvey Fierstein was simply a student at New York’s Pratt Institute, one who had no intention of pursuing a life onstage. “I didn’t want to be an actor.

The Andy Warhol Diaries (★★★★☆) is well worth dipping through its many tangents and digressions to gain an informative, artfully assembled portrait of the artist.Executive produced by Ryan Murphy, and written and directed by Andrew Rossi, the series is based on Warhol’s diary entries, as dictated over the phone to his friend and collaborator Pat Hackett starting in 1976.Opening with Warhol’s description of a “perfect” Thanksgiving spent with his lover Jed Johnson at the rustic home of artist Jamie Wyeth, The Andy Warhol Diaries were published in 1989, two years after Warhol’s death.Appearing in the series, along with several Warhol associates, muses, and fellow artists, Hackett has a ready response for anyone who, then or now, might take issue with how Andy portrayed them.“Of course, it’s subjective,” she insists, adding that if anybody has a problem with it, “write your own diary.” From episode one, the show firmly establishes that Andy Warhol’s voice will guide our voyage through his world.To that end, the filmmakers commit to the unexpected, yet oddly apropos, choice of an artificial Andy Warhol to serve as narrator. Created using an AI program, then further synthesized with the vocal performance of actor Bill Irwin, faux-Andy is tuned to sound like the real Andy, and does just enough to perfectly suit a subject who mused for years that he wished he could be a machine.Eventually, a group of roboticists did engineer an Andy Warhol android, an arduous process captured in footage shown in episode three.