The GOP: Building the Wall, Evading Abortion, and Serving Crudités

The DC Public Library, Little District Books, and the Rainbow History Project are joining forces to host “Secret City – An evening with Jamie Kirchick” on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Southwest Neighborhood Library. Paul Smith of Georgetown University will moderate.

I’ve never met a gay person who regretted coming out – including myself. Life at last begins to make sense, when you are open and honest.

Free State Justice will host its annual Jazz Brunch on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. at Guilford Hall Brewery in Baltimore, Md. The event is the first for the organization since its former executive director resigned after accusing the board of racism. 

At an Arkansas school board meeting Tuesday, where members passed several anti-LGBTQ+ policies, a man was caught on camera saying LGBTQ+ people “deserve death.”Hundreds of residents expressed their opinion before a vote on anti-LGBTQ+ policies, which drew a solid but mixed response.During the Conway school board meeting, Cal Paulson, a local preacher, urged support for the policies, explaining that God loves everyone, but disapproves of the practices and moral standards of LGBTQ+ people, the Log Cabin Democrat, a local newspaper, reports.A clip of Paulson’s comments has gone viral on TikTok, having racked up thousands of views.“I would like to say that the LGBT community has suppressed the truth about God. They seek to bring their judgment against everyone who does not agree with their gender values.

Related: Kevin Spacey is back!… with four new sexual assault chargesYesterday, Peter Saghir, Rapp’s lawyer, asked the Star Trek: Discovery actor if he decided to tell his story to Buzzfeed in 2017 to raise his public profile (as suggested by Spacey’s lawyer).“I came forward because I knew I was not the only one Kevin Spacey had made advances to,” Rapp replied.This prompted “uproar” in the courtroom, reports Deadline. Jennifer Keller, Spacey’s lawyer, immediately objected to Rapp’s statement.Judge Lewis A.

Jameela Jamil has defended She-Hulk: Attorney at Law from some “hostile” viewers ahead of the season finale on 13 October.

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

Giorgia Meloni, who is set to become the next Prime Minister, could adopt anti-queer and anti-abortion policies.She gained prominence with a 2019 speech declaring "I am a Giorgia, I am a mother, I am Christian, and you cannot take that away from me."Her party's program states it is against marriage equality, gay parents adopting children, and surrogate motherhood.Alessia Crocini is President of Italy's Rainbow Families, an association with 5,000 members.She had to go outside Italy with her former partner to get artificial insemination treatment so they could have a child together.But back in Italy, only her partner, who gave birth to her son, is recognized as his parent. Crocini has no legal rights as the parent of her son under Italian law."It is terrible news that we were expecting," she said about the victory of Giorgia Meloni and the Brothers of Italy party."The polls were clear. But when something like this materializes, becomes real, it is pretty shocking."Crocini said following the victory she began receiving messages from members of her association.

CAMP Rehoboth will host its 2022 Block Party on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 11 a.m. on the second block of Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth Beach, Del. The event has suffered cancellations in recent years due to COVID and bad weather, but this weekend’s weather looks perfect.

$965million to the families of some of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting.The award exceeded the $550milion requested by the families and an FBI agent who responded to the attack.Since 2012, Jones repeatedly supported the unfounded, baseless conspiracy theory that the mass shooting was a hoax. Before yesterday’s ruling, Jones had already been ordered to pay other Sandy Hook relatives $49million at a separate trial in Texas in August.Twenty children and six adults died at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Their grief-stricken families say that Jones’s misinformation led to years of harassment and death threats.Jones’s lawyers say they are looking to appeal against the ruling.Jones now says he believes the Sandy Hook massacre was “100% real”.

Two people were fatally shot, one of whom was an employee at the bar. Another woman who works at Tepláreň was taken to hospital where she is recovering and being treated for injuries. The gunman’s whereabouts were unknown for several hours after the attack.

The RDS Visual Art Awards Exhibition 2022 will be held at the RDS Concert Hall from October 21-29. The awards are the major platform for visual art graduates to showcase their creations in Ireland, with each shortlisted artist having a chance of winning one of five prizes, with an accumulative prize fund of over €30,000. […]

After many establishments survived closure during lockdown in 2020, the reopening of LGBTQ+ venues was met with joy and relief from business owners and customers alike. This impact was particularly significant for queer spaces which provide an essential sense of belonging, stability, and safety that was deeply missed during the height of the pandemic.  The […]

Imagine being 17 years old without a parent or guardian or a permanent place to call home when housing costs are soaring, and high inflation is driving up the cost of food and other necessities. When well-educated, financially stable Washingtonians are tightening their financial belts because of the uncertainty, it is a frightening time to be trying to figure things out on the District’s streets. 

Contrary to what a Democratic Socialist says, Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh is not racist because she questioned part of the bill allowing non-citizens in D.C. to vote. Neither am I because I also question the bill. 

Center Aging Friday Tea Time will be at 2 p.m. on Zoom. This is a social hour for older LGBTQ adults. Guests are encouraged to bring a beverage of choice. For more details, email supportdesk@thedccenter.org.  Women in their Twenties and Thir

GEMMA Collins looked slimmer than ever as she flashed her tanned legs in a gold mini dress. The former Towie star showed off her shrinking frame in a shimmery wrap dress in an Instagram advert for one of her new collections.

LGBTQ+ Americans are poised to become one of the fastest-growing voting blocs in the nation, transforming the political landscape, according to a report released Thursday by the Human Rights Campaign and Bowling Green State University.The report, “Equality Electorate: The Projected Growth of the LGBTQ+ Voting Bloc in Coming Years,” predicts that by 2030 approximately one in seven voters will be LGBTQ+, up from the current one in 10, and the proportion will near one in five by 2040.The vast majority of LGBTQ+ adults are registered to vote, and most vote Democratic, so they will make Democratic, or “blue,” areas bluer and push “red” Republican areas into “purple,” or swing territory, notes the report, which is based on new analysis of publicly available data. Without the LGBTQ+ vote, Joe Biden would likely have lost the 2020 presidential election to Donald Trump, as this vote proved key in swing states.That election saw the largest proportion of LGBTQ+ voters since exit polls began asking about this identification in 1992.

Colleges in Ireland are set to hire full-time managers tasked with implementing a new plan to respond to and prevent sexual violence and harassment on university campuses. The Ending Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment in Higher Education Institutions plan was launched on the morning of October 13, at an event with student and staff leaders. […]

As it’s the spooky season, I thought I’d share with you my favourite queer horror comic, and just one of my favourite comics in general, Darkboy and Adler. Think Rick & Morty meets Ghostbusters and you’ll get the vibe. The comic was created by Daniel Earey and Edward Bentley – you may have seen Edward’s […]

The first season of Drag Race Philippines concluded on Wednesday (12 October) with an epic lip-sync smackdown for the crown.

The Mexico Senate has voted in favour of a nationwide ban on so-called LGBTQ+ conversion therapy, also voting to criminalise carrying out the harmful practice. The legislative changes were approved by a vote of 69 in favour, two against and 16 abstentions at the Session of the Chamber of Senators on National Coming Out Day, […]

One of the UK’s leading sexual health charities, Terrence Higgins Trust, has cut ties with the government over its approach to the monkeypox outbreak.

(CNN) – The public can once again enter the crown portion of the Statue of Liberty – the first time since it closed its doors in March 2020 because of the pandemic, a spokesperson told CNN.While portions of the Statue of Liberty gradually reopened throughout the pandemic, the crown was kept off limits for more than two and a half years until Tuesday.The National Park Service, which manages the New York City monument, was attempting to hold a soft reopening without too much advertisement in late October to celebrate the 136th anniversary of the statue’s dedication in 1886, said Jerry Willis, a spokesperson for Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island.Willis said the plan was to acclimate newly hired staff to crown-specific safety and security protocols by having them train with veteran tour guides, but that didn't happen.“People really were excited about the news,” Willis said. He said public demand for access to the crown has always existed, and park officials had been hoping to reopen access for a while, but several factors stood in the way.Willis said it wasn’t any one thing that delayed the reopening but a series of factors that kept pushing back their timeline such as getting city, state, and federal pandemic restrictions lifted and also dealing with a record-low hiring pool.“We had to hire people and get them up to speed to effectively run crown operations,” Willis said. Statue City Cruises is the only NPS-authorized ferry service, which must be reserved in advance online or by phone.Depending upon when you visit, reservations to access the crown need to be made between four to six months in advance.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.

The Winchesters boasts a non-binary lead in the bisexual demon fighter Carlos Cervantez.

Karine Jean-Pierre, the first Black and openly LGBTQ+ White House press secretary, shared her personal story of coming out.

A few months ago, monkeypox regularly made headlines as a major new disease outbreak. Then it largely vanished from the news. What happened in the meantime? The virus receded: Since a peak in early August, reported monkeypox cases in the U.S.

Acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Grostein Andrade and his husband Fernando Siqueira left Brazil for Los Angeles after receiving death threats for speaking out against the election of Jair Bolsonaro. Four years later, with Bolsonaro seeking a second term, they say they felt a personal responsibility to make a documentary highlighting the dangers of the incumbent president's "catastrophic masculinity" - toxic masculinity on a scale big enough to cause national or even worldwide damage.

Republicans, Democrats, or even independents. It's parents, who comprise a significant majority of all U.S.

When I first read Raven Leilani’s 2020 debut novel, “Luster,” it struck me as both more middling and more strange than many of its reviews made it out to be. In a post-Sally Rooney, post-Black Lives Matter landscape, it scanned as a savvy fusion of millennial economic anxiety and the roiling racial tensions that had lately become of such interest to the publishing industry. Its protagonist, Edie, is a 23-year-old painter and low-level employee at a New York publisher.

Heather Gay flipped out on Whitney Rose for calling her a liar after she denied hearing a rumor on Wednesday's episode of The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City.Whitney, 34, insisted that Heather, 40, and her both heard a rumor about Lisa Barlow, 47, exchanging sex for Utah Jazz basketball tickets at the same time.'I have never heard it,' Heather said. Flipped out: Heather Gay flipped out on Whitney Rose for calling her a liar after she denied hearing a rumor on Wednesday's episode of The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City on Bravo'You are lying right now,' Whitney said.

Queensland police organised a training, earlier this week, for its police officers to support LGBTQI victims. The training comes close on the heels of Queensland Police revealing that it was working with Brisbane Pride to issue an apology for its past treatment of the LGBTQI community. “We have sworn police, Police Liaison Officers and administration officers attending this course – all of whom are open to learning how they can better support people who identify as LGBTIQ+,” said LGBTI Liaison Program State Coordinator Sergeant Rodney Bell, Queensland Police Service (QPS) in a statement. Queensland Police trained 63 new personnel to support LGBTQI victims.

Women and girls of Iran are leading the most significant challenge to the existence of the Islamic Republic of Iran in this century, according to veteran experts of Iran.  Their opposition to the theocratic state and its radical Islamic law requiring head coverings for women has drawn sharp criticism with respect to Tehran’s role on the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women.

Victoria Beckham gives off Cinderella vibes while out and about in New York City on Wednesday (October 12).

WDG, the Washington Blade’s media partner in Israel, wrote this article.

Mateo seems to be an average adolescent guy, at least in outward appearances and love of football as soccer is known here. But he keeps a deeply personal part of himself, “mi verdadero yo” (my real self) away from even his closest friends and family instead only divesting himself of his protective cloak on his weekend forays into the Zona Rosa of Mexico City, a neighborhood that is center of LGBTQ life in the Mexican capital city about an hour and a half away from Tizayuca.

A Redditor has seen one of his postings about coming out go viral.User Goldenprince111, who wishes to remain anonymous, decided that rather than make a big announcement about his sexuality, he would simply place a photo on Instagram of him and his boyfriend.The 21-year-old was shocked to receive a message from his grandma after she saw the Instagram posting.It read: “I hope your job is going great and you are having a good week. I saw your post on Instagram and am happy because you sound happy.

Jeremy Rockliff, the Premier and Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, last week announced the 2022-2023 implementation plan for the Tasmania’s mental health strategy.Trigger Warning: This story discusses mental health and suicide, 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.The “Rethink 2022-23 Implementation Program” identified LGBTQI Tasmanians as one of three priority groups they are aiming this strategy towards.

K-pop star and pillowy pec proprietor Wonho is just days away from dropping his second single album, and his many thirst followers are reaping the rewards.Wonho set out from idol group Monsta X back in late 2019 amid allegations of cannabis use (ooh, scary!) and has been flourishing ever since. He put out four EPs in less than two years, and has been keeping fans fed every step of the way.The rollout for upcoming single album Bittersweet is no different.

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.

Jägermeister has teamed up with The Lesbian Bar Project for a three-city bar tour and first-of-its-kind metaverse experience. The tour and metaverse experience are all part of the celebrations for the premiere of The Lesbian Bar Project, a new three-episode docuseries streaming now on The Roku Channel.The tour has already visited NYC and Houston, but you can still join in the celebrations at the last tour stop at the Boycott Bar in Phoenix, Arizona, this Saturday, October 15.

GEMMA Collins has slipped into a sexy black trouser suit before heading out an arty night in London. The GC, 41, was snapped arriving at The Saatchi, an exclusive gallery in Chelsea, for a private event. She teamed her outfit with a black handbag and added a pop of colour with cerise pink heels.

previously reported, “dating” app Grindr is moving forward with plans to take the company public to the tune of a $2.1 billion valuation range, and has tapped George Arison as its new CEO to oversee the processArison, 44, is the co-founder and former CEO of e-commerce marketplace Shift Technologies, Inc., and will start at Grindr on October 19 as one of the “few openly gay men leading a public company,” per Bloomberg.Related: Would life be better if Grindr didn’t allow you to take screenshots?And while that might sound like a win for the gays, previous tweets of Arison’s have been resurfacing, and, well? Things are not looking good.A month after Grindr announced Arison as CEO, Twitter users are resharing a number of conservative-leaning political tweets from the executive, which include praise for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and *shudders* Senator Mitch McConnell.In February 2020, Arison responded to a since-deleted tweet from then-presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg, stating that he is a conservative who agrees with “some Trump policies” (though he doesn’t specify which).FYI I am a conservative & agree with some Trump policies. I think at least 10% of Republican voters and 1/3 of moderate independents are the same (like some Trump policies, can’t stand having him in office).

Far-right conspiracy monger Alex Jones has been ordered to pay a total of nearly $1 billion to families of several victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.The award came Wednesday in one of three defamation suits filed by Sandy Hook families after Jones claimed the mass shooting was a hoax. He later acknowledged that the massacre was real, but that was after the suits were filed and the families had endured threats and harassment.

The stakes are high for LGBTQ+ Americans in this November’s election, two new ads from GLAAD are reminding voters.The ads, released Wednesday, highlight the threat to marriage equality and the continuing attack on transgender youth. They will air nationwide on digital and broadcast media.The election will determine control of Congress and many state and local races. It comes at a time when Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has said the court’s 2015 marriage equality ruling should be reversed; he did so when the court overturned Roe v.

NBC News correspondent Steven Romo and Fox Weather meteorologist Stephen Morgan have tied the knot, and the celebration has left them exhausted and excited.A fabulous wedding ceremony took place Saturday at the Filter Building on White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas, between Romo, 37, and Morgan, 33.When The Advocate spoke with Romo and Morgan on Wednesday, the couple said they were back in New York and were "trying to come back down to Earth."The two who already share a first name, albeit spelled differently, kept their last names so as not to add to further confusion, Romo says. "People were asking us 'What do you guys want to be called?' at the wedding," Morgan says.

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ABOVE: Peter Scolari should be turning 67 today.