Velma Is Officially a Lesbian in New ‘Scooby-Doo’ Film, Years After James Gunn and More Tried to Make Her Explicitly Gay

SINGAPORE: Cryptocurrency exchanges licensed to operate in Singapore must comply with financial sanctions against Russia, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Monday (Oct 31), after research found that pro-Russia groups have raised millions of dollars in crypto donations to support Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Former Real Housewives of Orange County star Alexis Bellino introduced fans to her 15-year-old trans son, Miles.

HBO Max’s live-action Green Lantern series will no longer follow openly gay hero Alan Scott.

It comes after Shirley Ballas was dressed as The Addams Family’s Gomez Addams on Saturday night’s show.She was wearing the character’s signature pinstriped suit and bow tie.The judge had her hair slicked back as she gripped onto the iconic cane accessory.She said: “I’m short lol 5 2 inches @CraigRevHorwood is very very tall.” (sic)@MadameMargi wrote: “Craig is very tall wearing 6inch stilettos.So what.“Shirley is a natural beauty & a delightfully refreshing personality on this show.“Love Shirley Ballas.The only judge who can dance ballroom to the highest standard.” (sic)It follows as fans went wild in seeing Craig Revel Horwood dressed in drag on Saturday's Strictly, for which he was also wearing four inch heels.@Ariadne_reviews penned: “Obsessed with how good this is  #scd #strictly,” alongside a snap of Craig in his Halloween effects.The user added: “Also, it's just great to have drag on one of the biggest shows on television.”@Stellamnew said: “Love Craig - so talented and looks amazing tonight!“He was in drag for the first half of his brilliant one-man show and some folk didn’t realise it was him as he was so convincing. "Wonderful!”Craig’s outfit was a drag rendition of The Addams Family’s Morticia.He was introduced by hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly onto the stage.Craig looked unrecognisable as he walked down the steps in a long black dress and even longer black hair.

A Thai trans activist and business tycoon has bought the long-running Miss Universe Organisation in a landmark deal. 

Bros director Nicholas Stoller has opened up about making a potential sequel to the hit film.

Australia’s men’s national football team have condemned Qatar for its human rights record ahead of the highly anticipated World Cup.

It turns out the craving for skintight clothing is not a new development, and a museum in Iceland has the creepiest pair of pants ever made as proof.The director of the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft located in Hólmavík admitted to Newsweek the pants now on display at the famed museum are a replica of a real 17th-century pair of slacks made from human skin (except for the naughty bits between the legs, which were the creation of someone’s well-endowed imagination), but the practice was at one time very much real and steeped in Icelandic culture. Anna Björg Þórarinsdóttir told Newsweek that Icelandic folklore is replete with tales of the pants and how the wearer of the skintight skinny slacks would be the beneficiary of good luck, but with a very large catch.“A coin must be stolen from a poor widow, either at Christmas, Easter, or Whitsunday [a Christian festival on the seventh Sunday after Easter] and kept in the scrotum,” Þórarinsdóttir explained to Newsweek.

A scandal-hit youth charity has seen members resign over safety concerns and bullying.

Russia has taken steps to extend the country’s archaic ‘gay propaganda’ law to all adults. 

Russia has taken steps to extend the country’s archaic ‘gay propaganda’ law to all adults. 

In a blow to trans rights, a Florida medical board committee has moved forward with a ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. 

In a blow to trans rights, the Florida Board of Medicine has moved forward with their ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. 

Ryan Murphy has addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding his Netflix series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

World of Wonder has revealed that Michelle Visage will replace RuPaul as host of the upcoming episode of Drag Race UK.

(CNN) – At least 59 people were killed during an incident at Halloween festivities in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood Saturday night, according to the Yongsan Fire Department chief.At least 150 others were also injured, the chief added.The cause of the deaths was not immediately provided but the chief said many people fell amid the Halloween festivities, resulting in casualties.Yonhap News Agency earlier reported that people suffered from “cardiac arrest,” attributing fire authorities. Emergency officials received at least 81 people in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood reporting “difficulty breathing.”Authorities have yet to provide exact details on the cause of the incident.Police closed off the area and social media videos showed people lying in the streets and on stretchers as first responders rendered aid.The fire chief said that a total of 848 emergency response forces have been dispatched, including 364 firefighters and 400 police officials.South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sent a disaster medical assistance team to the Halloween incident, according to the presidential office.The president also ordered authorities to secure emergency beds in hospitals nearby and to implement swift rescue operations and treatment, presidential spokesman Lee Jae-Myung said in a briefing.Yoon was in an emergency meeting regarding the situation, the office said in a statement.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.

Cuando me gradué de la universidad en Portland, Oregón, hace ocho años, soñaba con tomar mi especialidad en español, mi espíritu de aventura y mudarme al extranjero, donde de inmediato tendría un amante gay que me presentaría nuevos idiomas, comidas y sexo. En vez de eso, regresé a vivir a mi pueblo natal, en Saint Paul, Minnesota, y me instalé en el departamento de mi abuela irlandesa en un asilo católico, donde ella y yo apenas hablábamos y donde ella, al menos, no comía. A los 90 años, después de haber vivido una vida larga y saludable, había decidido morir de hambre, y yo había decidido, a petición de mi madre, estar ahí con ella.

Nonbinary contestant Rowan Ward has claimed a spot in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions with a win in the Second Chance Tournament.The Tournament of Champions brings together all the top winners of the previous season. This year, for the first time, Jeopardy! reserved two spots in the Tournament of Champions for winners of the Second Chance Tournament, televised over the past two weeks.

GEMMA Collins looked incredible tonight as she had a sexy makeover for Halloween. The GC slipped her shrinking figure into a black leather catsuit and corset and headed to the Kiss Haunted House Party at Wembley Arena with her fiancé Rami Hawash. She swapped her blonde locks for a white wig and covered her face with a bunny mask complete with big ears.

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg spoke to a group of Democratic supporters at a campaign stop in Wisconsin Friday in the final days of this election cycle."When it comes to the actual issues, most Americans are already with us," Buttigieg said to an animated crowd.Buttigieg campaigned on behalf of Lt. Gov.

Elon Musk is now the owner of Twitter, and LGBTQ+ and other civil rights groups are worried this means more hate speech on the platform.The $44 billion deal closed Thursday night, and Musk, the world’s richest man, has assumed the title of “chief twit.” He has said he will reverse Twitter’s permanent ban of former President Donald Trump, and he wants to allow a variety of viewpoints on the platform — but progressive advocates say he will likely allow hateful content.“Despite his claim that he wanted to buy Twitter to ‘help humanity,’ Elon Musk has a record of posting and defending harmful anti-LGBTQ content as well as content that harms other marginalized communities,” said a statement released Friday by GLAAD. “GLAAD remains deeply concerned about the safety of LGBTQ people on Twitter and we join other organizations that are now questioning Twitter’s future policies and actions against extremist content.”Twitter’s moderation wasn’t great under the previous ownership, and it undoubtedly will be looser under Musk, Cathy Renna, communications director for the National LGBTQ Task Force, told The Advocate.

Following the brutal attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's 82-year-old husband, Paul, on Friday morning, Caitlyn Jenner felt it imperative to weigh in.Speaking on Fox News, where she's a contributor, Jenner insinuated the Speaker and her husband didn't have adequate security to repel such an attack. Paul Pelosi is now recovering after a 42-year-old man burst into his San Francisco home and attacked him with a hammer; he was allegedly looking for the Speaker, who was not home at the time.Jenner quickly pivoted to casting blame on everyone from President Biden to San Francisco itself, which she called a "violent city" and referred to a crime wave in the U.S., though crime remains significantly lower throughout the nation's cities than at its apex 30 years ago.

Throughout his campaign for Virginia governor, Glenn Youngkin embraced the rhetoric of “parental rights,” allowing it to guide his campaign’s position on key issues, including mask mandates and diversity efforts in our K-12 system.To be clear, there is a dire need to ensure that parents have a voice in our education. The disregarded mental health concerns, failure to appropriately implement accommodations for disabled students, and lackluster equity responses during the COVID-19 pandemic made clear the school systems were largely ill-equipped to handle community concerns.

The first time I heard the term “lipstick lesbian” was when Amanda Bearse, a costar on one of Fox's most iconic programs, Married ... With Children, came out as a lesbian in 1993.If you were around in 1993 — or old enough to vote in that year, let’s say — you know that at that time the words gay or lesbian, to the uninitiated and/or naive, were usually dumbed down to stereotypes. Lesbians were “butch” and "manly," and gay men were “limp-wristed” and "queer." There were other words, of course, that were much harsher.

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(CNN) -- The man who allegedly attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband early Friday posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid vaccines, the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, and an acquaintance told CNN that he seemed "out of touch with reality."David DePape, 42, was identified by police Friday as the suspect in the assault on Paul Pelosi at the speaker's San Francisco home.Two of DePape's relatives told CNN that DePape is estranged from his family, and confirmed that the Facebook account -- which was taken down by the social media company on Friday -- belonged to him.His stepfather, Gene DePape, said David DePape grew up in Powell River, British Columbia, and left Canada about 20 years ago to pursue a relationship that brought him to California."I really don't know what to think," the suspect's uncle, Mark DePape, said of his nephew's alleged attack on Pelosi. "Hopefully it's a scam.

The truth is that speaking about menopause is a taboo topic. Although 80 percent of individuals assigned female at birth will face hot flashes and night sweats that come with menopause, the topic is still rarely discussed.

An advocacy group in Denver is bringing attention to domestic violence as an ongoing issue. Men and LGBTQ+ people have been calling for help in more significant numbers since the pandemic began, according to the group.SafeHouse Denver is hoping to snap the stigma of speaking out for anyone who is a victim of domestic violence. According to its website, the group is the only agency in the city and county of Denver that offers comprehensive domestic violence services to the victims of domestic abuse.The most common perception of domestic violence is that it is specific to women with cis-male partners.While SafeHouse Denver reports an increase in the number of men and people who identify as LGBTQ+, only 5 percent of their clients are males, and 13 percent are LGBTQ+, according to Denver Fox affiliate KDVR.According to the CDC’s National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, 44 percent of lesbians and 61 percent of bisexual women experience rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner, compared to 35 percent of straight women.LGBTQ+ members reported high rates of intimate partner violence, according to the 2013 CDC study.

Billy: "We thought that name was funny, and also a way to acknowledge the cis white gay male experience at Stonewall. It's not written in "stone", but I think it’s generally acknowledged that Stonewall was a riot started by trans women of colour, so that was our way of conveying that reality."Luke: "There are three times in the movie where Bobby is specifically aware of his cis white male privilege.

Singer-songwriter Tom Walker made Scotland proud with his performance at the Pride of Britain Awards.

When Monica Roberts died unexpectedly in 2021, the Black trans journalist behind TransGriot left a gap in the world wider than most and it takes more than one person to fill it. As a longtime Texas LGBTQ+ activist, Roberts was a force both in media and politics, speaking and organizing nationwide, leading and agitating for change (and inclusion of BIPOC, trans women in particular).

(CNN) —A version of this story appeared in CNN's Race Deconstructed newsletter. To get it in your inbox every week, sign up for free here.Lawmakers across dozens of mostly Republican-led states have passed or introduced a record number of anti-LGBTQ bills this year, per a CNN analysis of data gathered by the American Civil Liberties Union, and this legislative assault has been attended by discourse on the political right denigrating LGBTQ people.In June, for instance, members of the extremist group the Proud Boys barged into the San Lorenzo Library in California and interrupted Drag Queen Story Hour.

RICHLAND, Washington (KAPP) — By a 4-to-1 vote, the Richland School Board approved a contentious policy that instills certain restrictions on the way race, sexuality and culture are allowed to be discussed in the schools’ curriculum.During a school board meeting on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 25, four of the five Richland School Board members agreed to Policy 2360, which is entitled ‘Race, Culture, and the Curriculum.’It’s a near-identical policy to one that was passed by the Kennewick School Board earlier this year. The following passage comes directly from the document shared during this meeting:The Board recognizes that students must learn factual U.S.

pic.twitter.com/CnL0DzHZwAVelma being a canon lesbian/gay in three separate SD universes is so amazing sheâs just so powerful that she willed it into existence https://t.co/FENrrbYwJbOMG LESBIAN VELMA FINALLY CANON CANON IN THE MOVIES LETS GOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/0ilx2uid1qA viewer added: ‘Velma being a canon lesbian/gay in three separate SD universes is so amazing she’s just so powerful that she willed it into existence.’However, Scooby Doo writer James Gunn and supervising producer Tony Cervone have both previously said that Velma was gay.this my fave scene of her !! pic.twitter.com/V07OfY1nsSIn 2020, James wrote on Twitter: ‘In 2001 Velma was explicitly gay in my initial script. But the studio just kept watering it down & watering it down, becoming ambiguous (the version shot), then nothing (the released version) & finally having a boyfriend (the sequel).’Alison Hammond 'didn't even notice' being accidentally charged £10,000The Masked Dancer: Candlestick revealed as GBBO star Liam CharlesJimmy Carr 'being sued by own father for defamation' after being estranged for yearsThe same year Tony also said, in a post on Instagram, that ‘Velma in Mystery Incorporated is not bi.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Google is showering Velma with confetti and gay-pride flags after the longtime member of the “Scooby-Doo” crew has officially been confirmed as a lesbian. In a new Easter egg that appeared Wednesday, Google Search queries for “Velma,” “Velma Scooby-Doo” “Velma Dinkley” (the character’s full name) and even “Dinkley” yield a regular search-results page — along with a cascade of multicolored confetti and various LGBTQ flags. The Google Search page then pops up two buttons at the bottom of the page: one to replay the animation, and another to share the search result via Facebook, Twitter or email (along with a trio of gay pride flag icons).

READ MORE:Disgraced TV star Rolf Harris 'unable to speak' and is 'gravely ill' but 'keeps going'The film is the first time Velma has officially been portrayed as a lesbian on-screen since the 1969 creation of the cartoon series.While the Mystery Inc genius and her sexual orientation has often been a topic of discussion with both fans and creators of the varying movies, her liking for other women has always failed to make it into the final production until now.He tweeted in 2020: "In 2001 Velma was explicitly gay in my initial script. But the studio just kept watering it down & watering it down, becoming ambiguous (the version shot), then nothing (the released version) & finally having a boyfriend (the sequel)."Meanwhile, Mystery Incorporated series creator Tony Cervone also addressed the character's sexuality.During Pride Month in 2020 he posted on Instagram: "I’ve said this before, but Velma in ‘Mystery Incorporated’ is not bi.

It is official: Mystery Inc. member Velma is revealed to be a lesbian in new clips from the upcoming animated Halloween flick, "Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!" The classic 'Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!' was co-created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears. (Hanna-Barbera Productions) The new clips quickly went viral on social media after depicting Velma as googly-eyed and speechless upon meeting another female character, costume designer Coco Diablo.

A new movie has put to rest decades of fan speculation and suggestions from previous stewards of the “Scooby-Doo” franchise by confirming that Velma Dinkley, the cerebral mystery solver with the ever-present orange turtleneck, is canonically a lesbian. To many fans who had long presumed as much and treated her as a lesbian icon, it was not a shocking revelation. But her appearance in “Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!,” which was released on Tuesday on several digital services, was the first time the long-running franchise openly acknowledged her sexuality, thrilling some fans who were disappointed that it took so long.

Velma has officially been confirmed as a lesbian in the upcoming Trick or Treat Scooby Doo movie.

Velma Dinkley has been a queer icon ever since, and even before, Linda Cardellini strutted down the stairs in her red latex suit in Scooby-Doo: Monsters Unleashed. That scene was many people’s gay awakening (including mine!) and the franchise’s next instalment will finally see her getting the lesbian storyline she has always deserved.Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! features our girl falling head over heels for Coco Diablo, the head of a notorious crime syndicate.Velma is seen with foggy glasses as she encounters Coco for the first time in the new film.

Velma Dinkley is openly lesbian in the brand new movie ‘Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!’ after years of speculation among fans.

Scooby Doo film.After years of speculation, the character’s sexuality was confirmed by a sequence in the animated movie Trick or Treat Scooby Doo, in which she is seen swooning over a costume designer called Coco Diablo.Both of the live-action movies from writer James Gunn and the animated Mystery Incorporated series previously hinted at Velma’s sexuality, but this is the first time she has been portrayed as unambiguously gay.In 2020, Gunn revealed that he tried to make the Velma gay in the live-action movies – in which Linda Cardellini starred as the iconic character – but that scenes depicting her queer relationship were removed from the final cut.“In 2001 Velma was explicitly gay in my initial script,” Gunn tweeted at the time. “But the studio just kept watering it down & watering it down, becoming ambiguous (the version shot), then nothing (the released version) & finally having a boyfriend (the sequel).”Velma first meets Coco Diablo in “Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo”#Scoobydoohistory pic.twitter.com/TnWGS0B5GK— Scooby-Doo History (@scoobyhistory) October 4, 2022Also in 2020, Tony Cervone, the supervising producer of the Mystery Incorporated series, confirmed that the character was gay and not bisexual, hence why she felt uncomfortable dating Shaggy.“I’ve said this before, but Velma in Mystery Incorporated is not bi.

James Gunn‘s attempt 20 years ago was shot down. Clips from the upcoming movie, which hit digital on Tuesday, show Velma, voiced by Kate Micucci, swooning over costume designer Coco Diablo (Myrna Velasco of “DC Super Hero Girls”) — her glasses steam up — and getting an enormous, goofy grin when Coco touches her shoulder.

pulling off their masks at the end of each episode. But now, a new revelation just might be the most seismic in the animated show’s 53-year history. Lead character Velma Dinkley is a lesbian in the new Warner Bros.

Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! have been circulating among social media users discussing what is seemingly a confirmation that Velma Dinkley is a lesbian.GLAAD, the prominent LGBTQ advocacy organization, celebrated the news in a statement to Newsweek."It is equally exciting and validating for audiences to see Velma, a character from such a beloved and long-running franchise, finally get to be her true self in Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!" Anthony Allen Ramos, Vice President of Communications & Talent at GLAAD, said.In a scene from the animated Halloween feature, which was digitally released on Tuesday, Velma is seen encountering Coco Diablo, a new character to the series. The nerdy Velma reacts by becoming speechless while admiring different traits she picks up on about Diablo, including her fashion sense and her love of animals.Many fans were as enthusiastic as GLAAD was about Velma coming out."OMG LESBIAN VELMA FINALLY CANON CANON IN THE MOVIES LETS GOOOOOO," wrote one Twitter user.OMG LESBIAN VELMA FINALLY CANON CANON IN THE MOVIES LETS GOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/0ilx2uid1qRamos wrote to Newsweek about the importance of a main character in a cartoon showing the normalcy of same-sex attraction.

The new “Scooby-Doo” movie is finally setting the record straight — so to speak — about the sexuality of one of the beloved cartoon’s key characters.

After decades of speculation surrounding her sexuality, Scooby-Doo's Velma Dinkley has finally been confirmed as lesbian in the latest animated film Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!Clips from the new flick show Velma crushing on a new female love interest named Coco Diablo.The move comes two years after James Gunn, who penned the live-action Scooby-Doo films, revealed he wrote Velma as 'explicitly gay' before it was 'watered down' by the studio and ultimately removed. It's officially canon! Scooby-Doo's Velma Dinkley was finally unveiled as lesbian in the newest Trick or Treat film Velma is shown becoming instantly infatuated by Coco when she first meets the glamorous woman.In the clip, Velma stops in her tracks at the sight of Coco before blushing profusely.

Velma is proudly out!