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Month: August 2019

Taking Place NOW: “Straight Pride” Parade. WATCH!

August 31, 2019

After months of debate, controversy, and a threatened Brad Pitt lawsuit … the so-called “Straight Pride” Parade is underway in Boston, reports TMZ. The parade organizers — a group called Super Happy Fun America — claim straight people are an Read more

Lil Nas X: First Gay Country Music Award Nominee

August 30, 2019

Lil Nas X has become the first out gay man to be nominated for a Country Music Award. His song “Old Town Road,” featuring country legend Billy Ray Cyrus, was nominated for Musical Event of the Year, reports LGBTQ Nation. “Old Read more

Valerie Harper, “Rhoda,” “Mary Tyler Moore Show,” dies at 80. RIP

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019

Actress Valerie Harper, best known for her roles in Rhoda and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died at age 80,  after a courageous battle with cancer, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Harper, who collected four Emmy Awards and one Golden Read more

The Tide Is Turning… Fox News BASHES Trump. Again. WATCH!

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019

“It’s not a right or left thing – this is wrong.” Fox News host Neil Cavuto blasted President Trump on his show Aug. 29, following the president’s latest attack on the network. Read more: https://wapo.st/32iUvBd. WATCH:

RICH! Principal Who Banned LGBTQ Themed Books Arrested for Child Porn

August 29, 2019

(Photo: Phillip Todd Wilson) A high school principal who once banned books with LGBTQ content and other factors parents and administrators found objectionable has now been arrested on child pornography charges, reports the Advocate. Phillip Todd Wilson, principal of the Read more

Former NFL Defensive End Ryan Russell Comes Out As Bi

August 29, 2019

(Photo: Ryan Russell) Former NFL defensive end Ryan Russell, who last played for the Buccaneers in 2017, penned an as-told-to article in which he revealed that he is bisexual, reports USA Today. “Have I lied to teammates, coaches, trainers, front-office Read more

WeHo Mayor Responds To Trans Attack At DTLA Bar

August 28, 2019

(Photo: West Hollywood Mayor John D’Amico) Statement From City of West Hollywood Mayor John D’Amico: “The City of West Hollywood has been made aware of an incident being investigated as a possible hate crime against members of the Transgender community Read more

New Poll: Out Candidate Pete Buttigieg Would Beat Donald Trump In Upcoming Election

August 28, 2019

(Photo: Pete Buttigieg) If the 2020 presidential election were held today, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg would be winning the general election by 9 points, according to a new poll, reports LGBTQ Nation. The new Quinnipiac University Poll other findings: 54 Read more

WeHo’s My 12 Step Store Celebrates Recovery Month

August 27, 2019

My 12 Step Store opens its new and expanded Recovery Super store and celebrates National Recovery Month with a book launch meet-and-greet with two celebrity authors on September 6th (National Read a Book Day). The authors will be reading, signing Read more

Mom Tells Transgender Woman Not To Use Women’s Bathroom. WATCH!

August 27, 2019

On an episode of What Would You Do?   a mother becomes uncomfortable when she hears a transgender woman asking where the ladies’ room is. Special guest Jazz Jennings steps in to play a friend of the transgender customer, who is Read more

Chanel Hires Transgender Model Teddy Quinlivan for Beauty Campaign

August 26, 2019

(Photo: Teddy Quinlivan) Model and activist Teddy Quinlivan has announced she is the first openly transgender model to be tapped by Chanel Beauty for an advertising campaign, reports WWD. Quinlivan shared the news on her Instagram account, posting a video Read more

Modesto Protesters Outnumber “Straight Pride” Supporters At Rally. WATCH!

August 25, 2019

While organizers of Saturday’s straight pride rally in Modesto had envisioned an event that would draw several hundred people, the rally turned out to be a few dozen people gathered in a barn, which was cut short by the venue’s Read more

Trans Women Forcibly Removed From DTLA Bar After Straight Couple Attacked Them. WATCH!

August 25, 2019

Several transgender women were aggressively and forcibly removed from a downtown Los Angeles bar-restaurant Friday evening — after they were attacked by a straight couple, reports CBS Los Angeles. The transgender group, along with several gay men, said they were Read more

San Jose Police Department Raises Rainbow Flag For Gay Pride Weekend

August 24, 2019

The San Jose Police Department has became one of the only law enforcement agencies in the country to show its support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community members by flying a rainbow flag at department headquarters, reports East Bay Read more

And Now This: Trump Admin Asks Court To Legalize Firing Workers For Being Gay

August 23, 2019

The Trump administration took its hardest line yet to legalize anti-gay discrimination on Friday when it asked the Supreme Court to declare that federal law allows private companies to fire workers based only on their sexual orientation, reports Buzz Feed Read more

Jussie Smollett’s Ongoing Saga: Special Prosecutor Appointed

August 23, 2019

(Photo: Jussie Smollett) A Chicago judge on Friday named a special prosecutor to look into why state prosecutors abruptly dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett that accused him of staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself, reports USA Today. Cook County Read more

“If You Use Your Position To Discriminate Against LGBTQ People, It Will Cost You.”

August 23, 2019

(Photo: Kim Davis) A federal appeals court upheld a ruling Friday requiring Kentucky to pay $224,000 in legal fees related to former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis’ refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, reports Courier Journal. Davis was successfully Read more

Teen Suffers Broken Nose After Getting Attacked In School Locker Room For Being Gay. WATCH!

August 23, 2019

“I’m not ok, but I will be,” says the teenager viciously attacked in a school locker room for being gay, reports WTHR. The incident left the young man, a student at Alexandria Monroe High School in Indiana, with a broken Read more

Falcon Studios Warns: A SCAMMER Is Posing As Recruiter

August 22, 2019

Falcon Studios Group officials issued a warning about an ongoing, elaborate scam wherein an individual posing as a gay porn performer and recruiter for Falcon Studios is preying on innocent men who are interested in appearing in a Falcon movie, Read more

Priest Accused Of Stealing Church Donations To Pay Grindr Hook-Ups

August 22, 2019

(Photo: Reverend Joseph McLoone) A Catholic priest has been accused of stealing nearly $100,000 from donations to his church to pay men on Grindr to have sex with him, reports Pink News. Reverend Joseph McLoone, who was the pastor at Read more

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