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Month: April 2021

Gay US Navy Pilot Leaves Navy After Harassment From Colleagues. WATCH!

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021

Lt. Adam Adamski A decade after the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy ended, one of Naval aviation’s handful of openly gay pilots is on his way out, reports kpbs. The Marines substantiated Lt. Adam Adamski‘s claims of harassment, after an incident Read more

“Men Having Babies” Holds Its Biggest Ever Virtual Conference For Future Gay Dads

April 29, 2021

May 15-16, 2021 will be the last opportunity for gay men around the world who are considering fatherhood to get comprehensive guidance on surrogacy in an online-version of MHB’s signature “bootcamp” weekend-long conference. Unique programs at this event include a Read more

Who’s Your Daddy? Ricky Martin’s Leather Inspired Magazine Cover

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021

  Ricky Martin looks ready to hit up his local leather bar and get even the bouncer to call him “daddy” in a new magazine cover, reports Pink News. In a cover shoot for fashion magazine Schön! for its 40th issue, “All Read more

Biden Tells Transgender Americans: “Your President Has Your Back”

April 29, 2021

In his first joint address to Congress, President Joe Biden on Wednesday sent an unequivocal message to the transgender community: “To all transgender Americans watching at home, especially the young people. You’re so brave. I want you to know your Read more

Tutus ‘N Heels – A Walk for the LGBTQ Youth of Camp Brave Trails

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021

  On June 12, 2021 –  what would have normally been the start of Los Angeles Gay Pride festivities, Eagle LA Mr Leather (Colton Stenke) and Payasos-LA will present Tutus ‘N Heels – A Walk for the LGBTQ Youth of Camp Read more

Biden Picks Gay Iraq Vet Gina Ortiz Jones For No. 2 Air Force Post

April 28, 2021

Gina Ortiz Jones On Tuesday, the White House announced President Joe Biden’s nomination of out lesbian Air Force and Iraq War veteran Gina Ortiz Jones as Under Secretary of the Air Force, the second highest-ranking Air Force role, reports LGBTQ Read more

Conservatives in a TIZZY Over Biden’s New Rainbow Flag Directive

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021

Franklin Graham The evangelical evangelist and missionary Franklin Graham was outraged – yes, just outraged – to hear that Joe Biden has lifted Trump’s ban on LGBT+ flags being flown at US embassies, reports Pink News. Secretary of state Antony Read more

Netflix’s “Special” Full Final Season Trailer: WATCH!

April 26, 2021

Ryan O’Connell Special, the Netflix show created by writer, executive producer, and star Ryan O’Connell, has just released its full trailer for the second and final season, reports Out. Ryan finds himself entangled with Tanner, a flirty dance instructor who, as we Read more

Alber Elbaz, 59, Beloved Fashion Designer, Dies Of Covid-19. RIP

April 26, 2021

Alber Elbaz, RIP Fashion designer Alber Elbaz, who dressed everyone from Michelle Obama to Kim Kardashian, has died from COVID-19 at 59-years old, reports Pink News. Elbaz died in Paris on Saturday (24 April) after having COVID-19 for three weeks. Read more

Supreme Court REJECTS Challenge To CA Law That Bars State-Funded Travel To States Discriminating Against LGBTQ

April 26, 2021

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider Texas’ challenge to California’s ban on state-funded business trips to Texas and other states deemed to discriminate against LGBTQ people, reports KTLA 5. California adopted the ban following a 2017 Texas law that allows foster care Read more

Vigil At San Jose City Hall Held For Murdered Transgender Woman

April 25, 2021April 25, 2021

Natalia Smüt. RIP A transgender woman who was killed last week in Milpitas was honored Saturday by friends and LGBTQ rights advocates at San Jose City Hall, reports SF Gate. Friends said Natalia Smüt, 24, a transgender woman and drag Read more

Tribute To Black Trans Heroes At Stonewall Inn Thwarted By Officials

April 24, 2021April 24, 2021

Marsha P. Johnson, one of the prominent figures in the Stonewall uprising of 1969. New York City officials have been accused of ignoring a proposal for a Black Trans Lives Matter mural outside the historic Stonewall Inn. The mural, which Read more

LA Galaxy’s Sebastian Lletget Suspended For Homophobic Slur

April 23, 2021

Sebastian Lletget. Photo: Jamie Smed, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Sebastian Lletget has been suspended two games and fined an undisclosed amount for use of a homophobic slur earlier this month, Major League Soccer announced Friday, Read more

Gay Men’s “Roman Holiday Spa” Locations Close Permanently

April 23, 2021April 25, 2021

Photo By DUSTI CUNNINGHAM Roman Holiday Spa “Health Clubs” have been added to the list of gay spaces that are forever lost to COVID-19, reports WEHO TIMES. Both gay men’s bathhouse locations, one at 12814 Venice Blvd in Mar Vista, and Read more

Lil Nas X Drops ALTERNATE Queer “Brady Bunch” Inspired “Montero” Vid. WATCH!

April 23, 2021

Lil Nas X has dropped a new version of “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” where he makes all the sounds with his mouth – and fans are obsessed, reports Pink News. The singer unveiled the new version of his chart-topping Read more

“The Simpsons” Recasts Hank Azaria’s Gay Character With Gay Actor

April 23, 2021

Tony Rodriguez “The Simpsons” has replaced another Hank Azaria role, reports New York Post. Julio, a gay, Cuban character will now be voiced by a gay, Cuban actor: Tony Rodriguez. Most will know Julio as Marge’s hair stylist and ex-lover Read more

Biden To Allow Embassies To Fly Pride Flag On Same Pole As US Flag, Reversing Trump Policy

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021

President Joe Biden‘s administration will allow US embassies around the world to fly the gay Pride flag on the same flagpole as the American flag, reversing a Trump-era policy, reports Daily Mail. In 2019, then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blocked embassy requests to Read more

BREAKING: Caitlyn Jenner Is Running For California Governor

April 23, 2021

Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympian, reality TV star and transgender activist, said Friday she is running to be governor of California, as a recall of the sitting Democratic governor moves forward, reports NBC News. In a press release posted to Twitter, Jenner, Read more

Costa Mesa Man Gets Six Months Prison Time For ATTACKING Transgender Woman

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021

Johnny Santos Moreno (Photo Courtesy of the Orange County district attorney’s office)   A Costa Mesa man arrested last month for beating a transgender woman with a skateboard and threatening a witness who called the police was sentenced Wednesday to serve Read more

Harry Styles To Have Naked Sex Scenes Playing Gay Policeman In Upcoming Movie

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021

Harry Styles. Photo: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Harry Styles will reportedly bare it all, reports Just Jared. The 27-year-old “Watermelon Sugar” singer and actor, who is set to play a gay policeman named Tim Burgess in the Read more

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