The Rostow Report by Ann Rostow
“… We are becoming so overwhelmed with the anti-transgender agenda that it’s hard to keep up in a time when not only do we have to keep up, but we have to hold the line and fight back with even Read more
“… We are becoming so overwhelmed with the anti-transgender agenda that it’s hard to keep up in a time when not only do we have to keep up, but we have to hold the line and fight back with even Read more
Apparently there’s a whole S&M subculture focussed on dominant MAGAs and mostly male submissive liberals. Alternatively, there are some MAGA men who would like to be disciplined by Democratic mistresses or masters. HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS I think I’ve mentioned Read more
Gov. Newsom: “We have some of the most robust laws in the nation when it comes to protecting and supporting our LGBTQ+ community.” California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills last month aimed at bolstering the state’s protections for LGBTQ+ Read more
Marc Tyler Nobleman: the man who dared to say G-A-Y during a school presentation in Georgia. Hats off to you, sir! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY? I was going to start this column with a report Read more
South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace shared a weird anecdote with her audience at a prayer breakfast. Podcaster Graham Allen’s reaction: “I’ll take ‘what is a sin’ for $500 Alex.’” ROUGH SEX AND “HIGH VALUE REWARDS” Where to begin? Perhaps we can Read more
LA LGBT Center decries SCOTUS ruling that permits anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis—a decision that comes on the last day of Pride Month that allows a private business to discriminate Read more
City of West Hollywood Selects Pickle as City’s Inaugural Drag Laureate BY ORLY LYONNE The City Council of the City of West Hollywood unanimously approved Pickle as the City’s inaugural Drag Laureate last month. Pickle was selected through an application Read more
“Again and again, this Court places the constitutional rights of Christian actors above those of secular Americans, gays and lesbians, atheists, and whomever else is left on the sidelines of justice.” DARK DAY FOR GAY RIGHTS As this issue goes to Read more
Florida: “One mother complained that the poem read by Amanda Gorman at Joe Biden’s inauguration “The Hill We Climb” lacked educational value, and contained indirect hate messages and boom, it was removed from the lower grades.” IT’S DEMORALIZING, IT’S DEPRESSING, Read more
“The Bolshoi has just cancelled a ballet tribute to Rudolf Nureyev, the dance icon who was gay. As far as I can tell, the ballet, which premiered in 2017, ‘touches on’ homosexuality, but that’s apparently enough to drop it completely.” Read more
“We used to call something ‘Orwellian’ when it evoked a hint of Big Brother. But now we are actually living in such an Orwellian world that the adjective has lost its power.” CONSERVATIVE PRESS AMPLIFIES TRANS KILLER It did not Read more
Days after the hate group “Proud Boys” harasses visitors attending Drag Queen Storytimes at Cellar Door Books, Canyon Crest Management abruptly cancels their lease BY MARK ARIEL I have always loved books, stories and the power of words,” reveals Linda Sherman-Nurick, the Read more
“Pope Francis said being gay was not a crime, but still a sin… I have nothing in particular against this pope, who seems like an improvement over other popes. Still, he’s hardly leading the charge for GLBT civil rights…” THE Read more
West Hollywood: Sepi Shyne will become the next Mayor and John M. Erickson will become the next Mayor Pro Tempore Last month the City Council of the City of West Hollywood voted upon selection of the City’s next Mayor and Read more
“My wife and I just watched the gay Christmas movie, ‘Single All The Way,’ which managed to tick every smarmy box the genre has to offer. As for a realistic portrait of your typical thirty-something gay men, I hate to Read more
“… The idea that this iconic straight all-American military man was out at Club Q enjoying a drag show with his wife and daughter did more to shatter stereotypes than anything I could have dreamt up.” THE RAMPAGE AT CLUB Read more
California’s historic bill provides refuge for Trans kids & their parents G overnor Gavin Newsom has signed into law Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)’s legislation to provide refuge for trans kids and their families, Senate Bill 107. It will take Read more