(Photo: Jonathan Hart, RIP) 21-year-old Jonathan Hart was shot in the back of the neck after a security guard thought he stole a $2.99 water flavoring product from a Los Angeles Walgreens store earlier this month. Now, Hart’s family is suing the company for $525 million, reports Queerty. The murder happened at the Walgreens on…
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My charismatic Senate candidate, Beto O’Rourke, has just a couple of terms in Congress under his belt and hasn’t hit fifty, but thanks to Trump, he looks amply qualified to sit behind the Resolute Desk.” FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS We took a break from nonstop MSNBC to head down to the Gulf Coast over Thanksgiving only…
(Photo: Rep. Doug Lamborn) Conservative lawmakers in the House are in a tizzy over protections in the new North American trade pact for LGBTQ people and they are urging President Donald Trump to rescind them, reports POLITICO. They are wringing their hands in anguish over the fact that the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement contains requirements that workers…
(Photo: Kirsten Sinema) Nearly one week after Election Day, Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema was declared the apparent winner of Arizona’s nail-biter of a Senate race, reports NBC News. In addition to a win for the Democrats, Sinema’s hard-fought victory also adds to the spoils of the so-called rainbow wave that ushered in a record number of LGBTQ…
The State Department on Monday began imposing a new policy that restricts visas for the same-sex partners of staff of U.S.-based international organizations, such as the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, reports NBC News. The policy, announced earlier this year, ends a policy spearheaded by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…
(Photo: Alexandra Chandler, a Democrat transgender woman and former military intelligence officer running for Congress in Massachusetts.) A record number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are standing in elections for public office, reports Reuters. The Victory Institute said gay and trans people were still under-represented in political life, but it was aware of…
Los Angeles police descended on a Trader Joe’s in Silver Lake Saturday afternoon after a gunman opened fired outside the store at end of a police pursuit, sending shoppers diving for cover, reports Los Angeles Times. Officers had swarmed around the store on Hyperion Avenue around 4pm. The LAPD said they were dealing with an…
(Maine Republican Governor Paul LePage) The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has strongly condemned Maine Republican Governor Paul LePage’s veto of legislation that would have protected LGBTQ youth in the state from the dangerous and discredited practice of “conversion therapy.” LePage becomes the first governor in the nation to veto such critically important protections. “Governor LePage’s shameful…
(Sara Gilbert and John Goodman in season 10 of Roseanne. Photo: ABC/Adam Rose) After canceling the comedy following star Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet, the Disney-owned network has found a way to move forward with the original cast, creators and likely crew as The Conners, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Weeks after its stunning decision to cancel Roseanne, ABC…
Join the Los Angeles LGBT Center OUT UNDER THE STARS for a special screening of the cult classic Best in Show at Hollywood Forever! This laugh-out-loud, pup-filled mockumetary comedy features an ensemble of hilarious talent including Parker Posey, Eugene Levy, Michael Hitchcock, and Jane Lynch. Special appearance by Michael Hitchcock! Doors open at 6 p.m.…
Tom Daley wore a Pride badge to accept a medal at a competition in Russia, defying the country’s harsh stance on LGBT rights, reports UK’s Pink News. On Sunday, Daley won silver in the Diving World Series with his partner Grace Reid, marking their fourth successive silver medal in the event. In his Instagram story, the…
Headlined by R&B sensation Kehlani and international pop star Tove Lo, this year’s lineup features a diverse array of artists, including some seriously fierce women and a number of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender performers across all of the LA Pride Festival’s three stages. For those of you who want to skip the crowds and…
CNN host Jake Tapper went on Ellen Tuesday and revealed he had a “rather large” crush on her when she was first starting out in the 1980s, reports the Daily Mail. During the first few minutes of her show, the light banter quickly turned to Tapper’s adoration of the daytime talk show host. He revealed: ‘I have…
(Photo: Jeremy Sanchez) South El Monte High students gathered during their lunch hour Friday to share stories of Jeremy Sanchez, the student-athlete who police say was fatally stabbed by a 16-year-old boy, reports Los Angeles Daily News. “The whole campus was just still,” said South El Monte High School Principal Amy Avina. Sanchez was a 17-year-old…
(Photo: Hunter Sigmund (L), Jake Bain) For seniors Jake Bain and Hunter Sigmund, it was their final high school dance together. And the two gay St. Louis athletes made the most of it this weekend, reports Outsports. “Prom this year was amazing,” Sigmund, a swimmer and water polo player told Outsports. “It was my fourth school…
(Photo: Rachel Maddow) MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show — hosted by an out and proud lesbian — has bested Fox News’ marquee program, Hannity. Rachel Maddow is now the most-watched cable news host on television, reports The Advocate. Maddow’s eponymous show reached 3.058 million viewers last month; its best performance ever. That was about 58,000 more people…
