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Month: July 2020

I Am Marilyn: A Memorial Event Honoring Trans Lives Lost At The Brawley DMV

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

(Photo: Marilyn Monroe Cazares. RIP) The “I Am Marilyn” march and vigil will be held on Saturday, August 1 in honor and remembrance of 22-year-old Brawley resident, Marilyn Monroe Cazares. The event is 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the Read more

Mary L. Trump On Growing Up Gay – In An Interview With The Advocate

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

In an interview with The Advocate – the president’s niece Mary L. Trump talks about growing up gay in an “anti-everything” family. Mary L Trump, whose book Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, Read more

BREAKING: “Ellen” Show Being Investigated For Workplace Misconduct

July 27, 2020

WarnerMedia has initiated an investigation into alleged workplace misconduct on the set of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The decision followed the publication of a story from Buzzfeed that detailed accusations of racism, unjust termination and an overall toxic Read more

Trump Supporter Starts A “Kill Transgenders” Chant At Rally. WATCH!

July 27, 2020

A rally in favor of police violence turned even uglier when one “Back the Blue” supporter started a new chant on the edge of a Black Lives Matter protest, reports LGBTQ Nation. Shaler Township, Pennsylvania residents gathered to oppose the Read more

Beloved WeHo Gay Flight Attendant, Jeff Kurtzman, Dies Of COVID-19. RIP

July 27, 2020

(Photo: Jeff Kurtzman) Jeff Kurtzman, a gay Los Angeles flight attendant for Hawaiian Airlines, has died from COVID-19 complications, reports the Advocate. According to NBC News, Kurtzman, 60, was one of 17 people to test positive after attending an in-person Read more

Trump’s National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien Tests Positive For Coronavirus

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

(Photo: Robert C. O’Brien) Robert C. O’Brien, President Trump’s national security adviser, has tested positive for coronavirus, the White House said Monday. O’Brien is the highest-ranking Trump administration official known to have tested positive for covid-19, reports The Washington Post. Read more

Trans Activist and Hey Qween Co-Hostess Lady Red Couture Has Died. RIP

July 26, 2020

(Photo: Johnny McGovern and Lady Red Couture) Members of the West Hollywood community and the Greater Los Angeles area are mourning the loss of Lady Red Couture, a trans activists, trans drag performer and the co-hostess of the gay talk Read more

George Carlin Back From The Dead To Haunt Trump In Devastating Video. WATCH!

July 26, 2020

A new two-minute spot from Pattern Integrity Films features a famous rant from the late comic George Carlin set against a devastating set of images of Donald Trump’s America, reports Towleroad. An excerpt from Carlin’s  monologue: “Say what you want Read more

“Gone With The Wind” Star, Iconic Actress Olivia de Havilland, Has Died

July 26, 2020

Olivia de Havilland, one of the last pillars of Hollywood royalty and a contemporary of Bette Davis and Errol Flynn, died “peacefully from natural causes” Sunday at the age of 104, talent agent Jim Wilhelm told USA TODAY.  Her death marks Read more

BREAKING: Regis Philbin, Beloved TV Host, Dead at 88. RIP

July 25, 2020

(Regis Philbin, RIP. Photo by David Shankbone) Regis Philbin, the indefatigable and downright neighborly host of talk shows and game shows who spent more time in front of a television camera than anyone else, has died. He was 88, reports Read more

LA LGBT Center Denounces Trump’s Anti-Trans Homeless Shelters Proposal

July 24, 2020

In response to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule change for shelter providers, Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Lorri L. Jean issued the following statement:  “The Trump Administration continues its unceasing and inhumane attack on transgender Read more

Anti-Gay, Anti-Mask Christian Nationalist Senator In Hospital With COVID-19

July 24, 2020

(Photo: Jason Rapert) Arkansas Republican state Sen. Jason Rapert, who earlier this year proposed for defunding PBS in response to gay actor Billy Porter’s appearance on Sesame Street, has been hospitalized with COVID-19, reports Towleroad. Rapert, a Christian Nationalist who introduced Read more

BREAKING: WeHo CLOSES Parks Due to Noncompliance of Face Covering & Social Distancing

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

The City of West Hollywood is closing West Hollywood Park and Plummer Park following numerous reports by City staff and the West Hollywood Station of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department that visitors to these City parks have been observed not Read more

BREAKING: Judge Orders Release Of Former Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

(Photo: Michael Cohen) A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release from prison of President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen by Friday afternoon, reports CNBC. Judge Alvin Hellerstein at a hearing in Manhattan federal court found that Read more

“Living Statues” Art Installations Of Donald Trump Are EVERYTHING

July 22, 2020

The Trump Statue Initiative is taking the President for his word. Trump has repeatedly expressed support for statues honoring racists, so the collective is installing statues in Washington D.C. to celebrate a man known for being divisive and racist: President Donald Read more

KARMA: Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Who Said Wearing A Mask Is “Gay” Tests Positive For COVID-19 – AGAIN!

July 22, 2020

(Photo: Jair Bolsonaro) Jair Bolsonaro, the Brazillian president who for months shrugged off pleas to take the novel coronavirus seriously and who refused to wear a face mask before they were “too gay,” has tested positive for COVID-19…. again, reports Read more

The Cost Of Being Queer And Arab. Remembering Sarah Hegazi. RIP

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020

(Photo: Sarah Hejazi. RIP. Instagram) Sarah  Hegazi raised a rainbow flag at a concert in Egypt. The Egyptian government imprisoned and tortured Ms. Hegazi for her perceived sexual orientation. Last month, two years after seeking asylum in Canada, Ms. Hegazi Read more

Billy Eichner To Play Legendary Gay Actor Paul Lynde In New Biopic

July 21, 2020

Actor-comedian Billy Eichner and producer Tom McNulty are developing Man in the Box, a biopic based on the life of groundbreaking TV icon Paul Lynde. Eichner plans to star, reports Deadline. After his breakout turn in Bye Bye Birdie, Lynde Read more

Racist Prick Who Hurled The N-Word Identified As Gay Adult Performer Dustin Gold

July 21, 2020

NYC City Council candidate Anthony Beckford, who shared a disturbing video to social media on Sunday, and asked his followers to identify a motorist seen getting out of his car and hurling the word “n***er at someone in his way, Read more

Casita Del Campo, The Cavern Club, Fight To Survive. You Can Help

July 20, 2020

Brant Cox with The Infatuation has written about Casita Del Campo, LA’s iconic queer space, fight for survival. “To fully understand Casita Del Campo is to recognize it as much more than just an all-pink bungalow on Hyperion with sizzling fajitas, super-strong Read more


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