The beloved Netflix coming-of-age drama Heartstopper has won an acclaimed category at the Dorian TV Awards alongside the likes of Beyoncé, Jerrod Carmichael and Jennifer Coolidge, reports Attitude. GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics have announced the winners of Read more
The Downtown Los Angeles DTLA PROUD Festival is making a new home for the LGBTQIA+ community at Grand Park this year. The event will take place, Saturday and Sunday, August 27-28, 2022, after a historic 5 years at neighboring park, Read more
Tom of Finland Foundation (ToFF) is proud to announce the 11th Tom of Finland Emerging Artist Competition. For it, ToFF presents six internationally renowned judges for this year’s competition: interdisciplinary artist Honey Dijon; previous Competition winner Mr Gruts; creative director of Read more
NatWest, a major retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom, is set to pay for transgender staff to get privately-funded hormone treatment in a bid to become more inclusive, reports LBC. The bank said it was “challenging the status quo” and overhauling its Read more
In a press release today AHF announced it will run another full-page, full-color advocacy ad in the Los Angeles Times on monkeypox targeting Los Angeles County Public Health officials over their response to the ongoing outbreak, which Read more
Attorney General Rob Bonta California is banning state-funded travel to Georgia after the state passed a law allowing athletic associations to prohibit transgender girls from competing in girls’ interscholastic sports, reports The Sacramento Bee. “Blocking transgender youth from playing sports Read more
The Long Beach Police Department is seeking the public’s help locating a male suspect involved in a sexual battery incident involving a minor. On July 31, 2022, at approximately 1:30 p.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of East 4th Street Read more
Carl Nassib. Photo: Instagram The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed defensive end Carl Nassib — pro football’s first openly gay, active player — bringing him back to where he delivered two of his most productive seasons, officials said Tuesday, reports NBC News. Nassib, then Read more
Anne Heche, RIP. Photo: Mingle Media TV, via Wikimedia Commons Anne Heche has died from injuries she suffered last Friday after driving her car through a Los Angeles home, reports TMZ. Her rep told TMZ Anne is “brain dead” and Read more
Salman Rushdie 2012. Photo: David Shankbone, via Wikimedia Commons Salman Rushdie was attacked onstage at an event in western New York state and stabbed in the neck on Friday morning, police have confirmed, reports The Guardian. Rushdie, the author whose Read more
LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization GLAAD, ( the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) and Equality Florida recently released a video showing Florida families and educators speaking out against Florida’s anti-LGBTQ+ legislation that went into effect this summer, reports Orlando Weekly. The video addresses Florida Read more
Harrison Ball. Photo: Instagram American fashion designer Zac Posen is officially engaged to ballet dancer Harrison Ball, and he shared the good news on his Instagram account on August 9, reports Instinct. Posen made their relationship Instagram official in April Read more
Ezra Miller. Photo: Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons Police in Stamford, Vermont have charged non-binary actor Ezra Miller with felony burglary for allegedly stealing bottles of liquor from a man’s home, reports LGBTQ Nation. The charge is just the latest Read more
Issey Miyake. Photo: Hsinhuei Chiou, via Wikimedia Commons Issey Miyake, the Japanese fashion designer whose timeless pleats made him an industry favorite, has died aged 84. He died of cancer on August 5, his office confirmed to CNN on Tuesday. Read more
Olivia Newton-John, the Australian singer whose breathy voice and wholesome beauty made her one of the biggest pop stars of the ’70s and charmed generations of viewers in the blockbuster movie “Grease,” has passed away, according to a statement from Read more
Swimming in the social media pool with salty.simmone, ezramichelmusic, and yourfriendkevin INTERVIEW & PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM How did you all begin making original content on Instagram? Simmone: I started making IG content when I first moved to LA in January Read more
An abundance of “community, unity and nudity.” A thrilling exuberant in-person return BY VICTOR MELAMED The 30th anniversary of Broadway Bares filled New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom on June 26, 2022, with an abundance of “community, unity and nudity” as Read more
A gay Spider-Man is about to enter Marvel’s Spider-verse BY ORLY LYONNE Last month out comic writer Steve Foxe revealed the upcoming debut of the first queer Spider-man: Web-Weaver, reports John Russell at LGBTQNation.com. The character will make his first Read more
Gavin Newsom pardons concentration camp survivor arrested for having gay sex California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has pardoned an 82-year-old gay man who was convicted of lewd conduct over 50 years ago, reports LGBTQnation.com. Henry Pachnowski was arrested and charged Read more
Sean Cody star Randy dead at the age of 33 BY VICTOR MELAMED The adult film performer Jason Pacheco, 33, known as Randy on Sean Cody, died last month, reports queerty.com. A week before his death, Randy launched a GoFundMe Read more
