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L’Unione Sarda.The couple, Ivano and Alfredo, were walking in Milan’s Barona neighborhood on December 21 when five youths accosted them for holding hands while walking home just before midnight.The youths shouted anti-gay insults at the couple, including “You are against God and nature.”Ivano, a 45-year-old nurse, later wrote on social media, “My partner and I were attacked because of homophobia … I got punched in the head.”Luca Paladini, regional councilor of Lombardy for Patto Civico and a friend of the couple, recounted the ordeal on social media, claiming that Ivano was admitted to the San Paolo hospital after the attack “due to a punch he received, which contributed to a worrying rise in blood pressure.” He was eventually released and allowed to go home.“Ivano will file a [police] complaint against unknown people,” Paladini wrote. “We must denounce an increasingly violent and discriminatory climate against people from the LGBT community.

Ariana Grande is addressing those theories surrounding her Wicked character, Glinda.Since the premiere of Wicked back in November 2024, many have taken to social media to theorize that Glinda might be a member of the LGBTQ+ community. In an interview with Variety published January 2, Grande says that eagle-eyed viewers may be onto something about Glinda."I think she's a person who loves so much, and I do think that it goes beyond gender, and I think that's a common theme in Oz," said Grande.

SAS: Rogue Heroes returns for season two this month, and if the WWII-set series based on real events wasn’t already on your radar, well, you’d be forgiven. It’s not exactly standard fare for the gay group chat…However, there are some surprising hints of queerness lurking just beneath the surface of the series’ gritty action and masculine bravado, which may even be based in some historical truth, believe it or not, so let’s get into it!From Steven Knight (the creator of Peaky Blinders and, oddly enough, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?), SAS: Rogue Heroes is the origin story of the British Army’s Special Air Services (a.k.a.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opened up about all things Wicked in a new interview with Variety.

Andy Cohen many be the queer mogul behind the success of Real Housewives and all its wine-soaked iterations, it’s another gay TV titan that inspired the blockbuster Bravo franchise.On October 3, 2004, Marc Cherry–who was a writer and producer on Golden Girls— brought the women of Wisteria Lane into homes across the country by creating ABC’s hit series Desperate Housewives.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.The cast consisted of seasoned actresses Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher and Nicolette Sheridan, and rising Latina superstar Eva Longoria.For eight seasons, the scripted series documented the drama going on between the group of upscale, suburban housewives living on the same cul-de-sac.It also introduced us to Jesse Metcalfe’s shirtless gardener.He was a twink legend.jesse metcalfe in desperate housewives pic.twitter.com/8mYS6HIJirLess than 18 months after Desperate Housewives hit the airwaves, Bravo capitalized on the show’s success by launching their own unscripted take on the suburban premise.On March 21, 2006, The Real Housewives of Orange County premiered showcasing the lives of five women, some of which resided within the Southern California gated community of Coto de Caza.The cast consisted of married fortysomethings Vicki Gunvalson, Jeana Keough, Lauri Peterson, Kimberly Bryant, and Jo De La Rosa, a twentysomething single Latina.Sound familiar?Are you a ‘Real Housewives’ gay?While Desperate Housewives ended its run in 2012, Real Housewives has continued to grow into a global sensation launching a dozen American installments (Orange County recently ran its 18th season), a slew of international editions and made stars out of hundreds of Housewives.And it turned Andy Cohen into a celebrity media mogul.A post shared by Andy Cohen (@bravoandy)With all that success, it’s fair to say Marc Cherry is a little jealous after being the inspiration

@sourcerist, a.k.a. Mark Bridges.Over the past few weeks, he’s amassed more than 23,000 followers and an outpouring of thirst from Gay Twitter X™.

Find here our list of 16 books you won’t want to miss in 2025.You might know Jeremy Atherton Lin from his 2021 nonfiction book Gay Bar, which came to us like a gift at a time when we hadn’t been to gay bars for a year. His follow up is Deep House: The Gayest Love Story Ever Told, in which he tells the story of “how he fell in love across borders.” Taking place in 1996, the book chronicles the love story of Atherton Lin and his British partner finding ways to be together as the U.S.

Tickets to Celebration on the Lake United Church of Christ’s 2025 Red Tie Gala go on sale Monday, Jan. 6, online at RedTieCelebration.com.

It was a momentous year in LGBTQ news. With the backdrop of a consequential election looming, LGBTQ life in the D.C. region flourished.