New Meta policies risk increased spread of misinformation and hate speech

New content moderation policies governing hate speech on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads that were enacted by parent company Meta on Wednesday contain a carveout that allows users to call LGBTQ people mentally ill.

A post shared by Wicked Movie (@wickedmovie)Before Cynthia Erivo or Idina Menzel defied gravity, another major leading actress tried to make Wicked into a movie and star as Elphaba.Wicked was just nominated for five SAG Awards, including acting nods for Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey, but prior to becoming a box office juggernaut it was almost made 30 years ago with this season’s award show darling – Demi Moore.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Wicked has been nominated for five awards at the 2025 SAG Awards!Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role (Cynthia Erivo)Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Ariana Grande)Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Jonathan Bailey)Outstanding Cast in a Motion… pic.twitter.com/PdpsK79SLSAfter recent reports came out alleging The Substance actress was almost cast as Elphaba in a non-musical version of Wicked in the ’90s (with Michelle Pfeiffer, Emma Thompson and Nicole Kidman mentioned as possible Glindas), Moore has now come forward to set the record straight. “Many, many years ago – we’re talking 30 years ago at least – I had a production company that was active and we optioned the book for Wicked,” Moore told Entertainment Tonight about the 1995 source novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire.

study says that taking DoxyPEP reduced the incidence of chlamydia and syphilis by around 80%. DoxyPEP is short for Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis. It involves taking a single 200 mg dose of the antibiotic doxycycline within 72 hours of a sexual encounter to minimize the chances of acquiring an STI such as gonorrhea, chlamydia or syphilis.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Previous studies have noted that it appears to work best in reducing chlamydia and syphilis.

threatened him with lifetime imprisonment, Zuckerberg put on his gold chain and $900,000 watch to announce the end of Meta’s fact-checkers. He says it’s time for the company to return to its “roots around free expression,” coincidently right before D*n*ld Tr*mp is set to retake the White House. In particular, Zuckerberg singled out immigration and gender identity as two topics where restrictions would be lifted.

A lot of us have to fight for our basic human rights, potentially our livelihoods, being able to keep living where we may live. And so we need each other. And I am feeling that spirit.

The Love Blanket™, an “intimacy blanket” that protects your bed from, ahem, whatever messes might occur during sexy time with your partner(s).Seriously, we keep getting these ads. The Love Blanket™ and it’s many dupes, like the Protection Blanket and the Splash Blanket, seem to have taken over our social media feeds.

RuPaul has responded via Instagram with a throwback clip of him 'slapping' Tyra following her controversial posts about the recently deceased The Vivienne, who was celebrated as the first winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Log Cabin Republicans President Charles Moran announced today (Wednesday, Jan. 8) that he will be stepping down from his leadership of the organization after five years at the helm.

I will head to my first show of the year on Wednesday night (tonight) as Shakespeare Dallas opens Measure for Measure indoors at Theatre Three for a Shakespeare in the round experience. The company brought back its winter show which seems appropriate with the temperatures outside. The show runs through Jan. 26.