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Texas House of Representatives in the coming days that would ban children from drag shows.Slaton says his move is a reaction to a local drag show in Dallas that allowed children to attend.The legislation would protect "kids from drag shows and other inappropriate displays," according to a news release by Slaton.“The events of this past weekend were horrifying and show a disturbing trend in which perverted adults are obsessed with sexualizing young children,” Slaton said in the release. “As a father of two young children, I would never take my children to a drag show and I know Speaker Dade Phelan and the rest of my Republican colleagues wouldn’t either. Protecting our own children isn’t enough, and our responsibility as lawmakers extends to the sexualization that is happening across Texas.”The release also stated that Slaton would continue "his fight" to have gender-affirming health care considered "child abuse" in the state.  Following Slaton's announcement, Equality Texas CEO Ricardo Martinez said in a statement to The Advocate,  “In spite of Rep.

ESports giant FaZe Clan sent out an innocuous post on Twitter acknowledging Pride month, and team member FaZe Virus came out of the woodwork in a since-deleted tweet to let people know he is NOT with that gay stuff.Wtf is this? pic.twitter.com/51BE2xiXIB— Nat and 149 others (@Deestinyer) June 2, 2022The statement stirred up immediate controversy, with some are voicing their support of the streamer.

Ohio House of Representatives passed the measure close to midnight last Wednesday as an amendment to an unrelated bill, Cleveland TV station WEWS reports. It will not be considered in the Senate until it reconvenes in November.The legislation, officially titled the Save Women’s Sports Act, was tacked onto House Bill 151, which deals with residency requirements for Ohio teachers.

here As a result of answering that ad, Haydn came along. Six years old, with cerebral palsy and a wheelchair, he was full of sadness and questions. He was the first child we fostered, and after a couple of years, became the first one we adopted, too. Over the next few years, we realised we were not particularly good foster carers – we kept adopting the children that were meant to stay just for a short time. Curtis, or Curly as we call him, came along after Haydn when he was just 12 weeks old.

Hollywood Houselift with Jeff Lewis, in which the former house flipper has become home designer to the stars — and for fans of its mercurial star, it’s a welcome return to form.Lewis has made the jump from Bravo to Amazon’s Freevee service, but the formula of his new series is very familiar. The series functions more like a sequel to Bravo’s Flipping Out than a reboot.

Related: Madonna vs. Cyndi Lauper: What their careers taught me about artMadonna wore the original dress to the premiere of Sleepless in Seattle in 1993.

The Living End getting made.After a chance encounter, hunky drifter Luke (Mike Dytri) and shy film critic Jon (Craig Gilmore)—both HIV positive—go on the lam when Luke kills a homophobic cop. With no destination in mind, they adopt the motto “F*ck everything” and follow the road wherever it takes them, discussing their status, having plenty of sex, and even plotting to kill the President along the way.

Every June since 2015, the Tyler Public Library has given space in its downstairs display case to PFLAG Tyler/East Texas (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians And Gays) for a Pride Month display promoting support and advocacy for and education about LGBTQ people and their families.

The Nostalgia Tapes podcast, is used to telling other people’s stories, but on Sunday he opened up about a more personal one — his grandfather’s gay love story — on Twitter.The love story threat has been liked almost 200,000 times.“My Grandpa Dave told me he was sure he was gay when he was moving into his dorm room freshman year of college and there was a boy ‘with the prettiest eyes,’” Ashrawi began. It wasn’t until his grandfather had passed away that he learned who that boy was — and so much more about his grandfather in his college years.“His name was John Kander,” revealed Ashrawi. “After college, John, along with his partner Fred Ebb, would go on to compose two of the greatest Broadway musicals of all time.

Cardi B is showing love to the LGBTQ+ community during Pride Month. The Dominican descent singer, actress, and businesswoman traveled to Los Angeles to meet with fans and join the celebration.The “Bodak Yellow” rapper rocked a rainbow jumpsuit to represent the pride flag.

Even though Liarmouth is his first novel, John Waters doesn’t think that the experience of writing it is any more difficult than writing movies, even though he’s been doing the latter for over fifty years. “You just have to go in that room and make it up,” he says.

Tampa Bay Times reports.“Our Pride Nights continue to grow both in terms of visibility and participation,” the team’s president Matt Silverman told the paper. “By doing this, we extend an invitation not just for this game but for all of our games that the LGBTQ+ community is invited, welcomed, and celebrated.” The Rays’ manager Kevin Cash said he didn’t think the player’s decision would affect the team negatively, the Associated Press reports.

Our favourite Dublin Bears are back to celebrate Bear Pride with a loud and proud growl this year. Starting with a party on June 24 in the Wiley Fox and then joining the parade and street party on June 25, this amazing group is sure to provide some much-needed hairy fun. Save the dates on […]

Health bosses have reiterated that the risk of Monkeypox is low despite cases now surpassing the 300 mark in the UK. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said 73 more cases have been confirmed in England, alongside two more in Scotland and two more in Wales.

The always-classy Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene took to Twitter on Sunday to attack Parkland shooting survivor and gun control activist David Hogg.Greene’s tweet was bad enough on its own, but it looked even more desperate next to 22-year-old Hogg’s reply.

Rupaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7 is well underway, and with it has come the return of one of our favorite All Stars twinners, Monét X Change. This three-time competitor and former Miss Congeniality is in it to win it, and with her subtle mind-game to back it up, she just might take it!We caught up with Monét to discuss her All Stars 7 master plan, her recent encounter with the platinum plunger at the hands of The Vivienne, and to hear once and for all whether her or her sister Bob the Drag Queen is the better Pit Stop host.When a hypothetical Monét X Change biopic finally enters production, who are you going to cast to play you and why?That’s a hard one, with these Gen Z’s… I don’t know anything about who the young Monét X Changes in the house are. At first glance, someone who I feel like would really do me justice in terms of beauty and physicality? Probably Normani.Now when they do the Sylvester biopic, I am definitely playing Mr.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett has been trending on Twitter all morning after The Guardian published a bombshell report about People of Praise, a Christian collective where she once served as a handmaid female leader.People of Praise was founded in South Bend, Indiana in 1971 by Kevin Ranaghan and purports to be “a charismatic Christian community” that “provides a natural support for marriages and families” and is “led by the Holy Spirit.”In reality, it’s a cult that expects women to be docile and subservient and believes homosexuality is a sin and gay marriage is evil.

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‘My first Pride after I transitioned socially was London Trans Pride, in July 2021. I finally felt at home.’ When I was 16, I got the train to Exeter with one of my friends, to go to the local Pride in the town hall. I wasn’t out at that point, not even to myself. I felt terrified, as this was my first time being around openly queer people.The event was tiny – there were a few stands, a charity, some performers and some face painting, and I got a Pride flag painted on my face.I grew up in South Devon, which is very middle class, straight and white.

Pride Month tee with proceeds supporting The Center, an LGBTQ+ center in Southern Nevada. While some fans were vocally upset about Molina’s allyship, others were excited by the fighter’s support of the LGBTQ+ community — and took the opportunity to shoot their shot with him, while he let them down gently.“To all the dudes sliding in my DM’s I’m a straight guy but pshhh I’m flattered! For all the homophobic dudes upset by me repping pride month on my fight kit y’all some fruit cups,” he tweeted.Undeterred by the backlash, Molina wore his rainbow shorts during his bout against Zhalgas Zhumagulov in Las Vegas on Saturday, which he won.The subject of the shorts and fan reaction came up during the post-fight press briefing. Molina didn’t hold back on his thoughts about the hate and hypocrisy of those who oppose his support of the LGBTQ+ community.  “You’re gonna get me riled up.

Claire Byrne Live he may never again be able to play rugby again because of the horrific attack.Somers posted to social media the attack happened along Dame Street in Dublin in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 10. He said he was trying to flag a taxi after visiting The George gay bar when he was approached by a man hurling antigay slurs.“Last night a stranger called me a faggot before beating the shit out of me,” Somers tweeted from the hospital after the attack.

ABOVE: Happy birthday to Ed Fury. I'm sure Joey HAS seen all his movies.

Students at River Valley High School in rural Ohio were shocked when a graduation ceremony speaker told seniors to choose heterosexual relationships.On June 3, “distinguished alumni speaker” Jim McGuire addressed the 105 graduating students and advised them to “choose biblical principals” when entering into relationships.“Choose a spouse, I suggest,” he said.He continued: “I also strongly suggest to make sure to choose biblical principles, you know, a male with a female and female with a male.”LGBTQ students in particular were understandably taken aback by the remarks. 18-year-old graduate Cassidy Osipow, who identifies as a lesbian, told 5 News “it was supposed to be the day that I was finally free from all the stuff that I’d experienced in high school.

short story by V. E. Schwab and follows teenage vampire Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook, “American Crime Story”), who sets her sights on new girl Calliope (Lewis) when it’s time to make her first kill.

London.I was born on 1 September 1936 in Paris – of Polish-Jewish parents. My brother Albert was born five years earlier in Warsaw.My parents sought to escape the dreadful conditions for Jews in Poland by moving to Paris.

here My work was going well, I knew I warranted stepping onto the lowest rung of the judicial ladder by being appointed an assistant Recorder. However, I was summoned to see the then Lord Chancellor’s officials to be told that Lord Chancellor Baron Hailsham would never appoint me, a gay man, to sit as a judge at any level.  I left the meeting crestfallen, but I was cheered by the indication that although I was apparently unsuitable to sit as a judge I could still be considered for Silk.  After more years of endless paperwork, and trial upon trial as a junior barrister, I rather fancied the more measured life of a QC.  With fewer but bigger cases, I looked forward to the financial security that evades most juniors, especially those working in the publicly funded sector.  Wrong again!  Although by that time I unquestionably had a practice deserving of Silk, I was blocked by an influential senior judge whose ‘over my dead body’ attitude prevailed over civil servants. It was now 1993. Lord MacKay, by then Lord Chancellor, was entirely oblivious of what was going on behind his back and has always treated me with courtesy and fairness.  At the time, I could have continued in the ever demanding life of a junior - behind on paperwork, juggling court diaries, and being shamed by self-regarding judges if a minute late.  Fortunately I had an ally.

Thailand's capital sees an explosion of glamour, gilt, and glitter on Sunday, June 5, as the country's LGBTQ+ community celebrates their first Pride parade in almost 16 years, but attendees warn true equality is still distant.

A post shared by @otroedgargomezWriting a memoir that countless readers say is impossible to put down is a pretty strong indicator that a writer has succeeded in what they set out to accomplish. For it to be described as a “breath of fresh air” by the New York Times is an even bigger indication.Edgar Gomez’s powerful new memoir “High-Risk Homosexual”, released in January of this year, not only achieved those things, but it also resonated with the experiences of many queer or trans Latinx/a/o folks… including the journalist writing this profile.My book is out today.

The Queen having tea with Paddington – incredible that at 96 and after 70 years on the throne she still has the power to surprise #platinumpartyatthepalace pic.twitter.com/88NP1ScpXx— Michael Cowan (@mrmikecowan) June 4, 2022This then segued into the opening act outside, which was Queen (the rock band), featuring Adam Lambert.Followed by ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’.Lambert wrote afterward on Instagram, “Whew! What a surreal evening! It was an absolute honor to join my superiors @brianmayforreal and @rogertaylorofficial onstage in front of Buckingham Palace for the Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee!“The roar of the crowd was so loud I could hardly hear what it was singing!! Ha! It’s a thrill to let the joy of the moment propel the performance- like an out of body experience functioning on energy alone.”Others to perform at the concert include Alicia Keys, Duran Duran and Elton John.  A post shared by Elton John (@eltonjohn)Related: And the US singing legend chosen to headline Queen’s Jubilee party is…The closing act of the night was none other than Diana Ross, performing live in the country for the first time in 15 years.You can watch below.Among the presenters of the concert was Tom Daley.

Five Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball players are being criticized for refusing to wear LGBTQ logos on their official uniforms as the team celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month.

Dallas Voice reports the self-described “Christian Fascists”, carrying signs saying, “confuse a child, abuse a child,” “stop groomers” and “Stop exploiting our kids.”An ugly protest today. A mob of self described “Christian Fascists” tried to force their way into a gay establishment in the gayborhood of Dallas holding a family event while chanting “Groomers” pic.twitter.com/2F9NE4rs0P— Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club (@EFJBGC) June 4, 2022The event was billed as a drag queen brunch open to all.

RuPaul’s Drag Race to become a legendary queen.Some of the most respected and beloved drag queens within our community have earned their status through an ability to entertain, a passion for activism, and a dedication to inspire those around them to make positive differences in their lives and communities.Party impresario, activist, and philanthropist, Juanita MORE! is one such figure. She’s now as symbolic of San Francisco as the Golden Gate Bridge and Castro Street–and we mean this quite literally, as huge murals of her likeness and that of her famous bulldog, Jackson, can be found around town.MORE! was born in East Bay and raised in San Francisco.

@ufc is letting us rep for pride month!! Get your pride gear @ufcstore ️‍ pic.twitter.com/nEbJZSuLWr— Jeff Molina (@jmolina_125) June 1, 2022 He included a video of his new shorts, with his name in rainbow letters.UFC has also released a Pride Month t-shirt, with proceeds going to an LGBTQ Center in Southern Nevada.Predictably, some UFC fans did not react well. Some online said they wouldn’t be watching UFC for the duration of June while others asked: “What about Straight Month?”.

Views expressed in The Advocate’s opinion articles are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent the views of The Advocate or our parent company, Pride Media.Monkeypox is not a gay disease. It is not a gay virus.

NBC News.Kuwaiti public officials also criticized the tweet, including an MP, who called the embassy’s post “unacceptable.”In an email to The Advocate, a spokesperson from the State Department said they could not comment on diplomatic correspondence or conversations. However, they did offer a comment on LGBTQ+ rights.“Human rights are universal. Respect for a person’s human rights should never be limited based on their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics,” the spokesperson said. The United States proudly advances efforts around the globe to protect all individuals, including LGBTQI+ persons, from violence and abuse, criminalization, discrimination, and stigma, and to empower marginalized populations and local civil society, including the LGBTQI+ community.”In February, the Kuwaiti Constitutional Court ruled that the criminalization of “imitating the opposite sex” was unconstitutional.Same-sex sexual relations are illegal in Kuwait, according to the LGBTQ+ rights group Human Dignity Trust.

Much-loved Dublin LGBTQ+ venue Street 66 suffered a break-in on the morning of Sunday, June 5. Owners shared the news over Twitter, accompanied by photos of the damage caused. The perpetrators reportedly kicked in the door of the Parliament St bar to gain entry, as well as broke a window, and smashed tills once inside. […]

If you’re anything like us, you have a Heartstopper hangover and can’t wait for the next LGBTQ+ series to drop. Not to fret – we’ve rounded up the best upcoming queer TV shows that will be sure to satisfy your cravings, with a host of heartwarming storylines to look forward to. First Kill This Netflix adaptation of […]

We did it, folks. After years of activism and protests, we finally got our… inclusive burger? Courtesy of Burger King, you can celebrate this year’s Pride month by ordering the new Pride Whopper (though you’ll have to fly to Austria first, which is a bummer), a burger with either two top buns or two bottom […]

It’s crazy to believe we are nearing the halfway point of 2022. Let’s look back on the year thus far and celebrate some amazing LGBTQ+ celebrities! Emeli Sandé  pic.twitter.com/00ZekmluRR — Emeli Sandé (@emelisande) April 2, 2022 The Scottish singer and songwriter shared in an interview in April that she is in a relationship with Yoana […]

Lynda Carter has marked Pride month by confirming that Wonder Woman was ‘a superhero for bisexuals’.The legendary actress made the claim in response to trolls who criticised her for sharing a piece of fan art on Twitter, which showed Wonder Woman surrounded by a rainbow flag.‘Happy Pride!’ Lynda, who famously played the iconic comic book character in the live-action TV series in the 1970s, had written alongside the image earlier this week, as Pride month kicked off. ‘So excited to celebrate with all my LGBTQIA+ friends and fans.’This led to a series of homophobic responses and a number of followers slamming her for the post and cynically questioning Wonder Woman’s connection to the LGBTQ+ community.In response to a commenter who wrote that Wonder Woman was ‘not a superhero for gays’, the 70-year-old shot back: ‘You’re right.

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Jerusalem Post, the threats were sent on Facebook and Twitter from a profile called ‘The brothers of Yishai Schlissel’.Ms Barnoy said: ‘This post surprised me this morning and is definitely very disturbing. ‘On the other hand, it is an important reminder of the importance of the march in Jerusalem.Three dead and 14 injured in drive-by shooting outside nightclubMan dies after being Tasered by police and 'jumping' into ThamesHarry and Meghan hosted 'relaxed birthday party for Lilibet with second cousins invited'‘I believe that the real answer to this kind of incitement and threats is that everyone who supports freedom, equality and pluralism in the State of Israel will come to march with us tomorrow.

Itch.io has brought back the Queer Games Bundle with over 500 items, after the success of the company’s 2021 bundle raised over £89,000 to support queer games developers.The Queer Games Bundle, a bundle of over 500 games, software and zines from over 400 queer artists across itch.io, is back for 2022 after a successful launch last year. For just £47 ($60) the massive list of games and assets is all yours and goes towards supporting more than 400 developers.If that’s a little out of your price range, the company also offers a sliding scale of ‘Pay What You Can’ starting at just under £8 ($10).With titles ranging from the emotional death-positive A Mortician’s Tale through to the bizarre and hilarious Electric Love Potato (Two Point OH!) there are genres here for everyone.

Cardi B had a blast at West Hollywood’s Pride celebrations on Sunday.

On Sunday, June 5, Donegal celebrated its first-ever Pride parade through the streets of Buncrana. Organised as a part of Inishowen Pride, participants met at Scoil Mhuire at 3 PM and followed a route along St Mary’s Road followed by Main Street, before finishing up at the Buncrana Library car park. Thousands turned out for […]

Something was missing in the top of the eighth inning on Saturday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Tampa Bay Rays used two relief pitchers that inning — the left-handers Brooks Raley and Jalen Beeks — who wore jerseys without a patch on their right sleeve.

A federal judge late Friday blocked portions of an Alabama law that prevent medical professionals from providing care that helps transgender children and teenagers transition, making it a felony offense that is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The severity of the punishment — which also includes threats of criminal prosecution for parents and educators who support a child in transitioning — has stood out even amid a wave of legislation by conservative lawmakers that has focused on transgender young people, including efforts to thwart access to what doctors call gender-affirming care and barring some transgender students from participating in school sports. The Alabama law, which was signed by Gov.