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MILAN — In February, the artists Mahmood and Blanco turned to each other onstage at Italy’s national song competition and sang, “I’d like to love you, but I’m always wrong.” It was the refrain of “Brividi” (translated as “Chills”), a song about the vulnerability of love, as experienced by all people — regardless of gender, identity or sexuality. When the song won at that competition, the Sanremo contest, and became Italy’s entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, the unexpected happened: There wasn’t much pushback.

Liev Schreiber, 54, posed up a storm with his longtime love Taylor Neisen, 28, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York this Friday.The smoldering Ray Donovan star and his girlfriend were attending a gala for the Ali Forney Center, a shelter for homeless LGBT youth.Entitled A Place At The Table, the star-studded fete welcomed a cavalcade of celebrities including Liev, who cut a dashing figure on the red carpet. On the town:Liev Schreiber, 54, posed up a storm with his longtime love Taylor Neisen, 28, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York this FridayThe sizzling heartthrob, who has an amicable co-parenting relationship with his ex Naomi Watts, wore a simple fossil grey suit with a mahogany tie.Meanwhile Taylor, who was first linked to Liev in 2017, wore a simple black top with a shimmering psychedelically colored dress.

Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to say "as much as you can" over bullying allegations made against her former Cabinet colleague Fergus Ewing.

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Kendrick Lamar released his fifth studio album on Friday and received both praise and criticism for a track about his trans family members.And the rap superstar made sure to strike while the iron is hot as he announced a world tour while the internet was buzzing about his latest release.The 34-year-old Compton, California native - who earned the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018 - will be hitting the road in support for his albumMr. Morale & The Big Steppers beginning this summer.Scroll down for video Coming soon: Kendrick Lamar (seen in October 2016) announced a world tour on Friday in support for his sixth studio albumMr.

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream now open in West Village. (Courtesy photo)

Strictly Come Dancing pro Katya Jones celebrated turning 33 in style.The dancer took to Instagram to share a series of snaps of herself laughing as she celebrated her big day with her co-stars, including ex husband Neil Jones. Alongside the pictures she wrote: “This is a part 1/2 for my birthday post. As it was filled with way too much happiness and joy.

Barry, was revealed to be gay. Hank, played by actor Anthony Carrigan, is the eclectic, naïve, and over-the-top leader of the Chechen mob in Los Angeles.

The rollout for Rupaul’s Drag Race All-Stars 7 is in full force, and we can’t help but speculate on how our favorite winners will fare in what’s prospected to be an incredible showing of charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent. We don’t have any spoilers on how the queens did while filming this season (look to Reddit for such information if you dare), but here we’ll take a look at their past performances to see how these queens may fare in three of the most legendary Rupaul’s Drag Race challenges.Snatch Game is the kingmaker (or queenmaker, as it were) of Drag Race Challenges, so it’s no wonder that an All-Winner’s season would be stacked full of Snatch Game winners.

CNN reports. A Fox News poll released this week showed Oz — who has Donald Trump’s endorsement — with support from 22 percent of respondents, McCormick with 20 percent, and Barnette with 19 percent.

A proposed ordinance by gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman to enhance shelter solutions for people experiencing homelessness and sheltering on the city's streets hit an unexpected snag during a committee hearing May 12, and has left Mandelman trying to decide what to do next. The proposed ordinance, titled "A Place for All," would make it the policy of San Francisco to offer all people experiencing homelessness in the city a safe place to sleep.

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The Perfectionists was canceled after one season.

Get it from Bookshop or from your local indie bookstore via Indiebound here. Ari longs to leave his hometown and live out his big-city dreams, but instead, he’s stuck working in his family’s bakery. Enter Hector, a new hire eager to put his culinary student skills to good use.

EXCLUSIVE: Amber Ruffin and her writing/producing partner Jenny Hagel are expanding their relationship with NBCUniversal.

posted Tuesday by user Tory Bae, has 1.3 million views and is titled, "Reasons why you shouldn't adopt." Bae writes that her video aims to explain "the bare minimum of what an adoptive parent should be doing."Everything listed is the BARE MINIMUM of what an #AdoptiveParent should be doing #adoption #abortion #RoeVWade #adoptee #AdopteeVoices #AdopteeStories #AdoptionStory #TransracialAdoption #AdopteesOfTikTok #familyOn her website, she describes herself "as a transnational, transracial adoptee from South Korea and a foster parent" who is also "an advocate for family preservation.""You should not adopt if you don't believe that adoption is trauma," Bae said in the video. "You should not adopt if you're using adoption as a family planning tool.""Adoption is for children that need families in permanency, not for families that need children," she added.

Dobbs v. Jackson and bills like Florida’s “don’t say gay or trans” becoming enshrined into law, that hope is being stripped away. The leaked opinion was concerning in innumerable ways, but many have reached out to me, specifically as the leader of the national organization for LGBTQ+ families, to express concerns about how this potential moment could lead to the Court and our states dismantling other rights related to our families, including marriage equality.To them, I say:  We’re not “up next.” We are in the crosshairs now.

Bad news for Dr. Oz and Donald Trump.The TV doctor/U.S.

ABOVE; Everything Linda Simpson did on a lark in the '80s and '90s is now art.

Gemma Collins looked fabulous in London on Thursday as she rocked a full designer outfit, retailing at £8k, to film a new advert for Trebor mints. The 41 year old former The Only Way Is Essex star rocked a £1,060 Gucci jumper with a colourful and sequinned motif on the front as she made her way into a venue to film the advert. She teamed the jumper with black leggings, and kept her feet comfortable in a pair of black sliders.

When the co-owners of the first gay bar in the southern Croatian city of Dubrovnik were considering what to call their establishment, they found inspiration from California. Milk, which opened May 7 in the historic center of the popular tourist destination on the Adriatic Sea, takes its name from the late gay San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk."The name was inspired by Harvey Milk, an American politician and activist who fought for the rights of homosexuals," co-owner Vicko Lazo told the publication Slobodna Dalmacija.

The New York Times reports “the court said that officials could not resume the investigation into the plaintiffs that had brought the lawsuit, a family and a doctor, acknowledging that the inquiry would cause ‘irreparable harm’ and leaving in place the injunction as their case proceeds to trial.”It’s unclear currently why the court would allow other investigations to continue while acknowledging the investigation into the plaintiffs would cause harm.The 12-page ruling appears to focus more on the intricacies of the Texas constitution and what parts of the government have the authority to institute orders such as Governor Abbott’s ordering the state Dept.

UPDATE: Lambda Legal and ACLU of Texas, among the attorneys representing the plaintiffs in Doe v. Abbott, issued this joint statement:

The Advocate offers interviews with the the gay candidate, Jonathan D. Lovitz (below), and the trans competitor, Deja Lynn Alvarez (here). “Public service has been my calling for as long as I remember,” says Jonathan D. Lovitz, a gay man who’s one of four Democrats running for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 182nd District, located in the center of Philadelphia.Lovitz is competing with trans woman Deja Lynn Alvarez and straight cisgender allies Ben Waxman and Will Gross in the Democratic primary.

The Advocate offers interviews with the trans candidate, Deja Lynn Alvarez (below), and the gay competitor, Jonathan D. Lovitz (here). “For far too long, we have had people elected into office who don’t have the lived experience of the people affected by the legislation that’s created,” says Deja Lynn Alvarez.Alvarez is out to change that.

communities to discover throughout Illinois.With many direct flights to two major airports, Chicago has long captivated queer travelers looking for nightlife, unique accommodations for a range of budgets, a dynamic culinary scene, and neighborhoods that celebrate the intersection of our queer and cultural identities.  This year’s Pride Fest includes performances by Alaska Thunderf*ck and Queen of the Universe winner Grag Queen, Madison Rose, and many more electrifying acts. The June 26 parade will be Chicago’s 51st, culminating in Pride in the Park, a two-day festival outdoor music festival in Grant Park.Here are 10 ways to turn your Pride trip into a memorable LGBTQ Chicago getaway.Chicago was home to the first gay march, organized by the Chicago Gay Liberation movement on June 27, 1970 (one day before New York City).

Extreme-right, white nationalist commentator Nick Fuentes has a laundry list of deplorable views. He’s questioned interracial marriages and whether the Holocaust took place, praised Jim Crow-era segregation laws, and said that he would prefer it if women were not allowed to vote. His latest hot take on human sexuality isn’t so much offensive as it is totally, utterly, batsh*t crazy.Fuentes identifies as an involuntary celibate (incel), and employed some incredible mental gymnastics to defend his incel identity after admitting he’d kissed a girl in high school.

the state’s Supreme Court ruled Friday.An appeals court had blocked the investigations while a lawsuit against the state is heard. But the Texas Supreme Court, ruling in an emergency appeal from state officials, asserted that the appeals court had “abused its discretion,” The New York Times reports.However, the state cannot investigate the family and psychologist who sued, the high court said, as that would cause “irreparable harm.” And the court cast doubt on the authority of the governor to order the probes in the first place.In February, Gov.

Ireland’s most beautiful midsummer festival Body & Soul announced its full lineup for the 2022 edition and it is filled with fabulous talent and queer delights. The festival returns to its historical location, the Ballinlough Castle in County Westmeath, on the Summer Solstice weekend of June 17-19. Body & Soul focuses on curating diverse experiences […]

If you had invested £100 in the cryptocurrency Luna a month ago, you might have been quietly confident you’d made a sensible bet. But Luna’s value has since fallen drastically – at the time of writing, that £100 is worth around 4p.

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(Photo: Inna, Yevhen, Vladyslav, and Oleh "Alex" Makarenko)A gay man from South Florida who says members of a family beat him so badly he was left blind has shared the details of the attack.The man, who has remained unidentified, told local station WSVN that he thought he was going to be killed by his attackers when he was assaulted in Pompano Beach in August.“Definitely, they were trying to kill me. They were trying to hurt me,” he told the station.

Dr. Anthony Scarsella, chief of research at the Pacific Oaks Medical Group (POMG) where he helped pioneer health care for gay men and people living with HIV, has died. A native of Newton, Massachusetts, Scarsella, 77, passed away from injuries suffered in an accident Friday, May 6, at Cedar Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood.

Kendrick Lamar is being showered with praise for his latest single “Auntie Diaries”, in which he shares his support for the trans community.

Harry Potter creator JK Rowling and the cast, including Hermione Granger actress Emma Watson, following the author's vocal stance on trans issues. Additionally, Emma appeared to snub the author at the BAFTA Awards earlier this year, after she said that she is "here for all the witches" while presenting an award at the event, seemingly in reference to Rowling's criticism of Labour Leader Keir Starmer saying "trans women are women".It comes after Rowling faced backlash after taking to Twitter two years ago to mock an article which used the phrase, "people who menstruate" instead of "women".Additionally, last year celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Harry Potter franchise's first installment.And while many cast and crew members were invited back to film scenes for the one-off taping, JK was nowhere to be seen.Instead, she appeared in archived clips taken from previous interviews as fans rushed to social media, under the impression JK had been snubbed from the reunion.Appearing on GB News earlier this year, Evanna attempted to dispel rumours of a rift between the cast and the creator of the wizarding world.The Luna Lovegood actress said: "I think there's things we don't all agree with and don't understand."The star went on to insist that despite a difference of opinion, they all respect each other.She continued: "I've talked to all the cast, they all have great respect for her even if they don't agree with her beliefs."I really strongly disagree with the narrative that there's a rift," she added.The star went on: "She has her beliefs and she's doing her thing.

It’s not often that an experimental horror film generates buzz outside of horror geekdom, especially one made by a transgender writer-director-editor, with a newcomer who’s not yet 20 as its star. But critics have been foregrounding Jane Schoenbrun’s new indie, “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair,” since its debut last year at the Sundance Film Festival. The movie is currently in theaters and set for an April 22 digital release.

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Honey Mahogany is a San Francisco native and the first transgender chairperson of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, the governing body of the local Democratic Party. Mahogany worked as a social worker before appearing on the fifth season of "RuPaul's Drag Race" in 2016. She said the platform the reality show provided allowed her to further serve the community.

Miia Parker, a trans woman described by loved ones as “the life of the party”, was fatally shot in a parked vehicle in Chester, Philadelphia.

As the American right continues its onslaught against transgender people throughout much of the country, the toll the attacks are taking on the objects of their obsession is becoming much clearer. More than 58,000 adolescents in 15 states will be forced to bear the brunt of those attacks if proposed legislation in those states becomes law.

In a major blow to LGBTQ+ rights, Alabama’s Governor Kay Ivey has signed two horrific anti-trans bills into law.

The Broadway-bound revival of the musical 1776, which begins a pre-New York engagement at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts next month, has announced a cast comprised fully of performers who identify as female, non-binary, and trans.

Talisa Garcia has made history as the first openly transgender person to be cast by Disney in a Lucasfilm production.

Talisa Garcia has become the first openly trans actress cast in a Lucasfilm production, as the British performer will appear in the forthcoming Disney+ show Willow.The TV adaptation of the 1988 film will focus on a princess who puts together a team to save her twin brother from harm.The cast also includes Warwick Davis reviving his role as Willow Ufgood, as well as Erin Kellyman, Ellie Bamber and Tony Revolori. The latest:Talisa Garcia has become the first openly trans actress cast in a Lucasfilm production, as the British performer will appear in the forthcoming Disney+ show Willow.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear vetoed the state’s anti-trans sports bill.

Andi Mudryk, the first transgender person appointed to the bench by Governor Gavin Newsom, was sworn in April 7 during an in-person ceremony at Sacramento County Superior Court. She now doubles the number of out trans jurists on the state bench.Mudryk thanked Newsom during the event, which was livestreamed, as well as the LGBTQ and disability communities. As previously reported, Mudryk, 58, lives with brittle bone disease, stated the governor's office in announcing her appointment.

Well, it’s official: the Jersey Shore pet psychic was spot on with her prediction about Angelina Pivarnick’s husband! LOLz!

British actress Talisa Garcia is breaking down barriers at Disney as the first known openly trans performer to be cast in one of the studio’s LucasFilm productions.