Anti-LGBTQ Senate candidate Blake Masters’ attempt to ‘own the libs’ backfires spectacularly

Police are investigating an incident of vandalism at the Pride Community Center of North Central Florida (PCCNCF) in Gainesville as a hate crime after windows were smashed and a note left behind this weekend.On Saturday morning, PCCNCF director Debbie Lewis got a call from a friend across from the center, who told her that the building had been vandalized.Lewis tells The Advocate she made her way to the scene after calling the group's vice president "because he's younger and more able than I am, so and I wanted to let him know the first thing."She says that seeing the damage was difficult."[I]t was pretty shocking to see," Lewis says. "Just all the broken glass, and we could see that rocks had been thrown, and there was a note just inside, which probably also was thrown."Center staff isn't sharing the content of the note because of the ongoing investigation, but a spokesperson for the Gainesville Police Department tells The Advocate in an email that the note referenced an upcoming advertised event.

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Elite returns this fall, and it’s wetter than ever.Just a few short months after season five, the streamer has dropped the sexiest date announcement we’ve ever seen for season six. And while the teaser video might be light on plot, it’s also light on clothes, making us voyeurs to its gorgeous ensemble as they, *ahem*, frolic in the locker room.Thing start out realistic enough before devolving (evolving?) into an all-out shower fantasy orgy.

Flight attendants have to put up with a lot these days, from long delays to belligerent passengers. But apparently there’s a whole new reason for them to get stressed out at 35K feet — hacked intercoms.What would one do with a hacked intercom, exactly? Well, a now-viral video from out producer/actor Emerson Collins sheds light on the high-tech meets low-brow situation.Related: Chemical engineer’s homophobic airplane rant is a master class in getting firedWhile it’s sure to elicit more than a few church giggles from the cabin, the implications do seem troubling.Collins, who has produced several projects with Del Shores like Southern Baptist Sissies and Six Characters in Search of a Play, was on a flight to Dallas for the Del Shores Foundation Writers Festival when things took a turn for the strange.“The weirdest flight ever,” he wrote on Twitter.

Drag Race contestant Kornbread “The Snack” Jeté sparked concern amongst followers over the weekend by revealing a cancer diagnosis.Kornbread, a trans woman, featured on Season 14 of RuPaul’s Drag Race earlier this year. She also appears in the upcoming Hocus Pocus 2, alongside Ginger Minj and Kahmora Hall.Related: Trans contestants make history on Season 14 premiere of ‘Drag Race’She posted a message on Instagram saying, “Recently I was diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma.

(CNN) — Cuba has legalized same-sex marriage after Cubans voted in favor of a family code that increased protections for minorities on the island, the country's National Electoral Council announced on Monday.The Electoral Council said 74.1 percent of those eligible to vote in Sunday's national referendum had turned out to cast their ballot.With 94 percent of the votes counted as of 9 a.m. ET on Monday morning, 3,936,790 had voted in favor and 1,950,090 against — signaling an overwhelming support for the new law.The new family code extends greater protection to women, children, and the elderly, as well as allowing LGBTQ+ couples to marry and adopt children.For decades, LGBTQ people in Cuba faced official discrimination on the communist-run island.

Below are our picks for some of the most fun and creative things to do this week in the DMV that are of special interest to the LGBTQ community.

Netflix was criticised by fans for putting the new true-crime drama based on Jeffrey Dahmer in its LGBTQ+ section.

Last Sunday, September 25, thousands of people gathered in San Francisco for Folsom Street Fair 2022. Since its debut in 1984, the annual BDSM and leather subculture street fair that is now known as Folsom Street Fair, also referred to simply as Folsom, has grown exponentially. It has now become one of California’s largest single-day […]

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has taken Republican Florida Gov.

(CNN) – Near a dry, red rock peninsula on Australia’s far western coast, a dusty highway separates two communities with contrasting fortunes tied to an ancient land.One is home to the small but booming city of Karratha, a regional hub scattered with four-wheel drives that was purpose-built in the 1960s to accommodate a growing army of miners looking to extract the land's vast stores of iron ore, oil, and gas.The other is Roebourne, a former gold rush town 30 minutes up the highway, where the peninsula’s Indigenous population settled after being driven from their lands by colonialists in the mid-1800s.For years, news reports painted Roebourne as a “misfit town where everyone drinks, smokes, and can’t take care of their kids,” says Josie Alec, a proud descendent of the Kuruma-Marthudunera people, who raised her four kids there.In reality, she says it’s a deeply resilient community made up of families like her own, whose ancestors have watched over “Murujuga” – the peninsula’s Aboriginal name – for generations, while keeping its vibrant cultural traditions alive.For Australia’s First Nations people, Murujuga is the birthplace of songs and creation stories explaining the laws of nature, told through more than a million rock carvings scattered across its deserts and nearby islands.These irreplaceable petroglyphs are 10 times older than the pyramids of Egypt and depict early human civilization, but some of their ancestral guardians fear they could be destroyed by pollution from one of Australia’s largest new fossil fuel developments. Experts say the prehistoric petroglyphs show extinct species and the earliest depictions of the human faceThe company behind the project, Woodside Energy, plans to extract millions of tons of gas

The triumph of a right-wing alliance in Italy’s election has raised concern among LGBTQ+ campaigners, who fear nationalist leader Giorgia Meloni could adopt anti-gay policies as prime minister and set back their efforts to boost equality.

gay and lesbian content.The statement from the six Arab countries did not specify which shows they were referring to, but there have been some clues.A ‘behavioural consultant’ on state TV in Saudi Arabia described Netflix as the “official sponsor of homosexuality.” The claim was played alongside a blurred out clip of two female characters from Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous kissing.The same moment in the show attracted complaints in Hungary, which recently brought in legislation banning the promotion of homosexuality.Saudi state television also aired a segment suggesting Netflix could be banned over programming reaching children.Earlier this year, Muslim majority countries moved to ban the release of the Pixar prequel Lightyear which featured a lesbian plotline.The Toy Story spin-off was banned in Bahrain, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the UAE. In this case, the scene showed a lesbian space ranger, Alisha, kissing her partner on returning home from a mission.At the time, it was stated that backlash was expected and Disney did attempt to remove the scene.

The Drag Race-obsessed Gleeks have taken yet another hit, with Kevin McHale now following in Jenna Ushkowitz‘ Secret Celebrity-eliminee footsteps.The star got to show off plenty of range throughout his run. Camping it up with his goodies and selling his Peanut Butter to the crowd earned him two challenge wins and a very respectable place in the semi-finals.We caught up with Kevin to discuss all things Secret Celeb, Snatch Game, and the new Glee project on the way!A real woman @RuPaulsDragRace pic.twitter.com/moSVJWjM2y— Kevin McHale (@druidDUDE) September 22, 2022QUEERTY: Your Secret Celebrity Drag Race run was full of fun. It was actually a little unexpected for you to be such a comedy queen going in. You played comedy well back on Glee, but you really leaned into it in the first few performances here. Did you know that you were going to be a comedy queen going in?McHALE: Yeah, I just wanted to be a full clown.

Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, head of the Brothers of Italy party, appeared to have won in Sunday’s snap general elections according to exit polling. In a coalition with other right wing parties, Meloni’s right-wing alliance now looks to have control of both houses, with a projected 42.2 percent of the Senate vote.

Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America.Extracts appeared yesterday in The Atlantic.As told to Haberman, Graham and Texas Senator Ted Cruz persuaded Trump not to endorse a challenger to Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.). Instead, Trump endorsed Sasse: a decision he went on to regret as Sasse voted to convict the then President during his second impeachment.“Like a schmuck, I went along with it,” Trump said of the requests to back Sasse.Related: Lindsey Graham may want to stay off Twitter todayHaberman says she turned up to interview Trump at his Bedminster golf club.

Police in Norway on Sunday announced the arrest of two men in connection with the mass shooting in Oslo during Pride month last June.Oslo police said they had arrested a Somali citizen in his 40s and a Norwegian citizen in his 30s, but, according to Reuters, provided no other information on the suspects or the charges.The arrests bring to four the number of people implicated by police in connection with the attack, as police on Friday announced they had issued an international arrest warrant for Arfan Bhattti, a 44-year-old Norwegian Islamist, over his alleged role in the attack. Zaniar Matapour, 43, was quickly arrested near the scene on the night of the attack and charged with terrorism, murder, and attempted murder in connection with the attack.The mass shooting took place in Oslo outside the London Pub and the Per på hjørnet, both popular gay bars, early on the morning of Saturday, June 25.

At this year’s 2022 Internationaal AIDS Conference, ViiV Healthcare presented research that cast a spotlight on the efficacy of cabotegravir long-acting (LA) for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).In a recent article posted by Healthline, this injectable form of PrEP complements other recent pushes for placing HIV prevention efforts higher on the list of urgency. As cabotegravir LA is the first and currently only long-acting injectable form of PrEP, it could change the face of HIV prevention.The trial for cabotegravir LA determined that the injectable form of PrEP resulted in an “89% lower rate of HIV acquisition” as compared to a regimen of oral tablets.Alex Rinehart, PhD, the Medicines Development Leader and HIV Prevention at ViiV Healthcare, noted that both injectable and oral variations of PrEP helped substantially reduce the risk of getting HIV.

A convergence of right-wing hate mongers menaced a Saturday's drag queen bingo event at a Texas church.Protesters and counter-protesters lined opposing sides of a divided highway in the Texas town of Katy, west of Houston. The location is home to the LGBTQ-affirming congregation of the First Christian Church, which hosted two drag queen bingo events.The daytime event was open to all ages, followed by an adults-only event Saturday evening.

Six of the original High School Musical cast members will make an appearance on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

Cubans approved gay marriage and adoption overwhelmingly in a Sunday referendum backed by the government that also boosted rights for women, the national election commission said on Monday.

Birmingham Pride took place on 24 – 25 September, with thousands joining the celebrations of LGBTQ+ people and culture in the city.

Cuba has voted to legalise same-sex marriage and give gay couples the right to adopt children in a historic national referendum.

Following a historic referendum held on September 26, Cuba has approved one of the most progressive codes in the world to protect women’s and LGBTQ+ rights. The Family Code passed in Cuba, therefore introducing marriage equality and legalising surrogacy and adoptions for same-sex couples. President of the National Electoral Council Alina Balseiro Gutiérrez announced today […]

Billy Eichner’s upcoming film BROS is being targeted by homophobic trolls a week before its US theatrical release. On Friday, September 23, the film had a total of 678 reviews on IMDB with 312 of them being one-star reviews from homophobic haters who haven’t even seen the film yet. As of today, it appears as […]

The winners of the 28th annual Dublin Fringe Festival were announced last night during an awards ceremony held in The Botanical Gardens. The queer talent from the festival dominated the night, collecting a total of six wins from 13 categories. This year was like no other for the Dublin Fringe Festival, hosting an astonishing 430 […]

Charlize Theron had no control over her what she wore for her roles when she started out as an actress and would often be told to wear outfits that would make look more 'f***able in the movie'.The Oscar winner had no voice on set when she was at the beginning of her career and could sense that she would often be dressed in a way that would exploit her sexuality and femininity, something that she found to be 'belittling'.In an interview with Harper's Bazaar magazine, she said: 'Having some guy make you have a fitting almost in front of them, stuff like that, it's really belittling. Meat puppet: Charlize Theron had no control over her what she wore for her roles when she started out as an actress and would often be told to wear outfits that would make look more 'f***able in the movie'.

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Queer As Folk after one season.The show premiered in its entirety on June 9. It followed a group of LGBTQ friends in New Orleans putting their lives back together after a tragedy at a queer bar.Queer As Folk was inspired by the original UK TV show created by Russell T Davies.

House of the Dragon star Emma D’Arcy has said they enjoy playing female characters, and are “really good at it”.

Billy Eichner’s rom-com Bros will not be released in the Middle East, due to cultural and commercial factors in the region.

Cubans on Sunday approved a new family code that extends marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples.

About a dozen elected officials or candidates running for public office this year in Arlington, Va. and surrounding Northern Virginia areas expressed strong support for LGBTQ rights at an event organized by the Arlington Gay & Lesbian Alliance (AGLA) that drew more than 150 LGBTQ and allied residents of Northern Virginia.

DeSantis flying migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts came up. Many Democrats have blasted the action as a political stunt.Buttigieg went further..@PeteButtigieg: “Obviously, there are issues with the border and with migration, but these are the kinds of stunts you see from people who don’t have a solution.

Ireland’s national broadcasting service, RTÉ, has told an Oireachtas committee that it received nine formal complaints about its Liveline broadcasts that debated Transgender issues earlier this year. “RTÉ received approximately 110 contacts (emails and phone calls) regarding the three programmes and around two-thirds were positive and one-third negative. RTÉ responded comprehensively to nine formal complaints […]

Yesterday, September 25, a coalition of far-right parties won the elections in Italy, paving the way to the country’s farthest-right government since Benito Mussolini. Giorgia Meloni, leader of Brothers of Italy, is set to become Italy’s first female Prime Minister, and she has voiced her opposition to LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights on multiple occasions. Gaining […]

RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 star Kornbread Jeté shared her recent cancer diagnosis with fans on 25 September.

Eureka Day is a smart new comedy set in a liberal Californian school where the members of the Executive Committee continually attempt to out-woke each other; it’s such an aggressively inclusive learning environment that parents are requested to refer to their own children using gender-neutral pronouns. Academy Award-winning actress Helen Hunt leads the impressive cast which also features Kirsten Foster, Mark McKinney, Ben Schnetzer and Susan Kelechi Watson. Following its debut in Berkeley (of course) in 2017, and a subsequent off-Broadway run in 2019, it has now opened at London’s Old Vic Theatre, directed by Katy Rudd.

Several stars from Sex And The City Spinoff, And Just Like That…, took to their social media to tease what fans can expect in season two.

Jay Boogie has tens of thousands of fans on Instagram, where she posts sultry images of herself in lingerie and swimwear – but the transgender Nigerian could be jailed for cross-dressing if a proposed bill becomes law.

Qatar, which has laws that criminalise homosexuality, will host the football World Cup later this year. But, English Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham claims he has been told Qatar police will not arrest LGBTQI fans for holding hands or kissing in public at the World Cup. The country has faced questions about its human rights records, treatment of migrant workers and homophobic laws ahead of the World Cup. Homosexuality in Qatar  is illegal.

Pearse Egan, who was relentlessly bullied throughout his childhood, has told how the release of his breakthrough film in Irish cinemas has finally allowed him to move on from traumatic past. In From The Side, a poignant new movie about a gay London rugby team, has won over both audiences and critics since arriving in […]

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Hilary Duff has recreated a 2008 commercial she did for an LGBTQ+ anti-bullying campaign with Pentatonix star Scott Hoying and his fiancé.