Billy Eichner calls out “homophobe” Clarence Thomas in fiery, full-volume VMAs speech

Jesse Collins has been named showrunner and executive producer of the 80th Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, dick clark productions and NBC announced Tuesday. “We are thrilled to have Jesse produce the historic 80th Golden Globes. His record of success puts him among the premier producers of live television events and we are looking forward to his ideas for capturing the excitement of the ‘Party of the Year’ in Beverly Hills,” Helen Hoehne, president of the HFPA, said in a statement.Dionne Harmon, the president of Jesse Collins Entertainment, is also an executive producer.

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more than 79,000 community meetings between February and April to discuss some of the proposed changes, and amended some of its provisions based on community feedback, reports The Associated Press.Cuba’s National Assembly passed the revised code in July before sending it to the voters for final approval.While there are no independent observers of Cuban elections, Reuters reports that scattered local reports of district counts on social media appeared to align with official tallies. The approval of the code marks a significant shift with respect to both the government’s support for LGBTQ rights, and general attitudes towards homosexuality among Cubans.In the early 1960s, after former dictator Fidel Castro took power, many gay people were fired from their jobs and sent to labor camps known as Military Units to Aid Production, reports the Miami Herald.Although homosexuality was later legalized in 1979, many gay men and women reported experiencing discrimination in their daily lives.

Whitman-Walker Health, which provides medical as well as legal services for the D.C.-area LGBTQ community, was among 25 community-based organizations to receive a grant from the D.C. government earlier this month to provide legal support for immigrants.

As Archive Activists, we eagerly awaited this year’s opening of Republican campaign consultant Arthur J. Finkelstein’s papers at the Library of Congress. Donated by Finkelstein’s husband, evidently to cement the man’s political legacy, the Finkelstein papers are loaded with the ideas and words of his candidates who attacked homosexuals to court the voters who fear them. Finkelstein pioneered the slash-and-burn campaigns of the 1980s, working for clients including Sens. Jesse Helms (N.C.), Bob Smith (N.H.), Don Nickles (Okla.), and Lauch Faircloth (N.C.) — senators who formed the core opposition to gay and lesbian-related legislation in the day. We recall when Sen. Nickles, in 1998 the Senate’s second-ranking Republican, declared Ambassador James Hormel unqualified to be named an ambassador because anyone who promotes “immoral behavior” should not represent the U.S.

Of all the wild right-wing campaign stumpers out there, this Texan “prophet” might just take the (allegedly anointed) cake.Trump-loving Pennsylvania gubernatorial hopeful Doug Mastriano has brought Christ-shyster Lance Wallnau to help sell his candidacy, and it’s a partnership made in their particular version of heaven.As reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer, this evangelist’s questionable record has it all: accusing the Women’s March of manifesting “the spirit of Jezebel”, hocking $45 “prayer coins” of Donald Trump‘s face with Jim Bakker, hailing Biden as the “antichrist”… we could go all day.Wallnau was the speaker at a recent Mastriano rally who notably led the audience in an uncomfortably familiar right-hand salute.He calls for a “new birth of liberty” to a crowd of raised arms:PA MAGA Gov nominee Doug Mastriano rally: “Put your right hand in the air … America will have a new birth of liberty.” pic.twitter.com/UfcLDNoJD4— Ron Filipkowski

EXCLUSIVE: K.C. Collins (Lost Girl) has been tapped for a key recurring role opposite Oliver Hudson on the upcoming second season of Fox’s The Cleaning Lady.

A brand new queer club is hitting the Dublin scene this weekend. TENDER aims to bring queers and LGBTQ+ allies together through the shared space on the dance floor.  TENDER will launch this Friday, September 30 in the Racket Space beneath the Bernard Shaw in Phibsboro. One of the night’s creators, Andrew Shannon, explained the […]

Emmy-winning producer Jesse Collins has been tapped as showrunner and executive producer of the 80th Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, dick clark productions and NBC announced Tuesday. Jesse Collins Entertainment president Dionne Harmon also will serve as an executive producer of the show that will air live coast-to-coast from the Beverly Hilton on Tuesday, January 10 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT on NBC and Peacock.

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Brent Lang Executive Editor “Bros” is another R-rated, envelope-pushing look at a man in a state of arrested development from Nicholas Stoller. It’s the kind of look at male neurosis, usually the kind of mania the pops up a decade shy of mid-life crisis time, that has been the director’s stock in trade in comedies like “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “Get Him to the Greek” and “Neighbors.” But this film has an important twist. It has an entirely LGBTQ cast and centers on two gay men with serious commitment issues — a stretch for Stoller, who is heterosexual. So he turned to Billy Eichner, who he knew from working together on “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” and “Friends From College,” to help him fashion an authentically queer “meet cute.” “Bros,” the culmination of a multi-year writing process that Stoller likens to therapy (“making a movie like this is a lot like ‘Prince of Tides,’ he says). When it debuts on Friday, “Bros” will make history as the first major studio LGBTQ rom-com to open exclusively in theaters.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The rebirth of the Golden Globes has found its showrunner. Jesse Collins, who just won an Emmy earlier this month as the producer behind “The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent,” has signed on to executive produce and showrun the 2023 Golden Globes as it returns to NBC in January. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, NBC and telecast producer Dick Clark Prods. announced on Tuesday that Collins would be at the helm as the Globes airs its 80th edition on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. ET. The Globes will continue to take place at its longtime home inside the Beverly Hilton ballroom.

Most who heard England native Labi Siffre’s love songs back in the ’70s had no idea he wasn’t singing about women. Even fewer knew he was singing about future husband Peter Lloyd, who he’d met nearly a decade prior.The singer’s folksy stylings on 1972 work Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying earned him a handful of well-charting songs in the UK.

(CNN) — Dustin Lance Black revealed that he is recovering from a "serious head injury" that the Oscar-winning writer experienced about a month ago.In an Instagram post on Monday, Black did not share how he sustained his injury but said it put him "out of commission.""So I vanished for a while... A month ago I sustained a serious head injury that put me out of commission," Black wrote. "Showing little improvement, my doctors ordered me to shut off my brain in hopes of it healing.

A school board in Oregon heard complaints from district residents who objected to the hiring of a nonbinary teacher at a local elementary school.The Mail Tribune reported the unnamed teacher was hired to teach first graders at Griffin Creek Elementary School in Medford this year, but the school board has been inundated with concerns from residents who objected to the hiring.Medford School Board chair Suzanne Messer opened the meeting held earlier this month at North Medford High School by acknowledging the concerns of the parents while advising them district policy prevents discussion of specific teacher complaints at school board meetings.While residents did not reference the teacher by name directly, it was clear the teacher was the main topic of discussion for many in attendance.“Placing a nonbinary teacher into a first-grade class is in line with that policy only because it is vague,” said Tanner Fairrington, a district resident whose children are home-schooled. “First graders are very early in their development, and I believe that exposure to the complexity of preferred pronouns and gender roles is not appropriate for this age group.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser reflected on her record of support for the LGBTQ community and pledged to continue that support if elected to a third term as mayor during an appearance Monday night before the Capital Stonewall Democrats, the city’s largest local LGBTQ political group.

Miss Putin! We’re on to you.”Related: Leslie Jordan and Megan Mullally reunite for a Will & Grace moment  A post shared by Leslie Jordan (@thelesliejordan)During Putin’s time in power, Russia introduced an anti-gay propaganda law that prohibits the promotion of anything deemed non-traditional (i.e. LGBTQ) to minors.

The GAZE International LGBTQ+ Film Festival returns to the capital this week for its 2022 instalment. This year’s festival promises a glorious showcase of the best of Irish and international queer films to celebrate its 30th birthday, and the spectacular 2022 programme is a must-see! Following the success of the festival’s first-ever Culture Night offering […]

On Tuesday, September 27, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe delivered the Budget for 2023 to the Dáil. Among the key takeaways is the news that In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) will be publicly funded, and that the offer of free contraception will be extended to women* up to the age of 30, and for 16-year-olds. It […]

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A post shared by Ron Dorff Paris-Stockholm (@rondorff)“I go by Papa so when I started talking with Claus about what we could do together, I thought about Dad and Papa as two variations so fathers have both options depending on how they’re known,” says Harris.“I’m not getting paid for this job,” Harris adds. “Instead, proceeds are going to World Central Kitchen.”Run by José Andrés, the non-profit charity provides meals in the wake of natural disasters.

Netflix has removed an LGBTQ tag from the new limited series Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.It's unclear when, exactly, the streaming giant ditched the show's LGBTQ label or why Dahmer received it in the first place. But the real Dahmer long preyed upon the Milwaukee LGBTQ scene, and some critics have accused law enforcement of failing to act because of stigma surrounding victims' sexuality.Dahmer stars Evan Peters as the infamous serial killer who murdered at least 17 men and boys—many of whom were people of color—from 1978 to 1991.

To avoid being served with a subpoena, in what can only be described as a scene from a movie, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton fled his home in a truck driven by his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton on Monday.Texas's chief law enforcement officer went to great lengths to avoid being forced to testify in court, according to an affidavit filed in federal court by the process server, Ernesto Herrera. A subpoena was being served on the state's top attorney requiring him to attend a federal court hearing in a case brought by nonprofits that assist Texans seeking abortions outside the state, the Texas Tribune reports.Herrera said that he spotted Paxton and Angela through the windows of their house as he approached it on Monday morning.

several politicians shared their outrage when the world No 11 came out as gay and also admitted young Russian tennis players should change their citizenship during a YouTube video. The 25-year-old was awarded the title of Honoured Masters of Sports of Russia for their Tennis Federation's victory at the 2021 Billie Jean King Cup.

.The once unbreakable force of Whitney Rose and Heather Gay's friendship cracks this year, as the close pals/cousins' bond is tested amid shifting dynamics within the group. As fans have seen in sneak peeks, the two get into a near-physical altercation, seemingly over a discussion surrounding rumors involving their one-time joint sworn-enemy, Lisa Barlow, trading favors for her tequila business — allegations Lisa denies."[Heather] pushes me, and that changed everything forever," Whitney tells ET.

Hailey Bieber is finally revealing the truth about those Justin Bieber/Selena Gomez rumours.

The EuroPride march, set for Saturday in Belgrade, cannot be held as planned due to security concerns, Serbia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement on Tuesday.The ministry also banned the proposed "pro-family" counter-march organised by a group labelling itself as "anti-globalists," who actively oppose the EuroPride."Both marches were supposed to take place in the immediate vicinity [of one another] and it was estimated that there is a danger that this might lead to attacks and clashes, as well as a danger of violence, destruction of property and other large-scale violations of the public order," the statement said.Belgrade Pride, EuroPride’s official organiser, said that it would use all available legal mechanisms to have the decision reversed.“At 2:15 pm, we received a notification from the Ministry of Internal Affairs that the march is not permitted, stating [the event's] security as the reason for the ban. That is all we know at the moment,” one of the EuroPride organisers, Goran Miletić, told the local outlet Nova.rs.Miletić clarified that the ministry had an issue with the planned route of the parade, which is expected to draw thousands of participants from Serbia and abroad.“The actual route of the march was banned, not the march itself,” he said.“Our legal team is preparing a complaint [to the ministry].

Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco last weekend. He defended his attendance after some people online took offense over a shirtless photo he posted.Wiener, 52, is one of the state’s most high-profile gay lawmakers.

Tayce performed Memory from the musical Cats in honour of Cherry Valentine at the end of the final show of her Assassination Tour.

It’s interesting to see when people discover an actor’s work. This is especially the case with an actor with the longevity of Sir Derek Jacobi. Some people, for instance, may have seen him for the first time in the recent Sandman episode ‘Calliope’ (which dropped out of nowhere along with ‘A Dream Of A Thousand […]

Canada, as part of a family of eight women that includes Linda's daughter Karen and granddaughter Madison.They regularly post videos to TikTok under the profile of "Canada's Gayest Family," with their clips accumulating more than 2 million likes and over 140,000 followers.However, it's one of their latest videos, in which Jan opens up about the experience of finally being able to describe Linda as her wife, that has been attracting attention online. Watch it here.In 2003, the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia became the first in the country to legalize same-sex marriage.

The full-length trailer for the TV adaptation based on the video game franchise The Last of Us was released by HBO on 26 September.

Last week, Billy Eichner raised eyebrows with some comments he made during his press tour of the upcoming movie Bros, which seemed to be throwing shade at the film Fire Island. Now that film’s writer and star, Joel Kim Booster, has responded.While speaking with Variety last week, Eichner talked about the film making history.

It sure looks like insurrectionist/anti-LGBTQ activist Ginni Thomas’ days are numbered as the calls for her to be subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating January 6 keep on growing.Speaking to Face the Nation over the holiday weekend, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland said the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has “relevant testimony” to with the committee about the deadly riot at the U.S.

Fire Island star Joel Kim Booster has reacted to comments Billy Eichner made last week about LGBTQ content on streaming platforms.Eichner is currently promoting his movie, Bros. The studio-backed gay rom-com will hit theater screens later this month.

Fire Island’s Joel Kim Booster issued a lengthy Twitter statement where he addressed remarks made by Billy Eichner.

Joel Kim Booster is speaking out.

Billy Eichner has clarified his previous comment regarding LGBTQ+ streaming movies. 

(CNN) — Billy Eichner, co-writer and star of "Bros," one of the first major studio romantic comedies to star a primarily LGBTQ cast, clarified comments he made about streaming content starring LGBTQ actors feeling "disposable."In a new interview with Variety, Eichner praised the scale of his film: "This is not an indie movie," he said. "This is not some streaming thing which feels disposable, or which is like one of a million Netflix shows.

Billy Eichner has apologized after a recent interview snippet about his upcoming romantic comedy, Bros, rubbed some gay readers the wrong way.Bros undoubtedly marks a big Hollywood moment. As Eichner said at the VMAs last weekend, it’s the “first gay rom-com ever made by a major studio” and “the first where every role is played by an openly LGBTQ actor.” It’s also notable that the film is getting a theatrical release — an impressive feat for any film in the post-pandemic Hollywood landscape, let alone an explicitly gay one.Eichner reflected on his big moment in a recent interview with Variety, saying, “I told myself to look around and appreciate how rare and magical this moment is because you are making a movie that looks and feels like all the romantic comedies you grew up loving, but you’re doing it as a gay man.”Related: Billy Eichner calls out “homophobe” Clarence Thomas in fiery, full-volume VMAs speech“And this is not an indie movie,” he continued.

Variety's new cover star Billy Eichner has defended his decision to have an all-queer cast even for straight roles in his gay rom com Bros.The choice arose out of the 43-year-old's frustration with the amount of meaty film roles, including gay ones, that went to straight actors in the past.'It’s not about saying a straight actor should never play gay,' he told Variety. 'But we need a more equal playing field.

A lot is riding on Billy Eichner.

Actor-writer Billy Eichner used Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards to make a political statement, calling out homophobes who want to take away marriage equality and other rights.Eichner, introducing Panic! at the Disco, mentioned Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s expressed wish to overturn the 2015 ruling that established marriage equality nationwide. Thomas made the statement in his concurring opinion in the June ruling that reversed Roe v.

Bros star Billy Eichner has called out the US Supreme Court and Justice Clarence Thomas in a passionate speech. 

The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards was filled with an array of unforgettable LGBTQ+ moments. 

Pennsylvania GOP Rep. Glen Thompson can’t figure out why everyone made such a fuss about the fact that he celebrated his gay son’s wedding just three days after casting his vote against protecting same-sex marriage rights.