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Noah Schnapp, best known for his role as Will Byers on Stranger Things, has come out as gay.

David Martindale says the players can decide amongst themselves who’s taking the next penalty as they search for spot-kick success.

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The lives of six prominent gay men will be put on display in MTV's new reality series The Real Friends of WeHo.MTV released the first trailer on Thursday, revealing the six main cast members - MTV's The Real Friends of WeHo trailer follows the lives of beloved gay icons Brad Goreski, Todrick Hall, Curtis Hamilton, Dorión Renaud, Jaymes Vaughan - who married Jonathan Bennett in March - and Joey Zauzig in West Hollywood.The cable network also announced the show will debut Friday, January 20 at 9PM ET/PT following RuPaul's Drag Race.  Trailer: The lives of six prominent gay men will be put on display in MTV's new reality series The Real Friends of WeHo Cast: MTV released the first trailer on Thursday, revealing the six main cast members - MTV's The Real Friends of WeHo trailer follows the lives of beloved gay icons Brad Goreski, Todrick Hall, Curtis Hamilton, Dorión Renaud, Jaymes Vaughan - who married Jonathan Bennett in March - and Joey Zauzig in West Hollywood Debut: The cable network also announced the show will debut Friday, January 20 at 9PM ET/PT following RuPaul's Drag RaceThe trailer begins with Goreski telling the camera that West Hollywood is, 'the epicenter of the gay world.'A narrator says the show will take fans, 'into the real lives of six fierce West Hollywood friends.' The trailer also showcases a number of different scenes with Goreski, a well-known celebrity stylist, who adds, 'It's hard being a public person and being a good example.' Epicenter: The trailer begins with Goreski telling the camera that West Hollywood is, 'the epicenter of the gay world' Positive: The trailer also showcases a number of different scenes with Goreski, a well-known celebrity stylist, who adds, 'It's hard being a public person

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Macarena and Pinche will be ready to roll Friday night, Jan. 6, when they host the Round-Up Saloon’s viewing party for RuPaul’s Drag Race 2023. The award-winning series premieres its 15th season Friday at 7 p.m. Central, with a big move to MTV, and with 16 contestants, including Houston queen Mistress Isabella Brooks, the only competitor from Texas this season. The Round-Up is located at 3912 Cedar Springs Road.

I’m not much for New Year’s resolutions. They feel like a set up for failure to me. They tend to be far too ambitious and are most commonly made in far too high a number. Instead, I prefer to c

The outcome of the eleventh vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to elect a speaker Thursday was roughly the same as the previous 10 ballots, with Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) again failing to capture the gavel by about 20 votes in his Republican Conference.

I guess I’m more similar to will than I thought

Theatre Three’s ‘The Elephant Man.’ (Photo by Jeffrey Schmidt.)

The Queen of Pop, Madonna, affectionately known to many of her fans as Madge, is apparently planning an anniversary tour, with dates already booked in “London’s O2 Arena for multiple events,” reports The Sun. Reports say the tour would start at the end of the year and feature her biggest hits, and that she’s been in talks with Jamie King, the creative director who first worked with her in 1995 to choreograph the her video “Human Nature,” then went on to work on several of her tours, including the most recent, her 2019 Madame X Tour.With older tracks such as “Frozen” and “Material Girl” proving popular on TikTok, Madonna wants to present her body of work to a fresh new audience, sources told The Sun. She has also released a demo of the original version of “Back That Up to the Beat”; a reworked version appeared on the deluxe edition of Madame X. The demo version has gone viral on TikTok, with another version posted to Instagram.

Actor Noah Schnapp of Stranger Things fame has come out as gay.Schnapp, 18, came out in a TikTok video Thursday. He captioned the video, “I guess I’m more similar to Will than I thought,” a reference to his Stranger Things character, gay teenager Will Byers, who is coming out as well.“When I finally told my friends and family I was gay after being scared in the closet for 18 years and all they said was ‘we know,’” he wrote on the video, in which he lip-synchs to audio of a speaker saying, “You know what it never was? That serious. It was never that serious.

Noah Schnapp of Stranger Things fame came out as gay on social media on Thursday afternoon.The 18-year-old actor shared the news in a TikTok clip where he wore a gray hoodie while laying on a white pillow.'When I finally told my friends and family I was gay after being scared in the closet for 18 years and all they said was 'we know,' he wrote over the video.He also said in the video: 'I guess I'm more similar to Will Byers than I thought!'   His news: Noah Schnapp of Stranger Things fame has come out as gay on social media. On Thursday the actor shared the news in a TikTok clip where he wore a hoodie while laying on a pillowIn the video he is mouthing a woman's voice as she says, 'You know it never was that serious, it was never that serious, quite frankly we will never be that serious.'His real life seems to be mimicking his reel life. Back in July, Noah confirmed that his Stranger Things character Will Byers is gay and in love with his best friend Mike Wheeler, admitting he was previously careful in discussing the topic to avoid spoilers.  In a recent interview the actor opened up about growing up alongside his onscreen persona and the importance of his sexuality's 'slow arc'.Speaking to Variety, the breakout star said: 'Obviously, it was hinted at in Season 1: It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends? Now that he's gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing.'Now it's 100% clear that he is gay and he does love Mike.

Out and proud! Noah Schnapp publicly came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in a TikTok video shared on Thursday, January 5.

 

Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California has again failed to become speaker of the House, with his colleagues having taken nine votes as of Thursday afternoon without a majority settling on a speaker — and the House can’t do any other business until that happens.McCarthy, a former majority and minority leader in the House, is opposed by many members of his party’s far right, even though he’s pretty far to the right himself.

From left: Nikki Kuhnhausen, Jaylow McGlory, and Zoe SpearsMost transgender homicide victims in the U.S. are Black women, and most of them knew their killers, but the legal system has failed them in many ways and few of their cases result in murder convictions, according to a new analysis by Insider.The publication looked at 175 killings of trans and gender-nonconforming, nonbinary, and two-spirit people from 2017 through 2021.

As of Sunday, people logging on to the Internet in Louisiana wishing to watch pornography must first upload their driver’s license.According to the law that went into effect this year, websites that publish pornography are required to verify a user’s age before granting access to adult content. To access the material, users must verify their identity with the state’s digital driver’s license app, LA Wallet.“Due to advances in technology, the universal availability of the internet, and limited age verification requirements, minors are exposed to pornography earlier in age,” the law reads.

(CNN) -- The South Carolina state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state's six-week ban on abortion violates the state's constitution.The 2021 law had banned abortions once ​what it called a "fetal heartbeat" is detected, which can be as early as ​four weeks, and more commonly, six weeks ​into pregnancy, with exceptions for ​fetal anomalies, risk to the life of the mother​, or in ​some cases of rape or incest. ​In a 3-2 ruling, the court concluded that the law ran afoul of the state constitution's privacy protections, with Justice Kaye Hearn writing in the lead opinion that the "state constitutional right to privacy extends to a woman's decision to have an abortion."While the state can impose some limits on those rights, Hearn wrote, "any such limitation must be reasonable and it must be meaningful in that the time frames imposed must afford a woman sufficient time to determine she is pregnant and to take reasonable steps to terminate that pregnancy."In a dissent penned by Justice John Kittredge and joined in part by Justice George James, Kittredge wrote that he "would honor the policy decision made by the General Assembly," adding that the issue of determining abortion policy in the state rests with its elected lawmakers."Abortion presents an important moral and policy issue.

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Miley Cyrus has confirmed her comeback with her upcoming new record, Endless Summer Vacation, which is set to arrive on March 10 via Columbia.

Maintaining good health is essential for the well-being and success of a family. One way to ensure that all family members are healthy is through the use of healthcare consulting and caregiving. Healthcare consulting helps families navigate the complex world of healthcare, while caregiving provides much-needed support and assistance to those in need. In this article, we will explore the importance of family health, the benefits of healthcare consulting and caregiving, and how these two approaches work together to improve the health of a family.

On Tuesday, while the U.S. House of Representatives was in disarray due to Republican infighting, a lawmaker in Texas introduced his version of a “don’t say gay” law.State Rep.

The Florida family accused of beating a gay man so badly last year that it left him blinded appeared in a court this week.Husband and wife Yehven and Inna Makarenkjo, and their son Oleh, remained defiant outside of court on Wednesday after asking the judge overseeing their case to appoint public defenders to represent them. The three family members are accused of breaking into the Pompano Beach home of the unidentified man, who claimed he was having a sexual relationship with Oleh, also known as Alex, last August and attacking him, leaving him blind and with other serious injuries.“The state knows that he’s lying.

THE BBC’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice made a huge splash in 1995 – who can forget that iconic scene where Mr Darcy emerges sopping wet from a lake? The dramatisation of Jane Austen’s famous novel was brought to life by screenwriter Andrew Davies. Prior to the TV series coming out, another version of Pride And Prejudice was written for the BBC in 1980 by the late Fay Weldon, who “died peacefully” yesterday morning aged 91.  Tributes flooded in to honour the award-winning author, who also penned The Life And Loves Of A She Devil, Praxis and Puffball.

GEMMA Collins has told The Sun she no longer wants to slim down further - despite her doctor warning her to lose weight. The TOWIE legend, who recently went on a trip to Bethlehem to see the birthplace of Jesus Christ, admits after years of yo-yo dieting she's now finally happy and content with her appearance. Gemma Collins said: "I have made peace with my weight.

Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis claimed his “Don’t Say Gay” law only applied to “classroom instruction” in kindergarten through third grade, and only prohibited “sexual instruction,” but his Dept. of Education is promoting false claims that school library books are included, and some school systems are using the possibly unconstitutional law to ban books that have LGBTQ characters.

Singer Sam Smith performs before President Joe Biden speaks during a bill signing ceremony for the Respect for Marriage Act on the White House’s South Lawn in December. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Robert Garcia, the Democrat who is soon to be the first openly gay, immigrant US congressman, has revealed which items he will take his oath of office on.

Kim Petras has been confirmed as a headliner for Sydney WorldPride’s closing concert Rainbow Republic.

Meghan King detailed a number of life changes she's focused on making in the new year on her blog Wednesday, revealing changes she plans to make on her approach to life, parenting and social media use.The Real Housewives of Orange County alum, 38, said in her blog that in 2022, her 'personal life was ravaged with more of the same' hardships, in the wake of her brief marriage to Cuffe Biden, and amid a rocky co-parenting relationship with ex-husband Jim Edmonds.  'The family court system is broken as hell and 2022 was another glaring reminder,' the St. Louis native said.

The Prime Minister’s special envoy for gender equality has worked in trouble hotspots around the world but is now heading up operations at a Lanarkshire aid HQ.

Drew Adams speaking at a December 2019 press conference outside the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. (Ron Harris/AP Photo)

Frank Galati, a gay man who was a titan of Chicago and Broadway theater, has died at age 79.A writer, director, and actor, Galati died Monday night, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. He won Tony Awards in 1990 for Best Play and Best Director for adapting John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath and directing it on Broadway; the production originated at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre.

Trans woman Amber McLaughlin was executed by lethal injection in Missouri on Jan. 3.

BTW, before we get going here, if you want to know absolutely nothing about the film going into it, skip to the end for the TL;DR. I won't reveal any major spoilers, but obviously, I gotta talk about the film somehow!Big shout-out to young performer Amie Donald who performs all of the physical movements, dancing, and fighting as M3GAN in the movie, BTW.

The New York Times has brought on an anti-LGBTQ+ columnist, David French, a former National Review editor who was once an attorney with the Alliance Defending Freedom.The Times announced French’s hiring Tuesday, calling him “an expert on the law, faith and politics.” But GLAAD is pointing to his “deep history of anti-LGBTQ activism.” GLAAD also notes that he joins the Times after the paper ended its relationship with acclaimed trans writer Jenny Boylan last year and brought on another anti-LGBTQ+ columnist, Pamela Paul.“It is appalling that The New York Times hired and is now boasting about bringing on David French, a writer and attorney with a deep history of anti-LGBTQ activism,” GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a press release. “After more than a year of inaccurate, misleading LGBTQ coverage in the Times opinion and news pages, the Times started 2023 by announcing a second anti-transgender opinion columnist, without a single known trans voice represented on staff.

Marvel’s gay Captain America is set to make his grand return in Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #8.

Harry Melling, who played Harry Potter’s cousin Dudley Dursley in the films based on J.K. Rowling’s books, has joined the chorus of Potterverse actors countering Rowling’s transphobic views.Melling was asked about the issue in a recent interview with The Independent. “I can only speak for myself, and what I feel, to me, is very simple,” he said, “which is that transgender women are women and transgender men are men.

(CNN) -- Kevin McCarthy suffered yet another stinging defeat on Wednesday as he lost in the sixth round of voting to elect a speaker -- a major blow that increasingly imperils his bid and heightens uncertainty over whether he can still secure the gavel or if a viable candidate will emerge as an alternative.The House of Representatives has adjourned until 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday after failing to elect a new speaker.House Republicans are at a contentious stalemate over who will serve as the next speaker amid what appears to be hardened opposition to McCarthy from a group of conservatives.

A new Democratic member of Congress from California, who is the first out gay immigrant elected to the body, will be sworn in on a rare first-edition Superman comic, sentimental personal items, and the Constitution once Republicans manage to elect a new speaker of the House.Robert Garcia, who was mayor of Long Beach before November’s election, announced on Tuesday that he would be sworn in with items of personal significance.“Will be proudly sworn-in to Congress on the U.S. Constitution. Underneath the Constitution will be 3 items that mean a lot to me personally.

When you think of the pantheon of exceptional speakers of the House in our nation's history, of course, you start with Nancy Pelosi. I said previously that she was most likely the greatest in history. Pelosi was not only the first woman and ushered through historic legislation, but she was the very definition of the word leader.

In May I wrote about Andrew Hartzler, a former Oral Roberts University student, who endured years of conversion therapy, a suicide attempt, and life at the ultra-conservative university.I said at the time, “If all this wasn’t enough, according to Politico, Hartzler’s parents’ home in suburban Kansas City, Mo., is on the same property occupied by his father’s brother and sister-in-law, Republican U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler.

one tampon joke. And we were like, ‘Are we going to make this character trans for one joke? Yeah.”For Howard, who has directed four feature films now and a whole lot of television, it was a moment of “complete freedom,” and one that he didn’t take lightly.“I think this is the first time I just had the, the complete freedom with myself and the actor to decide,” Howard told TheWrap.

Andrew Hartzler, nephew of anti-LGBTQ+ U.S. Rep.

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Respect for Marriage Act, which protects same-sex and interracial marriages at the federal level and requires states to recognize those marriages if they were legal at the time they were entered into. The legislation comes after far right Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called for cases to overturn rulings that made constitutional contraception, same-sex intimacy, and same-sex marriage.