I watched my moms fight for acceptance. Today, as a gay man, I honor them for their love.

Lil Nas X either has a new beau or a bro who’s into PDA and holiday shopping. Over the weekend, the 25-year-old rapper, who dropped his new single “LIGHT AGAIN!” last Friday, was spotted getting close with Brooklyn-based pop singer Cody Jon.According to TMZ, the two were walking through Los Angeles when “LNX leaned over and smooched him on his left cheek.”Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Lil Nas X Kisses Musician Cody Jon in Los Angeles | Click to read more ? https://t.co/T9F66CjyZGLater, Lil Nas X swung “around a pole while CJ [tossed] him a small smile” — Singin’ in the Rain, anyone? — and showed some affection by “touching Cody’s neck and shoulder.”As it turns out, this isn’t the first time that the duo hung out in public either.Earlier this month, Lil Nas X and Jon were spotted together in the front row at Adele’s Las Vegas residency, though the “Easy on Me” singer didn’t appear to recognize them.

Fraudulent payments – where people are tricked into sending money to criminals – cost consumers £460 million in England and Wales last year. To give consumers more protection, the UK government now plans to give banks 72 hours to delay completion of potentially fraudulent transfers.

A wave of offensive text messages and emails has gone out to Hispanic and L.G.B.T.Q. people in recent days, according to the F.B.I., coming on the heels of a barrage of racist texts that were sent to Black people in the wake of the election. The F.B.I.

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Well-known North Texas DJ and musician Mark Ridlen passed away Saturday, Nov. 16, at the age of 65, following a lengthy battle with lung and kidney cancer. Ridlen died in a Dallas hospital, surrounded by friends.