Jonathan Groff fights rumors, butt aprons & Queen Anne: 10 things we’re obsessed with this week
Lady Gaga. I think she’s a really interesting artist.”We can’t help but recall the chaos of this 2011 tweet while reflecting on how fast this week flew by, especially since Gaga is seemingly teasing new music via codes in her streaming discography. (She’s either spelled out the word “disease” or “seaside,” if you’re too lazy to click.) Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.For those equally exhausted, here’s a quick refresher on the past seven days in LGBTQ+ news: first, we welcomed The Upshaws‘ Jermelle Simons and S.W.A.T.
actor Carlo Arrechea into the queer fam, and Cooper Koch gagged us by dispelling those prosthetic rumors.Meanwhile, Ian McKellen embraced his inner 365 party-girl, The Rainbow Dads got a big NFL moment, Giorgio Armani spilled some gay tea, and Julia Fox delved further into her sexuality.Plus, Dawson’s Creek star John Wesley Shipp celebrated Spirit Day, and Cyndi Lauper exclusively opened up about her farewell tour.Otherwise, our minds have been consumed by queer history, silly posts, one wild docuseries, and Jonathan Groff, as usual.Grab your gel pens and get ready to take notes; you won’t want to miss the 10 things we’re obsessed with this week.LGBTQ+ History Month is the perfect time to brush up on your queer facts.
Fittingly, this themed collection from Working Class History — an independent group dedicated to maintaining and recording the people’s history in social movements — is both educational and stylish.Case-in-point: after the National Organization for Women called lesbians a “lavender menace” in 1970, the Gay Liberation Front reclaimed the term, as honored by this sweatshirt ($37).
Another t-shirt ($26) recalls the origins of Stonewall as a protest against the police. And their Queer and Feminist Pin Button Pack ($14) pays tribute to both movements and activists, like Emma Goldman.
