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The Great American Family Network, which is positioning itself as a conservative Christian alternative to Hallmark, has apologized to a viewer who objected to a commercial for HIV medication on one of its programs.The cable channel is also getting heat for the airing of an ad for RuPaul’s Drag Race and is saying that was a local ad, like the one for the HIV med, and it has no control over local commercials.Actress Alexandra Billings, who is transgender and living with HIV, shared an Instagram post in which a viewer under the name straighttalkwithmj wrote, “Love the movies! But have you removed the very non-family friendly aids drug ad with 2 men kissing?”Great American Family responded, “Unfortunately, we don’t have any control over local commercials, and we sincerely apologize.”Billings, tagging the cable channel, commented, “I have been living with HIV for over thirty years now. I buried most of my friends in my twenties and I live with an illness that gets more and more difficult to manage and navigate with each passing year.

NEW YORK: Sam Bankman-Fried was released on a US$250 million bond package while he awaits trial on fraud charges related to the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange.

FTX founder and former Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces US fraud charges over the collapse of FTX, ran his crypto empire with a number of associates.

The Biden Administration is investigating a Texas school district for removing 130 titles from library shelves, mostly books with LGBTQ+ content.

The first footage is out for HBO’s True Detective: Night Country, which stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as detectives investigating the disappearance of staffers from a scientific research station in Alaska.“When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the six men that operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace,” says the official synopsis from HBO. “To solve the case, Detectives Liz Danvers (Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Reis) will have to confront the darkness they carry in themselves, and dig into the haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.”This is the fourth season of the popular series and the first one to feature all women detectives; each season has had a different setting and stars.

The Sex Lives of College star Reneé Rapp recently shared her experience after facing homophobic and slut-shaming comments.

Beth Mead has made history as the first women’s footballer to win the Sports Personality of the Year award.

A gay man in Tennessee said a therapist for one of the nation’s largest digital mental health companies recommended conversion therapy to help cure his depression and isolation from his family.Caleb Hill told the Wall Street Journal he had been kicked out of his home after telling his conservative Christian family he was gay. As a practicing Christian, Hill had been taught same-sex sexual relations were a grave sin, and he struggled to reconcile his faith with his sexual identity.

(CNN) -- Claims by incoming Republican Rep. George Santos that his grandparents "survived the Holocaust" as Ukrainian Jewish refugees from Belgium who changed their surname to survive are contradicted by sources reviewed by CNN's KFile including family trees compiled by genealogy websites, records on Jewish refugees and interviews with multiple genealogists.Santos, who has called himself "half Jewish" and a "Latino Jew" in media appearances, has claimed his maternal grandfather was originally from Ukraine and fled to Brazil to escape Nazism.

The Scottish Parliament has passed the Gender Recognition Reform Bill in a “significant” step forward for trans rights in the country.

Music and technology company Venice Music has named Dani Oliva as their Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs. He is the first transgender person to become an executive at a major music label.Oliva has made several strides in the music industry recently.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration has canceled a contract with a transgender organization after right-wing media denounced the group.The organization, the Transformation Project, lost its contract with the South Dakota Department of Health, with the department saying it failed to meet several contractual obligations.

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Mar’Quis “MJ” Jackson, a Black transgender man, was found dead in Philadelphia on 14 December.

Shangela has thanked RuPaul for saying she should’ve won Drag Race.

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Henry Berg-Brousseau, a transgender rights activist, has died.

The Traitors’ breakout star Amanda Lovett is revelling in her newfound status as a gay icon.

WASHINGTON : United States authorities on Wednesday (Dec 21) said they have charged Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, and Gary Wang, the former chief technology officer of FTX, for their roles in the alleged fraud that contributed to collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange.

Fort Worth’s AIDS Outreach Center this year marked World AIDS Day with the Red Ribbon Gala, a black-tie affair held on Dec. 1 at The Ashton Depot. The event, which featured dinner, dancing, a silent auction and live entertainment by The Manhattans, brought in a total of $97,000 to help fund AOC’s programs, according to Ruben Ramirez, AOC’s director of community health.

It’s time for the Oscars and the Emmys to drop gendered acting categories, says the Los Angeles Times.The Times made its call in an editorial published Wednesday. The categories are a relic of sexism and are unfair to nonbinary performers, it says.Several awards competitions have ended the use of gendered categories, the editorial notes, including the Grammys, the MTV Movie and TV Awards, Film Independent’s Independent Spirit Awards, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.“It makes sense for every awards organization that still uses it to scotch this outdated categorization,” the Times editorial board writes.

The U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack moved the release of its final report from Wednesday to Thursday, but Wednesday evening published the transcripts from interviews with 34 witnesses, including some of the most critical participants and even some who have been indicted and/or convicted on seditious conspiracy charges related to the insurrection.

A new study from the Trevor Project has highlighted the comfort some LGBTQ+ youth find in religion and spirituality.The Trevor Project is an organization that provides crisis services to LGBTQ+ young people and also conducts research on queer youth and their experiences.In the study published on Wednesday, the organization conducted research on the religiousness or spirituality of queer youth and how that relates to mental health outcomes. It’s based on a survey conducted from September to December of last year with almost 34,000 youth along with the 2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

The High Court of Kenya at Nairobi ruled that coerced sterilization of HIV-positive women is a violation of their human rights.UNAIDS supported the decision in a press release, where Executive Director Winnie Byanyima said, “This decision is an important step in protecting the sexual reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV.”The judgement comes after an HIV-positive Kenyan woman was coerced by professionals at a health facility to remove her ability to have children. This operation, without consent, was found to be a violation of her rights.Women with HIV who adhere to antretroviral treatment have less than a one percent chance of passing the disease to their baby, but stigma and ignorance on the subject persists.The plaintiff in the Kenyan case said in a statement that, “This was never about the money.

NASSAU: Sam Bankman-Fried will be taken to an airport in The Bahamas at 6pm EST (7am, Singapore time) on Wednesday (Dec 22), a person familiar with the matter said, after the FTX founder was taken to prison following a courthouse appearance where he consented to be extradited to the United States.

Metro Weekly in an interview she’s hopeful and optimistic that the “cured” ballots will break in her favor, determining the winner of the race.“It’s strange, but I always felt calm about this race in a lot of ways,” she says. “I felt there was a chance I could actually win because I was born in Trenton, I grew up here, and I know my city enough to know I wouldn’t have problems getting elected as an openly LGBTQ person.

Marsha Dimes has had a busy year. In 2022, Marsha and the Sisters-in-Action raised a total $38,891 for North Texas LGBTQ charities.

It was far from fluent from Celtic but a dominant display against Livingston saw Kyogo and an own goal from Ayo Obileye restore their nine-point lead at the top of the Premiership with a 2-1 victory.

Massachusetts has a history of leading when it comes to electing “first of” LGBTQ+ politicians and policy. Governor-elect Maura Healey is no exception as a queer trailblazer herself. Congressman Gerry Studds became the first out member of Congress when he was forced to reveal his gayness in 1983 after it was revealed he'd had "a relationship" with a 17-year-old male page.

Those familiar with RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni Miz Cracker will be aware she’s a clever queen, so we were expecting something a bit higher concept than an average drag show – and that’s exactly what we got with Who’s Holiday. It’s essentially a Dr Seuss story for grown ups: Cracker plays the role of an adult Cindy Lou-Who who gets knocked up by the Grinch and ends up running off and marrying him. We catch up with Cindy after a stint in jail – she’s attempting to throw a Christmas party, but unsurprisingly, not many people want to hang out with an ex-convict who married a monster.

And when I said I just wanted to be friends so I didn’t lead you on after an unplanned hookup you wanted nothing to do with me because there was nothing to gain anymore.

In the wake of the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, some LGBTQ+ nightclubs in other cities are preparing for what to do if they face such a situation.For instance, the Atlanta Police Department and the Mayor’s Division of LGBTQ Affairs held an active shooter and “stop the bleed” training at Future, a club in that city, TV station WAGA reports. It took place Monday, the one-month anniversary of the Club Q tragedy, in whic five people were killed and more than 20 injured.“The thought that we would even have to offer this training is concerning, but we want to be prepared,” Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum told the station.There have been threats against LGBTQ+ spaces in Atlanta.

Members of Islamic police enforcing sharia law in the northern Nigerian state of Kano arrested 19 men and women yesterday, accusing them of attending a same-sex marriage.A spokesperson for the religious police, known locally at the hisbah, said they acted after receiving a tip about the alleged wedding. Same-sex sexual relations are illegal in the conservative African country, punishable with prison sentences of 10 to 14 years under state law, and by death under sharia religious law.“Our men broke into the venue where a gay couple was holding a wedding and arrested 19 men and women, including the wedding planner,” Lawan Ibrahim Fagge told the Agence France Press in a statement.Fagge told the BBC the hisbah would counsel the 15 men and four women and their families before deciding whether to hand them over to the country's police.“We’ll explore the avenue of change before we charge them in court,” Fagge said.

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RuPaul’s Drag Race legend Bianca Del Rio has taken on a new role as host of Drag Race aftershow, The Pit Stop.

The Islamic police force in Nigeria have arrested 19 Muslims who are accused of attending a same-sex wedding on 18 December.

Telehealth platform MISTR, known for providing free pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and sexually transmitted infection testing, has partnered with RuPaul’s Drag Race star Willam and drag icon Jackie Beat to release a holiday music video that has us all hiding our Christmas candy.The song, titled “MISTR Wonderland,” features the blush-worthy quips Beat and Willam are known for next to “The MISTRs,” a sexy group of men who dance around in their speedos and Santa hats.The video begins with The MISTRs driving up to a house party as the music begins. Willam wakes up Beat saying, “Jackie, wake up, there’s boys!” Viewers are then transported into MISTR Wonderland, where the tune of “Winter Wonderland” plays with lyrics encouraging people to take their sexual health into their own hands by signing up for MISTR’s free PrEP services.Lyrics like “If a hunky Santa in a cock ring is coming down your chimney, don’t forget, thanks to MISTR you can stuff your stocking with candy canes and gingerbread and PrEP” encourage people to practice safer sex even if they’re feeling “slutty, thirsty, or sleazy.”The video comes in tandem with the health platform launching its first HIV long-term care program on World AIDS Day.

(CNN) – One person was killed and 10 more were missing Saturday after heavy rain caused a landslide on the Italian holiday island of Ischia.Search and rescue operations are underway in the small town of Casamicciola Terme and reinforcements are being sent from Naples, said the Italian Fire Brigade, but weather conditions are complicating the search, Italy’s Civil Protection department told CNN on Saturday.Eight people had been rescued as of Saturday evening local time, said the civil protection department.The operations were being coordinated by the Naples prefecture, authorities told CNN, and are expected to continue through the night. Seventy firefighters are currently on the island assisting with the search and rescue, Italian Fire Brigade said in a tweet.Ischia, in the Gulf of Naples, was hit by torrential rain early Saturday, damaging cars, buildings, and roads.Videos and images shared by local and national authorities earlier today showed the destruction in the port town of Casamicciola Terme.“It is a time of pain and great emergency,” Vincenzo De Luca, governor of the Campania region, where the island is located, said on Saturday, thanking Italian Prime Minister Meloni for her close contact and message of solidarity.Meloni said on Twitter that she was in contact with local authorities, expressing solidarity with residents and thanking the rescue services.Ischia mayor Enzo Ferrandino described the incident as a “tragedy” and urged people not to leave their homes, reports ANSA news agency.In February 2021 a landslide on the Italian coast near Genoa caused the collapse of a cemetery, leading to hundreds of coffins falling into the sea.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.

For years Tucker Carlson has been targeting U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. The Fox News host and “propagandist” has attacked Buttigieg, the youngest and arguably one of the most popular to hold that Cabinet position, for the high price of gas, inflation, complaints against airlines – including ticket prices and flight delays, speaking out in support of women’s reproductive rights, and for allegedly working “feverishly on the equity agenda.”

A local gay man was arrested on Tuesday for the recent brick attacks on a popular Hell’s Kitchen gay bar in NYC. Sean Kuilan, 34, was taken into custody and charged with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, and criminal possession of a weapon for three of the four incidents at the VERS gay nightclub which took place within the past two weeks, The Gothamist reports. Three of the incidents were caught on video, and Kuilan was identified with the help of tips to the Crime Stoppers hotline.NYPD chief of detectives James Essig said investigators do not believe the crimes were motivated by anti-gay hatred, but instead resulted from a personal dispute Kuilan’s female friend had with the VERS nightclub.“Basically, what he says [is] he knows a girl who had a problem with one of the guys in the bar and he was ‘exacting revenge,’” Essig was quoted by the NY Post. “As of right now we don’t have any reason to believe it is [a hate crime].”Video of the “perp walk” at the NY Post showed the muscled and handcuffed Kulian escorted to an awaiting unmarked police car.“I’m gay myself,” he quietly responded to reporters’ questions in the video.“Something personal,” he responded when asked why he allegedly threw the bricks.Kuilan, who reportedly goes by the moniker “Paper Kid” in the neighborhood, was also arrested on an outstanding warrant for a 2021 incident of menacing.

A CNN guest on Tuesday slammed Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker for releasing an ad targeting teen transgender athletes hours after a gunman murdered five people at an LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs.

Disney fired CEO Bob Chapek after less than two years on the job and brought back former CEO Bob Iger.That comes after missteps on public issues, most notably a failure to oppose Florida’s “don’t say gay” law early. That prompted Chapek in March to publicly apologize to its employees and cease all political donations.Variety reported late Sunday that the world’s largest media company had abruptly decided to reinstall Iger and dump Chapek.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is being highly criticized for her role in spreading anti-LGBTQ hate and lies after this weekend’s horrific anti-LGBTQ mass shooting in her home state of Colorado, which left dead five patrons of a nightclub that caters to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community, and another 25 injured.

A man who was in Club Q in Colorado Springs — to celebrate his birthday — when a gunman entered Saturday night has shared his story with a local TV station.The man, Joshua, said he was on the dance floor when he heard the shots and initially thought the sound was part of the music. “When I realized what was going on, I ran to the dressing room immediately,” he told station KRDO. Another customer and a drag performer hunkered down with him there.

Grindr made its public debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, with shares leaping from an opening price of $16.90 to $71.51.  As the gay hookup and dating app begins trading on the NYSE, the newly merged company will operate under Grindr Inc., and will trade under the ticker “GRND.” In celebration of the event, Grindr hosted a drag show on Wall Street.The company announced in May that it had agreed to a merger with Tiga Acquisition Corp and would go public. The deal was valued at $2.1 billion, providing Grindr with about $384 million.It joins other dating and hookup apps Match Group and Bumble on the NYSE.Last year, the app had 11 million monthly users and reported that it had a revenue growth of 30 percent.In October, George Arison took over as CEO of Grindr.Arison told The Advocate that going public is a unique event.

A Nebraska school district has agreed to restart a school newspaper at Grand Island Northwest High School after it had dissolved the paper following a publication of an LGBTQ-themed issue over the summer.The teacher that had previously advised the student paper, the Northwest Viking Saga, said the publication would return this spring in digital form, the Associated Press reports.However, local rights groups say that isn’t enough.The former advisor, Kirsten Gilliland, said the role of advising the paper as well as teaching journalism at the school had been given to another teacher.The issue in question was the June 2022 year-end edition. It featured an article titled “Pride and Prejudice: LGBTQIA+,” which discussed the history of Pride Month and the origins of homophobia.

As the soccer World Cup begins on Sunday, several western teams are showing their support for the LGBTQ+ community in various ways.On Monday, U.S. Men's National Team coach Gregg Berhalter explained during a press conference in Qatar's capital, Doha, why the men's soccer team's training facilities are decorated with the rainbow version of U.S.