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A photo on the Instagram for Rash, the Brooklyn gay bar, shows some of the damage caused in an arsonist walked in, poured gasoline on the floor and set it on fire. Two people were injured.

America's rising inflation to the transgender movement, saying "they're exactly the same."On Wednesday's episode of The Charlie Kirk Show, the host said that the country's "trans issue" is really "an issue of reality," adding that people aren't allowed to change their own reality. Without clearly explaining it, Kirk said there's a direct link between inflation and transgender identity.Kirk began by saying poor people can't one day say "I'm rich" and it becomes true.

A man wearing jeans and a gray hooded sweatshirt leaves his Brooklyn apartment on a Sunday night. About 10 minutes later, he fills a gasoline canister at a service station. Ten minutes after that, he walks into a new L.G.B.T.Q.

male-female couples only won’t get passed this year.There had been public outcry over the initial version of the bill, which didn’t include a minimum age for marriage. It was amended to say marriages would not be available to people who hadn’t reached the age of majority, which is 18 in the state.But the outrage “hobbled the legislation,” The Tennessean reports, and so its House sponsor, Republican Rep.

Finlanda, which screened at this year’s Outfest Fusion. Every frame is gloriously alive and — like its characters — a riot of brightly saturated colors.

The first OK2BX Film Festival is set to open April 24 at the Texas Theater. The event will feature short films that honor diversity and inclusivity that have been submitted by high school students nationwide. Awards will be given in the categories of LGBTQIA+, Smartphone, Diversity, and Animation.

Whatever your entertainment needs, we got your back (and hopefully your mind) with Queerty’s weekly “Culture Club” column with some of the highlights of new releases, streaming shows, classics worth revisiting, and what to drink while you watch.After years of delays, the latest entry in the Wizarding World/Harry Potter series arrives at last, and we’re happy to report, with some welcome gayness.The Secrets of Dumbledore picks up a few years after the series’ last entry. The evil wizard Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen, replacing Johnny Depp) continues his plot to take over the wizarding world and start a war with non-magical folk.

feuding with school administrators or school board members over the inclusion of sexually-explicit or graphic novels or books in school libraries, even if the books are not part of the official curriculum, or over LGBTQ-inclusive policies designed to protect LGBTQ children from being discriminated against and bullied or to avoid “outing” students to their parents against their will. The “protect children” rallying cry also appeals to a segment of the Republican base that had embraced part of the QAnon conspiracy, in which a cabal of globalists — all with ties to the Democratic Party or Hollywood elites — run a secretive, worldwide child sex-trafficking ring.The “groomer” label seems to have gained traction amid debate over the Florida bill, when Christina Pushaw, the press secretary for Florida Gov.

Los Angeles Times reports.Last year, Buck was convicted after four hours of deliberations on all nine charges brought against him, including maintaining a drug den, distributing methamphetamine, enticement to cross state lines to engage in sex work, and providing the drugs that led to the deaths of Gemmel Moore, 26, and Timothy Dean, 55.Prosecutors had tens of thousands of texts, voice mails, and videos that laid out Buck's rampant drug use and his fetish for injecting Black men with hard drugs and then having sex with them, often when they were too high to consent. Some of Buck's victims — several of whom were homeless and just looking for a place to sleep for the night — wept on the witness stand and told the jury how Buck would also inject them without their approval, including when they were already unconscious.

Honey Mahogany is a San Francisco native and the first transgender chairperson of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, the governing body of the local Democratic Party. Mahogany worked as a social worker before appearing on the fifth season of "RuPaul's Drag Race" in 2016. She said the platform the reality show provided allowed her to further serve the community.

Here’s a question that shouldn’t be hard to answer: “Am I the a**hole for forcing my parents to disown my gay brother?”Survey says… yes, absolutely! It’s a simple rule, but every rule has an exception.A woman posed the question to the popular “Am I The A**hole” Reddit forum, and after explaining the context, commenters swarmed to reassure her that no, she is definitely not to blame.The 28-year-old woman explained that she “hates” her older brother, and had a difficult family life.“He hated me too and kept telling lies about me to my parents – if he stole something he would blame me and they believed him,” she wrote. “He sabotaged all of my relationships, he bullied me, he forced my friends against me.

Ann Coulter’s at it again.Very late last night, she tweeted a clip of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus’ satirical “We’re coming for your children” performance that circulated online last summer.“Is this real?” the dragon lady wrote. “What IS this?”Is this real? What IS this? https://t.co/P8UKrt0M9s— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) April 14, 2022The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus posted a music video titled “A Message From the Gay Community” to its YouTube channel in July 2021.

Department of Justice.  The adult entertainer made an appearance in the Middle District of Florida court on Wednesday. Authorities released him pending further court proceedings in D.C.He has reportedly voiced support for Trump.

From left: Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Mark LevinA Fox Corp. LGBTQ+ employee group has condemned the homophobic and transphobic rhetoric coming from the Fox News Channel.“Fox Pride denounces statements made regarding sexual orientation and gender identity on FOX News in the past week,” reads a message posted April 5 to the group’s company-wide Slack channel. “While the internal support and resources Fox Corp.

The academy drew James’s ire because it’s a one-of-its-kind charter school that, while open to all students, bills itself as being “LGBTQ-affirming,” according to AL.com. In his campaign ad, James called this “exploitation” of children and “not education.”The ad, entitled “Genesis” (which features the faces of minors who attend the academy, for which reason The Advocate and other outlets are declining to include it in this coverage), contains footage of the school and a drag show fundraiser.

Misha Osherovich has announced their latest project: a dark comedy series focusing on the “troubled teen” industry.Deadline reports that Osherovich, 25, best known for their role in the horror-comedy Freaky, co-created and co-wrote the new show with Skylar Landsee. Freemantle Media, the production house behind The Mosquito Coast will produce.Titled Troubled, the series will examine the multimillion-dollar industry aimed at behavior modification through “tough love” in young adults.

A post shared by Probably This (@probablythis)Matt Armato and Beau Ciolino, a couple that started dating in 2013, have gained a large social media following by sharing their relationship and style as they develop their Victorian-era shotgun home in New Orleans — and now they want to teach you how to live your best life.On April 19, the couple will release Probably This Housewarming: A Guide to Creating a Home You Adore, a guide for designing, decorating and entertaining guests in your living space — all while renting, working over 40 hours a week and having little-to-no disposable income.After meeting in college and traveling around Southeast Asia and the western U.S., the couple gradually created a blog, an online store and social media channels that showcased their travels, creations, meals and interior designs.

Batman: The Animated Series.The realization came as DC Comics announced the creative minds behind this year’s Pride Anthology, a series of stories penned by high-profile LGBTQ authors and drawn by famous queer artists centered around the label’s LGBTQ characters.Conroy will write the story Finding Batman, described as a “personal story.” Details on the tale itself remain mum, though judging by the title, he’ll revisit his most iconic character in some way.The full anthology releases May 31.Related: ‘Batman’ is about to get a whole lot more queerIronically, Conroy has made no secret of his sexuality, having discussed his life as a gay man and survival of the AIDS crisis numerous times in interviews. He remains one of only a handful of openly-LGBTQ actors to play a superhero.??? #DCPRIDE? 2022 TABLE OF CONTENTS JUST DROPPED???https://t.co/w0Gzfwqa14 pic.twitter.com/P5MDpfVz6c— Andrea Shea (@whatthe_shea) April 13, 2022Still, a good chunk of Conroy’s fans somehow missed his years of life as an out gay man, and took to Twitter to share their surprise and delight.

NBC Washington. The video of the altercation, which has been viewed more than a half-million times on Twitter, has led to Gowan receiving threats.Gowan noted that the phrasing used by the man during his rant echoes rhetoric used in debates over how public schools should deal with issued related LGBTQ identity.Those debates have intensified in recent months as several states — most notably, Florida and Alabama — have proposed or passed so-called “parental rights” bills that critics say constitute bans on all LGBTQ content. Most conservatives believe that sexual orientation and gender identity should not be mentioned in schools at all — even in secondary-level classrooms or in subjects like history, science, or sex education.

X Factor's Janet Devlin has opened up about her sexuality and how she still struggles with it to this day.Janet officially came out to her fans in 2018 in a YouTube video where she revealed how nervous she was about doing so. The stunning musician has now chatted exclusively to the Daily Star ahead of her It's Not That Deep tour which kicked off this week.

More sheer and utter stupidity to report from the land of Truth Social.Days after a verified account for Fox News popped up on Donald Trump‘s disastrous social media platform, a spokesperson for the conservative propaganda network issued a statement saying the account is unauthorized.“We are not on Truth Social,” the spokesperson confirmed yesterday.Awkward!Related: Just when we didn’t think things could get worse for Truth Social, this happened…It’s an embarrassing blow to the app as investors likely saw Fox News’ brief, albeit fake, participation as a sign that maybe, just maybe, the struggling site still has a slim chance for survival.Even more embarrassing is that, shortly before Fox News issued the statement, Devin Nunes, who quit Congress to oversee the rollout of the app, took to his Truth Social profile to cheer the network’s presence, writing: “Great to have RSS feed for @FoxNews now LIVE here on TRUTH! This adds to @OAN and @NewsMax.”It’s unclear who created the Fox News account in the first place, or how it got verified, but Axios reports similar accounts bearing the names of other brands, including NASCAR and NASA, appear on the platform, although the profiles have disclaimers indicating they are bot accounts.Trump Media & Technology Group has not issued any comment on the embarrassing Fox News snafu, but Twitter sure has a lot to say about it…Too gross even for Fox?https://t.co/qDXAcbTVmQ— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) April 14, 2022An “intern” will be blamed.— Reflective Ken (@ReflectiveKen) April 14, 2022Will @DevinNunes sue Fox News?

On Wednesday, April 13, news broke that two men were murdered in Sligo after the killer had arranged to meet them through a popular gay dating app. Nowadays, many people use dating apps to connect with potential hook-ups and while most of the time this leads to fun experiences, the need to use these apps […]

A 22-year-old man has formally been charged with the horrific murders of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee. Yousef Palani was brought in front of a special sitting of Sligo District Court this afternoon and has been charged with two counts of murder following the fatal attacks. He has also been charged with one count of […]

news release. The Spirit Halloween manager in Charleston, Wv., called him a “faggot,” after which he chased Anderson out of the store and chased him through the parking lot threatening to fight him.In the suit, Anderson says he went to return a costume to the store.

ABOVE: Bradford Dillman's career had legs.

GAY TIMES will present The Great Escape’s first-ever stage made up solely of openly LGBTQ+ artists at this year’s festival.

Hiking and outdoor recreation haven’t always been accessible to all, but groups like LGBT Outdoors are opening up the outdoors. Justin Yoder founded LGBT Outdoors in June 2019 to connect the LGBTQ+ community to the outdoors and to each other. Brian and Colman sit down with Justin to discuss why queer people need safe spaces and how we can connect to each other while breaking stereotypes.

LONDON — Jonathan Bailey has been thinking a lot about Tupperware. Not necessarily around its ability to hold food, though recently that functionhas served the actor well as he’s moved from production to production, but more how he has also been squishing different elements of his life into what feel like small, slightly misshapen boxes. Compartmentalizing like this is “not the most comfortable thing to do, especially coming out of a pandemic,” Bailey, 33, said in a recent interview.

Adult film performer Sergeant Miles (legal name Steven Miles) has made no secret of his ardent support of Donald Trump, but now it’s emerged just how far he was willing to go. On Tuesday, Miles was arrested for his violent role in the January 6 insurrection on the U.S.

supply chain issues caused by the pandemic, as is largely believed by economists — it’s transgender people.  Kirk explains on his show, “there’s a lawmaker and a designer, and being Christians, we believe those laws were made to be followed for our flourishing and our prosperity…. Outside of the religious component of this, there are laws of economics,” as Media Matters reports.He goes on to explain that we don’t get to “determine your own reality,” and for that reason he both opposes transgender equality and connects it to inflation.

Sex Educated is the title of a brand new handbook for young people with a mission to answer all of their questions about sex. The book is the product of a collaboration between author Grace Alice O’Shea and a team of Irish sex educators and it aims at helping teenagers and also their parents navigate […]

Laura Ingraham and Kellyanne Conway had a rather uncomfortable exchange on Ingraham’s Fox News show this week.It all started when Ingraham brought up Donald Trump‘s recent endorsement of Dr. Oz in the GOP Pennsylvania Senate Primary.“Do you think the Trump endorsement of Oz was a mistake?” Ingraham asked Conway during Tuesday evening’s broadcast.Related: Dr. Oz blasts Kamala Harris for the rising cost of crudité in stupidest attack ad everThe ex-president endorsed the TV doctor last Saturday during a rally in Selma, North Carolina, touting him as a candidate who’s “smart, tough, and will never let you down.”The endorsement has confused many in the Republican party and led to a vocal backlash from people on the extreme right, who feel Oz is too liberal.

Irish police are investigating if the recent killings of two men in Sligo had a homophobic motive behind them.

LONDON: Crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi made headlines in March 2021 when he paid US$2.9 million for an NFT of Twitter boss Jack Dorsey's first tweet. But his efforts to re-sell it have run aground, with a top bid of just US$6,800 as of Thursday.

By Budi SudartoI arrived in Australia in 1998, and in the past 24 years, I’ve witnessed progress and changes resulting from our ongoing activism. We now have strong legal protection against discrimination, we are able to marry our partners, and despite some setbacks, allies have continued to fight alongside us to uphold our rights. Yet, in some areas, our communities still need to do more to ensure the inclusion of diverse identities beyond the white, cisnormative, non-disabled LGBTIQA+ identities.

Following the brutal and senseless murders of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee, the LGBTQ+ community have arranged vigils across the country to take place over the weekend. Paula Fagan, CEO of LGBT Ireland described the events as “a dark week for the LGBTI+ community in Ireland.” She continued, “We are still reeling from the vicious […]

Meet Cute, but that's where their “dating” storyline ends. The Emmy-Nominated-actor and Saturday Night Live star were photographed laughing together on the set of their new romantic comedy in August 2021, leaving if the two were dating IRL. About a month later, in September 2021, announced the end of her to husband Karl Cook after they both “realized that our current paths have taken us in opposite directions,” according to a joint statement to . Also in early fall 2021, Davidson split from star Phoebe Dynevor after 5 months together. The internet took both stars' newly single relationship status as a sign that something had gone down between the two. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.In her April , however Kaley Cuoco set the record straight.

Kay Ivey signed a bill last week making it a felony to prescribe hormone medications to transgender people under the age of 19.The bill has sparked outcry from transgender and civil rights advocates, who argue the bill bans families from seeking medically necessary care for their children. The bill states such medications "should not be presented to or determined for minors who are incapable of comprehending the negative implications."For Heather, the bill is "heartbreaking" as it means her 15-year-old son will not be able to continue with his transition.

any gay child he fathered would be loved.The comments came in response to a question from a student about what Pence would say to a child who came out as gay to him.“I’d look him in the eye and say I love you,” Pence responded, assuming the gender of his unborn child.Pence, who has a long history of anti-LGBTQ+ actions and statements, then launched into a passive-aggressive critique of marriage equality.“But let me say on this issue, if we got to know each other, you’d know the Pences love everybody,” Pence continued. “We treat everybody the way we want to be treated.

Evan Mascagni and Shannon Post’s documentary Building a Bridge, which follows Father James Martin as he calls for building more acceptance of the LGBTQ community in the Catholic Church, will debut on video on demand via Gravitas on May 3, followed by a launch on AMC+ on June 21 and its broadcast premiere on Sundance TV on June 26.

She’s previously joked that her “ life never goes smoothly ” and it would seem it was something of a premonition, as reality TV personality Gemma Collins was evacuated from her hotel at 5.30am this morning after an emergency fire alarm sparked chaos. It came after the former TOWIE star performed in her GC’s Big Night Out show in Cardiff last night.  On her Instagram stories, Gemma followed her bodyguard, Sid, down the stairs of their hotel, and said: "Guys you couldn't write it.

Mike Pence what he would say to one of his kids if they came out as gay.Texas Senator Ted Cruz may have been wishing that was the question he’d been asked when he took part in a podcast recording on Monday night. Instead, a Yale student posed a more risque dilemma: “Assuming it would end global hunger, would you fellate another man?”Cruz visited Yale to record an episode of his own podcast, Verdict.

Deadline, Karamo will make its debut in the fall and has already been syndicated to 90% of the US.In an Instagram posting, Brown confirmed a September 19th debut date.Karamo is being made by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and Stamford Media Center Productions. Stations already confirmed to air it include WPIX New York, KTLA Los Angeles, WCIU Chicago, WPHL Philadelphia, WATL Atlanta, and WLVI Boston, among others.Related: Newly-single Karamo Brown has a request for those wishing to date himThe Karamo show will air following the end of Judge Jerry (after three seasons) and Maury (after three decades).

supports HTML5 videoGemma Collins had a very early start after a big night out as she was evacuated from her hotel at 5.30am.The reality star and actress is currently on a tour of the UK with her stage show, The GC’s Big Night Out, and on Wednesday performed at St David’s Hall in Cardiff.After the show – which can go on until late at night – Gemma grabbed dinner with her crew before settling into bed to prepare for the following day’s show, which involved a long trip to Newcastle and an early start.Unfortunately for Gemma, she got an even earlier start than anticipated as a fire alarm in the hotel went off at the break of dawn and forced Gemma to evacuate.Former The Only Way Is Essex favourite Gemma took to Instagram stories in the early hours of Thursday morning where she shared a video of herself and security guard Sid Arora walking down the stairwell of the hotel, with a timestamp of 05.31.‘Guys, you couldn’t write it,’ Gemma sighs in the video. ‘It’s half five in the morning.‘After my performance last night, went out for a bit of dinner, come home, got woken up this morning by a fire alarm.’She assured fans that they had ‘the all-clear’ and weren’t in any danger, joking: ‘it’s just a day in the life’.The TV favourite added: ‘I’m really pleased that everyone is okay and it is a false alarm.’Minutes later, Gemma then shared a snap of security guard and pal Sid in what looked to be the lobby of the hotel, as she enjoyed a pot of tea that had been set in front of her.A second video sees a tired Gemma drinking from her cup of tea, looking wrecked, as she explains the situation further.‘It was a false alarm, thank goodness,’ she clarifies.

In a busy start to April 2022 for the British chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced his intention to make the UK a “global hub for cryptoassets technology”. Put simply, this means he wants the country to be an attractive place for cryptocurrency companies to operate.

Following the “atrocious” murders of beloved LGBTQ+ community members, Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee, Sligo Gardaí want to hear from anyone “who may have been subject of any unwanted approaches or who was assaulted or otherwise attacked”. Chief superintendent Aidan Glacken spoke at a press conference yesterday, April 13, and assured potential witnesses that “any […]