My 600lb Life's first-ever transgender star dead – Destinee Lashaee dies aged 30

the most prominent) out gay voice on Broadway and in Hollywood at the height of the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, Fierstein has been there for it all."Are you aware when you're living your life, what the perspective is? Of course not," Fierstein tells Newsweek, reflecting on how his own experience as a young man didn't exactly jibe with the mainstream media idea that all queer people had to be either sad or scary. "I knew something was going on. I knew that my idea of who I was and who the gay people I was meeting didn't match up with what I was being told it was supposed to be," he says.

Kacey Musgraves will be given the honour at the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, hosted by Drag Race legends Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara, and Shangela.

Idaho has advanced legislation that could see the likes of librarians and teachers jailed over materials considered “harmful to minors”.

A lesbian couple have succeeded in their legal bid to amend the Children’s Act so that they are both recognised as legal parents of their surrogate babies.

Dame Joan Collins might be a British screen icon, but over the years her family have managed to maintain a relatively low-profile. So, fans were delighted this week when Joan shared a very rare photo of her two daughters.MORE: Dame Joan Collins, 88, stuns fans with endless legs in VERY glamorous photoThe Dynasty star took to Instagram on Tuesday in recognition of International Women's Day with a personal picture and wrote: "Sending my love to my two #favoritewomen on #internationalwomensday - my two daughters @taraarkle and Katyana.Kass."WATCH: Dame Joan Collins proudly introduces family membersTara was among those to comment on the sweet snapshot, telling her mum: "Bless you mama! Back atcha!"READ: Dame Joan Collins's granddaughter is her double in family photoMORE: Dame Joan Collins pictured with her rarely-seen brother Bill - fans reactIn the image, Joan can be seen in between her two girls with the trio dressed in complementary shades and smiling for the camera.A post shared by Joan Collins (@joancollinsdbe)Joan shared a striking snapshot showing her with her two daughtersThe 88-year-old actress is a mother of three children – she shares Katya with Ron Kass, while second husband Antony Newley is the father of Tara and her son, Alexander Newley.

The Florida Senate has passed the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” on Tuesday, March 8.In a 22-17 vote, the Republican-controlled Senate approved the bill. It will now go on to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is expected to sign it. If a school district is suspected of violating this law, parents would be able to sue.During the debate, Democrat Shevrin Jones, Florida’s first openly gay senator, tearfully said to his colleagues, “To those who think you can legislate gay people away, I’m sorry.

Hugh-Mahn—ProfethorThnape"I enjoy going to Bath & Body Works with my wife to buy new Wallflowers and soaps."—Mjb06"Bro, I don't even hide it. I have probably 30 candles from Bath & Body Works.

Jennifer E. Smith's adult debut is a voyage well worth spending your time with. Greta James has spent her career trying to prove her father wrong.

TOWIE star Gemma Collins has moaned to her fans after highlighting that she hasn't had a holiday for almost three years thanks to a hectic work schedule.The 41-year-old reality TV star is dreaming of well-earned rest in the sun after a back-to-back working schedule.On Tuesday morning, the Essex star took to her Instagram Stories to film her manager surprising her with an at-home visit to discuss her busy career plans.Gemma told her 2.2 million followers, "Surprise visit from Mark this morning."Mark quickly chimed in, waving some documents and adding: "With your huge schedule for the year!"Gemma pleaded in the cheeky clip and said, "Oh Mark, please..."She then tells: "I would like a holiday. I haven't had one for two and a half years."Despite not being able to lap up the sun on vacation, Gemma has continued to enjoy a few local staycations and enjoyed the delights the UK has to offer.Earlier this week, the reality TV icon embarked on a safari trip with her partner Rami Hawash and his son Tristan.Last year, Gemma opened up about her rekindled romance with businessman Rami.After enjoying an on-off relationship with Rami over the last decade, at one point the couple were briefly engaged to be married in 2013.Their engagement came to an end in 2014, just weeks before they were set to tie the knot, and since their break up, Rami became a father to four-year-old Tristan.Sharing an update about her romance with Rami, Gemma said: "I'm delighted.

is partly enforced by allowing parents to sue any school they believe violated it.“The Animation Guild and the QueerTAG Committee want to express our immense disappointment with how The Walt Disney Company has responded to Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. It is disheartening that Disney, one of the world’s most successful brands with massive resources and a global platform, failed to take any action to help prevent the passage of this bill,” the guild said in a statement posted to its various social media accounts.“It is one thing to say that you ‘unequivocally stand in support of our LGBTQ+ employees, their families, and their communities.’ It’s quite another for you to stand silent while this scurrilous piece of homophobic legislation passes,” the group continued.

NEW YORK: U.S. authorities on Tuesday filed criminal charges against a cryptocurrency executive and civil charges against him and his sister, accusing them of defrauding retail investors out of millions of dollars with a digital token known as Ormeus Coin.

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started out as a ban on the teaching of critical race theory, an academic concept that shapes some college courses and has been used as a bogeyman by far-right activists, who claim it instills guilt in white people and generally symbolizes everything they think is wrong with education.It has been amended to be a ban on “divisive concepts” in higher education. Its definition of this includes “that an individual, by virtue of their race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or subconsciously” and “that individuals, by virtue of race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin, are inherently responsible for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin.” It applies to schools governed by the state’s Board of Regents and Board of Technical Education.The latest version of the bill includes a note that because it has been extensively amended, it may not reflect the author’s original intentions.

over four times more likely to have had their children removed than Black heterosexual mothers, who already experience greater rates of family separation compared to white parents. Indigenous parents in the U.S. are at risk of losing the few protections they still have from separation by the family regulation system. After decades of intentional separation of Native American families by the U.S.

state Senate on Thursday passed a “Don’t Say Gay” bill that would ban “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in primary schools, LGBTQ groups expressed outrage that Disney, one of the state’s biggest employers, has not voiced its opposition to the legislation. In fact, Disney CEO Bob Chapek defended the company’s silence in an internal memo to staff on Monday and argued that corporate statements on political issues like the “Don’t Say Gay” bill can be “weaponized” and are often “counterproductive.”Jean-Marie Navetta, director of Learning and Inclusion for PFLAG National, told TheWrap that Chapek’s memo represented a “complete turnaround from the way Disney has behaved in the past” on such issues.

Harry Styles’ new movie My Policeman just had its first screening at a secret showing in San Diego. Despite the audience agreeing to a review embargo, a few viewers have taken to Twitter to share their thoughts on the film and, um, on Mr.

Lawrence v. Texas, the current political climate proves that some in power, including legislators and governors, want to create regressive laws reminiscent of the past when it comes to our equality and visibility. This is why it’s vital that those serving on our courts—especially the Supreme Court — understand the ways in which bias and discrimination have and continue to undermine our justice system.As the SCOTUS bench is currently stacked with conservative judges who have a grim track record of ruling against LGBTQ+ equality, President Joe Biden’s recent Supreme Court nomination of U.S.

Miguel Cardona condemned Florida's controversial Parental Rights in Education bill as being "hateful" after lawmakers in the state Senate moved to pass the legislation on Tuesday.The bill, nicknamed by critics as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, would heavily restrict primary school teachers in Florida from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity with their students. The legislation has been widely scrutinized for having broad language that opponents say could lead to students and instructors facing punishment for discussing any LBGTQ related topics during class."Parents across the country are looking to national, state, and district leaders to support our nation's students, help them recover from the pandemic, and provide them the academic and mental health supports they need.

When Brittney Griner is on the basketball court, everyone knows. At 6-foot-9, she towers over most other players. She snatches rebounds over her opponents’ outstretched arms, and her teammates know the surest way to score: Deliver the ball to her.

GEMMA Collins moaned she hasn't had a holiday for two and a half years after receiving her work schedule for the next 12 months. The self-confessed diva, 41, is desperate to sit back and relax in the sunshine after a busy few months. But it seems like she's not going to be able to have one any time soon.

scientists say that since the 1990s it has begun up speed, and is now drifting southwards at close to 40 miles a year. Towards the end of October 2017 the magnetic north pole crossed the international date line, passing within 240 miles of the geographic north pole, and is now heading towards the chilly Russian province of Siberia.

RuPaul has just crowned the first ever ‘Queen of the Mothertucking World’.

On a tense conference call last November with half a dozen doctors and executives at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dr. John Warner relayed a somber message: The only specialty clinic in the state to treat transgender adolescents was facing unrelenting political pressure to close. State lawmakers had already sent formal inquiries about the clinic, Genecis, which was financed by the public university and housed at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas.

What I Rent: Scarlett and Xandice, £1,050 a month for a two-bedroom flat in BrightonThe reality of being a tradeswoman and earning just 72% of what men doMum gives birth to two babies in one year - from separate uterusesThese are the things that officially give us the ickIf I think back to all those incidents that just didn’t feel serious enough to report, I’d have to include three men – on separate incidents – forcing their tongues into my mouth to show me what I’m missing, a stranger in Brighton shouting at us that we should all be shot, and the men in a pub who tried to chat us up and then demanded we snogged to ‘prove’ we were gay (we didn’t, of course).Then there were the lower level, run-of-the-mill situations, such as being refused hotel rooms and having to be really careful about where we holiday and whether it’s safe to book a double room.So, there we have it. This is why, in 2022, with so much equality and acceptance, it’s still not always ‘safe’ for same sex couples to be ‘out’ in public.Do we ever feel safe to throw an arm around each other or hold hands? Sometimes, sure – but it’s always something to think carefully about and never something to be taken for granted.Metro.co.uk’s weekly The Truth Is… series seeks to explore anything and everything when it comes to life’s unspoken truths and long-held secrets.

Pop singer Britney Spears has opened up about her lifestyle during her years-long conservatorship, sharing disturbing details of abuse and mental “torture”.Spears visited Las Vegas over the weekend. The trip marks the first time since she’s been the city since her canceled residency Domination five years ago.

Senate and is widely expected to be signed into law by GOP Governor Ron DeSantis—sparked national condemnation from LGBTQ advocates who say the bill will further harm young members of the community and punish students who mention anything related to sexual orientation or gender identity.Disney, which operates its theme park Walt Disney World near Orlando, has come under scrutiny for making political donations to key co-sponsors of the bill.Disney donated at least $253,850 to the senators who voted to pass the bill. The donations were made through the company's various subsidiaries including Disney Destinations LLC and Disney Photo Imaging LLC.The donations included $5,500 to Senator Dennis Baxley, who introduced the bill, according to data from the nonprofit OpenSecrets, which tracks political donations.Senate President Wilton Simpson, who voted for the bill, received $21,500 in donations from Disney.

Footballer and photo-realistic statue subject Cristiano Ronaldo gave the people what they want, treating over half a million fans to a recent shower performance on Instagram Live.The star athlete rinsed off and blew a kiss to the camera as 670,000 viewers tuned in.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling on Tuesday continued to court controversy with a tweet that referenced International Women's Day while also alluding to past comments she's made that have been called transphobic.The latest remarks came as a response to a discussion about proposed amendments to Scotland's Gender Recognition Reform Bill, which would change current gender laws in the country to make legally changing gender easier for citizens.

Liam Campbell is editor and photographer of the indie print mag, Elska, a project centered on traveling around the world, meeting some everyday local gay guys, and introducing them and their city to readers through honest photography and personal stories. It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it!The latest documents a trip to Montreal, Canada.Below, Liam shares exclusively with GayCities a selection of photos along with a bit of behind-the-scenes commentary about each.Montreal is famous for a lot of things. In terms of cuisine, there’s anything and everything flavored with maple, and of course, there’s the rather disgusting-looking but somehow delicious poutine.

sued Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing, a.k.a. JONAH, which claimed to be able to turn gay people straight, a practice deemed ineffective and harmful by major medical and mental health organizations. It alleged the practice was fraudulent, and the suit was the first of its kind, according to SPLC.In 2015, a New Jersey trial court ruled that JONAH had engaged in “unconscionable business practices” and violated the state’s consumer fraud law.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's latest attack on the dignity and rights of trans people is on a reform bill being put forward by Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland, that would simplify the process for trans people to legally change their gender by way of obtaining a gender recognition certificate.

The creator of Disney’s The Owl House is speaking out about the company's failure to take a stance against Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

by Parents Defending Education, a "nonprofit national, grassroots nonprofit empowering parents to advocate for classrooms that educate – not indoctrinate," according to their account.High school staff member in Eau Claire, WI displays poster that tells students, "I'm Your Mom Now."https://t.co/SeWL30jrM6 pic.twitter.com/xuDAMDtznwTeri Piper Thompson, communications manager of the Eau Claire Area School District, confirmed to Newsweek that the sign was posted on a door at Eau Claire's North High School before it was taken down. Piper Thompson said she could not comment further.

Poor Greg. All he can do to address the severe teacher shortage we face in Texas is appoint a commission. I’ve spent the last five minutes studying the question and here are some reasons people don’t want to work in Texas schools off the top of my head. Sorry if that seems impertinent, but if any teachers would like to comment, I’d love to hear your additional reasons.

Phil Collins hit the stage in Berlin, Germany on Monday night with his Genesis bandmates as one of the stops on their current tour. The singer, who is 71, joined bandmates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks. While he entertained with his vocals, concertgoers were reminded of his declining health as he remained seated in a chair throughout the performance.

Freshman Florida Republican state Senator Ileana Garcia is facing calls for resignation after standing on the Senate floor Tuesday morning and declaring her support for the dangerous and possibly unconstitutional “Don’t Say Gay” bill by falsely declaring, “Gay is not a permanent thing, LGBT is not a permanent thing.”

Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has once again launched into a transphobic tirade on social media.The 56-year-old took to Twitter to slam the Scottish government over a proposed new bill that would allow transgender people greater ease when it comes to changing their gender on government documents.The bill, known as the Gender Recognition Reform Bill, is supported by Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Critics allege that it will allow male predators entry to women’s facilities, simply by declaring themselves transgender without any history of medical transition or gender dysphoria.Apparently, under a Labour government, today will become We Who Must Not Be Named Day.— J.K.

Destinee Lashaee, who was the first trans castmember of the TLC reality hit My 600-lb Life, has died at 30, according to a family member’s social media post. No cause of death was given.

Destinee LaShaee, the first transgender star of My 600-Lb. Life, who also went by Matthew Ventress, has sadly passed away.

My 600lb Life's first transgender star Destinee Lashaee has died aged 30.The TV star is thought to have taken her own life and has left her heartbroken family behind, who have confirmed the news on social media.Destinee was the TLC reality show's first transgender star and appeared on the show in 2019.Throughout her time on the show, she opened up about her struggle with weight and her ongoing battle with depression.Her brother Wayne wrote alongside a picture of them both: "I accept you for who you are, I accept every flaw that come with you, I’m sorry you felt alone, I’m sorry you felt you had nobody else to turn to."He added: "I’m sorry you felt you had no other option Destiny wouldn’t of wanted this, lord why keep taking my siblings away, how much can I take."Other tributes also poured in for the TV star, with friends and fans swarming to social media to share their condolences.This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can do this on

My 600-lb Life, has died.No cause of death has been reported, but Lashaee had shared on social media that she was deeply depressed. Her brother Wayne Compton posted about her death Tuesday, The U.S. Sun reports.“I’m sorry bro, I accept you for who you are, I accept every flaw that come with you, I’m sorry you felt alone, I’m sorry you felt you had nobody else to turn too, I’m sorry you felt you had no other option,” Compton wrote on Facebook.Lashaee, who appeared on the show in 2019, had recently posted messages indicative of her depression and possibly suicidal thoughts.