It’s Monday (again). A lot happened over the weekend. Here’s just some of what you might have missed…MOTHER OF THE HOUSE: First Lady Jill Biden championed LGBTQ+ rights and slammed book bans in a rousing speech at the opening of the PFLAG National Convention in Virginia. [WhiteHouse.gov]TALE OF THE TAPE: Grammy-winning rapper Lil Baby responded after rumors swirled claiming that he appears in a newly surfaced gay sex tape. [HipHopDX]LIKE A PRAYER: Madonna held back tears as she recounted her recent near-death hospitalization to the audience at her Celebration Tour in Belgium, while adding that she still wasn’t feeling well. [Billboard]Madonna gets emotional talking about her hospitalization this year:“Less than four months ago, I was in the hospital and I was unconscious and people were thinking, predicting that I might not make it…it’s a fu**ing miracle I’m here right now.”?: @dyerAndie https://t.co/RMqR5LfwiPHOMECOMING QUEEN: Drag Race Season 13 winner Symone left her former classmates gooped & gagged arriving to her 10-year high school reunion in Arkansas in stunning drag. [Entertainment Weekly]LAVENDER HAZE: Taylor Swift’s queer Swifties (a.k.a.
Gaylors) joined forces to raise money for a local LGBTQ+ center in order to outdo the singer’s ex-boyfriend, The 1975’s Matty Healy, paltry donation of $500 to the same org. [Teen Vogue]BROKEN HEARTS CLUB: After recently splitting from his husband of six years, Billy Porter revealed he’s not looking for anything serious at the moment and is “dating around.” [Page Six]ART IMITATES LIFE: Out country singer Brandon Stansell cast his real-life boyfriend to play his love interest in the music video for ‘That’s What I Feel About You,’ which depicts a heightened version of their relationship.