Christa Specht: Last News

After decades of unrelenting increases, rates of sexually transmitted infections in the United States are showing hints of a downturn. Diagnoses of gonorrhea dipped in nearly all age groups last year, compared with 2022, and new cases of syphilis and chlamydia remained about the same, according to data released on Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The results are not yet cause for celebration.

I think the biggest challenge of my life has been being born male. I had this conversation with my brother where I was thinking that I identified with Ariel from ‘The Little Mermaid,’ but my brother cracked me by telling me that I was more like ‘Pinocchio’; trying to prove to my father that I was a real boy.It was this putting on of the masculinity.

For The Love Of DILFs is Melania’s husband’s worst nightmare—and that’s exactly why it’s our favorite TV guilty pleasure!It is, after all, about gays of different ages looking for love while living in a gorgeous estate aptly named “DILF Mansion.” And it just so happens to be hosted by Stormy Daniels, the former adult film star whose affair with the unfortunate president-elect directly led to his felony conviction.“The conservatives haven’t figured out how to stop me yet,” Daniels says in the new trailer for For The Love Of DILFs just-announced third season. And thank goodness for that!Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.From the looks of it, DILFs Season 3 is about to be bigger, wilder, and daddy-ier than ever.If you need a refresher, the show welcomes in queer contestants who fit into one of two groups: There are “Daddies,” the older and more refined gentlemen looking for love, and there are “Himbos,” the younger and—shall we say—shallower boys eager to make a change and settle down with the right man.The Love Island-like conceit sees all of them living under one roof, where they’ll compete in a series of ridiculous challenges and games while theoretically looking for their soulmate.

Wicked premiere in Los Angeles? Fork found in kitchen. The countdown is on for part one of the highly-anticipated Broadway adaptation, which hits theaters on November 22. Thankfully, its leading cast, including Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, and Michelle Yeoh, have been whetting our appetite with some on-the-nose looks as the blockbuster flick premieres across the world.

U.S. Congresswoman-elect Julie Johnson is in Washington, D.C. this week for new-member orientation. Johnson is in the photo in the second row, fifth from the left.