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Netflix, Kevin Hart was cutting deep. The beloved standup wasn’t only joking about the seven-time Super Bowl champ’s divorce from Gisele Bündchen. He was talking about Gisele cheating on Brady with her Jiu-Jitsu instructor! “I mean Jesus Christ, Tom.

It’s A Sin actor Olly Alexander will represent England with his song “Dizzy.” In 1998, the contest named its first trans winner, Dana International.Dive into drag culture and get a mix of entertainment, politics, and LGBTQ+ gems with our newsletter.And this year marks the 10th anniversary of a particularly unforgettable queer champion: Bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst, representing Austria with her winning power ballad “Rise Like A Phoenix.”The success of “Rise Like A Phoenix” in the 2014 competition was a major shock for Austria, which hadn’t won the competition since 1966 (with Udo Jürgens’ “Merci, Chérie”), and for Wurst who was just 25 at the time and had yet to make an impression on the international pop scene.Out of drag, Conchita Wurst is known as Thomas Neuwirth (he/him), who was born in a small town in the Austrian countryside, where he says he always knew he was different and face homophobic prejudice from an early age.See the photos here.After placing second in the Austrian talent show Starmania in 2006 and short-lived stint in the boyband Jetzt Anders!, Neuwirth began to develop and perform as his drag persona, Conchita Wurst, choosing to keep his beard as “a statement to say that you can achieve anything, no matter who you are or how you look,” he told Reuters in 2014.Once Conchita was selected to represent Austria in Eurovision 2014, she was destined to make an impression.

Sam Smith and fashion designer Christian Cowan used the wildest night in fashion to make their relationship red carpet official.On Monday, Smith and Cowan climbed the Met Gala’s vaulted steps hand-in-hand while both wearing custom ensembles created by Cowan.It was quite possibly the chicest hard launch in queer romance history!Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.A post shared by CHRISTIAN COWAN (@christiancowan)The 2024 Met Gala featured a slew of LGBTQ+ fashionistas in all their red carpet finery.The duo’s complementary tuxedos featured Cowan in white, while Smith’s was black with a chiffon skirt overlay. Both were also adorned with red roses dipped in gold and silver.For Smith it proved to an extra special evening as it was also their first time at the Met Gala.“I couldn’t have dreamed of a better companion for the occasion,” the 31-year-old singer told Vogue.

Where do you currently reside? Missouri City, TX (a suburb outside of Houston)  What is your educational background? I have a BA in Sociology from Cornell University and an MPA from the University of Houston Where did you work before this? I worked as the Director of Communications and External Affairs for the Texas State Infrastructure Project. In my role, I supported the commun

Texas state Sen. Royce West, who represents District 23 in North Texas, will hold a town hall meeting and forum this week to discuss solutions to the accidents and fatalities happening on Loop 12, and has invited everyone with an interest in the topic to attend.