Republican Who Blamed Uvalde Shooting on Transgender Medicine Wins Primary

The Westside Unitarian Universalist Faith Community in Fort Worth has amplified a call to action encouraging LGBTQ North Texans and their allies to email letters urging the landlord of the Watauga building now housing Stedfast Baptist Church to evict the church because of “the bigoted speech and actions of the preachers and church attendees,” according to an email provided Wednesday, July 13, to Dallas Voice.

Netflix has released the full-length trailer for Neil Patrick Harris‘ new series!

The art exhibit “Looking for Lesbians” is influenced by the lesbian pulp fiction collection, and other materials, at ONE Archives that are related to lesbian literature in Los Angeles. The exhibit was created by Sarah-Joy Ford, a textile artist from Manchester, England, who also is the artist-in-residence at the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Photo: ONE Archives at USC Libraries

Shreveport’s PACE — People Acting for Change and Equality — is currently planning  its Pride in the Park event, set for Sept. 10, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Betty Virginia Park, 3901 Fairfield Ave. in Shreveport. The celebration will include food trucks, community booths, vendors, entertainment and more.

The SPCA of Texas is re-opening its animal shelter in Dallas for adoptions today (Thursday, July 14) after being closed for several weeks due to the canine distemper virus outbreak that began in early June.

Living parody Christian Walker descended upon a Starbucks this morning and decided to make it everyone’s problem.This “everyone” includes the person in the car ahead of him: nonbinary pop-R&B singer Kehlani.Herschel Walker’s sole claimed heir initially stopped in the coffee shop’s parking lot to moan to his Instagram story that they had five Pride flags in the windows, but “not an American one.”“Pride month is OVER,” Walker shouts. “You’re intolerant of how I identify as a frickin’ American!”He then rolls up to the speaker and demands that they put up an American flag, saying that he will deliver one to the location himself if he has to.When he gets closer to the window he sees an American flag with rainbow stripes, which sends him into an absolute spiral.“You only GET a Pride month because you’re in AMERICA,” he tirades.Related: Herschel Walker’s son says he’s not gay, he just “likes men”It’s when he overhears the person in the car ahead of him assuring the baristas not to worry since it’s “just that a**hole from TikTok” that Walker gets out of the car to berate them.When he approaches their window, we learn that the “loving, tolerant, inclusive” person in his story is actually “Good Thing” singer Kehlani.Christian Walker got out of his car at a Starbucks drive through and stepped to Kehlani out of all people omfg pic.twitter.com/UD5vRAVTcj— j (@joshszn) July 13, 2022“Get your drink and go away,” Walker rants.

Emojipedia—the official emoji reference website—has provided a first glimpse at the 31 new digital icons set to be introduced to iOS and Android within the next year. While there’s nothing especially shocking among this typically eclectic group of faces, foods, critters, and symbols, it’s still got the internet abuzz as we mentally prepare ourselves for the way we text to change forever.Are we being hyperbolic? Yes, definitely.

“This is the way ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ ends. Not with a ‘How you doin’?’ but a clip-show.” – T.S.

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Texas Standard about LGBTQ+ Texans reconsidering their future in the state. In the story, Texas real estate broker Bob McCranie talks about a new relocation service he launched called Flee Texas, which is designed to help queer people sell their house and find a trusted real estate agent in another state — a state with more reliable protection of LGBTQ+ rights.The article goes on to say that McCranie started thinking about launching his new website around the time a draft leaked of the Dobbs Supreme Court opinion, which ended up overturning Roe v.

With the Supreme Court overturning on Roe v. Wade last month, the architect of the Texas abortion law has already aimed at marriage equality, and his next target could leave Texans without access to lifesaving preventive care.Jonathan Mitchell, the former solicitor general who helped write Senate Bill 8, the restrictive abortion law, opened a private law firm in Texas in 2018 to go after decades of the High Court's rulings, according to The Dallas Morning News.Since the beginning of his career, Mitchell has been vocal about his desire to dismantle decades of decisions he believes depart from the Constitution’s language or recognize constitutional rights that do not have a textual foundation.

Ted Cruz is absolutely livid that Brett Kavanaugh didn’t get to enjoy a slice of Morton’s Legendary Hot Chocolate Cake® before he was driven out the back door of a Morton’s Steakhouse in Washington, D.C. by peaceful pro-choice protesters last week.On Monday, Cruz sent a letter to Sen.

Emmy Awards, the Television Academy announced Tuesday.The show is up for outstanding Sstructured reality program, outstanding production design for a variety, reality or competition series, outstanding picture editing for a structured reality or competition program, outstanding casting for a reality program, outstanding directing for a reality program cheer, and host for a reality or competition program for all five of its hosts.One of those hosts and the show's interior design expert, Bobby Berk, spoke with E News about the nomination and what’s in store for the upcoming season.“It really is an amazing feeling to be acknowledged by the Academy and our peers,” he told the outlet.Queer Eye is a reboot of the 2008, series Queer Eye for a Straight Guy, with a modernized and more inclusive twist. The American reality show has come a long way since its premiere on Netflix in 2018 and features a new “Fab Five” with Antoni Porowski as the food and wine expert, Tan France as the fashion expert, Karamo Brown as the culture expert, Bobby Berk as the design expert, and Jonathan Van Ness as the grooming expert.Berk said that the show, “feels even more special every single year.”Starting in Atlanta, Ga., the show has traveled throughout the U.S.

Emmy nominations with a statement about LGBTQ+ rights.The nominations for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Tuesday (July 12), with Succession, Ted Lasso and The White Lotus among the most celebrated shows.RuPaul’s Drag Race earned eight nominations in total, including Outstanding Competition Program and Outstanding Host For A Reality or Competition Program.In a post on Instagram following the nominations, RuPaul wrote: “As the basic human rights of LGBTQ+ people are being threatened once again, I want to thank our peers in the Television Academy for acknowledging the achievements of the beautiful and talented souls that work in front of and behind the cameras at RuPaul’s Drag Race.A post shared by RuPaul (@rupaulofficial)“Through the miracle of drag, our spectacular season 14 queens have touched hearts and opened minds around the planet.”He added: “We will never take for granted the platform we’ve been given to tell authentic queer stories, and pledge to do everything in our power to continue to spread light, love, and laughter.“To our partners at World of Wonder, Paramount and VH1, thank you for having our backs every high-heeled step of the way.”The digital companion show to RuPaul’s Drag Race, Whatcha Packin’ hosted by Michelle Visage, also received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series.The ceremony will take place at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday September 22.

Arsenal fan.Throughout my life, I had never had any interest in football, but his enthusiasm and passion made me curious.We started watching games together and it became a way to connect with him by discussing results, players and teams.For my birthday, I took David to Emirates Stadium to see his favourite team play. Before we entered the gates, he pulled out a red scarf, flung it over my neck and said: ‘You’re an Arsenal fan now!’We ran up the stairs to get to our seats in time for kick off and when I saw thousands of dads with their sons of all ages, a tidal wave of emotions overcame me.I felt a great sense of pride, acknowledgment and honour to have been invited into this young man’s world.That’s the power of being a foster carer.

Twins often share a bond said to be closer than siblings, which may help to explain why one man felt so conflicted about whether or not to attend his twin sister’s wedding.He couldn’t have cared less that his sister was marrying a woman — after all, he was the first person she ever came out to and he says he “supported her wholeheartedly.”The reason he ultimately decided to skip the event and take a solo trip instead is a bit more complicated. He took to Reddit’s popular AITA (Am I The A**hole) forum to share the unusual circumstances and get some outside perspective.Posting under the handle Slow-Hovercraft-4860, he explained that just three years ago, he was engaged to his then-girlfriend, Julie.“I proposed to Julie and she said yes,” he wrote.

Church Militant, a far-right Catholic group and website, and a subsequent investigation by The Daily Beast. “Two of [Peterson’s] former male associates came out in June with on-the-record interviews saying they engaged in sexual activities with him, while other men say he propositioned them,” the Beast reports.

Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date with the latest LGBTQ news Radical right-wing Catholic site Church Militant first broke the story in June with a 30-minute video featuring interviews with the men accusing Peterson of making sexual advances toward them. Another, Patrick Rooney, says he was sexually involved with Peterson, who is unmarried, for roughly 10 years, despite being married to a woman.Rooney, who has known Peterson since 1992, claims in the video that the pastor made subtle sexual advances toward him for years, but they didn’t become sexually involved until 2005.

Becca Tilley is all for the Bachelor or Bachelorette showcasing same-sex relationships – if it’s done right.

Harry Styles is back on his bisexual breadcrumb-trail business in “Late Night Talking”, and we’re eating it up like Central Park pigeons.In this latest installation in the singer’s “gender indiscriminate flirty group-hang” series (alongside “Lights Up” and “Watermelon Sugar“), he takes the viewer under the covers, gets in some quality little-spoon time, and officiates a quaint lesbian wedding.Another fun scene sees Harry on a cute Lady and the Tramp-style spaghetti dinner date with a guy — all from the comfort of his bed, of course.Needless to say, the Harries™ are going a little feral:harry styles boy dater, lesbian marriage officiator pic.twitter.com/6QB5ThS19E— harry is my housewife

Despite the apparent evidence of possible unlawful acts Donald Trump may have committed, according to well-known attorneys, the former president’s inner circle is reportedly positioning his White House Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, to be the “likely fall guy” for his actions surrounding the January 6 insurrection, a just-published report at Rolling Stone reveals.

Social Media Safety Index, and it has found that major social media platforms remain lacking when it comes to safety for LGBTQ+ users.The organization evaluated five platforms — Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok — and all of them scored under 50 percent on the index. Instagram had 48 percent, Facebook 46 percent, Twitter 45 percent, YouTube 45 percent, and TikTok 43 percent.They were evaluated on 12 indicators.

Neil Patrick Harris makes his grand return to TV comedy with Netflix’s Uncoupled, a series about a successful, forty-something New York real estate agent whose life is turned upside down when his partner of 17 years leaves him suddenly single.A modern-day Renaissance man, Harris has been keeping plenty busy, but Uncoupled represents a return to the medium that made him. The artist formerly known as Doogie Howser, M.D. and then later as the (straight) playboy Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother? hasn’t had a proper leading-man television role since that sitcom ended in 2014, believe it or not.Related: About that time we made Neil Patrick Harris & Jonathan Groff cry “gay tears”(Yes, he was the murderous Count Olaf in Netflix’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events, but we’re not counting that here due to all those prosthetics and villainy.)Better still, Uncoupled gives Harris the opportunity to play a gay man, and it’s great to see the actor step into the role of a true romantic lead.

We’re not sure which is a worse look for a politician–inventing baseless rumors about your opponent’s sexuality, or arguing that anyone who isn’t straight is unfit for public office. They’re both repugnant.But the moves are both favorites in Arizona state Rep.

told MailOnline that the 82-year-old “It’s Not Unusual” singer collapsed one hour before his show on Tuesday. However, Jones disputed that on Instagram, stating he had doctor’s orders not to perform because of “viral laryngitis.”“Hello to all concerned.

has the franchise's most memorable couples going through shocking changes. In the first trailer for the brand new season, the honeymoon phase is definitely over for the couples, and it appears Angela and Michael are no longer even together. Aside from Angela and Michael, the new season features fan favorites Big Ed and Liz, Jenny and Sumit, Jovi and Yara, Kim and Usman, and Elizabeth and Andrei. In the trailer that dropped on Wednesday, 56-year-old Angela shockingly has a new man in her life after undergoing multiple plastic surgery procedures and going through hard times with 34-year-old Michael, who appears to still be in Nigeria.

Anubis has released the psychedelic music video for her brand new single, Wonderland. 

Gemma Collins astonished fans with the revelation she is making a staggering £18k per day after scoring a string of lucrative money-making opportunities.The gobby grafter, 41, who found fame on The Only Way is Essex, recently signed a £1million deal with high street giants New Look to become the face of a new line of clobber, and is also fronting a campaign for Walkers crisps – worth another £1million.Other high-paying gigs include ads for airline Wizz Air, fast food giant Burger King, condom-maker Durex and clothing brand Boohoo, plus cash from her own clothing brand has earned her another £500,000 in 2022.READ MORE: Gemma Collins takes dramatic tumble at her own Platinum Jubilee party in 'true GC style'The eye-watering total works out at a whopping £18,248-a-day.An industry source revealed: “Gemma is hot property and firms are falling over themselves to sign her up.“At the rate she’s going she could be worth another couple of million quid by the end of the year.”Another insider revealed that the GC can charge up to £50k for just one day's work.They told The Sun: “Gemma is big business and when New Look approached her for a collaboration, they were willing to pay big money."She'll be New Look's main celebrity ambassador and will also launch her own clothing collection in stores nationwide - with a contract slated to "go on for a long time".Gemma Collins recently quit her BBC radio gig after being offered a lucrative deal by a rival broadcaster, according to reports.The Gemma Collins Podcast has proved a hit for the BBC since it first launched back in 2019 and even spawned dating advice spin-off The Love Lounge.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Now

The Turtle Creek Chorale performance at Carnegie Hall on July 9, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Suzanne Taffet)

I adore her. She’s just going to take this show and make it her own.

My American Life. The Washington Examiner got hold of a copy and has printed some extracts. They touch upon Boebert’s brushes with the law, of which there have been several.Firstly, there was that incident in a bowling alley in 2004.Lauren is known to have been hanging out with her future husband by the time she was 17.

Law professor Khiara Bridges took Josh Hawley to school at a senate hearing yesterday, and we don’t think he’ll be graduating any time soon.In Tuesday’s hearing on “Post-Roe America”, Hawley mocked the professor for referring to those affected by the Dobbs decision as “people with a capacity for pregnancy”, asking, “Would that be women?”Bridges succinctly explained that there are women who can’t get pregnant, as well as trans men and nonbinary people who can.“We can recognize that this impacts women while also recognizing that it impacts other groups,” Bridges clearly explained. “Those things are not mutually exclusive, Senator Hawley.”Somehow, that’s just too much information for the junior senator to process.After a tense exchange where Hawley tried to imply Bridges believes Roe is not a women’s issue, she plainly said the quiet part out loud.“I want to recognize that your line of questioning is transphobic, and it opens up trans people to violence by not recognizing them.”Related: Josh Hawley wants to force women to have babies and make adoption easier… just not for gay peopleThe senator responded incredulously, as if he couldn’t fathom how denying trans folks’ existences could possibly be harmful to them.Indeed, Hawley and his state’s legislature don’t seem to want to recognize trans people if they can help it.

Did you hear that? It was the sound of Ivanka Trump frantically Googling the penalty for perjury under federal law. (Answer: Up to five years plus fines.)During yesterday’s January 6 hearing, Ivanka’s former chief of staff, Julie Radford, basically threw her under the bus by directly contradicting sworn testimony she gave to the committee back in April.Related: Trump so pissed at Ivanka for testifying to Jan 6 committee that he can no longer imagine dating herRadford served as Ivanka’s chief of staff during her entire time pretending to be a government employee in the White House.

In a settlement with the U.S. Government, Applebee’s franchise owners in Florida have agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve a case involving sexual orientation discrimination.

Twice he was tried, and twice, a jury failed to convict John Kevin Woodward for killing his roommate’s girlfriend, a computer engineer and athlete found strangled in her car in Mountain View, Calif., in the early 1990s.Now, prosecutors have charged the gay tech CEO with murder for the third time in connection with a killing that happened 30 years ago after they say new developments in forensic science technology link him to the murder weapon.Police arrested Woodward, Readytech’s president and chief executive officer, at JFK International Airport in New York Saturday after he arrived from Amsterdam, according to a Santa Clara County District Attorney’s news release.He is charged with murdering 25-year-old Laurie Houts.Authorities say Woodward waived extradition, so Mountain View police have until July 29 to escort him back to Santa Clara County, where he’ll be formally booked and arraigned.Houts was found strangled in her car about a mile from her job by a passerby on Sept. 5, 1992.

Ukraine to replace a statue of the Russian Empress Catherine II, better known as Catherine the Great, with one depicting U.S. gay porn star Billy Herrington, has gained enough signatures to be reviewed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.“Catherine II is a controversial historical figure whose actions caused great damage to Ukrainian statehood and culture,” the petition reads.

Emily in Paris, Younger) and Jeffrey Richman (Emily in Paris) explores dating as a gay man of a certain age who’s been in a committed relationship for decades but is suddenly single. Uncoupled, premiering on Netflix July 29, stars Neil Patrick Harris as Michael, who discovers a few new things about himself while navigating the world of dating apps, GRINDr, and how to take the perfect profile pic for hook-ups. The show’s official synopsis reads:“Michael Lawson (Neil Patrick Harris) seems to have it all figured out.

Ukraine may soon have rock hard porn star erected in the city of Odessa.

Josh Hawley of Missouri and Berkely law professor Khiara Bridges clashing over trans issues has gone viral on social media and has been viewed over 8 million times.During a Senate hearing focussing on abortion policy on Tuesday, an argument erupted between Bridges and Hawley when he questioned a phrase the professor used.Bridges used the phrase "people with a capacity for pregnancy," which is considered a gender-neutral term that also recognizes transgender men and non-binary people.The debate surrounding abortion, women's rights and trans rights has recently become more fierce following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.The clash between Hawley and Bridges has also sparked a debate on these topics online, most notably the discussion on whether to use more LGBTQ+ friendly or gender-neutral terms.The video of the back and forth between the pair was posted on Twitter multiple times on Tuesday and when combined, the videos had been viewed more than 8 million times.The video posted by the Twitter page Acyn had been viewed more than 5.6 million times.

Legislation to enforce 100-metre safe access zones outside healthcare facilities carrying out abortions will come into effect by the end of the year. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has finalised the General Scheme of a Bill that will introduce these safety provisions, with the goal of protecting staff and those accessing abortion. The campaigning of […]

The Government has plans to strengthen the current legislation against hate crimes and hate speech by introducing a new bill later this year. The aim is to protect marginalised groups against racist, homophobic and transphobic violence and to make it easier to secure convictions in courts. On Wednesday, July 13, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee […]

As Bachelor Nation — and Susie Evans — continue to reel over the Clayton Echard shade during the season 19 premiere of The Bachelorette, Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia are sharing their sides of the story.

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ABSOLUTE.’s brand new electro single Stuck In Love is the perfect summer anthem.

Filipino actor and model Paolo Ballesteros has been confirmed to host Drag Race Philippines.

ABOVE: Happy EIGHTIETH (?!), Harrison Ford!

Nintendo Japan has made the bold move to recognise same-sex marriage among its employees, confirming the news publically weeks after the country declared these unions “unconstitutional”. On June 20, it was ruled that the “definition of marriage did not extend to partnerships between people of the same gender”, thereby upholding the ban on same-sex marriage […]

Disney Channel actor has started an OnlyFans account.Dan Benson has joined the platform in an effort to help the LGBTQ community.His bio on the site reads: "If you wanted to see me naked - your wish has been granted."The actor plans to perform X-rated livestreams every week on the adult subscription platform as well as share raunchy photos and videos.He currently charges subscribers $20 (£16) a month to access his content and has posted 156 times.It looks like he's already been having success on the site as he's racked up over 44,000 likes.Dan isn't the first former Disney star to join the often explicit platform - in 2020 Shake it Up star Bella Thorne joined the site and became the first creator to earn a massive $1million (£842,000) in just 24 hours. As he becomes the latest Disney celeb to join the platform, here's everything you need to know about who Dan Benson is and why he's started an OnlyFans.