Rosie O’Donnell is having a tough time coping with Anne Heche’s death and their fraught relationship

With a total of zero votes cast, pop superstar Lil Nas X has declared himself the “president” of the battle arena video game League of Legends.If you’re confused by what this means, don’t worry; “Lil Nas Xecutive” has put together a handy video documenting his rise in the corperate ladder.In this hilarious promotional video, Montero strolls into the League offices and claims his place at the top:His presidential space is complete with a gold throne, matching gold Washington and Lincoln busts, and a desk name plate reading “I AM THE BOSS”.Related: Ask and you shall receive: Lil Nas X invites fans to “a big orgy” at his concertIn reality, this partnership — sorry, presidency — will entail the singer releasing a new anthem for the game, “Starwalkin”, to be performed at the opening ceremony of the League Worlds tournament.Accompanying “Starwalkin” will be two music videos for the track, as well as a yet-to-be-revealed Prestige skin for the brand new champion “K’Sante”.“I will be the greatest President of League of Legends of all time,” the singer declares. “Also, I’m going to make the best Worlds anthem of all time, and put on the biggest, coolest, sexiest Worlds in the history of all Worlds.”In addition to his anthemic duties, Montero is having to make tough decisions as the new head of this game.One decision specifically from this new administration seems tough, but fair:as the new president of league of legends, bottoms are no longer allowed to play.— PRESIDENT NASARATI (@LilNasX) September 15, 2022Related: Multiple leaks suggest one of the world’s biggest gay icons will soon make her video game debutThis is far from the star’s first big collaboration.

Okay, so, what is even happening these days?As a single gay man, I thought dating was hard enough once dating apps killed the romance. Then Miss Rona decided to take a world tour and push everyone into isolation with six-foot distances in place. Her little aftershocks of Omicron and Delta weren’t exactly welcomed with open arms, either.

David Dawson has opened up about his sex scenes with Harry Styles in the upcoming film My Policeman. 

Supreme Court to hold off a New York trial judge's order telling Yeshiva to give immediate official student-club status to YU Pride Alliance, an LGBTQ group, even while that order is being appealed.On Friday, Sept. 9, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor granted Yeshiva a temporary stay that was hailed by the media as a victory for Yeshiva. On the following Wednesday, an order of the full Court vacated Sotomayor's stay.

When it comes to major gaming franchises, queer characters or stories are often still left out. Fortunately, the story is different with many smaller games from indie developers.

One desperately aspiring social media personality has been doing everything she can to make a name for herself off trans superstar Dylan Mulvaney’s back. After months of embarrassing harassment, she has finally gotten that attention ordered.A woman identified by other TikTok users as Jessica M.

A judge in Montana has temporarily blocked a new state rule that bars transgender people from changing the gender on their birth certificate.The state passed a law last year that required proof of surgery and the approval of a court in order to change the gender marker, whereas for the previous four years trans Montanans had been able to obtain a new birth certificate through a simple online form. Judge Michael Moses issued an injunction in April that stopped the enforcement of that law.

WASHINGTON — Senator Tammy Baldwin, Democrat of Wisconsin, said on Thursday that the Senate would postpone an expected vote on legislation to provide federal protections for same-sex marriage until after the midterm elections in November, amid dimming hopes of drawing enough Republican support to ensure its passage. Leading proponents of the Respect for Marriage Act said that delaying action would increase their chance of getting the 10 Republican votes needed to push it through the evenly divided Senate, where 60 would be necessary to move it forward.

Once upon a time, TV premieres were the province of fall, and there was something exciting about seeing all the new titles unveiled. In the streaming era, of course, new shows debut all year long – but we think there’s still a special excitement surrounding the ones that come out at this time of year. Call us old-fashioned.

Despite indications the U.S. Senate would soon take up legislation seeking to codify same-sex marriage into law, the legislation now appears to have to wait until after the mid-term elections.

Despite continuing drops in cases in the United States, public health officials are concerned that monkeypox continues to spread in communities of color where vaccination rates are low.The number of new MPV cases has dropped by nearly half since early August, according to White House MPV response coordinator Bob Fenton.Vaccinations and education efforts contributed to the decrease in new cases, Biden administration officials said during a briefing with the media on Thursday. Nearly 11,000 vaccination doses were administered in a pilot program targeting large Pride events across the country."In places like Atlanta, where we've worked closely with the public health community to surge vaccines and information around events like Black Pride, the rate of new cases has steadily declined," Fenton said.

(CNN) -- The Senate will punt on a vote over same-sex marriage legislation until after the November midterm elections as negotiators ask for more time to lock down support -- a move that could make it more likely the bill will ultimately pass the chamber.Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a leading Democratic negotiator on the bill that would codify same-sex marriage nationwide, said Thursday that more time is needed to negotiate the issue with Republicans -- and wants to delay any vote in the Senate until after the November midterm elections."We're very confident that the bill will pass, but we will need a little more time," Baldwin told CNN.Democrats had originally been eyeing a Senate vote before this fall's midterms -- potentially even as soon as next week.

With the proposed Respect for Marriage Act awaiting debate in the U.S. Senate, new polling data from the Human Rights Campaign indicates that over two-thirds of registered voters in swing states support marriage equality. The data collected by the HRC, the largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization in the country, shows that 64 percent of prospective voters in the November midterm election would support a law “protecting the national right to same-sex marriage.” The voters polled all reside in “battleground” states — Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — defined as states where the Republican and Democratic parties have near-equal levels of support. Thousands or even hundreds of votes could affect the outcome of an election in swing states, yet support for marriage equality surpasses party lines with endorsement from two-thirds of voters.

One of CNN’s most prominent LGBTQ+ anchors is leaving his evening slot to co-host a new morning show.On Thursday, the network announced that Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow, and Kaitlan Collins would be the new faces of a redesigned and yet unnamed new morning show.The morning show will take on a new format, name, and set. CNN currently airs New Day from 6 to 9 a.m.

When Megan Carter moved to Colorado several years ago, her partner at the time was an avid climber and tried to throw her into the sport. Carter found herself atop a teetering stone arch in the wilderness. She wanted to cry.“I was super afraid of heights, totally mortified,” recalls Carter, who is now a climbing coach and the brainchild behind Queer Climbing Night at her local gym, Eagle Climbing + Fitnessin Eagle, Colorado.

(CNN) -- The Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote declined on Wednesday a request from Yeshiva University to block a lower court order that requires the New York university to recognize a "Pride Alliance" LGBTQ student club.In an unsigned order, the Supreme Court noted that the New York state courts had yet to issue a final order in the case, and that Yeshiva could return to the Supreme Court after the New York courts have acted."The application is denied because it appears that applicants have at least two further avenues for expedited or interim state court relief," the court said.Justice Samuel Alito, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, dissented from the court's order, noting that the lower courts could take "months to rule.""I see no reason why we should not grant a stay at this time," he said.Noting that the school objected to recognizing a group that would have implications that are not consistent with the Torah, Alito said, "The First Amendment guarantees the right to the free exercise of religion, and if that provision means anything, it prohibits a State from enforcing its own preferred interpretation of the Holy Scripture.""The upshot is that Yeshiva is almost certain to be compelled for at least some period of time (and perhaps for a lengthy spell) to instruct its students in accordance with what it regards as an incorrect interpretation of Torah and Jewish law," Alito continued.He said that a state's imposition of its "own mandatory interpretation of scripture is a shocking development that calls out for review," and added that "it is our duty to stand up for the Constitution even when doing so is controversial."Justice Sonia Sotomayor -- who has jurisdiction over the lower court

President Joe Biden on Friday will meet with the family of WNBA star Brittney Griner.

Grindr has a new boss daddy with big ambitions.George Arison will assume the role of CEO for the  “dating” app, ahead of a plan to take the company public.That’ll be to the tune of a  $2.1 billion valuation range, and that’s a lot of zeroes.Arison is gay and will be one of the few gay men leading a public company (we see you Tim Cook).NBC News reports Arison “led a taxi-hailing app before he started his own company nearly a decade ago, has been on Grindr’s board of directors since May.”Related: How to get unbanned from Grindr“Arison will take over on Oct. 19 as Grindr prepares to go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company,” NBC News added.

EJ Panaligan editor The Los Angeles LGBT Center has announced the hire of Phillip Picardi as the organization’s chief marketing and communications officer. “I am so excited to be joining The Los Angeles LGBT Center at this urgent moment in our community’s history,” Picardi said in a statement Thursday morning. “After working for over a decade in the media, I know how powerful storytelling can be as a cultural salve. I’m thrilled to take the Center’s marketing and communications initiatives to new heights.” Picardi joins as a member of the Center’s executive team, working alongside newly-appointed CEO Joe Hollendoner, chief impact officers Terra Russell-Slavin and Sharon Brown, chief financial officer Ricardo DeLeon, chief development officer Saurabh Bajaj and chief health officer Dr. Ward Carpenter.

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 2, may be making a comeback… on OnlyFans.In a public Facebook post, Sanchez (birth name James William Ross IV) wrote, “My name is James, her name is King Tyra! Tyra’s drag is available exclusively only on OnlyFans. Make sure to subscribe! You don’t want to miss the return of the King!”Ross said fans would only have a limited time to subscribe.In the sole post on their OnlyFans page, the performer posted an illustration of their drag persona and reportedly wrote, “Here for nudes? LMAO! You know better than that! The King is coming back and it ain’t no time for that! This probably the best d*ck pic you’ll ever get! Next update in a lil bit!”Related: Tyra Sanchez posts cryptic threat against RuPaul’s DragCon and fans are NOT having itRoss’ possible return to drag comes as a bit of surprise considering their long-seeming hatred of the Drag Race brand.Shortly after winning Drag Race in 2009, the then-21-year-old perfumer virtually disappeared from the show — though she made appearances in the show’s Season 5 and 8 finales.

The Crown's Erin Doherty has revealed she was under pressure to hide her sexuality after landing the role of playing Princess Anne.Erin, 30, became a household favourite after playing the quick-witted Princess who is known for not taking any nonsense from anybody.However, the star who has been open about her relationship with fellow actress Sophie Melville has explained that while she's comfortable in her sexuality, this wasn't always the case.READ MORE: The Crown resumes filming days after Queen's death amid funeral production delayIn a heartfelt admission, the star detailed the "gutting" moments she questioned if she and Sophie, should go public with their blossoming relationship.Erin said: "I'm not gonna lie, I won't name names, but when I got The Crown, I felt a lot of pressure to withhold my sexuality."She went on to tell The Daily Telegraph: "There was a period of time when I was like, do I get to be open about this in order to have a successful career? "And the fact that that question still went through my mind, and may still go through other people's minds, is so gutting."I'm really aware of all the people who have lived years and years and years, either in shame or denial, or just hiding - actors, actresses definitely stopping it getting out there in order to have a career - and I just want to be a part of trying to do something about that."The happy couple met in 2018 when they were both appearing in The Divide, written by Alan Ayckbourn but Erin refrained from going public about their relationship until 2019.During her time on The Crown, one scene saw her character, The Princess Royal confront the Queen played by Olivia Colman about her involvement in the then Prince Charles' affair with Camilla Shand and her

SpunOut, the Irish youth information service, has announced the details of a new campaign which highlights the need for more informative sex education in Ireland which is also inclusive of LGBTQ+ young people. Under the Sheets focuses on the experiences young people have had with sex education in Ireland, highlighting the gaps in learning and […]

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Roughly two-thirds of likely voters in US battleground states support legislation which protects marriage equality at a national level, according to a new study from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).

James Ross, the artist formerly known as Tyra Sanchez, has teased their return to drag more than a decade after winning Drag Race.

Middle Eastern indie rock band Mashrou’ Leila has announced it will disband following online abuse, drawing tributes from fans and rights activists who said it will result in the loss of a rare public voice for LGBTQ+ rights in the region.

A man has been jailed for seven years for possessing the gun that was used to kill Irish journalist Lyra McKee.

The co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party thought she had made a brilliant comment on Twitter on Sunday, but it was actually just some blatant homophobia aimed at Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg who reacted to her words yesterday. Buttigieg said that his children will have better values than Meshawn Maddock, the Michigan Republican Party co-chair who called him a "weak little girl" earlier this week on Twitter. "If she wants to talk about little girls, Chasten, and I are raising a little girl and a little boy. And we are raising them to have better values than the chairwoman," Buttigieg told local station WXYZ in an interview during the Detroit auto show, which reporter Ross Jones tweeted out.

NewFest said Thursday that HBO’s upcoming Mama’s Boy, the documentary about the life of Oscar-winning Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, will be the opening-night film for the New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival. The fest, which also announced its full lineup, kicks off its 34th edition October 13.

the real-life drama facing transgender kids in Texas and turned it into a playable narrative experience that they hope will change hearts and minds.Lookout Drive Games worked with trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming creators to create “Portrait of a Texas Family: A free slice of life game about love and resilience,” now available for free on Mac and PC.In the roughly 30-minute visual novel (kinda like a “Choose Your Own Adventure” story), you play a parent of Sofia, a trans 14-year-old. Along with your partner Martín, your family must collect family keepsakes to place inside of a “safe folder” that will serve as proof of Sofia’s insistent gender identity and her supportive family, just in case the state’s child abuse investigators come calling.In the game, players can customize their character’s skin tone, hair length, body type, and pronouns.

EJ Panaligan editor NewFest, a New York-based LGBTQ+ film festival, has announced the full lineup for its 34th iteration. The 2022 edition will run from Oct. 13 to Oct. 25. With world, North American, U.S. and New York premieres for more than 130 films from 23 countries, the festival will be headlined by the world premiere of HBO documentary “Mama’s Boy” from Laurent Bouzereau as the opening night screening. Additionally, the festival will hold an advance screening for the Season 2 premiere of popular HBO series “The White Lotus.” Other high-profile screenings through the festival’s run include Michael Grandage’s love triangle film “My Policeman,” starring Harry Styles and Emma Corrin, and the stop-motion horror comedy “Wendell & Wild,” from writer-director Henry Selick. Jordan Peele co-writes, while also featuring in a lead voice role. Keegan-Michael Key inhabits the film’s other lead voice role, marking a “Key & Peele” reunion on the animated stage between the two longtime collaborators.

Both the London and Boston Marathons have announced that non-binary athletes will be able to compete in the 2023 races without having to chose either the male or female category. The Boston Athletic Association (BAA) made the announcement on Monday, September 12, with the UK capital’s event unveiling similar news on Wednesday, September 14. Runners […]

GEMMA Collins has showed off the ROBOT that she uses to cut the grass in the sprawling garden behind her Essex mansion. The former The Only Way Is Essex star took to her Instagram stories to show off the gadget as it trawled along the grass. Gemma, 41, told her fans that she was "absolutely obsessed" with the robot, which independently cut the grass without her guidance.

BuzzFeed UK: Hi Jinkx! Let's get started – enquiring minds want to know, what is your favourite musical?Jinkx Monsoon: Hi! Oh, definitely Sweeney Todd. Mainly because it’s about a woman obsessed with a man, and I can relate (laughs).

“Music is a galvanizing force,” the Indigo Girls’ Emily Saliers says about the power of song to create communal experiences and inspire activism. Certainly, for many who’ve ever experienced an Indigo Girls show with the audience belting along to classics “Galileo,” “The Power of Two,” and the ultimate sing-along, “Closer to Fine,” the vibe is nothing short of a revival, and one that centers queer women.

The unseen image is from “Borderline.” (Image © Andrew Caulfield/AUGUST/www.augustimage.com)

Related: Cheyenne Jackson posts a sweet photo and words of tribute to his sonIn his posting, Cheyenne said, “Happy 8th wedding anniversary, babe. My life changed forever when I met you ten years ago at a little 12-step meeting in WeHo. We’ve weathered life’s storms side by side, moment by moment.

a seven-year low in the ratings in July and has long lagged behind Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” and MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” in both total viewers and the key news demographic of viewers 25-54.“We will reimagine our morning show leveraging our correspondents and unmatched resources in the U.S. and around the world to provide news that viewers need to know as they start their day,” Licht said to attendees of the Warner Bros.

somewhat creepy.A leaked phone call to a former aide also caught her slamming her treatment at the hands of the media. Talking to Stephanie Winston Wolkoff in 2018, Melania said she’d been working her “ass off” on the White House decorations, despite it not being of much interest to her: “Who gives a f**k about Christmas stuff and decoration” she ranted.Related: Melania says she felt “violated” by FBI agents going through her closet and the Rose Garden would like a wordAccording to Fox News, Melania’s new range of “handcrafted” ornaments is accompanied by animated NFTs.

The prestigious Cardiff-based Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Festival 2022 returns for the first in-person festival since 2019 with an incredible lineup of gorgeous new short films. Now in its 16th year, the Iris Prize aims to highlight LGBTQ+ stories through the medium of short films. Among this year’s filmmakers battling it out for the Best British […]

After plans to pedestrianise Capel Street were approved in April this year, a new debate has now opened on whether the street should remain traffic-free. Capel Street, a favourite of the LGBTQ+ community in the heart of Dublin, is home to queer venues Pantibar and Nealons and to the beloved community space Outhouse. The effective […]

This Saturday, the Gay Health Network (GHN) will launch their ‘Summary of Actions 2021’ at their AGM. This report focuses on the outputs of sexual and mental health as well as general well-being for all gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men. (gbMSM) This GHN report reveals the immense effort in promoting the […]

Toronto International Film Festival has pulled a film starring a trans Joker due to issues with the film’s rights.

At Signature Theatre in Arlington, the fall season has already kicked off with Ethan Lipton’s “No Place to Go” (through Oct. 16), a commentary on the sad state of working in America starring Bobby Smith backed by a cool trio of musicians. In a stunning performance, Smith plays George, a writer/musician juggling artistic pursuits and a day job as an information refiner. When the unfeeling company decides to streamline, George must decide whether to remain in the city that never sleeps or follow his “permanent part-time job” to Mars.

Ellen DeGeneres’ high-profile coupledom made big waves, though their relationship ended messily in 2000 and Anne went on to marry a man, Coleman Laffoon, in 2001. Well, just this May, here on Queerty, I wrote about Anne’s last soulmate, the openly lesbian Ami Goodheart.

(CNN) — The cause of death of actress Anne Heche was ruled an accident Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner-Coroner.Heche's car crashed into a Los Angeles home and erupted into flames on August 5. After the accident, Heche experienced a "severe anoxic brain injury," depriving her brain of oxygen, among other critical injuries following the crash, her family and friends said in a statement to CNN.She died Sunday after being taken off life support, according to a representative for her family.The coroner cited inhalation and thermal injuries as the cause of death.

Heche passed away on August 12, after a Mini Cooper that she was driving in Los Angeles crashed into a home, causing the structure to go up in flames. TMZ footage showed that her vehicle had hit an apartment complex's garage shortly before the crash.In the days since Heche's accident and subsequent death, O'Donnell has weighed in on the tragedy in social media posts, while also telling her audience to watch Heche's films in her memory.However, on Sunday, O'Donnell spoke out against questions over her treatment of Heche while she was alive, when one of her TikTok followers commented: "We all knew she was on your show and yadda yadda...

The late Anne Heche reflecting on her ex-girlfriend Ellen Degeneres in 2021 in what would become her final public words on their relationship.Related: Ellen DeGeneres breaks silence on ex-partner Anne Heche’s accident