South Carolina lawmakers strip LGBTQ protections from hate crimes bill

Lana Del Rey, rapper Tyler the Creator and Doja Cat.Other LGBTQ+ artists taking to the various stages included Ice Spice, Victoria Monét, Chappell Roan, Honey Dijon, Young Miko, Reneé Rapp, Brittany Howard, and Billie Eilish who joined for a surprise performance of “Video Games” during Del Rey’s set on Friday night. Apparently, it was a healing moment for certain segments of the nation.Billie Eilish singing Lana del Rey mended the generational gap between millennial and GenZ ? pic.twitter.com/uEGTs91mABOther celebs making headlines included rapper Lil Uzi Vert’s giving ballroom while voguing during his set that left the audience gooped and gagged.LIL UZI VERT ATE?? NOT THEM VOGUING I LOVE THIS pic.twitter.com/uHMX4liKJ7And a tender moment between Justin Bieber and Jaded Smith as the buds got real close dancing together and kissing on the cheek.

Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.We have pixelated the image of the account holder as we’re unsure if it shows the person behind the account or not.Posted on Friday, by yesterday evening the image has gained 3.2K likes and hundreds of comments.Many of those who commented were unimpressed.Justice Horn, Chair of the Kansas City LGBTQ Commission, reshared the tweet with a message criticizing it. “When I was younger, I quit choir because playing football and being masculine presenting helped me survive high school. I have two state rings, but walked away from something I enjoyed.

bullying accusations leveled against the Duchess of Sussex.Cohen worked for the royal family since 2001 and was Markle’s private secretary in 2021 when the first complaint was made that the former “Suits” star created a hostile work environment. Although she would not elaborate in an interview with the Australian newspaper The Herald Sun, Cohen, an Aussie, told the outlet Monday, “I was only supposed to stay for six months but stayed for 18 — we couldn’t find a replacement for me and when we did we took them on tour to Africa with Harry and Meghan to show them the ropes but they left (quit) as well while in Africa.”Cohen stopped working for the royals in 2019.The Post has contacted reps for Markle and Buckingham Palace for comment.The allegations came just days before Markle and Prince Harry sat down for their bombshell tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey — in which the American Orchard Riviera founder claimed life in the royal family was “almost unsurvivable.” The HR review was privately funded by Queen Elizabeth II and carried out by an independent investigator in March 2021 after two royal staffers alleged they’d been bullied while working for her.Markle’s legal team denied any allegations of bullying — calling them a “calculated smear campaign.

Ketanji Brown Jackson has warned that her conservative colleagues failed to show "reason and restraint" by allowing Idaho's transgender youth health care ban to be enforced during an appeal.The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Monday granted a request from Idaho officials to allow enforcement of a near-total ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth while the case works its way through the courts. The ban had previously been temporarily blocked by a lower court.The decision does not apply to the two teenage transgender girls whose families filed a lawsuit over the ban.

The cast of the ‘Girl from the North Country’ North American tour (photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade)