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Indiana beat out their four competitors to earn the prom king crown — and they did it in a sequin gown, feather boa, and heels.Recalling the night, Hernandez (who uses they/he pronouns) told NBC News, “when I walked out there, I left everybody speechless.”No one was more surprised by the win than Hernandez themself when they heard their name called. “In my head, I’m thinking, ‘I’m not going to win.’ I was just praying to the gay lords,” they said.Hernandez shared that they knew they wanted to wear something a little different than their tuxedoed competitors.

The Courier Journal the parent said her son was “upset” with the assignment.“Her kid is in the class that was given the assignment, and he and her are both uncomfortable with it," Davis told the paper. “She doesn’t know how to handle it.”Students were asked to write an imaginary letter to a “same gender” questioning or gay friend from their church they have known since kindergarten.“The aim of your letter should be to lovingly and compassionately speak truth to the person you’re talking to in a way that does not approve of any sin,” the assignment read.

A post shared by Amy Schneider (@jeopardamy)Over 40 days, Amy Schneider went from an engineering manager to a household name. With anti-LGBTQ legislation sweeping the country, it feels like poetic justice that a trans woman found a platform for trans visibility to be broadcast into the homes across America.After two years of a pandemic in which LGBTQ folks all across the country were unable to access their usual bars, centers, and Pride parades, here was Oakland, California, trans woman and Dayton, Ohio, native Schneider queering Jeopardy!, the beloved American game show that has aired in millions of American living rooms for almost 60 years. Related: Amy Schneider, BADASS winner at the 10th Anniversary of the QueertiesSchneider has been a champion for transgender visibility at a time when it’s most needed simply by showing up authentically and sharing her encyclopedic knowledge on a national platform.The entire country watched as she racked up 40 consecutive wins over 40 days and nearly $1.4 million in prize money, her streak helping boost viewership. She was a delightful presence, always modest, warm, and sporting her signature string of pearls. It was also an opportunity for Schneider to reflect on her personal journey. “Six months ago, none of you had heard of Amy Schneider,” she said at the 10th anniversary Queerty Awards.

We’re sure glad we’re not Jim Jordan.Last week, the January 6 committee issued subpoenas to five House Republicans, including the former college wrestling coach/homophobic congressman.Jordan was previously asked to appear before the committee voluntarily, but he refused, claiming he had “no relevant information” that would help the investigation.pic.twitter.com/aAlnLX0CTk— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) January 10, 2022But committee members, who obtained text messages sent by Jordan to Mark Meadows in the days leading up to the deadly insurrection, felt otherwise.“The Select Committee has learned that several of our colleagues have information relevant to our investigation into the attack on January 6th and the events leading up to it,” Rep.

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Florida Democrat Michele Rayner-Goolsby, who would have been Florida’s first out U.S. representative, suspended her campaign for Congress on Monday morning. She appears to be one of the victims of Gov.

LGBT Ireland is delighted to announce its Pride 2022 Healthcare Conference which will be held on Friday, June 3rd at the RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) in St. Stephens Green.  The conference will take place from 9:30 am – 2:00 pm and attendance is free. LGBT Ireland will be bringing together members of […]

Another Eurovision song contest has come and gone, and Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra took the top prize with a massive show of support for their song “Stefania.” The competition also featured Eurovision’s first on-stage male-on-male kiss, when San Marino’s singer Achille Lauro pulled his guitarist in for a smooch.Lauro, whose real name is Laura De Marinis, made it to the semi-finals with his song “Stripper.” Dressed as a glammed up cowboy, he took the stage and proudly represented his country for the 11th year at Eurovision.There was even a mechanical bull with rhinestone horns involved in the performance, naturally:Related: 7 songs to help you live out your gay cowboy fantasyLauro may not have advanced to the finals, but his performance was a clear winner on social media:he didn't win eurovision but eurovision won by having achille lauro on that stage he's a true star and an artist and he will always be famous #eurovision pic.twitter.com/XYGLA8sln0— dieci ? (@minor_symphony) May 12, 2022no thoughts just ACHILLE LAURO and BOSS DOMS#Eurovision #ESC2022 #escita pic.twitter.com/8OrKnbDdQM— miriana????? saw irama (@imaspookykid) May 12, 2022He's a stripper, a cowboy and everything he wants to be! It's ACHILLE LAURO! ? ?? #Eurovision #ESC2022 pic.twitter.com/4x4gB8LcFm— Eurovision Song Contest (@Eurovision) May 12, 2022IL BACIO DI ACHILLE LAURO E BOSS DOMS IN MONDOVISIONE STO ASCENDENDO#Eurovision #ESCita pic.twitter.com/25XnM0DSa0— Våle?; SUPERMODEL era ? (@Vale41229116) May 12, 2022Recap of Achille Lauro's Jury performance for San Marino:– His cowboy hat fell off while he was riding the bull– PYRO GUITAR IS BACK– THERES A KISS BETWEEN HIM AND THE GUITARIST– This is so good#EUROVISION— charley ??????????? (@mysilentstorm) May

Donald Trump is known to be mulling another run for the presidency but he’s not expected to make any announcement until after the mid-terms are out of the way later this year.Melania’s Fox interview was ostensibly an excuse to promote her work to support kids in the foster system, “Fostering the Future.” This appears to primarily be linked to Melania’s ongoing sales of NFTs, of which an unspecified portion goes toward helping kids.In February, Melania confirmed that ‘Fostering The Future’ is not a nonprofit organization. “In simple terms, ‘Fostering the Future’ is the name of my platform.

Police in Bilbao, Spain — a port city on the country’s northern coast — have recently arrested a man in connection to the deaths of eight gay men in 2021.According to information from Spanish News Today, from September through October 2021, 25-year-old Nelson David from Columbia allegedly used Grindr to meet with victims. Once inside their homes, David drugged his victims with “liquid ecstasy” (otherwise known as GHB) and “left them to die.”Initially, none of these deaths were treated as suspicious, but in October 2021, the family of one of the victims came forward and stated that a large sum of money had been taken from his bank account after his death. Pink News reported that—even though the victim had already been cremated—Bilbao law enforcement officials were able to detect “traces of the date rape drug GHB in his system.”Authorities were able to identify David as the suspect after a survivor came forward and stated that someone he met off the dating app attempted to strangle him.

Florida Democrat Michele Rayner-Goolsby, who would have been Florida’s first out U.S. representative, suspended her campaign for Congress on Monday morning. She appears to be one of the victims of Gov.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentEight years after “Maps to the Stars,” David Cronenberg is coming back to the Cannes Film Festival with what looks to be a big bang. Weaving together equal parts body horror and dystopian panache, “Crimes of the Future” instantly became one of the most buzzed-about competition films after Neon dropped the trailer on April 14, the day of Cannes’ press conference. The lushly-lensed film, which reunites Cronenberg with his muse Viggo Mortensen (“A History of Violence,” “Eastern Promises”) along with Kristen Stewart and Lea Seydoux, could prove as divisive as the Canadian master’s 1996 cult film “Crash” which went on to scoop Cannes’ very first Special Jury Prize for “its audacity, daring and originality.” Ahead of the start of the festival, Cronenberg sat down with Variety in Paris to talk about the long-gestating “Crimes of the Future,” the making of the picture, its underlying themes, while speaking candidly about the difficulty of financing challenging films, as well as his stance on streamers and  U.S.

GEMMA Collins has sparked concern among her fans after revealing she’s in hospital having scans. The 41-year-old posted a snap of herself surrounded by equipment – but admitted she was so busy she was still replying to emails at the same time.

We’re big fans of the King’s Head – Islington’s queer pub theatre – and their LGBTQ+ programming; we’ve covered many of their shows over the years. Currently playing there is a modern adaptation of Puccini’s opera La Boheme: re-imagined in contemporary London, it is very much an opera-lite production (which is to be expected, given the intimacy of the space). The running time has been trimmed to 85 minutes without an interval – although there is a 5-minute pause – and the cast has been reduced to just four singers, with the accompaniment provided simply by a keyboardist. Thankfully it all works very well.

We heard only good things about the original run of 2:22 A Ghost Story which opened at London’s Gielgud Theatre last summer. It’s subsequently won Best New Play at the WhatsOnStage Awards and was nominated for the same award at this year’s Oliviers; it has just reopened on the West End at the Criterion Theatre and currently stars Tom Felton (best known for playing Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films). At the weekend we popped down to the Criterion to see what the fuss was about.

Mark Indelicato has praised Hacks for its “nuanced” depiction of the LGBTQ+ experience.

LGBTQ+ people are becoming increasingly conscious of their safety when planning trips abroad, a new study has found.

Jaquel Spivey is redefining what it means to be a leading man on Broadway, and both critics and audiences are paying attention. Hired shortly after graduating from Pittsburgh’s Point Park University to star in Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, A Strange Loop, the endearingly sassy 23-year-old has already won a Theatre World Award and earned nominations for this year’s Drama League and Tony Awards for his performance as Usher, a young Black artist at odds with his sexual identity, familial expectations, torturous thoughts, and desire to create original art.Spivey spends nearly every moment of the self-proclaimed “big, Black, and queer-*ss Great American Musical” pouring his heart out as a conflicted artist trying to decide who he is and what he wants in a world that goes out of its way to remind him that he is too Black, too gay, too fat, and not hung enough to play in the big leagues.

The 2022 Edition of the Dublin Dance Festival is opening tomorrow, May 17, and it’s ready to take us on a boundary-breaking and thought-provoking journey. Curated by Artistic Director Jazmin Chiodi, this year’s programme is a collection of extraordinary works from Africa, Brazil, Europe and Japan that celebrate diversity in all its facets and the […]

22 books.The deal comes after Ferguson enjoyed success with her first romantic novel, published last year, entitled Her Heart For A Compass. It was written with author Marguerite Kaye for the iconic Mills & Boon publishing house in the UK.

A post shared by jesse Williams (@ijessewilliams)Grey’s Anatomy star Jesse Williams has addressed the leak of a video of him nude in the broadway show, Take Me Out.The video emerged on social media last Monday and quickly went viral. It showed Williams during a locker room scene in the play, which is about a closeted baseball player.The Hayes Theatre, which is home to the production, asks all audience members to lock their phones away in a security bag to prevent such footage, and was quick to condemn the leak.On Thursday night, Williams told Associated Press, “I’m not down about it.

Heartstopper star Joe Locke dreams of playing the first gay Disney prince following the success of the coming-of-age Netflix series.The 18-year-old actor rose to worldwide fame, almost overnight, after Heartstopper landed on the streaming service two weeks ago.Joe plays Charlie Spring, a year 10 student at an all-boys grammar school who develops a crush on rugby lad Nick Nelson (Kit Connor), whom he sits next to during form.However, the crush quickly develops into something much more, with year 11 Nick also falling for Charlie while grappling with his own sexuality.The two boys embark on a secret romance, as Nick comes to terms with his own identity and battles confusion, and Charlie faces bullying from Nick’s friends.Heartstopper has been widely praised by viewers for its authentic LGBTQ+ storytelling, with countless fans feeling inspired to come out to their own families as a result.Older queer viewers have also praised Heartstopper for offering positive representation for LGBTQ+ youth, which they didn’t have growing up.The show rocketed up the Netflix charts following its release, and now it seems the sky is truly the limit for the cast, who are amassing millions of social media followers.Setting his sights high and keen to be a beacon of hope for other LGBTQ+ people, Joe (who is, amazingly, studying for his A-levels amid the Heartstopper chaos) wants to star in a Disney project, telling the Independent: ‘I would love to play the first gay Disney prince.’‘That would be a dream,’ he added.??? @Disney https://t.co/ijFLoXur68He also hopes Heartstopper will be renewed for a second season (we’re waiting for the announcement too) and wants to pursue more projects that ‘mean something.’The actor – who scored his Heartstopper

Scholibo, former Advocate arts and entertainment editor, is cofounder and chief operating officer of Wile, a company offering a line of natural health supplements designed to alleviate the unwanted effects of perimenopause, the time around the onset of menopause, usually in the 40s. That’s when levels of estrogen and progesterone decrease but stress hormones often spike. The unwelcome effects include hot flashes, insomnia, irregular periods, and lack of energy.Scholibo has become what he calls a “serial social entrepreneur” since leaving The Advocate, where he worked from 2006 to 2009.

Today, May 16, a likeness of “Ireland’s mis-leading lady” Mr Pussy has been unveiled at The National Wax Museum. The legendary Alan Amsby will proudly reside in the Grand Hall of Fame in the Museum of the Westmoreland Street venue, celebrated for his contribution to the Irish entertainment industry over the last four-plus decades. “Mr […]

Rebecca Black closed GAY TIMES’ first-ever stage at The Great Escape with a collection of her most beloved pop bangers.

Grindr has added a new position called ‘side’ that users can display on their profile instead of top, bottom or versatile.

Former The Only Way is Essex star Gemma Collins has revealed that she is ‘not using contraception’ with her boyfriend, Rami Hawash, as they try for a baby. Speaking exclusively in this week's new! magazine, the 41 year old tells all on her and Rami's plans for children of their own. Gemma explained: “We said to Tristan [Rami’s son from a previous relationship] the other day, 'Do you want a little brother or a little sister?’ and he goes, 'Brother!' "But, basically I can’t really start trying until September.

The Only Way Is Essex star and TV personality Gemma Collins wowed fans with her slimmer figure in a snap shared by her partner Rami Hawash.The GC has always been open about her weight loss journey, often sharing workouts with her social media followers. And over the weekend, fans were delighted as Rami shared a snap of his 41 year old girlfriend looking happy and relaxed in a white swimsuit, with her hair tied up, as she cooked up a feast on the BBQ. In his adorable caption, Rami, 48, gushed: "My new bbq partner looking after me and Tristan [his son].

Gemma Collins’ fiancé Rami Hawash shared a loving message for the star on Instagram as the couple enjoyed a barbecue. The 40-year-old TOWIE star was snapped in a figure-hugging white swimsuit that showed off her weight loss as she cooked up a mouth-watering feast of burgers and sausages.

A legislative push to establish a universal health care system in California may have stalled this year, but the calls for the state to move toward a single-payer form of medical care are expected to only grow louder in the years to come. It is an issue being discussed on the campaign trail in various Bay Area races for legislative seats.Among the Democratic candidates who returned the Bay Area Reporter's questionnaire that asked where they stood on the issue, there is near universal support for single-payer health care.

TEEN Britain's Got Talent sensation Eva Abley is smiling again after years of bullying at school. The 14-year-old, who had the judges and viewers in hysterics on Saturday night, appeared on Lorraine today alongside her mum.

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American psychotherapist Dr Joe Kort, coined the term to describe gay men who don’t enjoy anal sex and don’t feel comfortable defining themselves as a top or bottom!Grindr has announced that it was going beyond ‘top’, ‘bottom’ and ‘versatile’ and adding a new option – giving its users the option to identify as a ‘Side’.#grindr @grindr is adding “side” to its positions. I created a this term in 2013.

The late Tom Parker recalled how being bullied in his childhood led to his incredible career as part of The Wanted in his memoir Hope: My Inspirational Life.Tom was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in October 2020 and tragically passed away at age 33 in March this year, leaving behind his beloved wife Kelsey and their two children Aurelia, two, and one year old Bodhi.The singer wrote that he suffered at the hands of bullies as a child as he was called names due to his height as well as "Saj after the kid from the film East Is East," thanks to the parka he wore back then. "I literally wasn’t called Tom throughout the whole of my time at school," he wrote.

Claims of “systematic bullying and intimidation” of employees at South Lanarkshire College and allegations of fraud could be a matter for police investigation.

Jurassic World Dominion star DeWanda Wise opened up about her bisexual character in a new interview.

This week we were lucky enough to get an exclusive chat with Sarah, Duchess of York to discuss the paperback launch of her best-selling Mills & Boon novel for adults, Her Heart for a Compass. Scroll down for her fabulous short story, written just for us, and read on here for more about her role as loving granny to the youngest generation of royals, August Brooksbank and Sienna Mapelli Mozzi… Vivacious, warm and charmingly self-deprecating, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York is rarely out of the headlines, whether that’s for her numerous charitable causes, her fashion choices, soul-searching or, naturally, her royal links.

Peacock has unveiled the first images for its upcoming LGBTQ+ horror film They/Them – which is pronounced they slash them.

John Oliver has a new conservative in his scope: Alabama governor Kay Ivey.

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael opened up about the “self-hate” he felt before coming out.

Marvel has teased its new trans superhero Escapade ahead of Pride Month. 

‘America First’ leader, extreme right-wing, white nationalist, and anti-LGBTQI podcaster Nick Fuentes has a reason for being an involuntary celibate heterosexual. Fuentes, who considers himself the “straightest guy” recently said that any kind of sexual activity was “gay”.The Anti-Defamation League, describes Fuentes as a “white supremacist”. According to ADL, “Fuentes and his America First adherents vocally support the closure of the U.S.

GEMMA Collins revealed her amazing figure in a white swimsuit as fiancé Rami Hawash told her he loved her. The Essex businessman, 48, shared a sweet tribute to Gemma, 41, on Sunday afternoon.

Younger star Hilary Duff has opened up about a possible LGBTQ+ romance in her series How I Met Your Father.

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. Perhaps the ugliest part of Australia’s election campaign has been the debate around the rights of transgender people.

Younger star Hilary Duff has opened up about a possible LGBTQ+ romance in her series How I Met Your Father.