Team GB’s Speedo dance to Charli xcx, Kamala & Tim hit the jackpot in Vegas & Hunter Schafer is a screaming success
It’s Monday (again). A lot happened over the weekend. Here’s just some of what you might have missed…Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.BRAT SUMMER OLYMPICS: Diver Tom Daley and Team GB divers did a Speedo dance to Charli xcx. [Outsports]“TONE DOWN THE GAY THING”: In a new interview, Olympic legend Greg Louganis recalled being urged to “tone down” his identity and being called “dreadful” after he revealed he was HIV-positive in 1995. [Salon] AU REVOIR PARIS: Singer Billie Eilish helped close out the Paris Olympics with a performance of “Birds of a Feather” from her album Hit Me Hard and Soft.We know it's just a hunch, but Billie Eilish is the one.#Paris2024 #LA28 #ClosingCeremony pic.twitter.com/P6Y0proGhdMADAM VICE PRESIDENT: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz capped off their first week together on campaign trail with packed rally in Las Vegas that drew a reported 15,000 supporters. [New York Times]TRUTH BE TOLD: Fact checkers combed over 78-year-old convicted felon Donald Trump‘s unhinged press conference from Mar-a-Lago last week found he told a grand total of… 162 lies and distortions in an hour. [NPR]BUSTED: Photos of gay-hating VP wannabe JD Vance dressed in drag resurfaced and he looks… about like what you would expect him to.new: i have obtained a photo of jd vance in drag while at yale law school pic.twitter.com/jYf14Lwa4DQUITTIN’ TIME: Actor Joaquin Phoenix dropped out of Todd Haynes gay romance just days before it was supposed to start filming, sending production into chaos. [Hollywood Reporter]RAVE REVIEWS: Hunter Schafer has been declared the “Next Scream Queen” for her performance in the new German Alps-set horror film Cuckoo, which hit theaters over the weekend.
