Silo Pharma's (NASDAQ: SILO) novel ketamine-loaded implant targeting fibromyalgia and chronic pain conditions, SP-26, is reportedly advancing through analytical testing and preclinical trials toward determining drug release and stability following approval by state and federal authorities. The psychedelics biotech has partnered with Sever Pharma Solutions for development and manufacturing. The implant's design, including dosage and time-release delivery, aims to become an at-home pain relief treatment. “Many chronic pain sufferers are seeking a non-opioid treatment that offers relief. Based on…

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DEAR ABBY: My daughter, who is in eighth grade, has slowly come out as lesbian. She enjoys makeup and fashion, but isn't absolute in presenting in a feminine way. She is an artist and a musician, is very creative and enjoys being unique in her style sense. Some of the students have tried to project onto her that she's actually transgender, which she is not. They ask if she is a boy or a girl even though she is obviously female. As she walks through the campus and in class, the kids holler in front of the campus monitors and teachers, “Is ‘it' a he/she/it?” My daughter is being shunned in PE ev…

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By Mollie Quirk Taylor Swift fans have swooned over the singer's boyfriend Travis Kelce after the NFL hunk posed in nothing but a towel. The 34-year-old Anti-Hero hitmaker has been dating the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, also 34, since the summer. The loved-up couple then went public with their romance in September, with them packing on public displays of affection ever since. And over the past couple of days, a video clip of the American football player has been circulating social media. Donning nothing but a towel, Travis has been getting Swiftie's hot under the collar with his ripped and t…

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Lance Bass has “just” cancelled his Christmas plans. The *NSYNC singer and his husband Michael Turchin had planned to leave Los Angeles with their two-year-old twins Alexander and Violet over the holiday season but work commitments have meant they need to stay in the city, so the couple are ready for a “less stressful” break this year. Bass told People magazine: “We just cancelled most of our holiday plans. “We always go to the East Coast for the holidays, but because of work we pretty much had to cancel everything. So we're staying in Los Angeles. Which is less stressful, and will be nice.” T…

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By Kieren Williams The tragic murder of schoolgirl Brianna Ghey is a “painful reminder” of the struggle and challenges the trans community faces in the UK today, a leading Pride group has told the Mirror. The 16-year-old was led to Culcheth Linear Park in Warrington, Cheshire on February 11 of this year, and stabbed 28 times in broad daylight by a boy and a girl. Known as Girl X and Boy Y throughout proceedings, they were found guilty will be publicly named at their sentencing in February next year. They were both aged 15 at the time of the murder, and Girl X had been a friend of Brianna's bef…

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One of the greatest fears in the halls of Congress is that the voters will find out who has been naughty while pretending to be nice, according to a Republican congressman who says reluctance to release flight logs that would show who flew with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein is a symptom of a deeper disease. Media accounts have dubbed the jet used by the alleged sex trafficker as the “Lolita Express” in reference to the young girls connected to Epstein, who died in 2019. Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee has tried to have the flight logs subpoenaed, only to have no action take…

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Prince Andrew is reportedly feeling “totally tormented” as he prepares for the scandal surrounding his association with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to resurface in the coming year, RadarOnline.com has learned. The Duke of York is reportedly expected to be mentioned alongside numerous individuals, some of whom have not previously been publicly identified, as a new set of court documents are set to be published. “Andrew's name is in there,” one source told the Daily Mail. “He is beside himself with this latest development and everyone close to him is concerned for his mental wellbeing.” …

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Los Angeles (AFP) – Mesmerizing carousels and Ferris wheels designed by Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Kenny Scharf that spin to music by Miles Davis or Philip Glass — this is “Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy.” With works designed by prominent 20th-century artists, the resurrected show bills itself as the world's first art amusement park, a one-of-a-kind psychedelic fair. Luna Luna recently opened its doors in Los Angeles. Its features include a mirrored fun house signed by Salvador Dali, a pavilion from Roy Lichtenstein, an enchanted forest by David Hockney, and a marriage chapel design…

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The FBI has an image. The clean-cut, dark-suit, sunglass, earpiece. The ones who are called in to help local police or when there is a serious crime. It's an image the agency has created from its inception by J. Edgar Hoover. But, whether for Hoover's political gain or investigative purposes, the agency has gone beyond its initial scope on occasion. Hoover used the FBI to harass and bully any potential threats. The agency has used the newest technology to track, investigate and watch seemingly anyone it chooses. Those in Hollywood are no exception. The FBI targeted magazines that printed gossi…

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ST. PETERSBURG — A pair of tall drag queens is performing on a stage, cracking jokes and interacting with the only three guests who have come to this gay bar on a Thursday night. The entrance to this renowned venue is marked only by a nondescript metal door in a dimly lit courtyard. “We could hardly find it,” complains one of the guests, a woman with a short-cropped haircut who was visiting from the Moscow region. Since the Russian Supreme Court banned the “international LGBT movement” in late November, an atmosphere of unease has settled over St. Petersburg's gay nightlife scene and pushed it…

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As the 2024 presidential election campaign heats up, Republican front-runner Donald Trump is escalating his racist rhetoric, repeatedly saying in recent days that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country,” drawing comparisons to Hitler. Journalist Jeff Sharlet says, “Even more important than the substance is the spectacle, the drama, that makes him the exciting and, in fascist terms, the man of action.” Sharlet explains Project 2025, an agency-by-agency plan backed by a coalition of conservative groups for implementing fascism if Trump regains power, and how the former president is g…

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By Lauren Gordon Kyle Richards reunited with her estranged husband Mauricio Umansky. The duo were seen together with their family as they took to the snow slopes in Aspen, Colombia. Kyle was seen preparing herself to hop on a gondola with Mauricio and their kids in the same line. The pair share three daughters, Alexia, Sophia and Portia. Kyle wore a grey and white camouflage ski jacket paired with a black and white hat, a red jumper and black slacks. Meanwhile, Mauricio wore an all-khaki ski outfit with bright orange shoes. Despite being in the same group of people, Mauricio and Kyle didn't di…

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Media influences and conventional beauty standards have long plagued society. This issue took on new urgency in May 2023 when the U.S. surgeon general issued a major public advisory over the links between social media and youth mental health. Research shows that images of beauty as depicted in movies, television and magazines can lead to mental illness, issues with disordered eating and body image dissatisfaction. These trends have been documented in women and men, in the LGBTQ+ community and in people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds. Experts have long suspected that social media ma…

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When Bobby Berk announced that he was leaving Queer Eye this year, fans were left distraught. Now, his latest social media post has viewers hoping for a “solo show,” with some saying it's something they “need.” With Tan France taking control of wardrobe, Jonathan Van Ness on hair and beauty, Antoni Porowski commanding the kitchen, Karamo Brown on culture and lifestyle, and Bobby on home renovation, Queer Eye‘s 2018 revival was covering all bases. The Netflix show has been renewed for eight seasons, two specials, and a Japan spin-off but times are now changing for the Fab Five. Bobby Berk leavi…

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Loss of Fola Francis, Transgender Trailblazer, Felt Across Nigerian LGBTQ+ Community

Fola Francis, a pioneering Nigerian fashion designer, model, and LGBT activist drowned at a Lagos beach two days ago.

“Fola Francis was a beacon of hope and a light to us and a lot of other people. We are deeply hurt by her passing,” said Vincent Desmond, a freelance journalist, who made the announcement yesterday.

@folafrancis We made herstory lastnignt at LFW #lagosfashionweek #fashionweek #runway #runwaymodel ♬ som original – Eduarda Rebouças

This past October, Francis walked in Africa's Leading Fashion Week for Cute-Saint and Fruché labels.

In a society where being different often comes with a hefty price, zero legal protections for trans people and openly hostile institutions with a history of violent anti-gay responses, the view from their social media accounts is all the more remarkable.

@folafrancis

What a night!

♬ original sound – Afro Music Lyrics

Instagram and TikTok Show a Fola Francis confidently living openly, a life filled with creative pursuits, career networking, respectful colleagues friends. Living well and doing good.

“There will be a memorial which will be discussed at a later date, as we her friends and family ask for privacy at this time,” Desmond noted.

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Known for her infectious smile and inspiring presence, Fola was not just a popular figure in the Nigerian LGBTQ+ community; she was a symbol of courage and resilience. Fola shattered societal norms on that runway.

Fola's death represents a terrible loss. Our condolences to her community and extraordinary family, friends, and supporters at home and around the world. Rest in power.

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Nigerian Archbishop Tells His Priests They Won't Be Doing Any of Them Pope-sanctioned Same-sex Blessings, Appears on Morning Shows…

It was literally just yesterday that Nigerian priests were appearing on morning television shows vowing not to bless same-sex unions and registering their mixed feelings though their pope had explained in great specificity how and when they were to perform them.

To see just what they faced daily, and for an astonishing exchange on this Nigerian morning show check out the smart realism of the host who explained to the senior Nigerian church officials what the Pope actually said… and then made it personal asking (at 25:45) …

“Host: I think it's also fair that we quickly mention two things that I would say that you just for clarity. The pope hasn't … you know for our viewers …the pope hasn't said that you know churches across the world bless same-sex relationship or marriages. He has only said that you you know people in same sex marriages or relationships can be blessed in the church um and um they're not you know excommunicado you know simply because that's you know they in samex marriage that's what the pope said….

so two things that I want to ask um if you have time if you can squeeze your thoughts in the shortest possible time if you. If for example, I am in a same-sex marriage. I got married you know somewhere in Argentina somewhere, but I'm a popular person… you know that is known to be in a same-sex marriage and of course I'm visiting Nigeria can I take Holy Communion at your church?

That's one. And then two… and then the second question is: In Nigeria today we might hide it but there is you know stories that say that we have a very very seemingly high number of people who are practicing homosexuality whether we admit it or not. um and so don't you think we're
deceiving ourselves you know by saying by accepting or by knowing that it exists in our society you know in every almost every street but we wouldn't bless them we wouldn't accept that this has come to stay we wouldn't accept that this is you know is almost you know reality of things.

Priest: We wouldn't bless their marriages but would accept that they exist the reality is that they existed even from creation that was why they were punished at Sodom and Gomorrah.But we will not celebrate them so so sorry.

Host: Answer the question about my Holy Communion. Am I allowed to take Holy Communion at your church?

Priest: No. You will not be allowed because the Bible say you should not take it in. And that and that act of being in same- sex marriage is a challenge to conforming with the world rather than conforming with the standard of the Bible and they said if you do that you may die early . People do take Holy Communion just for granted. It is a holy thing and so let me reiterate that we even if they are in our congregation, we will not celebrate them will not give them responsibility because accepting it to that level is going back to Sodom.

Host: Alright, we are out of time….

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(Reuters) – The head of Ukraine's eastern-rite Catholic church on Saturday said a document endorsed by Pope Francis this week permitting blessings for same-sex couples did not apply to his church and its teachings. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said the Vatican document “interprets the pastoral meaning of blessings in the Latin Church” but made no reference to issues governing the eastern, or Greek Catholic, church. “Thus … this Declaration applies solely to the Latin Church and has no legal force for the faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church,” Shevchuk said in a statement. …

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By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) – Madrid's regional assembly on Friday passed a proposal by the Spanish capital's ruling conservative People's Party (PP) to strip back protections for transgender people, sparking outcry from the opposition and LGBTQ activists. The bill, which amended a regional trans rights law and an LGBTQ rights law – both passed in 2016 with the PP's backing – makes Madrid the first Spanish region to roll back such legislation. It was approved with 80 votes in favour and 53 against thanks to the absolute majority the PP holds in the chamber. It was also supported by the fa…

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Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): American actor and TV host Jonathan Bennett, who played Aaron Samuels in the 2004 teen comedy film, ‘Mean Girls' shared his piece of advice for Christopher Briney as he will be essaying the role of Aaron in the upcoming film, ‘Mean Girls', reported People. In an interview with People, Bennett (42), offered words of encouragement to ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty' star. Bennett played Aaron Samuels in the original 2004 film opposite Lindsay Lohan. The upcoming film reimagining is an adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical. “I'm super excited for the movie musica…

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ORLANDO, Fla. — A total of 673 books, from classics to bestsellers, have been removed from Orange County classrooms this year for fear they violate new state rules that ban making “sexual conduct” available to public school students. The list of rejected books, which the district began compiling during the summer, will get another review from Orange County Public Schools staff, so some could eventually be put back on shelves. But for now, teachers who had them in their classrooms have been told to take them home or put them away so students cannot access them. The books run the gamut, from Joh…

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A German TV news outlet showed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) at a “purity ball” in 2015 with his daughter Hannah, who was 13 years old at the time, ABC News reported on Wednesday. “The German news segment documented Johnson and his family preparing for and then attending a purity ball, a controversial formal dance event, popular among some conservative Christians, that gained notoriety in the early 2000s,” reported Will Steakin. “At a typical event, fathers and their teenage daughters dress in formal ball attire for a night that involves dinner and dancing and culminates with the daughter …

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By Sam Elliott-Gibbs Matt Lucas has confirmed he and David Walliams have begun work on a new series of Little Britain – but things will look very different 20 years on. The duo have started on the re-boot and there will be a diverse range of writers and actors. The programme will be risk-free after the pair came under fire in recent years for the controversial sketch show. Back in 2020, the show was hauled off streaming sites with the pair apologising for their use of blackface. Characters like Desiree DeVere, ‘Thai bride' Ting Tong, Only Gay in the Village Dafydd Thomas and trans duo Emily a…

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By Daniel Kline Kid Rock started the Bud Light boycott. He never actually used that word, nor did he ever explicitly tell people to stay away from the brand. Instead, he declared his displeasure at the Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) – Get Free Report brand the way any rational person would. He posted a video on social media where he used an automatic weapon to shoot up cases of the beer. Without explicitly saying so, the “Cowboy” and “All Summer Long” singer was very angry that the beer brand had a minor partnership with the transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Rock, as expressed in his video, a…

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The BBC has been urged to drop Britain's entrant at next year's Eurovision Song Contest after it emerged he had signed a letter calling Israel an “apartheid regime”. Olly Alexander, the singer of pop band Years and Years and star of Russell T Davies' TV series It's A Sin, was announced as the UK entrant by the national broadcaster last week. He endorsed a statement by an LGBTQ+ “direct action” pressure group Voices4London, which called for a ceasefire in Gaza and accused Israel of genocide. The letter was published on 20 October amid the ongoing Israeli military response to the 7 October attac…

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Just over a third of people in Wales identify as “queer”, according to a recent report by an LGBT+ organisation. Stonewall Cymru found that in its recent Rainbow Cymru Report that 34% of the population are not strictly attracted to the opposite sex. Their study aimed to shed light on the queer community in Wales by using data and statistics from the 2021 England and Wales Census, an opinion poll of UK adults, and polling Ipsos UK polls. When participants were asked who they find sexually attractive only 66% reported being exclusively attracted to the opposite sex. “Accounting for the small per…

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