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Published by NJ.com DEAR ANNIE: I read your column daily. I live in the Deep South. When I was 23, I finally accepted my sexual orientation and began a relationship with a friend four years older than me. He and I began a decades-long loving relationship that culminated in our legal marriage. We had strong support from some but strong resistance from others. The fact that we had to work and pray so hard to protect our bond (there were really no significant support groups such as mainline churches or large family support; even doctors initially were a challenge) made the relationship paramount. It was not always e… Read More View the full article

Published by Reuters UK By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – England’s National Health Service has drafted new guidelines for treating transgender youth that would call for local authorities to be alerted in some cases where young people have obtained puberty blockers and hormone therapies on the private market, according to a copy of the guidelines reviewed by Reuters. The guidelines are part of a wide-ranging review of treatment for young transgender people seeking NHS care. The current approach, which can include medical interventions, has been criticised by some practitioners who said it rushed people onto medica… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Gary Lineker is hoping two gay Premier League players will choose to come out during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The striker-turned-pundit has revealed he knows who players who have been ‘”very close” to going public with their sexuality and he says it would send a powerful message if they took a stand against laws in Qatar where homosexuality is illegal and can be punished with jail time. Gary told The Mirror: “It would be great if one or two of them came out during the World Cup. It would be amazing. I know for a fact that some have been very close and contemplated it. There’s a couple I know, but obviously it’s not for me to say who they are.” The ‘Match of The Day’ host was asked why the players hadn’t yet chosen to come out publicly, and he replied: “Fear. Fear of the unknown, I imagine. Perhaps they are worried about what their teammates might think, although they probably already know. “I mean, it seems insane that it should even be a thing.” He went on to cite possible abuse from crowds as a reason why they might be fearful about going public, but added: “You’re always going to get a few idiots. But it’s easy for me to say because I’m not in that position.” Jake Daniels who plays for Championship side Blackpool is the most high profile player in the UK to come out so far after going public with his sexuality in May and Gary said he hopes the positive response might encourage others to follow his lead. He also insisted any top flight player who came out could go on to become a “huge” star. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 kicks off on November 20. View the full article

Published by Football Tribe Asia Adelaide United midfielder Josh Cavallo sent out harsh criticisms towards Spain legends Iker Casillas and Carlos Puyol over the former’s actions on Twitter, where Casillas tweeted out “I’m gay” before subsequently deleting it, with the former Real Madrid goalkeeper claiming that his account was “hacked.” Cavallo, who made headlines last year for being the very first openly gay professional footballer in the world, slammed Casillas for being “beyond disrespectful” and joking about coming out following the Spain and Real Madrid legend tweeting out “I hope that you respect me: I’m gay” last Sunda… Read More View the full article

Published by City AM By Adam Bloodworth Who knew a play about The Great Depression could, and frankly, should, be this funny? We laugh or we cry, goes the old adage, and Pearl Cleage’s 1995 play is an uneven but often joyfully comic celebration of some of the vulnerable, brash and foolhardy characters who lived through it. We meet Angel who dreams of moving abroad with her friend Guy, an out gay man who’s applying for work with a top designer in Paris. Across the hallway are Sam and Delia, who plan on opening an family planning clinic for young women. All are progressives pushing for change in an era where surviva… Read More View the full article

Published by Al-Araby An elderly woman brings a beautiful caftan to the shop of Halim and Mina in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. It’s a stunning piece of craftsmanship she was gifted at the birth of her eldest child but the decades have taken their toll on a small section of the stitching. The camera closes in on the garment’s gorgeous golden detail as Halim wistfully tells the woman that the classical sewing technique that might restore her sartorial heirloom has been lost to the past. Still, Halim will mend what he can to save the caftan for future generations. “Using the handmade construction of the eponymous … Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Ariana DeBose has slammed the “haterade” around her Oscar win. The 31-year-old actress made history when she became the first queer woman of colour to take home the Best Supporting Actress accolade for her work on ‘West Side Story’ earlier this year and she’s slammed insinuations she received the honour for something other than her talent. She said: “There have been insinuations that I was given an Oscar because I’m queer and because I am an Afro-Latina. And that’s haterade. That’s just haterade. And I know that.” Ariana insisted she wouldn’t have got the award if her work hadn’t been “exceptional” and she has done enough to “earn” her “seat at the table”. She continued in an interview with America’s ELLE magazine for their Women in Hollywood issue: “We wouldn’t have had conversations around my identity, or any of the labels associated with my name, if my work had not first been exceptional. And I’ve always said, I don’t believe I should be handed anything. I want to earn my seat at the table. “I don’t believe in everybody getting gold stars just because you tried. I want the gold star because I busted my balls to be where I am, and I’ve done the work, and I trained, and I took the private lessons, and I humbled myself. “I fell on my face multiple times in the 10 years it took me to get to where I am. Hell, I took a voice lesson yesterday. Yesterday.” Ariana, who was only the second Latina to win an Oscar for acting, admitted she is still “processing” the significance of her win. She said: “I’m still processing what it all means. I watched the Oscars for many, many years as a kid, and I never thought I would be standing where Halle Berry or Whoopi Goldberg stood.” The ‘Prom’ actress claimed she missed out on auditions earlier in her career because people would “buy” her in Latina roles. She said: “When I was starting out, there wasn’t a true celebration of the diaspora… “In Hollywood, it was always, for a very good reason, Eva Longoria, JLo, or Sofia Vergara. There was no space for me to be considered Latina. “And in fact, I was told by some casting directors that no one would buy it, so I couldn’t audition. “But that was the beginning. Now we can open up so many doors and show people what we really look like and how diverse we really are, and all the other things that we have to offer. And that there’s not just one way of being anything.” View the full article

Published by PopCrush Des Moines, Iowa, news reporter Nora J. S. Reichardt is being celebrated after coming out as a transgender woman. In September, the 24-year-old, who has worked at Local 5 News since July 2021, began the process of her medical transition. Now, she’s reintroducing herself to her community, beginning with coming out on air to her co-worker Eva Andersen. “I didn’t know if there was a place and a space for me to do this sort of work that I’ve really come to love and enjoy, while also getting to be myself while I do it. To gradually come into a role where I am feeling more and more at home in my bod… Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet By David Badash,The New Civil Rights Movement Embattled Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker, continuing to deny he paid for his girlfriend’s abortion and later urged her to have a second, says Democrats have “woken a grizzly bear,” and promises now will beat his opponent, Democratic U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock, “by a lot.” Republican lawmakers are standing firmly beside him. “They don’t realize that they’ve woken a grizzly bear,” said Walker, whose girlfriend also said she had to repeatedly ask him for the money for the abortion he urged to to get. “Now they got a fight on their hand. B… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Cassandra Peterson is “not shocked” that Madonna has seemingly come out as gay. The 71-year-old actress – who is also known as Elvira – is in a relationship with Teresa ‘T’ Wierson and was unsurprised when the ‘Material Girl’ hitmaker seemingly came out as gay during a TikTok challenge because she has always appeared to be “sexually fluid” and claimed that she had once flirted with her girlfriend. She said: “I wasn’t shocked. She has always painted herself as sexually fluid. Madonna actually hit on my girlfriend in the past!” The ‘Elvira: Mistress of the Dark’ star only revealed the identity of her girlfriend in 2021 after keeping her name a secret for almost two decades and added that life has been “fantastic” since she came out to the world in her memoirs. She told TMZ: “It might’ve taken Madonna a while to come but people should come out whenever is comfortable for them. It’s a huge relief whenever it does happen. Life has been fantastic since [I came out] and I want others to live in their truth when the time is right.” Her comments come just days after Madonna was seen throwing some underwear at a bin along with the caption: “If I miss, I’m Gay!” The ‘Vogue’ songstress failed to hit the target, and the camera then cut back to her as she shrugged and walked away. In the past, Madonna famously kissed both Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the 2003 MTV VMAs, and she recreated the smooch again with the ‘Toxic’ singer at her wedding to Sam Asghari earlier this year. Last month, rapper Tokischa spoke about kissing Madonna when they were working together on remix single ‘Hung Up on Tokischa’. She said: “As soon as we met, like, because it’s Madonna, you know, it’s somebody that’s been expressing herself her entire life, not caring. That’s actually what I do, too. It was instant — we connected right away. We were doing this together and rehearsing for the show and talking all the time, so we got really close… We were in the mic recording and all of a sudden we was kissing already, and it’s like, it’s so natural for both of us. We just kiss, just like talking… It’s not something that is, like, ‘Oh, we are so sexual’…’ It’s more like a vibe.” View the full article

Published by NJ.com A gay, former Lodi police captain who was demoted to patrol for skipping out on numerous roadside details has sued the borough, alleging that she’s the victim of an “old boys network” that runs the department and retaliated against her after she complained of a hostile work environment. Theresa Grillo this week filed a lawsuit against the Borough of Lodi, alleging that the Internal Affairs investigation that ultimately wrecked her career was launched after she complained of a “culture of misogyny” that she claims flourished within the department under the leadership of Chief Donald Scorzetti. … Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet By David Badash,The New Civil Rights Movement A man addressed the Conway, Arkansas school board Tuesday night, launching into a Christian Bible-based diatribe that included his claim that LGBTQ people “deserve death.” There were LGBTQ people, including students, in the audience. There were also police officers. No one, not the school board member, not the police, interrupted him, told him his remarks were inappropriate, violent, or even asked him to stop speaking. And it appears no one stood up for the LGBTQ students forced to hear a man with a microphone saying they “deserve death.” In fact, … Read More View the full article

Published by The Detroit News General Motors Co. is expanding benefits eligibility for U.S. salaried employees to include their domestic partners, regardless of gender, starting Jan. 1, 2023. The benefits include medical, dental and vision. The automaker already offers benefits to domestic partners and their children in more than a dozen countries. GM is working on expanding this globally in 2023. “Achieving our goal of becoming the most inclusive company in the world will only be possible if we continue to listen to our employees,” said Kim Brycz, senior vice president and chief people officer, in a statement “Through fee… Read More View the full article

Published by New York Daily News At least 200 gay couples from China have been able to officially tie the knot, even though same-sex marriages are not legal in the country — thanks to technology, a legal loophole, and the state of Utah. Utah County, the second-most populous county in the conservative state, began encouraging online weddings after city and state buildings were forced to temporarily shut down their offices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The heavily Republican state — which has the highest concentration of the country’s Mormon churches, with over 68% of its population identifying as part of the church — doesn’t h… Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story By Matt Laslo *This is the final piece of a 3-part series based on our exclusive interview with former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman, who served as an advisor to the Jan. 6 committee. [You can read the first installment here](https://www.rawstory.com/riggelman-jan-6/) and [the second installment here.](https://www.rawstory.com/jan-6-investigations/)* WASHINGTON, DC — Denver Riggleman is no longer a Republican, even as the former congressman is still a conservative — and he’s braced for what he expects to be a Republican sweep this fall. “It would be a shit show. It would certainl… Read More View the full article

Published by Hong Kong Free Press The annual LGBTQ carnival Pink Dot Hong Kong will be held later this month at the Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre, with the theme of “Express Yourself,” encouraging people to have the courage to be their authentic selves. Co-organised by BigLove Alliance, Qlove and LEZO, the October 23 event will be held indoors for the second year to better comply with Covid-19 restrictions, such as those on outdoor public gatherings. In a video played at a press conference on Thursday, Joey Leung, one of the two ambassadors of this year’s event, said the theme made him “want to cry.” “In t… Read More View the full article

Published by New York Daily News NEW YORK — One of the world’s most respected LGBTQ film festivals is about to begin. Over the next 12 days, the 34th annual edition of the New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival will celebrate the power of queer, trans and nonbinary storytelling with U.S. and world premieres, star-studded red carpets, fabulous parties — and even a singalong homage to the late LGBTQ ally Olivia Newton-John in the 1980 camp classic “Xanadu.” This year, more than 130 films and episodic series from 23 countries will make sure that “LGBTQ+ voices are amplified, heard, empowered and celebrated,” according to David Hatkoff, e… Read More View the full article

Published by DPA People put down candles at the scene of a shooting outside a gay bar. A man in Bratislava killed two men and seriously injured a waitress near a popular gay pub in the city centre on Wednesday evening. Pavol Zachar/TASR/dpa Slovakian politicians joined in the nation’s condemnation of hatred and prejudice on Thursday, a day after a man killed two men and seriously injured a waitress near a popular gay pub in Bratislava’s city centre. Investigators have identified the alleged perpetrator, who is dead, police said in a Facebook post after the late Wednesday shootings. The two men, both aged 30, were killed in front of a pub which is popular among the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) community. The pub describes itself as a “lovely gay bar in Bratislava centre.” The shooter confessed to the crime online before presumably killing himself, Sme.sk news site reported. The 19-year-old posted hate messages about sexual minorities and a sort of manifesto that contained homophobic and neo-Nazi sentiments on Twitter and another network, the report said. The posts expressed admiration for other far-right murderers as role models. In the shootings, the man appeared to have used the pistol of his father, who reportedly ran for a minor right-wing populist party at some point in the past. By morning, the two accounts were no longer accessible. Police were not initially willing to confirm the two accounts belonged to the man, or that he was the source of the hate speech, saying investigations are ongoing. However, Slovakian lawmakers and reporters roundly condemned the killings that they attributed to a hatred of sexual minorities. “The long-term hatred against a minority, also fuelled by stupid and irresponsible statements by politicians,” has cost innocent people their lives, President Zuzana Caputova wrote in a Facebook post. Prime Minister Eduard Heger told journalists that it was “unacceptable that anyone has to fear for their lives because of their way of life.” He said social media users should think carefully about their choice of words before writing posts. Many people laid flowers and lit candles at the scene of the crime while the University of Bratislava, where one of the victims had studied, opened a book of condolences. The Ministry of Education hoisted a black flag. Police officers stand on the bank of the Danube near the scene of shooting outside a bar in Zamocka Street. A man in Bratislava killed two men and seriously injured a waitress near a popular gay pub in the city centre on Wednesday evening. Jaroslav Nov·k/TASR/dpa Police officers stand at the scene after shooting outside a bar in Zamocka Street. A man in Bratislava killed two men and seriously injured a waitress near a popular gay pub in the city centre on Wednesday evening. Jaroslav Novák/TASR/dpa View the full article

Published by Reuters UK BRATISLAVA (Reuters) -A “radicalised teenager” shot dead two people outside a gay bar in Slovakia’s capital Bratislava, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said. A gunman killed two people and wounded another near the Teplaren bar in the city centre on Wednesday evening, police said. The suspected attacker was himself found dead on Thursday morning, officers added. “I strongly condemn a murder of two young people shot dead in Bratislava last night by a radicalised teenager,” Heger wrote on Twitter. “No form of white supremacy, racism and extremism against communities, incl. LGBTI, can be tolerated,” h… Read More View the full article

Published by Radar Online mega Geena Davis has opened up about a string of uncomfortable moments with Bill Murray while on set for the ’90s crime comedy, Quick Change, RadarOnline.com has learned. The allegations of the famed comedian’s crude behavior were released in the actress’s upcoming memoir,Dying of Politeness. In her new book, the 66-year-old actress alleged that Murray, 72, made her feel uncomfortable during an audition for the movie, as well as unnecessarily reprimanding her in a patronizing fashion in front of “hundreds” of cast and crew members on set. The bombshell allegations come just after RadarOnline learned of a $100-thousand-dollar hush money payment, doled out by Murray, to keep sexual harassment claims at bay from a woman who claimed the comedian/actor assaulted her on the set of a Disney film. mega According to Davis, the first of a series of uncomfortable moments between herself and Murray started when the comedian screamed at her in front of the cast and crew for being late. However, Davis alleged that the loud outburst was not only unnecessary but ill-placed, as she was delayed by the wardrobe department at the time of the incident. The outburst, while inappropriate, seems meager in comparison to her other claim against the 72-year-old actor and comedian, which took place prior to the alleged screaming incident during auditions. According to a summary of the book’s allegations by The New York Times, Davis writes that while “in a hotel suite,” which was being used to hold auditions for the crime comedy film, “Murray greets her with something called The Thumper, a massage device he insists on using on her, despite her emphatically refusing.” mega “The way he behaved at the first meeting… I should have walked out of that or profoundly defended myself, in which case I wouldn’t have got the part,” Davis said on the infamous hotel suite audition, where she claimed Murray forced her to use “The Thumper” against her will. “I could have avoided that treatment if I’d known how to react or what to do during the audition. But, you know, I was so non-confrontational that I just didn’t…,” Davis continued. Davis remarked that while her remarks may come off as victim blaming, she’s aware that the inappropriate action was not a result of her wrongdoing, “There’s no point in regretting things, and yet, here I was regretting. And yes, exactly, it wasn’t my fault.” mega While Murray has not commented on Davis’ allegations made in her memoir, the account comes after news of the recent payoff and his ex-co-star Lucy Liu speaking out against him. “As we’re doing the scene, Bill starts to sort of hurl insults, and I won’t get into the specifics, but it kept going on and on,”Liu shared of her time working with Murray on the set of Charlie’s Angels for an episode of the Asian Enough podcast. Liu called out the comedian’s behavior as “unacceptable” and “inexcusable.” Liu added that she, “was not going to just sit there and take it.” “So, yes, I stood up for myself and I don’t regret it. Because no matter how low on the totem pole you may be or wherever you came from, there’s no need to condescend or to put other people down. And I would not stand down, and nor should I have,” Liu concluded her thoughts on the incident. View the full article

Published by Radar Online Mega Fox News has some explaining to do after it was discovered host Tucker Carlson edited out a portion of his interview with Kanye West, in which the rapper spewed more anti-Semitic remarks. In the leaked clip, Ye claimed that Black people are the “real” Jewish race, RadarOnline.com can report. The Donda rapper also discussed the Covid-19 vaccine — yes, he got the jab — and accused Planned Parenthood’s founder of working with the Ku Klux Klan. But none of the comments made it to air. “I’d prefer my kids knew Hanukkah than Kwanzaa, at least it would come with some financial engineering,” Ye told Carlson in one of the unaired segments, referring to the belief that the Jewish community controls the financial system. Mega When the Grammy winner then targeted the late Margaret Sanger, claiming the Planned Parenthood founder worked directly with the KKK “to control the Jew population.” “When I say Jew,” Ye said, “I mean the 12 lost tribes of Judah, the blood of Christ, who the people known as the race Black really are. This is who our people are. The blood of Christ. This, as a Christian, is my belief.” He continued to elaborate before backtracking and warning Carlson that he wanted his next statement edited out. Mega “Think about us judging each other on how white we could talk would be like, you know, a Jewish person judging another Jewish person on how good they danced or something,” Ye continued. “I mean, that’s probably like a bad example and people are going to get mad at that s—,” adding, “I probably want to edit that out.” When Ye addressed the pandemic, the pro-Trump rapper said without hesitation, “I was vaccinated.” He went on to rant about his visions from God. “I have visions that God gives me, just over and over, on community building and how to build these free energy, kinetic, fully kinetic energy communities where we impress — we put the least impression on the earth. We’re not building the new New York skyline cockfight,” he said. “That we are humble in the way that we present ourselves. We’ve got to rethink who we are as a species,” he told Carlson. Mega The TV edits were uncovered by Vice on Tuesday. The clip comes just days after Ye tweeted “death con 3′ on Jewish people — a move that got him in trouble with Twitter. RadarOnline.com has reached out to Fox News for comment. View the full article

Published by Reuters By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles city councilwoman day took a leave of absence from her post on Tuesday as a furor raged around her and two colleagues over racist comments she was heard making on an audiotape of their private conversation. Democrat Nury Martinez, who resigned her leadership post a day earlier, announced her leave of absence in a statement issued before the regularly scheduled council meeting. “This has been one of the most difficult times of my life and I recognize this is entirely of my own making,” Martinez, 49, said in the statement.” At this moment, I need to take a leave of absence and take some time to have an honest and heartfelt conversation with my family, my constituents, and community leaders.” Council members Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo, who were heard on the recorded call along with local labor leader Ron Herrera, have issued apologies for their part in the inflammatory conversation but have defied calls to step down. A White House spokeswoman said on Tuesday that U.S. President Joe Biden believed that all three should resign. “He believes that they all should resign. The language that was used and tolerated during that conversation was unacceptable, and it was appalling. They should all step down,” Karine Jean-Pierre told a White House briefing. Both Cedillo and de Leon left the council meeting as raucous protesters demanded their resignation. Herrera resigned on Monday night from his position as president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, the Los Angeles Times reported. The recorded conversation took place in October 2021 but came to light only this week after it was posted on a Reddit message board and reported by the Times. Martinez is heard on the tape saying that council member Mike Bonin, who is white, treated his Black son as if he were an “accessory” and compared him to a “changuito,” which translates roughly as “little monkey.” Martinez also disparaged Mexicans from Oaxaca and voiced her displeasure with Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, saying “he’s with the Blacks.” Martinez was first elected to the city council in 2013 and became president in 2020. (Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by David Gregorio) View the full article