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Published by Ultimate Classic Rock Hit songwriter Desmond Child says that “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” carries a message that's more valid today than when the track was released by Aerosmith in 1987. It was the first piece Child worked on with the band after being sent to help them assemble Permanent Vacation. In a new episode of The Kenny Aronoff Sessions (video below), he told drummer Aronoff that Steven Tyler and Joe Perry didn't even introduce themselves before asking his opinion on the track – which was originally inspired by Vince Neil. “I go to Boston, car picks me up, takes me to this big warehouse, like an airplane hanga… Read More View the full article

Published by Business Insider Africa A 25-year-old gay man who has been living and working in Edmonton, Canada, since 2018 is about to be deported back to Uganda after his refugee application was denied. The man, identified as “Sue” to protect his identity, came to Canada as an international student and had been working as a nurse, but his work visa expired. Sue, a 25-year-old gay Ugandan man, faces deportation from Canada after his refugee application was denied.He has been living in Edmonton, Canada, since 2018 and worked as a nurse, but his visa expired.Sue's refugee application was rejected, allegedly due to difficulties veri… Read More View the full article

Published by Mirror By Jacob Leeks Jordan Henderson's claims that he can help to improve the lives of LGBT+ Saudis has been slammed by members of the community who have been forced to flee the country. Henderson joined Al-Ettifaq from Liverpool in the summer transfer window. During his time at Anfield, the England international was a vocal supporter of the Rainbow Laces campaign and also sent messages to Jake Daniels after the Blackpool striker came out as gay. But he was accused of betraying the community when he opted to move to Saudi Arabia, where LGBT+ people face the death penalty. The midfielder has tried t… Read More View the full article

Published by OK Magazine Sophie Turner is playing both sides of the field, it seems. The Game of Thrones actress has kept quite busy since her estranged husband, Joe Jonas, filed for divorce on Tuesday, September 5 — as she’s been spotted making out with Peregrine “Perry” Pearson and was most recently caught locking lips with her female friend Tabitha Doherty. On Thursday, December 14, the 27-year-old was seen enjoying an intimate girls’ day with Doherty in London’s Notting Hill neighborhood, where they grabbed coffee before finding a seat outside to smoke a cigarette. The pair seemed to be having fun during the caref… Read More View the full article

Published by Mirror By Nia Dalton The pathway to success hasn't been easy for Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa, who has struggled with depression and homelessness. The Rwandan-Scottish actor is one of the breakout stars of Netflix's Sex Education and has since been cast as the 14th Time Lord, taking over from Jodie Whittaker. Ncuti will join the likes of David Tennant and Matt Smith to portray the iconic role of Doctor Who. But what do we know about the 31-year-old actor? Here, we take a look at his life past and present off-screen, including his experience of being homeless, why he has fought for his privacy, and how… Read More View the full article

Published by Knewz A Lyft driver reportedly took off with a prized 17th century painting during an art festival in Miami, Florida. Knewz.com has learned the work by Spanish Baroque painter Bartolome Esteban Murillo is estimated to be worth between $500,000 and $1 million. On Sunday, December 3, gallery owner Rodrigo Salomon loaded works into a truck for a booth he was curating at the festival Art Miami, according to an exclusive report by Artnet News. He also brought along the Murillo piece, a Madonna and Child, which he planned to give to a buyer. Salomon told the outlet he spent the day unloading the artwork, … Read More View the full article

Published by HITC (UK) Wonka frontman Timothée Chalamet reacted to the “insane” moment a dancer who looked eerily similar to him gave a “wow” worthy vogue performance. English writer Oscar Wilde once said, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” For celebrities, who are arguably flattered constantly, there rarely comes a moment where they are completely taken off guard. But A-list actor Timothée Chalamet was shown a video of a Vogue dancer that bared his likeness and had the reaction of a lifetime. What is Vogue dancing?Vogue is a form of underground dance that originally began in Harlem in the late 70s and e… Read More View the full article

Published by The Charlotte Observer Three days after the Biden administration announced $8.2 billion in grants for passenger rail projects across the country, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg came to Raleigh on Monday to highlight one of the biggest. The N.C. Department of Transportation will get nearly $1.1 billion to build the first leg of a high-speed rail line that will eventually connect Raleigh with Richmond, Virginia. The grant will allow the state to build new tracks, bridges and stations in Wake County and extend Amtrak's Piedmont service to Wake Forest. Speaking to a gathering of more than 250 people in Ral… Read More View the full article

Published by Benzinga The 2024 Golden Globe Award nominations were announced Monday morning with “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” receiving numerous nominations to coincide with the films' box office records set in 2023. Here's a look at some of the top nominations and companies impacted, as well as a new award putting two of the highest-profile women of the year in competition with each other. Movie Nominations: The successful “Barbie” movie adaptation of the well-known toy franchise is the highest-grossing movie of 2023. The movie, distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) and based on the Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:M… Read More View the full article

Published by OK Magazine Charles Melton's role in May December was a far cry from his stint as a teen jock on Riverdale. Since the actor was starring alongside Oscar winners like Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman, he was understandably nervous, but he admitted filming his nude scene with the latter wasn't actually that intimidating. “It was very professional. The whole thing,” he told Variety in a new interview. “Natalie, Todd [Haynes], and I met to discuss the scene, walking through it and ensuring everybody was comfortable.” However, he clarified that when viewers thought they got a glimpse of his bare body, he had… Read More View the full article

Published by Radar Online (CA) Drew Barrymore is facing relentless criticism from viewers who felt the actress-turned-talk host was too touchy-feely during her interview with Oprah Winfrey. Fans called out Barrymore for incessantly stroking the media mogul's arm on Tuesday's episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, RadarOnline.com has learned, claiming it was uncomfortable to watch the “cringey” sit-down exchange between the stars. “Oprah's body language was so clear she wanted her hand back,” one social media user commented on a teaser clip. “The hand hold and the arm being caressed is past my boundary,” another echoed, while a… Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story (CA) A legal defense fund set up to assist President Donald Trump through his numerous criminal indictments hasn't actually spent any money on legal fees, reported The Daily Beast on Tuesday — and the largest thing it actually spent money on was a huge party at Trump's Mar-a-Lago country club. “The group — a political nonprofit called the ‘Patriot Legal Defense Fund' — was created by Trump campaign officials in July to help pay down the beleaguered former president's snowballing court costs,” reported Roger Sollenberger. “While the fund can accept unlimited donations from both individuals and corpo… Read More View the full article

Published by Kent Online A married couple who got “the wrong end of the stick” reacted violently to a perceived homophobic slur and left a man with a fractured jaw. Assuming the derogatory term had been directed at them, husbands Prince and Rubern Garland lashed out during a night drinking at The Cherry Tree pub in Canterbury. A drink was poured over one man's head and punches were thrown before the victim Elliott Knights-Sloane had his ponytail grabbed, his head yanked backwards and was then struck so hard to the face he was knocked unconscious. He later needed surgery to fix his jaw with a metal plate and pins, Cant… Read More View the full article

Published by Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong's LGBTQ-friendly carnival Pink Dot has been held outdoors again for the first time since 2018, but organisers were requested by police to follow new rules – including barricading the venue, conducting bag checks, banning alcohol sales and ending the event earlier than planned. Held by registered society Pink Dot at the Art Park at West Kowloon Cultural District on Sunday, the event coincided with the city's “patriots-only” District Council election. Brian Leung, a spokesperson for the organiser, told HKFP that more crowd control and safety measures were required for Sunday's Pink Dot… Read More View the full article

Published by HITC (UK) YouTubers Shane Dawson and Ryland Adams recently became proud fathers to twin boys whom they welcomed via a surrogate. The couple announced the big news via their social media on Sunday, December 10. But their post made many fans realize what Shane's real name is.The two met on Bumble in 2016 and have been together ever since. The OG YouTube star Shane Dawson and his husband Ryland Adams have become fathers approximately 11 months after tying the knot. The long-time couple revealed the jolly news via their Instagram. In an emotional post, the fathers of twin boys announced their newborns' name… Read More View the full article

Published by Socialite Life Daniel Franzese is probably best known for playing Damian Leigh (and uttering the always quotable line “You go, Glen Coco”) in the 2004 film Mean Girls but there's so much more to this talented performer. In addition to Mean Girls, Daniel also appeared on the HBO series Looking and has toured the country with his stand-up comedy tour, titled Yass You're Amazing! He brought his drag alter ego Donna Bellissima to life on season two of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race and was a contestant on the Snatch Game on Drag Race season 12. Daniel is also an advocate and activist, working with organizat… Read More View the full article

Published by Front Page Detectives Three gang members have been arrested after they allegedly tortured and killed a man on a hiking trail in Arizona, then sent photos of his body to his relatives, authorities said. On Nov. 26, Bernardo Pantaleon, 30, was found fatally shot and mutilated with “significant trauma” on a hiking trail at Mountain View Park in Phoenix, according to court documents obtained by KTVK-TV. Pantaleon was reportedly beaten, tortured and stripped of his clothing, officials said. One of the suspects, 21-year-old Leonardo Santiago, allegedly killed Pantaleon because “an unwanted advance made [Santiago] uncomfo… Read More View the full article

Published by Reuters UK WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland has violated the right to respect for a private life by failing to offer legal recognition for same-sex couples, the European Court of Human Rights said on Tuesday, putting pressure on Donald Tusk's new government to quickly change the law. Ten Poles argued that the vast majority of Council of Europe member states offered same-sex couples a right to marry or to enter into registered civil unions, and asserted that they were disadvantaged, for example in the fields of taxation, social rights and family law. “The Court considered that the Polish State had failed to compl… Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story (UK) The co-founder of the anti-LGBTQ Moms for Liberty group could soon be ousted from a Florida school board over a sexual assault investigation into her husband. The Sarasota County School Board will vote Tuesday on a resolution asking her to resign, because the panel cannot directly remove her, and chairwoman Karen Rose said she was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the rape allegation against husband Christian Ziegler, who's the state Republican Party chairman, and the couple's admissions about having a three-way sexual encounter with the accuser, reported WFOR-TV. “I personally care about Bridg… Read More View the full article

Published by Alternet (UK) Last year Donald Trump dined with two anti-Semites, Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, at his Mar-a-Lago resort and residence, drawing massive outrage while revealing to many Americans for the first time who Fuentes is: a white supremacist, Christian nationalist, anti-LGBTQ, authoritarian extremist who supports Trump's “America First” doctrine. In his livestream show on Sunday titled, “The Great Replacement is about White GENOCIDE,” Fuentes called for the “death penalty” for non-Christians, according to Right Wing Watch (video below). “Antisemitic white nationalist Christian fascist Nick Fuentes say… Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a case challenging the state of Washington's law banning anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors, but in the 6-3 decision Justices Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, and Clarence Thomas said they would have taken the case. Justice Thomas vehemently objected to the Court's decision, using his dissent to declare the practice – denounced as dangerous by major medical organizations and as torture by organizations and some who have been subjected to it – a First Amendment issue. NBC News reports, “the court left in place a state law that bars therapists from … Read More View the full article

Published by Reality Titbit The Real Full Monty: Jingle Balls returns in 2023 with a Christmas special featuring a new cast lineup from the best of British TV. Nothing screams British Christmas more than a batch of celebrities getting naked for charity. 10 famous faces will be stripping down for a good cause this festive season in ITV‘s two-part special, The Real Full Monty: Jingle Balls, starting Monday, December 11, 2023. Cast of The Real Full Monty: Jingle Balls 2023 Ashley BanjoAshley CainPaul BurrellBen CohenElla Vaday aka Nick CollierPete WicksGemma CollinsJulia BradburySherrie HewsonVanessa BauerVictoria EkanoyeCo… Read More View the full article

Published by Radar Online (UK) Insiders tattled that loose-lipped Caitlyn Jenner is allegedly planning a bombshell tell-all to exact revenge against the Kardashians for icing her out and settling scores with her famous foes, RadarOnline.com has learned. The former Olympian, 74, recently revealed that she doesn't speak to ex-wife Kris Jenner, 67, the House of Kardashian matriarch, and is no longer “close” to the reality TV family. Caitlyn fathered daughters Kendall Jenner, 27, and Kylie Jenner, 26, with the 67-year-old momager during their 23-year marriage, which ended in 2014. During their marriage, Caitlyn was stepfather t… Read More View the full article

Published by OK Magazine Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris' newfound love blossomed out of friendship. After the pair first connected at the Cannes Lions Festival in June, the One Tree Hill actress, 41, and the former soccer player, 38, quickly confided in each other over their respective splits from Ali Krieger and Grant Hughes, and “the sparks flew,” according to an insider. “Both Sophia and Ashlyn insist they were pals at first, but by all accounts, it was instant chemistry. They have a lot in common,” an insider explained of Bush and Harris' budding relationship. “Ashlyn and Sophia are both starting over,” the source … Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English JoJo Siwa “lost a lot” after coming out aged 17. The 20-year-old dancer and social media star – who came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in 2021 – admitted at the time she “didn't understand why that was scary” and “what a big deal” it was being part of the first ever same-sex couple on ‘Dancing With The Stars' the same year. Speaking on her new podcast ‘JoJo Siwa Now', she said: “Of course there was a lot of positivity and love and acceptance but then there was a lot of negativity, and I did lose a lot. “I didn't care, and I still don't care [about] the things I lost and the people th… Read More View the full article