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Published by Raw Story A Catholic school near Kansas City has expelled an A-student because his mother objected to a ban on LGBTQ+ books, according to a report. The Kansas City Star reported that St. John LaLande Catholic School in Blue Springs disenrolled Hollee Muller's 11-year-old son Hunter after “prayerful consideration.” A July letter from the school said both parents “stated both verbally and in writing you do not agree with nor do you support the teachings of the Catholic Church. After prayerful consideration and discussion among our school administration it is obvious we no longer have a partnership with yo… Read More View the full article

Published by Euronews (English) Were he still alive, today would be American writer James Baldwin's birthday. Born on this day in 1924 New York City, Baldwin rose to fame as one of the most talented writers of a generation. His perspective as a gay Black man living through segregation, as well as his travels abroad, brought lucid insight into matters of sexuality, politics and race to his broad range of work across novels, poetry and non-fiction. Baldwin grew up in Harlem but moved south to the Greenwich Village in his early 20s where he met actors and artists. Disillusioned by the racism of the US, he moved to Paris in 1948… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Beyonce has paid tribute to a fan who was stabbed and killed over the weekend. O'Shae Sibley was vogueing to one of the ‘Formation' singer's songs while at a gas station in Brooklyn with friends when he was attacked by a group of men who shouted gay slurs before things turned more hostile, video footage shot by the dancer's pal Otis Pena as part of a Facebook Live post showed, and now the 41-year-old megastar has publicly mourned the passing of the 28 year old. Beyonce wrote on her official website: “REST IN POWER O'SHAE SIBLEY.” After being stabbed, O'Shae was taken to Maimonides Medical Cent… Read More View the full article

Published by New York Daily News Indiana students must have access to bathrooms and locker rooms that are consistent with their gender identity, an appeals court ruled Tuesday night. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals left in place a temporary injunction requiring the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville and the Vigo County School Corporation to provide equal treatment to trans students. The case involves three young trans students who sued their school districts after they were blocked from using the boy's restrooms. At the time of the complaint, one of the teens attended a middle school in Martinsville. The other two,… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Sinéad O’Connor felt “on fire” when she sang but despised the music business. The tragic performer, found dead in London on 26 July in London after relocating to the city from her native Ireland to polish off what turned out to be her last album, said she wrapped herself in a “character” when singing. She said in quotes from her brutally honest 2021 autobiography ‘Rememberings’ – in which she detailed years of abuse at the hands of her mum and her mental health struggles – that have resurfaced since her shock passing: “I’m on fire when I’m singing, I’m completely in character. I use my sense m… Read More View the full article

Published by AFP San Francisco (AFP) – Users on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, will now be allowed to hide their once-prized blue check marks, the company says. A coveted status symbol at Twitter before Elon Musk bought the company, the blue checks have been mocked by some as a sign that the user is willing to pay for special treatment. “As a subscriber, you can choose to hide your checkmark on your account,” an X help page said on Wednesday. “The checkmark will be hidden on your profile and posts.” Blue ticks, long free at Twitter, were intended to signal the identity of certain users… Read More View the full article

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Published by OK Magazine Madonna couldn't have done it without her kids. On Sunday, July 30, the Queen of Pop took to Instagram to share a heartfelt post with her 19 million followers after she was hospitalized with a “serious bacterial infection” at the end of June. “Love from family and friends is the best Medicine. One month out of the hospital and I can reflect,” the 64-year-old wrote, before thanking her six children — Lourdes Leon, 26, Rocco Ritchie, 22, David Banda, 17, Mercy James, 17, and twins Estere and Stelle Ciccone, 10 — for their support throughout her intense health scare. “As a mother you can really g… Read More View the full article

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Published by New York Daily News O’Shae Sibley, the Brooklyn dancer slain in a clash with a group of Muslim men who said that they were offended by his voguing, used his art of movement to affirm his identity as a gay man and as an advocate for social justice. The 28-year-old Brownsville resident was murdered Saturday night in Midwood after fight with a group of men who said his dancing offended their faith, but to those who knew him and his talents, he was awe-inspiring. Sibley was a favorite of director and choregrapher Kemar Jewel, who has worked with the Philidelphia-born dancer for more than a decade and described him as… Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story Former President Donald Trump's supporters appear to be sticking with him no matter how many times he gets indicted or how many winnable elections he costs the Republican Party. Marcel Danesi, a professor of semiotics and linguistic anthropology at the University of Toronto, explained to MSNBC's “Morning Joe” on Monday that getting Trump supporters to abandon their idol is extremely difficult, and he drew an analogy to the Dan Brown novel “The Da Vinci Code” to explain why. “I call it the ‘Da Vinci Code effect,” he said in describing Trump's ability to pump his followers full of falsehoods and… Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story X CEO Elon Musk is now threatening to sue an organization that monitors internet hate speech after it released research showing that racists are thriving on his platform. The New York Times reports that lawyers representing X recently sent a letter to the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which published papers last month arguing that hate speech was flourishing on Musk's platform, as it took no action against the vast majority of accounts that were flagged for tweeting out hate speech. The lawyers accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate of making “a series of troubling and baseless c… Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet Before President Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 into law, the drinking age varied from state to state in the U.S. Some states allowed minors to legally purchase alcohol at 18, but Reagan and members of Congress agreed that 21 should become the national standard. What still varies from state to state is how old one needs to be legally serve alcohol. Some states allow minors to serve alcohol in restaurants even though they can't legally purchase it. The Guardian's Wilfred Chan reports that some GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin favor lowering the age for legally serv… Read More View the full article

Published by The Street By Tony Owusu Investors will have a chance to hear directly from Anheuser Busch InBev (BUD) – Get Free Report executives this week about their thought process surrounding their ill-fated Bud Light marketing campaign. While the company isn’t scheduled to report earnings until August 3 before the opening bell, rivals like Heineken (HEINY) – Get Free Report have already released their results and the media is curious about the company’s take on Bud Light’s situation. DON’T MISS: The Bud Light Controversy and Its Impacts Explained “Yes, particularly in the Western world, we do see a lot of polariz… Read More View the full article

Published by Radar Online Dwight Howard's accuser Stephen Harper believes he has evidence that will help prove his allegations against the ex-NBA star, RadarOnline.com has learned. According to court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, Harper has provided the court with a copy of his Uber receipt from July 19, 2021. The alleged receipt shows him leaving from an address in the city of Fairburn, Georgia at 1:21 AM. His driver took him to an address in the city of Suwanee. The address listed on the alleged receipt is Howard's estate in Georgia. The trip costs Harper $71.98. As RadarOnline.com first reported, earlier th… Read More View the full article

Published by Chicago Tribune NEW YORK — Did somebody cancel the word “farce?” The new Broadway show by Second Stage is billed as a reconstructed romantic comedy, a feminist tale, they say, of “sex, betrayal and love.” But if you have an elongated joke involving flatulence, folks, and “The Cottage” breaks an epic amount of wind as part of its myriad country-house shenanigans, you’re doing farce. Farce, farce, farce, farce, farce. Just to be clear. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, especially in the summer. And if you are in the mood for matchstick penis jokes, more gag props than a Coney Island funhouse and an ens… Read More View the full article

Published by The Street By Jena Greene A few rules of fashion pervade the trends and decades of high fashion. First, what's old almost always becomes new again. DON'T MISS: PacSun Follows Lululemon, Gap and Abercrombie Into Area Consumers Love Second, when you're leaving the house, always take off one accessory, as Coco Chanel once famously said. And third, never, ever, be caught dead in last year's high fashion. It's just uncouth. That third rule may not be so hard-and-fast, but it definitely seems to apply to the modern luxury shopper, who apparently has finally had her fill of Gucci. It seems that, over the past s… Read More View the full article

Published by Socialite Life It has been tough, but we've spent all week long scouring the depths of Instagram to bring you this week's Instahottie — Paulo Quevedo. Paulo Quevedo is a Mexican actor and singer who has been been in the industry since 1996. Born on February 1, 1975 in Juarez, Mexico, the handsome hunk was raised in El Paso, Texas. He rose to fame as a singer of the Mexican pop groups Tierra Cero and Kairo. He is also recognized for his recurring roles in the El Justiciero film franchise. You can also find Paulo on OnlyFans. Enjoy these pics and videos of the very photogenic Paulo Quevedo THE LATEST ON SLelin… Read More View the full article

Published by Morning Honey Bobby Berk helps people design their dream homes on Netflix's hit show Queer Eye, but the interior designer reveals how you can find your own “design aesthetic,” even if you don't know a thing or two about decorating a space. “A lot of adults don't even know what their design aesthetic is. I ask people about what makes them tick or something they are passionate about. What's your favorite TV show? We had someone a few years ago — a 27-year-old bachelor living in a home he inherited from his grandma — and I said, ‘What's your favorite show?' He said, ‘Madmen.' I thought, ‘Mid-century.' When I a… Read More View the full article

Published by Radar Online Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis was forced to look himself in the mirror and consider if his leadership as Florida governor has prohibited one of his most touted campaign talking points: protected free speech. Megyn Kelly pressed the governor on the issue during an interview on Friday, RadarOnline.com has learned. When considering DeSantis' war on the so-called woke agenda and burning bridges with one of the Sunshine State's largest employers, Disney, Kelly asked the governor if he was “using government to punish citizens for political wrong think.” DeSantis appeared on The Megy… Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet Federal Judge Brian Morrishas placed a temporary hold on a Montana law he said “likely will disproportionately harm not only drag performers, but any person who falls outside traditional gender and identity norms,” CNN reports. Per CNN, the law passed by Montana Republican Governor Greg Gianforte earlier this year bans minors “from attending ‘sexually oriented shows,’ including “so-called drag story hours, which the law defines as events hosted ‘by a drag queen or drag king who reads children’s books and engages in other learning activities with minor children present.'” House Bill 359 “also b… Read More View the full article

Published by The Street By Daniel Kline Garth Brooks does whatever he wants. That's something few celebrities get away with, but the singer has enough money, fame, and diehard fans that he does not need to fear reprisals from either side of the political aisle. The singer went against many of the country performers of his generation — and Kid Rock — when he made it clear that his upcoming Nashville Bar would serve Bud Light. Instead of condemning Anheuser-Busch (BUD) – Get Free Report for working with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Brooks embraced the idea of inclusivity. In a business where a lot of the co… Read More View the full article

Published by New York Daily News The Iranian government is denying any previous knowledge of a gay sex scandal that has led to the suspension of an official in the ultra-conservative Islamic nation. Reza Tsaghati, the head of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Gilan Province, was suspended last week after a video allegedly showed him having sex with another man. Iran officials had initially stayed silent over the growing scandal, but on Saturday, the country's culture minister, Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili, said he had no previous knowledge of Tsaghati's alleged homosexual relations. The video, which has not yet been verified, was sha… Read More View the full article

Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer ERIE, Pa. — With a familiar medley of insults, falsehoods, and digressions, former President Donald Trump on Saturday evening bashed the criminal indictments mounting against him, attacked President Joe Biden, and repeated his lies about election fraud at a rally in a bellwether region in northwest Pennsylvania. In an unusually punctual appearance, Trump took the stage at 6 p.m in front of approximately 4,000 people at the Erie Insurance Arena to repeat some of his greatest hits from his signature rallies and add a few new ones. He promised to save the U.S. economy, purge the “deep state” from… Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' cheerleaders had high hopes for his presidential campaign, touting him as the GOP's best chance to move on from former President Donald Trump in 2024. But in poll after poll, Trump has had considerable leads among Republican primary voters. Polls released in late July have found the Florida governor trailing Trump by 43 percent (Morning Consult), 36 percent (The Economist/YouGov), 44 percent (Rasmussen) or 40 percent (Harvard University/HarrisX). That isn't to say that a Trump nomination is written in stone or that DeSantis doesn't have plenty of time to turn things … Read More View the full article