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Published by Benzinga In a recent episode of “Inside with Jen Psaki”, New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) expressed her views on the ongoing GOP presidential race, singling out one candidate for making “critical” errors, Fox News reports. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, according to AOC, is attempting to emulate former President Donald Trump, a strategy she believes is flawed. “You can't out-Trump Trump, that's what he's trying to do,” she stated. “I think that Governor DeSantis has made some very large, critical errors,” she said. See Also: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fears Biden Will Obstruct Bipart… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Drake has defended painting his nails pink by claiming the world is “homophobic.” The 36-year-old rapper shared behind-the-scenes snaps from his ‘Her Loss' Tour in which he could be seen wearing earrings and sporting pink nails but hit back when fellow rapper and close friend Lil Yachty made a comment about his look. Lil Yachty wrote: “Boy got them heavy hangers in his ear!” Drake responded: “GET OUT MY COMMENTS YOU TOLD ME TO PAINT MY NAILS SO I STOP BITING THEM AND NOW THE WORLD IS BEING HOMOPHOBIC FOR THE 1st TIME SINCE RICH FLEX…which wasn't that long ago now that I think about it. Wait is… Read More View the full article

Published by DPA Niko Graczyk sits in a café in Warsaw near a window where a displayed rainbow poster declares to the street outside: “Here you are not a shadow.” Bells are ringing in a nearby church. The only shadow about Graczyk is the golden glitter he wears around his eyes. He also wears a colourful fishnet shirt, bright nail polish, and sports a moustache. In staunchly Catholic Poland, the 28-year-old is unabashedly non-binary – that is, someone who identifies neither as a man nor a woman. Graczyk writes articles for Polish media about the LGBTQ community, which has had to get used to being lambasted by b… Read More View the full article

Published by Euronews (English) A transgender woman has made history in the Netherlands, winning the country's beauty pageant for the first time. Model Rikkie Valerie Kollé clinched the top title of Miss Netherlands contest on Sunday 9 July in the town of Leusden. Judges commented that the 22-year-old had impressed them with her “iron strong story” and “clear mission”. Hailing from Breda in the south of the Netherlands, Kollé is the first transgender winner in the competition's 94-year history. Following the triumph, she qualified to compete in the Miss Universe competition, to be held in El Salvador in December. Kollé is on… Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet Many Democratic strategists are wondering how Generation Z will affect their party's prospects in the years ahead. Their hope is that Gen-Z will lean Democratic, but the youth vote is a risky strategy. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) hoped that younger voters would give 1972 presidential nominee George McGovern a huge victory. Instead, President Richard Nixon defeated him by a landslide. One Gen-Z Democrat with high hopes for his generation and his party is 26-year-old Maryland State Rep. Joe Vogel, who is running for the U.S. House of Representatives via Maryland's 6th Congressional D… Read More View the full article

Published by Benzinga Americans are grappling with numerous politically-centered concerns, many of which are likely to emerge as key debate topics in the 2024 elections. A new poll reveals the top issues Americans believe should be investigated by Congress. What Happened: The main areas of investigation that U.S. voters want Congress to prioritize include the scrutiny of classified documents from Donald Trump's tenure in office, the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, and the rise of trafficking of fentanyl. In a poll from Morning Consult, Americans were asked to rank the top concerns that they believe Congress sh… Read More View the full article

Published by New York Daily News Rep. George Santos says he's the new Rosa Parks — because he wouldn't go sit in the back of Congress. The controversial Long Island Republican absurdly compared himself to the civil rights icon, who famously challenged segregation by refusing to move to the back of a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1956. “Guess what: Rosa Parks didn't sit in the back, and neither am I gonna sit in the back,” Santos, 34, told Mike Crispi Unafraid, a rightwing podcast. The controversial Long Island Republican was discussing his face-off with Sen. Mitt Romney in February ahead of President Biden's State of … Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story The Happiest Place on Earth is becoming a lot less crowded. Caught in the middle of Florida Gov. Ron DeSanstis' war on woke, Disney theme parks are experiencing the quietest summer they've had for years, though experts suggest the DeSantis battle is just one factor – and not a major one. “It's something that nobody would have predicted — just unfathomable,” says Len Testa who runs Touring Plans, a company that track wait times at major theme parks, the Wall Street Journal reported. He said July was the third slowest day of the year at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park in Florida. At Magic … Read More View the full article

Published by Benzinga As Bud Light, once a beloved contender among the country's favorite beers, spirals down to the 14th spot, the repercussions resonate far beyond the brand itself. A recent YouGov survey reveals the decline in Bud Light's ranking, casting it below competitors like Pabst Bue Ribbon, Miller Genuine Draft and Miller Lite. This seismic shift in popularity jeopardizes the livelihoods of the 65,000 people whose economic well-being is intricately tied to Anheuser-Busch InBev's success. Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth has taken full responsibility for the controversial promotion involving transgend… Read More View the full article

Published by The Kansas City Star A Shawnee County District Court judge on Monday ordered the Kansas Department of Revenue to immediately stop processing any gender marker change requests for driver's licenses and to take steps to ensure any future licenses issued, or renewed, reflect a resident's sex assigned at birth. Judge Teresa Watson said Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's administration's decision to continue allowing gender marker changes despite a new law defining man and woman based upon sex assigned at birth could result in “immediate and irreparable injury.” The order came in response to alawsuit filed Friday by Kansas … Read More View the full article

Published by DPA More than a million people took to the streets in Cologne, western Germany, on Sunday for the city’s renowned annual Pride parade. Around 60,000 people participated in the actual parade in sweltering temperatures in the city centre, accompanied by music and floats, according to the organizers. With around 230 registered groups, the parade forms part of the two-week long Cologne Pride and was longer than ever, organizers said. Cologne Pride is one of the largest events for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) community in Europe. In Germany, only the celebrations… Read More View the full article

Published by uPolitics.com Members of the Proud Boys have been ordered to pay the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church $1.03 million for vandalizing a “Black Lives Matter” sign in 2020. The Proud Boys is a white supremacist group that aligns itself with former President Donald Trump. The organization was formed in 2016 during Trump's first presidential election. In addition to the fine, the Proud Boys are also banned from going anywhere near the church or making threats against the institution or its pastors for at least five years. Those involved declined to show up to court to defend their actions on June 3… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Shane Dawson and his husband Ryland Adams are expecting twins via surrogate. The 34-year-old star tied the knot with fellow YouTuber Ryland, 32, in January, and on Saturday (08.07.23), the pair announced that they are to become parents in what has been the “craziest” time of their life so far. Speaking in a video posted to YouTube, Shane said: “This is the craziest experience of my whole life. This is only four days post-transfer, today is day four and we've been in contact [with our surrogate] every day. I've been very nauseous, very tired and very hungry. I like, can not believe it! Now it's… Read More View the full article

Published by Radar Online Former pro cyclist Lance Armstrong was met with criticism from his Stars on Mars castmates after defending his take on transgender athletes in sports, RadarOnline.com has learned. The famed athlete had previously shared his thoughts on the subject during a viral episode of his The Forward podcast featuring Caitlyn Jenner, later sticking by his stance that biological males shouldn't compete in women's sports and should instead get a separate category as he spoke with UFC-turned-WWE sensation Ronda Rousey. “One of my most key employees, they're transitioning, I have no problem with that. I love … Read More View the full article

Published by Reuters By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, which last year expanded gun rights in a landmark ruling, is set to return to the issue in a major case testing whether a law that keeps firearms away from people under domestic-violence restraining orders violates the Constitution. It is one of the biggest cases that the court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, has agreed to hear during its next term, which begins in October. The justices wrapped up their latest nine-month term last week with important rulings rejecting affirmative action in collegiate admissions, undermining LGB… Read More View the full article

Published by OK Magazine Aubrey O'Day is coming in hot and heavy about her alleged affair with Donald Trump Jr. — and she's not holding back when it comes to making fun of his fiancée, Kimberly Guilfoyle. During a guest appearance on the Monday, July 3, episode of Michael Cohen's “Mea Culpa” podcast, Trump Jr.'s former mistress trashed Guilfoyle, as she questioned how her former lover could possibly enjoy waking up “next to [Guilfoyle's] face every morning.” Calling him a “brilliant” man, O'Day noted something isn't “authentic” about Trump Jr.'s current persona before shading Guilfoyle's looks and lack of attractivene… Read More View the full article

Published by New York Daily News Pope Francis has selected a Jesuit priest known for his LGBTQ advocacy to take part in a weeks-long gathering of bishops and laypeople later this year. The Rev. James Martin was one of several high-profile U.S. clerical leaders to be appointed by Francis to participate in the synod of bishops, a closely watched and likely consequential meeting that will focus on issues regarding the mission of the Catholic church. This year’s meeting will run from Oct. 4-29. A second session is scheduled for October 2024, after which Francis is expected to release a document considering all ideas proposed by d… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Cary Grant's daughter never saw a “hint” her Hollywood icon dad was secretly gay. ‘Beverly Hills, 90201' star Jennifer Grant, 57, has hit out after years of talk her big screen icon dad was in the closet, and in the wake of the 2016 documentary titled ‘Women he's Undressed' which detailed the rumours. She told The Guardian ahead of the release of the upcoming ITV series ‘Archie' on her father, which she is producing, that he was “not flirtatious with men”. Jennifer added: “If you're around your parents a lot, you see them in ways that almost no one else does. And I never saw a hint of that. “I… 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 — Timo Barthel. Timo is a diver who hails from Germany. Last month Timo won the 10-meter platform at the European Championships in Poland and got closer to winning a spot in the 2024 Olympics. On his win, he told Swim Swan, “It's unbelievable I'm just speechless. Last year I won the preliminary too and then I did a bad job in the final, so finally I got the gold medal. It's just amazing and now we have the place for Germany, but it's just for Germany, not my place, so I have t… Read More View the full article

Published by Reuters UK (Reuters) – Up to 2,000 anti-LGBT protesters broke up a Gay Pride festival in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Saturday, scuffling with police and destroying props including rainbow flags and placards, though there were no reports of injuries. Organisers accused the authorities of actively colluding with the demonstrators to disrupt the festival, but a government minister said it was a difficult event to police as it was held in an open area, near a lake. “The protesters managed to find… ways to enter the area of the event, but we were able to evacuate the Pride participants and organisers,” … Read More View the full article

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Published by Euronews (English) Edgars Rinkevics, Latvia's longest-serving foreign minister, today became the first openly gay head of state in the European Union. As he was sworn in as the country's new president, pledged to fight for inclusion and equality. During his inaugural address to the parliament, which elected him on 31 May, he said he would use his limited powers to influence legislation and shape public opinion to make Latvia a more inclusive and egalitarian country. “Latvia is a sovereign, free and democratic country. But it must be legal and fair for all. Every person in Latvia, its citizens, must feel that the… Read More View the full article