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Published by BANG Showbiz English Dolly Parton stole her signature look from her “town tramp”. The Jolene' country icon, 77, who grew up in Sevier County, Tennessee, and once said she had spent $1 million dollars on her breast enlargements, said looking trashy was a “country girl's idea of glamour”. She is quoted in the Daily Star saying: “I based my look on the town tramp, the trash in our county. “She had long beautiful red nails, bright red lipstick, peroxide yellow hair, high-heeled shoes, short skirts. I thought she was absolutely beautiful. “I thought, ‘That's what I'm going to be when I grow up – trash.'” Dolly has cons… Read More View the full article

Published by The Street By Jena Greene Pop star and outspoken culture critic Kid Rock has never shied away from some good old-fashioned identity politics. And since Bud Light has been the most recent lightning rod in the debate over woke corporate policies, Kid Rock has naturally placed himself firmly at the center of it. DON'T MISS: Target Makes a Bold Move That Has Conservatives Angry and Calling for Boycott Earlier this summer, Bud Light, owned by parent company Anheuser-Busch (BUDFF ) sparked outrage when it voiced support for the LGBTQ+ community. Some of its core and loyal consumers, namely a right-leaning crow… Read More View the full article

Published by Knewz A former mayor of New York confirmed Tuesday he is separating from his wife, who is lesbian. But his wife said Wednesday the they are “still very much in love.” Bill de Blasio, who gave up the mayor's seat 18 months ago, has been married to Chirlane McCray for 29 years. They will not seek a divorce, but will keep sharing a Brooklyn townhouse. McCray told reporters outside their home that the couple is “figuring out how it plays out. “There's a very deep bond between us,” the New York Post quoted her as saying. De Blasio was spotted leaving their building with suitcases Wednesday morning. McCra… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Billy Porter has split from Adam Smith after six years of marriage. The 53-year-old actor met Adam, 36, at a dinner party in 2009 and they tied the knot almost a decade later but announced on Wednesday (05.06.23) that they have made the “sad decision” to go their separate ways but will make “no further comment” on the situation, a representative has confirmed. Rep Simon Halls told People: “I can confirm that Billy Porter and his husband Adam Smith have made the sad decision to end their marriage after six years. The decision was an amicable and mutual one and was made after much consideration…. Read More View the full article

Published by Knewz In a recent appearance on Michael Cohen's podcast Mea Culpa, Aubrey O'Day, the former Celebrity Apprentice star and member of Danity Kane, claimed to have had an affair with Donald Trump Jr., the son of former President Donald Trump. O'Day claimed their affair began in a gay club bathroom, revealing details about their first sexual encounter. “I was hosting a gay club and our first time going out together — he wanted to see me so bad — and I told him, ‘Well, I'm gonna be at a gay club tonight,'” she told Cohen. “So Don shows up to the gay club — and I'm talking about this is one of the biggest… Read More View the full article

Published by The Sacramento Bee Bonita A. experienced a flood of emotions as she headed back from a walk to her front porch: anger, worry, confusion and frustration. The East Sacramento resident, who requested her full name be withheld due to fear for her safety, was one of many in the city who who found flyers with anti-LGBTQ and antisemitic messaging on her doorstop. Packaged in plastic sandwich bags with gravel and other material as weights, authorities and residents found them in multiple Sacramento neighborhoods and other California cities in mid-June. Some employed the phrase “White Lives Matter,” while others featured… Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet Mike Pence in Iowa this week is meeting with small groups but making big promises. The former Trump vice president is currently polling in fourth place in the Hawkeye State – worse than his third place position nationally. Speaking to members of the Woodbury County GOP and Republican Women at Sioux City's Pizza Ranch, Pence remarked that most of them had the “right” color hair – same as his own. Delivering his stump speech in pleated khakis and no tie, repeatedly attempting to button his sport coat, Pence answered many questions in a less-starched manner than usual, even high-fiving one woman … Read More View the full article

Published by Radar Online Republican transwoman Caitlyn Jenner clashed with conservative LGBTQ+ advocacy group Gays Against Groomers (GAG) after a board member resigned, citing an “extremely anti-gay” campaign ad from GOP candidate Ron DeSantis, RadarOnline.com has learned. On Wednesday, GAG board member David Leatherwood took to Twitter to announce that while he was resigning from his position and withdrawing from the organization altogether, the move was “strictly professional” and he was “on good terms” with GAG members. Jenner saw a problem with Leatherwood's reasoning — and didn't hold back by calling him out. “To… Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet The Heritage Foundation and its vice president, Roger Severino, are praising the Supreme Court's decision last week favoring the First Amendment rights of a Colorado business owner and designer over the Equal Protection rights of the LGBTQ community as a “victory for tolerance.” Heritage, the once-vaunted right-wing think tank that has melded into pro-Trump MAGA right-wing extremism, just weeks ago attacked President Joe Biden and his historic White House Pride Month celebration, declaring: “The ‘Pride Flag' does not represent anything good and it certainly does not represent America. It shoul… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Kit Connor “would have preferred” to come out in a different way. The 19-year-old actor revealed his bisexuality to the world towards the end of last year following intense speculation on social media and admitted that while he “does not regret” coming out, he is not sure he would have made the announcement at all had there not been the online pressure to do so. He told British Vogue: “I think there's almost a feeling that because I'd been in the industry for a little while, there was almost this understanding that it's like, ‘Oh, well, he can take it.' I think ‘forced' isn't the right word I … Read More View the full article

Published by Reuters By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – The Church of England's governing body will deliberate on how priests could carry out blessings for same-sex couples when it gathers in the cathedral city of York for a five-day meeting on Friday. The assembly of bishops, clergy and laity – called the General Synod – is also due to discuss on Saturday how to protect vicars who might choose not to pray over the union of same-sex couples. The CoE, which does not allow same-sex marriages in its 16,000 churches, in January set out proposals to let gay couples have a prayer service after a civil marriage, and apologis… Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet On Sunday night, July 2, the White House was briefly evacuated after a white powder was found inside. The Washington, D.C. Fire Department, however, found that the powder was not a type of explosive and that no one was in any physical danger. According to Washington Post sources, a preliminary test indicated that the powder was cocaine. Post reporters Peter Hermann and Tyler Pager explain, “A spokesman for the Secret Service, Anthony Guglielmi, said the substance is undergoing further testing to determine what it is, and authorities are looking into how it got into the White House. He said the… Read More View the full article

Published by GB News Hollywood actor Stanley Tucci has shared his thoughts on actors playing roles that don't match their own sexuality as a fierce ongoing debate continues. The 62-year-old said actors should not be restricted to roles as their job is “to play different people”. Tucci, who starred in The Hunger Games and The Devil Wears Prada, said an actor's role is to play characters: “That's the whole point of it.” The star was asked about his beliefs on whether “straight actors should play gay characters” following his recent role playing Colin Firth's on-screen partner in Supernova. “Obviously, I believe that… Read More View the full article

Published by The Street By Daniel Kline You can't apologize for something that many Americans — maybe most of them — don't consider wrong. If you do, then you simply anger a different group than the one that's currently mad at you without fixing things with the first aggrieved party. That's the impossible position in which Anheuser-Busch (BUD) – Get Free Report finds itself after it tried to grow its customer base via a small social-media promotion with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney involving Bud Light. The company certainly misjudged its core audience, even as its work with Mulvaney was a relatively minor … Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet A former Republican state lawmaker says she was “Team DeSantis” before the Florida GOP governor and flailing presidential candidate's campaign over the weekend promoted a viciously anti-LGBTQ ad she says is part of his “morally wrong” and “politically misguided” attacks on LGBTQ people. Now, she says, “you couldn't pay” her to vote for him. The ad, which she calls “the most anti-LGBTQ+ ad in recent history,” is a video (below) that went viral on social media with more than 20 million views after it was reposted by Ron DeSantis‘ presidential campaign. In an apparent effort to sway far-right Rep… Read More View the full article

Published by City AM By Matt Hardy Ever thought about watching a 100m race where you knew everyone was using substances to artificially enhance themselves, rather than finding out a couple of years later when a ban is issued? Well the Enhanced Games may be for you. The idea pits competitive sport alongside the world of performance enhancing drugs in an Olympics-style format, claiming to be about pushing the human body further than non-doping athletes could. But there’s no getting away from the topic being such a taboo. Drugs in sport? It’s not for everyone. ‘Like being gay 50 years ago’And Enhanced Games president… Read More View the full article

Published by Radar Online Gilbert Arenas spoke candidly about societal norms and explained why he thinks the LGBTQ+ community is the “most unfair group walking on the planet right now,” RadarOnline.com has learned. During a new interview, the former NBA star said he felt that many individuals who identify themselves as such are quick to pontificate others while discussing that subject and more. “They have a playbook that they are only playing by, that they can only see,” Arenas told VladTV. “Nobody else gets to see this playbook but we're being judged by everything that's in this playbook, but we don't know it.” The fa… Read More View the full article

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Published by ValueWalk Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg, popular name, Pete Buttigieg, is an American politician. He is the former mayor of South Bend and a 2020 presidential candidate. He is the current Transportation Secretary under Joe Biden's administration. The American politician has an estimated net worth of $250,000. He was the least wealthy presidential hopeful in the 2020 presidential elections. He had a net worth of only $100,000 at the time. The Democratic politician has become so popular in the midterm election campaign trail. After the President, Pete Buttigieg is the most requested speaker. Are you cur… Read More View the full article

Published by Global Voices Skopje Pride 2023, held on June 24, 2023. Photo by Global Voices, (CC-BY-3.0). Populist political forces across Europe have been utilizing homophobia and the stigmatization of LGBTQ+ people as a weapon of political influence for the last two decades. Many of these campaigns have mimicked, or were even helped by, the extreme right-wing circles from the US. After 2013, Moscow emerged as a major generator of homophobic narratives that exploited existing endemic intolerance in the Balkans region. A recent analysis entitled “Kremlin speaking: homophobia as geopolitics” by Bulgarian fact-checking pl… Read More View the full article

Published by uInterview.com Dolly Parton, 77, was in London yesterday to promote her new album Rockstar and her upcoming memoir Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. True to her glitter-filled life, Parton wore a pink dress with silver lines, rhinestoned from top to bottom, silver leggings and silver metallic thigh-high boots. At her promotional event, she expressed her thoughts on touring – in light of Madonna's being rushed to the hospital this weekend. “It's always been taxing, the reason I don't tour now is because I don't want to be that far away from home, we're getting older and I've got a lot of business th… Read More View the full article

Published by Kaiser Health News Looking for an at-home HIV test on CVS' website is not as private an experience as one might think. An investigation by The Markup and KFF Health News found trackers on CVS.com telling some of the biggest social media and advertising platforms the products customers viewed. And CVS is not the only pharmacy sharing this kind of sensitive data. We found trackers collecting browsing- and purchase-related data on websites of 12 of the U.S.' biggest drugstores, including grocery store chains with pharmacies, and sharing the sensitive information with companies like Meta (formerly Facebook); Google,… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Dolly Parton worries about being “grounded here for ever” if technology means her career can continue after she's dead. The 77-year-old singer is content with her musical legacy and isn't sure she would want artificial intelligence (AI) software being used to create new songs or recreate her likeness on stage after she has passed away because she doesn't want her soul to stay “on this Earth”. Speaking to reporters in London on Thursday (29.06.23), she quipped: “The only intelligence I have is artificial. Everything I have is artificial.” She then added: “I've left a great body of work behind a… Read More View the full article