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Published by Socialite Life Kevin Spacey is a “sexual bully” who preys on men and doesn't “respect personal boundaries,” a British prosecutor said Friday morning at the start of the actor's sexual assault trial in London. The Oscar- and Tony-winning actor is charged with 12 offenses against four men, who are now in their 30s and 40s. The allegations date from 2001 to 2013, when Spacey was the artistic director of London's prestigious Old Vic theater. Spacey has pleaded not guilty to all charges, which include sexual assault, indecent assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. D… Read More View the full article

Published by Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, Fla. — Black engineers and “Game of Thrones” fans are the latest groups canceling Orlando events and attributing their decisions to Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida's political climate. The National Society of Black Engineers' 50th conference would have brought up to 15,000 visitors to the Orange County Convention Center in 2024 and generated millions of dollars in economic impact, the group's CEO Janeen Uzzell said Friday. Instead, it'll be held in a different city that will be announced next week, she said. The Con of Thrones, which typically draws 3,000 to 4,000 fans of the “Game of T… Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story Moms for Liberty, the far-right group seeking to control school boards and school curricula across the country, gathered in Philadelphia on Friday for a convention featuring former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and a number of other Republican candidates and officials effusing praise for their mission. But outside the Philadelphia Marriott, it was a different story, as protesters raged against their presence, reported The Daily Beast. “While many of the protesters were natives of the City of Brotherly Love, others revealed they'd traveled long distances to join the opposit… 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 — Justin Moore. Justin is a Twitch ambassador and host (Justinplus), and he's founded Rainbow Arcade, which is a community of LGBTQIA2+ streamers dedicated to building inclusive, safe, welcoming spaces in gaming and beyond. He's also an avid TikToker. Here is a sampling of his videos: @plusjustin early birthday celebration in mexico with @ongina (and yes, i was able to recover that work, haha)! #gaytravel #gaytraveler #gay #boyfriends #gaymer #puertovallartajalisco #birthdaybo… Read More View the full article

Published by Reuters By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In its decision permitting an evangelical Christian web designer to refuse service for same-sex weddings, the U.S. Supreme Court again embraced an expansive view of religious interests at the expense of protections for LGBT people. In a 6-3 ruling on Friday powered by its conservative majority, the court backed Lorie Smith, who owns a Denver-area web design business called 303 Creative. She sued Colorado's civil rights commission in 2016 because she said she feared being punished for refusing to serve gay weddings under a state law that bars businesses ope… Read More View the full article

Published by uInterview.com Bros star Luke Macfarlane can add another title to his resume: Dad! He announced on social media that he and his partner, Hig Roberts, are parents to a daughter. On Instagram, Macfarlane said, “Tess Eleanor Macfarlane – Born June 4, 2023. We started life with some hectic days and received world-class care. On Father's Day, we got to take her home. Her Dads can't wait to introduce her to all the remarkable people and the beautiful world we live in.” Along with the sweet words, he released pictures and videos – one of which was the couple exiting the hospital with their new infant. A number of M… Read More View the full article

Published by Radar Online The Log Cabin Republicans, the largest LGBT Republican organization in the United States, have publicly denounced Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for a controversial campaign ad that attacked former President Donald Trump's connections to the LGBT community, RadarOnline.com has learned. The ad, posted by the DeSantis War Room on Twitter last Friday, featured a 2016 clip of Trump promising to protect the rights of LGBTQ citizens. Trump's remarks following the tragic Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, where 49 people lost their lives, were used in the attack ad against the former Presid… Read More View the full article

Hungry? In the past weeks we've done some dedicated deep dives into getting the most out of Miami for Sporty/Outdoors focused readers and another comprehensive set of guides for culture and art -focused traveller to South Florida will enjoy and that will contibute to making the most of your time there. For the foodie, we're focused on helping you and yours embrace the diverse flavors, cultures, and cuisines that have all come together in South Florida, creating a unique city while maintaining the special and unique cultures. This shoudl satisfy the passionate foodie on a gastro-driven hunt or for those who have some foodie tendencies or think they might There is no place like it. To life! FOODIE HEAVEN: Eat Miami Photo courtesy South Beach Wine & Food Festival TIME OUT MARKET MIAMI: Michelin-starred chefs, top local vendors, art installations and more at this ultimate food hall, with the best of the Miami all under one roof. STUBBORN SEED: Top Chef winner Jeremy Ford's Michelin-starred restaurant in South Beach has been ranked the top restaurant in Miami, with a signature tasting menu and passion for excellence. TONOSHI HOUR AT NOBU HOTEL: Select from bento boxes at the lobby bar, with original Nobu creations or traditional favorites, and specialty cocktails. No reservation is required. Nobu in Miami was founded in partnership with Rober DeNiro, and the buzz around it hasn't waned since it opened its doors. MICHAEL'S GENUINE FOOD & DRINK: Emphasizing locally sourced produce and ingredients, this farm-to-table restaurant and bar is located in the ever-enticing Design District of Miami. Feast on Festivals: Miami's Food-Centric Events Lineup Photo courtesy South Beach Wine & Food Festival SOUTH BEACH WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL: This mid-February, 4-day culinary festival is celebrating 23 years next year. Not to be missed is Wine Spectator's signature Best Of The Best, which this year paired over 60 of the nation's most acclaimed chefs with more than 65 first-rate wineries from around the globe. MIAMI SPICE: Every August and September, a wide array of top participating restaurants offer special menus around the Greater Miami area, during this annual celebration of Miami's diverse culinary scene. This is a great opportunity to be adventurous, and go either high or low with equally appetizing prices. GAY8 FESTIVAL: This one day free LGBTQ music, food and arts festival in Little Havana, also includes the Best of Miami Sandwich Competition. The nation's largest diversity and inclusion festival celebrates Miami's Hispanic and Latino community's zest for life. (February) SOUTH BEACH SEAFOOD FESTIVAL: It's stone crab season… and this is how Miami celebrates it (October 18-21) in Lummus Park and multiple locations through South Beach, including Joes Stone Crab. Don't miss the VIP Chef Showdown to see who makes the cut. CALLE OCHO MUSIC FESTIVAL AND CARNAVAL: If you're planning to visit Miami mid-March, this 15-block party is an off-the-charts latin music festival/Carnaval Miami Experience, with the best of Little Havana's culinary traditions. Sip and Socialize: Miami's Bars & Clubs for LGBTQ Foodies Photo courtesy Marriott Hotels LIVING ROOM: Located at the W Hotel South Beach, this is not your average lobby bar. With specialty cocktails, a hip setup, comfy sofas and a terrace, it was listed by Food & Wine as a 50 Best Bars in America standout shortly after it opened. AZUCAR NIGHTCLUB: This LGBTQ+ club with pure Latin flavor always on the menu, is always shaking with weekend parties and cabaret. Al Fresco Feasting: Outdoor Dining Adventures in Miami Photo courtesy of the GMCVB OUTDOOR CUBAN COOKING CLASSES: Why not bring a taste of Little Havana home with you? Flavors of Miami offers a hands-on cooking lesson that includes an appetizer, a main course, and dessert, all while enjoying Miami's signature sunshine. EAT AL FRESCO: With an annual average of 249 days of sun, Miami is the perfect place to eat outdoors. Whether in a rooftop bar, sidewalk cafe, or private courtyard, there are hundreds of delicious opportunities to enjoy both perfect weather and global cuisine. Photo courtesy of the GMCVB Culinary Sightseeing: Explore Miami's Food Landscape Photo courtesy of GMCVB LITTLE HAVANA: Don't skip this world-famous Cuban neighborhood just because of the current news cycle, and risk missing its colorful street life, incredible music and mouth-watering island deliciousness. FRESH FISH MARKETS: With more than a couple to choose from, Garcia's and Casablanca Fish Markets offer the day's catch, and onsite eateries, and a taste of Miami. A Taste of Retail: Miami's Culinary Shopping Hotspots Photo courtesy of the GMCVB – http://MiamiandBeaches.com LINCOLN ROAD MALL SUNDAY FARMERS MARKET: A cruisy stroll on this pedestrian strip offers all the juicy goodness the sun brings to Florida's menus every Sunday, with shopping and plenty of places to stop and nosh along the way. AZUCAR ICE CREAM COMPANY: Unique flavors like marney and café con leche make this Little Havana haunt a fav among, well, everyone – locals and tourists alike. ORNARE: Leave it to Miami to have an intoxicating Latin vibe, and this high-end boutique from Brazil doesn't disappoint. You'll find unique kitchen and dining accessories in its Emporium, and salivate over its refined designs. Stay and Savor: Best Miami Hotels for Food Lovers Photo courtesy Marriott Hotels EDITION: Ian Schrager's heir to the Delano crown, Edition offers outstanding, widely lauded hotel dining, including the undeniably chic Matador Room from Jean-George Vongerichten THE BETSY SOUTH BEACH: Balance award-winning fare from former Bon Apetit “restauranteur of the year,” Laurent Tourondel, with yoga on the rooftop deck. Or order a Betsy picnic basket for a spread on the beach. View the full article

Published by OK Magazine Taylor Armstrong is revealing her most authentic self! The Real Housewives of Beverly HillsOG — who made the jump to The Real Housewives of Orange County as a “friend of” this season — revealed during the Wednesday, June 28, episode of the Bravo series that she is bisexual and was previously in a five-year relationship with a woman. During the cast’s trip to Montana, the ladies went around the dinner table revealing facts about themselves that not many people don’t know. Fellow newbie Jennifer Pendantri jokingly asked Taylor, “Are you [bisexual]?” “Now are you nervous about me being in the bun… Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has received a “cease and desist” letter from an Iowa Republican leader after he was accused of busing in supporters to an Iowa event. The Messenger reported DeSantis received the “extraordinary” letter from Muscatine County's GOP demanding that the “Never Back Down PAC cease and desist all attempts to contact and collaborate with the Muscatine County Republican Party of Iowa.” The letter accused the DeSantis PAC of “unlawful and unethical collaboration … with Republican County Parties in the State of Iowa.” The controversy was created by the uniq… Read More View the full article

Published by Benzinga Top beer brand Bud Light has faced a challenging 2023 with public boycotts and backlash over a link to transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney. What Happened: Sales of Bud Light have dropped after boycotts calling the company a “woke brand.”. Celebrities and musicians were among those who have turned their backs on the former bestselling beer brand. Bud Light, which is a unit of Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) has seen sales drop in 2023, knocking the beer brand off the leaderboard as the top-selling beer in the U.S. In the most recent week ending June 20, sales of Bud Light have dropped 28.5% ye… Read More View the full article

Published by City AM By Adam Bloodworth A Strange Loop review and star rating: ★★★ A Strange Loop won every Best Musical award in New York, and was nominated for 11 Tony Awards. It was a New York Times Critics' Pick and won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; unusual for a musical, the accolade was previously taken by Hamilton. The musical closed in January on Broadway, and now writer Michael R Jackson's piece has transferred to the Barbican Centre. Buzz had been building around A Strange Loop for months ahead of its premiere, and in a way that felt unusually strong for a new piece of writing not yet staged in the … Read More View the full article

Published by Fort Worth Star-Telegram ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers are the only team in Major League Baseball without a Pride Night celebrating the LGBTQ culture and its history. The Rangers have various theme nights throughout the season for the Dallas Mavericks, Mexican Heritage and Shark Week among a multitude of others. Even among their fellow Texas professional sports team, the the Rangers are an outlier. The Dallas Stars, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Astros, FC Dallas, Houston Dash, Houston Dynamo FC and Dallas Wings all have Pride Night celebrations. When asked about the lack of Pride Night celebration the Rangers orga… Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet President Joe Biden on Thursday afternoon defended calling the U.S. Supreme Court “not normal,” warned expanding it would “politicize” it, and suggested conservative justices are beginning to get the message of just how strongly their legitimacy is being questioned by the American people after numerous allegations of corruption and lack of transparency. “Do you worry that without court reform, this conservative majority is too young and too conservative? That they might do too much harm?” he was asked by MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace Thursday afternoon on “Deadline: White House” in a rare in-studio … Read More View the full article

Published by uInterview.com Frank James Michael Grande Marchione, better known as Frankie Grande, is an American dancer, singer, actor, producer, television host and YouTube personality. He is the half-brother of pop singer Ariana Grande. FRANKIE GRANDE BIOGRAPHY: AGE, EARLY LIFE, FAMILY, EDUCATIONFrankie Grande was born on January 24, 1983 (Frankie Grande's age: 40) in New York City to Victor Marchione and Joan Grande. His father has been employed as a physician while his mother is chief executive officer of the telephone and alarm system company Hose-McCann Communications. Although born in New York, Grande was raised i… Read More View the full article

Published by Reuters MADRID (Reuters) – Dozens of people sporting high heels, most of them men, raced down a cobbled street in the centre of the Spanish capital on Thursday as part of Madrid Pride, one of the world's largest LGBT celebrations. It was the 24th edition of the annual race in Chueca, a gay-friendly neighbourhood, which draws competitors from abroad and is one of the most eagerly awaited parts of the festival of the LGBT community. Heels must be at least 10 cm (4 inches) high, and the shoes are measured before the race. Moreover, participants must pick up a purse with a dress along the way and then to … Read More View the full article

Published by The Street By Daniel Kline Blame Kid Rock. The one-time rapper, sometimes rock star decided that Budweiser doing a small social media promotion with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney was an affront to anyone who drinks Bud Light. Rock responded to the beer company trying to reach customers in the LGBTQ+ community by releasing a video of himself taking an MP5 submachine gun to some cases of Bud Light. This led to Budweiser parent Anheuser-Busch (BUD) – Get Free Report facing a massive backlash where sales dropped by more than 20% and a number of country performers took stands on whether a beer company… Read More View the full article

Published by The Spun By Tzvi Machlin We're a few weeks away from the FIFA Women's World Cup and the controversy over the rainbow armband that created tension during last year's World Cup in Qatar has been renewed. According to ESPN, FIFA has decided against letting players wear the rainbow-colored armband most closely associated with LGBTQ+ pride this year and will instead offer a modified version as one of eight different armband options for players to wear throughout the tournament. Each armband will represent a different cause advocated by the United Nations. In a statement, FIFA president Gianni Infantino expl… Read More View the full article

Published by Reuters By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – In a blow to LGBT rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the constitutional right to free speech allows certain businesses to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings, ruling in favor of a web designer who cited her Christian beliefs in challenging a Colorado anti-discrimination law. The justices in a 6-3 decision authored by conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch overturned a lower court's ruling that had rejected Denver-area business owner Lorie Smith's bid for an exemption from a Colorado law that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientati… Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson penned a blistering dissent taking her fellow SCOTUS justices to task for ruling the race-based affirmative action policies used by Harvard and other colleges as unconstitutional. In her dissent, Justice Jackson accused the court of treating racism as an ancient relic rather than something that still harms people of color to this day. While she acknowledged the conservatives' sincere desire for a colorblind society, she argued that such a society is not the one we currently have. “With let-them-eat-cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the ri… Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is promoting her podcast with an image that shows her pulling up to the U.S. Capitol holding a high-capacity rifle. The Georgia Republican uses the stylized image as the banner for the Twitter account promoting her “Battleground” podcast. Greene boasted in December that the Jan. 6 insurrection would have succeeded if she and Steve Bannon had planned it, saying “we would have been armed,” and she has repeatedly expressed solidarity with the Capitol rioters. “I am one of those people,” Greene said in October. “That's exactly who I am.” Greene also recorded video of he… Read More View the full article

Published by Euronews (English) Russian president Vladimir Putin has authorised the creation of an institute for the “study of LGBT people” within the country's federal psychiatric unit. At the same time, the State Duma – Russia's lower house of parliament – unanimously approved a bill prohibiting the change of documents and sex-change surgery to be provided for transgender individuals. Human rights activists in Russia have sounded the alarm over this, and they warn that it could lead to individuals resorting to black market surgeries and a spike in deaths, as well as penalties and imprisonment. While Russia has had one of t… Read More View the full article