Among the 50 states, Arkansas ranks 49th in health care. It ranks 47th for having an educated population, 41st in economy and education, and 43rd in infrastructure. Read on »
As we head to the busy upfront advertising buying season, it's worth noting that millions of Americans and possibly hundreds of billions in LGBTQ+ spending are possibly missing from the current industry-recognized estimates of at least 20 million LGBTQ+ people in the United States with 1.4 trillion in household spending. How could millions of people and billions in dollars have been missed by the U.S. Census and Gallup, where much of these numbers are culled?
Read on »
Tacky. Phony. Unwatchable. The Twitter reviews of MTV’s newest reality show, The Real Friends of WeHo, were not kind. Ratings for the show — centered on gay men like stylist Brad Goreski, choreographer Todrick Hall, TV host Jaymes Vaughan, and their group of “friends” birthed from central casting — were just as sour, especially for a series that aired in the timeslot between Emmy-winning cultural phenomenon RuPaul’s Drag Race and its popular behind-the-scenes companion series, Untucked.
Read on »
The Republican-controlled House passed a measure on Friday limiting transgender students’ school rights. The bill is expected to die in the Democrat-controlled Senate. Read on »
Jeff Thomas, the Instagram influencer and model who died after falling from his Miami high-rise building, was a “kept” man. His benefactor was gay billionaire Peter Thiel, at least according to Thomas, who claimed as much in an interview conducted before his death. Read on »
A charter school principal in Tallahassee, Fla., has lost her job after giving an art lesson that included Michelangelo’s David, the famous statue that depicts the biblical figure nude. Read on »
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, has vetoed a bill that would ban gender-affirming health care for transgender minors, limit school instruction on LGBTQ+ issues, and allow outing of LGBTQ+ students, but the Republican-controlled legislature could override his veto next week. Read on »
Legendary drag queen Darcelle XV has died at age 92. Read on »
This weekend, the groundbreaking new documentary Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn, which focuses on modern American politics, will premiere at OutFest Fusion in Los Angeles. Read on »
Almost seven months after the fatal attack on Malte C., a transgender man, at a German LGBTQ+ Pride celebration, a German court has sentenced the attacker to five years of confinement. Read on »
Students, teachers, and faculty in a New York public school district have been terrorized for the second time in one week after somebody threatened to blow up all the buildings unless school officials removed certain books — including those with LGBTQ+ themes — from circulation. Read on »
|
