The White House website has a timeline of "Major Events" that now includes several scandals - some real, some imagined by the right - likely as a way to justify the president's destruction of the East Wing this week. These scandals include former President Bill Clinton's affair, former President Barack Obama's supposed ties to Muslim terrorism (which was not a real story), Hunter Biden's drug use, and former President Joe Biden's support for trans rights.
the series follows a twink (Miles Heizer, who has been playing a teen since Parenthood) who impulsively signs up for basic training alongside the straight friend he has a crush on. Boots plays out like a comedy about summer camp - our hero suffers through drills, builds a bond with his brothers in arms, and learns to muscle through hardship - and argues that the brutality of military training can make you a better man.
The previously announced residency by Grammy-winning singer Sam Smith, which will serve as the opening act for the renovated Castro Theatre in February and March, was already extended, and now spans over a month, with 20 show dates. In late September, Another Planet Entertainment (APE) announced a run of eight shows by Grammy-winning, queer and non-binary singer Sam Smith at the soon-to-reopen Castro Theatre which, at least officially, will heretofore be called The Castro.
In a video taken from her show at the O2 Arena, in London, on Monday night, she asked: "Did they say that G-A-Y was shutting down? That G-A-Y shut down? The club? Here?" When it was confirmed, she said: "They shut down the gays, how dare [they]?" which brought a loud cheer from the audience. "We'll just bring the gays here," she added. "They can't shut us up, we'll just get louder and more homosexual."
"Not My Weekend," directed by Rona Segal, is a 19-minute short film making its international debut at the Chelsea Film Festival. The drama from Israel takes place during a single night and follows Sharon, a divorced woman in her 40s, who gets invited to a rave party on her free night, but when her ex-husband stands her up, she must find someone to watch her child if she wants to attend the party. The film stars Liat Tamari, Tamar Reinhertz, Meir Swissa, and Sahron Shaha.
The synopsis reads: "Despite his elder and younger brothers both being happily married, Benedict is loath to settle down." However, everything changes when he meets the captivating lady in silver, Sophie Baek ( Dune: Prophecy 's Yerin Ha), at his mother's masquerade ball. The teaser shows Benedict descending a staircase and passing Sophie, who is wearing a silver gown, long white gloves and a bejewelled silver mask. As they pass each other, the classic Bridgerton yearning stirs with just the slightest brush of a hand. In the final shot, we see one of Sophie's gloves lying on the floor.
Austin's roadway art, including the rainbow crosswalk at Fourth and Colorado streets and the "Black Artists Matter" painted on 11th Street could soon be gone. Gov. Greg Abbott ordered cities and counties Wednesday to remove displays like these or risk losing state and federal money for road projects. He said this order will comply with a federal policy banning symbolic language and roadway art. A TxDOT letter to cities and counties gives them 30 days to remove any "decorative crosswalks, murals, or markings conveying artwork or other messages."
"the best hangover food you could ever have - you could stand on the gravy"
Jon M Chu's version of the stage musical - which itself was based on Gregory Maguire's revisionist Wizard of Oz novel - stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, who becomes known as the Wicked Witch of the West, and Ariana Grande as Galinda, later Glinda, the Good Witch. When the first part of the two-film adaption was released in November 2024 it smashed box office records and tracks from the movie rocketed up the music charts.
The lingering question while watching Boots, Netflix's new, queer military dramedy, is: why the hell would anyone put themselves through this? 'This' being signing up for the US Marine Corps' bootcamp by the way, which looks to be as fun as self-performed open heart surgery, not 'this' as in watching , which is considerably better than open heart surgery. In fact, it's a captivating, occasionally thrilling watch, with quite a lot of heart, a fair bit of cliché, and some solid performances.
The third annual Petaluma Pride festival this year coincides with National Coming Out Day, on October 11. That's when, from noon-5 pm, there will be live music, food, drinks, and more at the Petaluma Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, which is just a little over an hour away from San Francisco. This year's theme is "Pride Is Power, and Joy Is a Riot!"
My girlfriend Morgan and I were introduced by my realtor at the preseason game for the Chicago Sky. I'm opening a women's sports bar called Babe's, and she became an investor. We go to every home game together. For her birthday, I wrote her a novella called Courtside Connection about our relationship because she loves those sappy sapphic romance books. I have been threatening to throw a self-published book party for it at Babe's.
The Elton John Aids Foundation has joined forces with the UK's only LGBTQ+ national lottery to help fund HIV-prevention programmes. The world's leading independent HIV prevention organisation announced on Thursday (25 September) its plans to partner with the national Rainbow Lottery, which is dedicated to supporting the LGBTQ+ community. The UK lottery organisation holds a national raffle each week, with cash prizes of up to £25,000 (close to $34,000).
Is the tattoo an LGBTQ+ sign? In a similar way to the how the carabiner has become synonymous with queer women - but to the untrained eye it's just a heavy-duty clip used in rock climbing - this arm band tattoo has become popular with gay men. "I have a double arm band tattoo," user and author Mr Lewis Laney shared on TikTok, revealing two dark bands on his forearm, the one above the other double the size.
This LGBTQ+-welcoming venue is the creation of nationally recognized, award-winning owners Richard Fuentes and Sean Sullivan. They previously ran The Port Bar, which was also very popular and located next to the Paramount Theatre. A landlord dispute led to its closure last year. But FLUID510, located in the heart of Oakland at 1544 Broadway not far from City Hall and City Center, remains an East Bay destination that serves up tasty food and drinks, and holds stand-up comedy nights, trivia brunches, and other events.
With her pink hair poking out of her blue hood, she's explaining her role in an incident at the end of a Minnesota Lynx- Seattle Storm game. The details don't matter much. But here goes: Hiedeman's Lynx teammate Kayla McBride fouled Erica Wheeler on a drive to the basket. McBride scooped up the ball and tossed it in frustration toward Wheeler. Seattle's Skylar Diggins rushed toward McBride. Hiedeman stepped in and had a few words for Diggins.
