Some news stories you might have missed: • The Advocate: Donald Trump’s legal team apparently tried (and failed) to subpoena Stormy Daniels during her appearance at a popular Brooklyn gay bar. • OUT: Comedian, writer, and actor Joel Kim Booster was recently heckled by an audience member giving him a thumbs-down during a set at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Or was he….? The fact that I have to deal with this shit, at the Kennedy Center of all places… this is not community…… https://t.co/gexszFXaAn — Joel Kim Booster (@ihatejoelkim) April 21, 2024 • Pink News: A gay athlete who share ..read more

Newly unsealed documents in Donald Trump’s classified documents case shows an associate of the Donald told the FBI they had advised the former president to return the docs to the National Archives almost a year before agents searched and found the files at Mar-a-Lago. And yet, he did not… An associate told the FBI they urged Trump to return docs to the National Archives nearly a year before the search on Mar-a-Lago, per newly unsealed documents that reveal the code name for the investigation was "Plasmic Echo" https://t.co/aRvXMLORFb — Axios (@axios) April 23, 2024 From Axios: The summary o ..read more

Some news stories you might have missed: • JoeMyGod: Nearly 700 Grindr users have joined a lawsuit in the UK accusing the gay dating app of sharing highly sensitive information, including HIV status, with third parties without their consent. • OUT: Just to give you an idea of what being on RPDR can do for you, some of the queens on the just-ended Season 16 saw their Instagram following shoot up over 2,000%. • Queerty: Out gymnast Sam Phillips is ending his incredible career at Nebraska as an All-American. But more importantly, the star gymnast is a standard-bearer for LGBTQ+ inclusion, wearin ..read more

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has a veto pen and she’s not afraid to use it. Among 13 bills Hobbs vetoed last week was a Republican bill that would have allowed discrimination against transgender people. Gov. Hobbs vetoed a slew of Republican bills, including ones that would have green lighted discrimination against transgender people and would have given public school teachers the OK to post the Ten Commandments in their classrooms. Via @Caitlin_Sievers https://t.co/zu6QEQzxBR — Arizona Mirror || bsky @azmirror.com (@ArizonaMirror) April 17, 2024 From the Arizona Mirror: Republicans responded w ..read more

Congratulations to the 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class, which includes Cher, Mary J. Blige, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, and A Tribe Called Quest. The inductees were announced during American Idol on Sunday night by Ryan Seacrest and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Lionel Richie. The incoming 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class includes superstar acts such as Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Mary J. Blige, A Tribe Called Quest, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton and Kool & the Gang. https://t.co/LCj8HLp50w — The Hollywood Reporte ..read more

Some news items I thought are worth your time: • Queerty: Gays share the “dumbest” reasons they’ve ever dumped someone or been dumped for. • LGBTQ Nation: A former student describes the brutal culture of anti-LGBTQ+ bullying at Nex Benedict’s high school. • Gay Times: The showrunner for the hit Netflix drama Bridgerton says queer love stories will be featured in future seasons. • US Weekly: Forty years later, Kevin Bacon returned to the high school where he shot his iconic 1984 hit film Footloose. Hours before prom night at Payson High School in Utah, actor Kevin Bacon returned to the ..read more

Checking in with some favorite InstaHunks this week beginning with Chris Bednarik serving up beefy “Baywatch” realness. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chris Bednarik (@chris_bednarik) Joel Wieneke has a coconut and he’s not afraid to use it: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Joel Wieneke (@green.joel) Former “Who’s The Boss” star Danny Pintauro struck a pose: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Danny Pintauro (@dannypintauro) Gustavo can selfie with the best of them: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gustavo Correa (@gvstvo__) Okkar ..read more

Some news items I thought worth your time or entertainment: • LGBTQ Nation: Chance Brannon, 24, was an active-duty Marine when he firebombed a Planned Parenthood clinic and plotted to attack Dodger Stadium on LGBTQ Pride Night. He’s been sentenced to 9 years in prison. • Queerty: A recent thread on the subreddit AskGayMen posed the question – “What is the most vanilla thing a lot of people ‘kink shame?'” There are still people yucking others’ yums! ????? ??? ????? ?? ????? ????:https://t.co/5pe8gSdyry — Queerty (@Queerty) April 20, 2024 • The Advocate: A NYC transgender woman lost the lower ..read more

The House (finally) passed an $60.8 billion aid bill to Ukraine on a vote of 311-112. All Democrats voted in favor of the measure. Republicans were nearly evenly divided, with 101 in favor, 112 against, and one present. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) introduced an amendment to the Ukraine bill that, if adopted, would have reduced the dollar amount in the legislation to zero. It failed bigly, on a vote of 105-319. This is the first time the House has passed Ukraine aid since the Republicans took control of the chamber last year. The Washington Post reports that ahead of the vote, Demo ..read more

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