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Cyndi Lauper Performs “True Colors” As Biden Signs Respect for Marriage Act: Watch

Carys Anderson — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 03:25:21 +0000

President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act on Tuesday, protecting same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law. To celebrate the move, Cyndi Lauper and Sam Smith appeared at the White House signing ceremony to perform “True Colors” and “Stay With Me,” respectively. “This time, love wins,” Lauper said…

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Cyndi Lauper Performs “True Colors” As Biden Signs Respect for Marriage Act: Watch
Carys Anderson

Candace Cameron Bure Says Great American Family Will Focus on “Traditional Marriage” in Films

Carys Anderson — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 23:57:54 +0000

If you’re looking for a cheesy gay love story this holiday season, stick with Hallmark, not Great American Family. Candace Cameron Bure — who used to be a mainstay at the Hallmark Channel — has stepped up as CCO at Great American Family, and she says the cable network intends…

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Candace Cameron Bure Says Great American Family Will Focus on “Traditional Marriage” in Films
Carys Anderson

Sam Smith and Kim Petras Become First Publicly Non-Binary and Transgender Artists to Top Billboard Hot 100

Carys Anderson — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 21:55:37 +0000

Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ duet “Unholy” has hit No. 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and as such, the two have become the first publicly non-binary and transgender artists to achieve the milestone. The Billboard Hot 100 counts all US streaming (video and audio), radio, and sales airplay. First…

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Sam Smith and Kim Petras Become First Publicly Non-Binary and Transgender Artists to Top Billboard Hot 100
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Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc Is “Obviously” Queer, Says Rian Johnson

Wren Graves — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:24:22 +0000

Benoit Blanc, Daniel Craig’s sleuth in Knives Out and its sequel, Glass Onion, is “obviously” queer, writer and director Rian Johnson confirmed during a press conference at the London Film Festival. Via Deadline, Glass Onion shows Blanc cohabitating with another man. When asked during a Q&A if that meant Blanc was queer, Johnson responded, “Yes, he…

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Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc Is “Obviously” Queer, Says Rian Johnson
Wren Graves

Actually, Scooby-Doo’s Velma Has Been a Lesbian for a While

Abby Jones — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 15:26:12 +0000

Sapphic circles of Twitter were whipped into a frenzy last night, October 3rd, thanks to a clip from Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! — the new animated film in the mystery franchise — in which our freckled, four-eyed savior Velma finds herself instantly enamored by the foxy (female!) criminal Coco Diablo.…

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Actually, Scooby-Doo’s Velma Has Been a Lesbian for a While
Abby Jones

Billy Eichner on Disappointing Bros Box Office: Straight People “Didn’t Show Up”

Wren Graves — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 14:49:08 +0000

Billy Eichner’s new film Bros for Universal Pictures is one of the first gay rom-coms to be released by a major studio, and its box office performance will be carefully watched by studio suits, the LGBTQ+ community, and anyone else hoping that marginalized voices will get a big budget welcome into the mainstream.…

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Billy Eichner on Disappointing Bros Box Office: Straight People “Didn’t Show Up”
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Unauthorized Queer Batman Movie The People’s Joker Pulled from TIFF “Due to Rights Issues”

Eddie Fu — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 17:33:58 +0000

The People’s Joker, an unauthorized queer coming-of-age movie set in the Batman universe, has been pulled from Toronto International Film Festival after a single screening “due to rights issues.” Helmed by and starring Los Angeles-based director Vera Drew, the film was scheduled for three more showings at TIFF following its premiere as…

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Unauthorized Queer Batman Movie The People’s Joker Pulled from TIFF “Due to Rights Issues”
Eddie Fu

Peppa Pig Introduces Same-Sex Couple

Alex Young — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:16:00 +0000

The creators of Peppa Pig have introduced a new family that’ll have many jumping with excitement in muddy puddles. The latest episode of the popular children’s series introduces Penny Polar Bear and her two mummies — marking the show’s first ever same-sex couple. “One mummy is a doctor and one…

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Peppa Pig Introduces Same-Sex Couple
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J.K. Rowling’s New Book Is About a Woman Who Is Persecuted for Being Transphobic

Carys Anderson — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 22:05:59 +0000

It may seem odd to try to make a racist transphobe a sympathetic character, but hey, that’s J.K. Rowling for you. The author’s latest book, The Ink Black Heart, is all about a content creator who is persecuted for being transphobic — a novel idea, considering Rowling’s history. The Ink…

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J.K. Rowling’s New Book Is About a Woman Who Is Persecuted for Being Transphobic
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Lance Bass and Danielle Fishel Are Making a Movie About Their ’90s Relationship

Carys Anderson — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 22:36:40 +0000

’90s teen heartthrobs Lance Bass and Danielle Fishel dated back in the day (spoiler alert: it didn’t work out), and now they’re making a movie about their relationship, which ended once Bass came to terms with being gay. Fishel announced the movie when Bass appeared on a recent episode of…

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Lance Bass and Danielle Fishel Are Making a Movie About Their ’90s Relationship
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Disney Signs Open Letter Advocating for Federal Same-Sex Marriage Rights

Abby Jones — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:48:17 +0000

Disney has a lot of work to do to scrub their reputation clean after they reportedly donated to every sponsor of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill earlier this year. Next up on the company’s agenda, according to The Hollywood Reporter, is signing an open letter in support of codifying some same-sex…

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Disney Signs Open Letter Advocating for Federal Same-Sex Marriage Rights
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Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp Confirms Will “Is Gay and He Does Love Mike”

Wren Graves — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 19:50:23 +0000

Stranger Things‘ star Noah Schnapp has confirmed what most Season 4 viewers will have already guessed, telling Variety that his character Will Byers “is gay and he does love Mike.” This won’t come as a shock to anyone who’s spent lots of time in the Upside Down, though in the past, Schnapp has…

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Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp Confirms Will “Is Gay and He Does Love Mike”
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2022 Emmy Awards: Dave Chappelle Nominated for Transphobic Netflix Special The Closer

Wren Graves — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:52:59 +0000

Dave Chappelle’s transphobic Netflix special The Closer has been nominated for a 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (pre-recorded). Stan Lathan, director of the controversial comedy event, has also received a nod for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special. This is Chappelle’s 12th Emmy nomination. He’s won five times: in…

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2022 Emmy Awards: Dave Chappelle Nominated for Transphobic Netflix Special The Closer
Wren Graves

Bette Midler Shares Transphobic Op-Ed to Apologize for Transphobic Comments

Eddie Fu — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 20:07:33 +0000

On the same day as Macy Gray expressed outright transphobia, Bette Midler parroted transphobic talking points of her own. The actress was accused of being a TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminist) after tweeting fearmongering rhetoric about the erasure of women, leading some to threaten boycotting the upcoming Hocus Pocus sequel. Now, Midler…

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Bette Midler Shares Transphobic Op-Ed to Apologize for Transphobic Comments
Eddie Fu

Macy Gray Says Trans Women Aren’t Women [UPDATED]

Wren Graves — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:44:20 +0000

As millions of Americans lifted their flags to celebrate Independence Day, Macy Gray was lifting a middle finger to the transgender community, telling Piers Morgan during a Fourth of July interview that “the whole he/she thing” is “getting confusing.” Like many transphobes, the 54-year-old singer focused all of her criticism on…

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Macy Gray Says Trans Women Aren’t Women [UPDATED]
Wren Graves