In a video posted to social media, Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib talks about the reasons he decided to come out last year. Nassib came out gay in June, making him the first active NFL player to do so. Nassib’s video announcement on social media last year was straightforward: “What’s up people. I’m…
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MORE THAN 500 COMPANIES CALL ON SENATE TO APPROVE LGBTQ PROTECTIONS BILL EQUALITY ACT
More than 500 U.S. corporations have joined the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Business Coalition for the Equality Act. HRC announced the milestone last week, saying that the Business Coalition is “the largest business coalition to ever come together in support of legal LGBTQ+ equality.” The Equality Act, which seeks to add sexual orientation and gender…
LIL NAS X REVEALS COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS: ‘COVID REALLY SUCKS’
Out rapper and singer Lil Nas X revealed on social media that he tested positive for COVID-19. Last week, the 22-year-old entertainer withdrew from the Capital FM “Jingle Ball” concert tour after several close staffers tested positive for the virus. In a since-deleted tweet, Lil Nas X reacted with excitement to the inclusion of his…
AMANDLA STENBERG TO LEAD DISNEY+ ‘STAR WARS’ SERIES ‘THE ACOLYTE’
Out actor Amandla Stenberg has been cast in the lead role for Disney+’s upcoming Star Wars series The Acolyte. According to Variety, the series will begin production in 2022. In announcing the series last year, Disney+ described The Acolyte as “a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of…
FLORIDA DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE BILLS TO BAN GAY, TRANSGENDER ‘PANIC DEFENSE’
Two Florida Democrats on Tuesday introduced bills that seek to ban the use of the co-called gay and transgender panic defense in criminal trials. Criminal defendants who use the controversial defense claim that a violent act was triggered by the revelation of a victim’s actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. Representative Carlos Guillermo…
HRC PRESIDENT ALPHONSO DAVID TERMINATED OVER CUOMO LINK
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBT rights advocate, on Monday terminated its president, Alphonso David, over the role he played in allegations against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. While Cuomo has denied the charge that he sexually harassed 11 women employees, he stepped down after New York Attorney General Letitia James…
CW ORDERS ‘NANCY DREW’ SPINOFF ‘TOM SWIFT’ STARRING TIAN RICHARDS & LEVAR BURTON
The CW has ordered a spinoff of Nancy Drew, its supernatural mystery drama series based on the novels by Edward Stratemeyer. Tom Swift, also based on novels by Stratemeyer, will star out actor Tian Richards in the title role. According to Deadline, the series will premiere in the 2021-2022 season. The order comes after Richards played Tom…
ANOTHER TRANSGENDER FIRST: LEYNA BLOOM COVERS SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’S SWIMSUIT ISSUE
Actress-model Leyna Bloom appears on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, making her the first transgender woman to do so. “This moment heals a lot of pain in the world,” Bloom wrote on Instagram. “We deserve this moment; we have waited millions of years to show up as survivors and be seen as full humans…
RICKY MARTIN RESPONDS TO NEGATIVE REACTION TO PHOTOS OF HIMSELF WITH HUSBAND
Singer Ricky Martin has responded to criticism he received after posting photos of himself with his husband Jwan Yosef. The 49-year-old Martin and his husband cover the latest issue of CAP 74024 magazine. The cover photo is a shirtless image of the men in an embrace. In a lengthy post, Martin, who came out gay in 2010…
MATH TEACHER BEATS INCUMBENT TO BECOME FIRST GAY BLACK MAN ELECTED IN TEXAS
A high school math teacher won a runoff race for the San Antonio City Council, making him the first out gay black man elected in Texas. Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, also a graduate student, once worked for the councilwoman he will be replacing. He left City Councilwoman Jada Andrews-Sullivan’s office in 2019 amid allegations of anti-gay discrimination…
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