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“Andy Cohen Live,” John Leguizamo described his late co-star Patrick Swayze as “neurotic” and “difficult” to work with. The two actors starred in the 1995 drag queen cult classic “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar” alongside Wesley Snipes and Stockard Channing.Leguizamo’s comments were spurred by host Andy Cohen’s suggestion that Swayze had a sterling reputation among his co-stars.Leguizamo, 63, disagreed, “That’s different than what I experienced. Rest in peace, I love him.

Kayal and Company” on Friday, Trump compared LGBTQ+ protections to a “cuckoo’s nest.”“A lot of things don’t make sense, having to do with what they’re doing, from the border to all of the men playing in women’s sports. I mean, the world is like a cuckoo’s nest right now with what they do,” Trump declared.One of the hosts alleged President Joe Biden has engaged in “manipulation” of Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools that receive federal funding. She claimed parents now have to “pinch some pennies” to be able to afford private Christian schools for their children, to remove them from the enhancements that go into effect this summer.“Many schools are grappling with what they’re going to do,” she said, “because as of August 1, as you know, because of Biden’s manipulation of Title IX, these kids, the school boards, have no choice, they’re meeting right now they, many of them perplexed, and they don’t know what to do, Mr.

GQ. “I identify as a straight man, but I have been a part of some incredible queer stories,” he said in a story published Wednesday.

letter reads. “I have notified all of my girlfriends who in turn have decided to boycott your store.“It is not that we despise the flag…it is just we do not want to be associated with crazy left wingers who hate America. We have decided to take our business elsewhere and have blasted your organization all over social media.”“I was saddened to receive such a hateful note in the mail today,” Amanda Girardi, the store’s owner, wrote on Facebook.

coming out as LGBTQ+ in 2021, Siwa has rebranded her image with a darker — but no less sparkly — image. Meanwhile, her April single “Karma” has racked up over 33 million views on YouTube.And “SNL” had a field day riffing on Siwa’s new “bad girl era” style.

Fourteen was turned into a stage production in 2022 for Brisbane Festival and was a sell-out smash hit. It’s now about to tour nationally.Teenage me couldn’t imagine that his story would resonate so strongly – not just with queer people, but with parents and siblings who’ve had to step up for someone they love, for kids from broken homes, for those from a suffocating small town, and really, for anyone who’s ever felt like they don’t belong.He wouldn’t have dreamt of writing a book and then helping to create a heart-wrenching, inspiring and extremely fun play based on it.And he never could’ve guessed that at the centre of it all was a nice, harmless but live-saving song called Bring It All Back.Fourteen tours nationally, kicking off in Parramatta in Sydney on May 3 and taking in 20 other stops across the country. For details and tickets, visit Shake and Stir Theatre Co’s website

Maulik Pancholy at a local middle school’s anti-bullying assembly due to concerns over his “lifestyle.”The Cumberland Valley School District school board voted unanimously to cancel the gay actor’s scheduled May 22 appearance at Mountain View Middle School in Mechanicsburg, a town of 9,000 people in the state’s center, just 10 miles outside Harrisburg.Pancholy, who played Jonathan on the hit TV show 30 Rock, Sanjay in Weeds, and voiced the character of Baljeet for Disney’s Phineas & Ferb, is also an author of novels for young adults, including The Best at It, the story of a gay Indian-American boy and his experience dealing with bullying in a small Midwestern town, and Nikhil Out Loud, about a group of eighth-grade theater kids rising up against homophobia in their community.The conservative school board balked at the idea that Pancholy might address the middle schoolers and bring up topics like homosexuality or politically-tinged issues, which could violate a district policy prohibiting “political” events.“He labels himself as an activist who is proud of his lifestyle, and I don’t think that should be imposed on our students,” School Board Member Bud Shaffner said at an evening meeting on April 15.Kelly Potteiger, a newly-elected board member who is also a member of the right-wing, anti-LGBTQ group Moms for Liberty, fretted that Pancholy might mention his books, which deal with anti-LGBTQ bullying themes, or his own experience with bullying, potentially even advocating for ideas like “empathy and inclusion” — which right-wingers typically deem as contrary to conservative values.“[I]t’s not discriminating against his lifestyle, that’s his choice, but it’s him speaking about it,” Potteiger sad.

Metro Weekly cover, and he ensures that a conversation with him feels familiar, like time spent with a best friend. Talking with him is also somewhat of a unique event — spirited, unbridled, utterly free of artifice. He is warm.

JoJo Siwa has spent a whopping $50,000 on cosmetic surgery after admitting that she is “a very insecure person.”The 20-year-old singer made the shocking reveal during the GLAAD Awards in March after BuzzFeed posted a TikTok asking celebrities what was the most expensive thing they were wearing. “My teeth” Siwa bluntly replied at the time. “These motherf–kers cost me 50 grand.”Since being posted, the video has been viewed more than 4 million times and has several fans praising the singer’s honesty.

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didn’t see this one coming.The former Disney Channel actress, 38, is clarifying comments she made regarding her race in a 2014 interview with Oprah Winfrey. At the time, the “That’s So Raven” alum told the talk show host, 70, that she is “an American, [but] not an African American.”“I wanna talk about something that has haunted me since 2014,” she said during an episode of the podcast that she hosts with her wife, Miranda Maday, “Tea Time With Raven & Miranda.”“When that aired, I felt like the entire internet exploded and threw my name in the garbage.

Julianne Moore. “I was saying to my wife, some of the dialogue that I have, I would open a script and go, ‘My god, it’s such a delight to say some of these lines,’” Curran, 54 (“Ray Donovan,” “The Flash”) told The Post. “Some of the lines were so fruity, so cutting, so naughty — and, so poignant and tender.

county election results. Moving forward, any flag representing a political or social cause, such as breast cancer awareness, a specific religion, or a specific community — such as the LGBTQ community — will not be permitted to fly on city-owned flagpoles.There are exemptions for city, county, and state flags, the U.S.

TikTok video. He touted the platform as a place where readers could access books that might be at risk from censorship bans, offering up to 10 million different titles for sale.However, the platform quickly came under criticism from the LGBTQ community for including titles that espoused right-wing and anti-LGBTQ messages.

HBO’s “The Last of Us.” The ceremony was hosted by former “Saturday Night Live” star Aidy Bryant and took place in Santa Monica, Calif., on Sunday.Offerman, who also won an Emmy for the role in January, beat nine other actors in the category, including his “The Last of Us” co-star Murray Bartlett, Billie Eilish (“Swarm”), Jack Farthing (“Rain Dogs”), Adina Porter (“The Changeling”), Lewis Pullman (“Lessons in Chemistry”), Benny Safdie (“The Curse”), Luke Tennie (“Shrinking”), Olivia Washington (“I’m a Virgo”) and Jessica Williams (“Shrinking”).During his acceptance speech, Offerman thanked his wife, “Will and Grace” star Megan Mullally, 65, and HBO.“Thanks to HBO for having the guts to participate in this storytelling tradition that is truly independent,” he said onstage. “Stories with guts that when homophobic hate comes my way and says, ‘Why did you have to make it a gay story?’ We say, ‘Because you ask questions like that.'” “It’s not a gay story, it’s a love story, you a–hole,” Offerman went on, which got an applause.

“Livin’ La Vida Loca” — which translates to “Living the Crazy Life” — Ricky Martin is feeling a different kind of “loca” these days.Now 52, the Puerto Rican star — who became Latin pop’s hottest sex symbol after he released the first single from his English-language debut, “Ricky Martin,” in March 1999 — has revealed what he’s really wild for: feet.“I love feet. I have a foot thing,” Martin told GQ in a new profile.

RuPaul’s Drag Race” alum posted a video on X (formerly Twitter) showing off the nail marks she sustained from the belligerent man. “Wasn’t going to post about this but might as well tell you babies to stay safe out there,” Muse, 29, wrote.

Lt. Governor Mark Robinson, currently the leading candidate for the GOP nomination for governor, launched an attack on transgender women years after the Tar Heel State’s last GOP governor cost the state millions – and possibly billions – of dollars, and cost him his political career over the very same issue.“We’re going to defend women in this state,” vowed Robinson, according to WUNC, at a campaign stop earlier this month.

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville says Democrats “hate” women and want them to be “extinct.”The Alabama Republican freshman lawmaker made a name for himself by blocking hundreds of critical military promotions last year over the military’s policy of reimbursing service members who are forced to travel out of state to obtain reproductive care and abortion services.

commercial that also featured people doing various leisure-time activities such as hiking, chess, and yoga, as well as a heterosexual couple kissing.The newest ad from TurboTax features Doug and André, a mixed-race couple who say they “navigated a turbulent housing market” by buying a houseboat, which they call a “boater home.”André has his arm around Doug’s shoulder throughout the commercial, including a scene where the couple sits on a couch inside their houseboat. “We didn’t know the first thing about filing taxes as first-time homebuyers,” says André.Monica, a tax expert, appears on the couple’s tablet screen and informs them of the benefits of TurboTax, adding that new homeowners can file taxes with complete accuracy “on land and sea.”Merely showing Andre and Doug is an unforgivable offense to One Million Moms, which has chastised TurboTax for approving a commercial with a same-sex couple.“TurboTax should be ashamed of attempting to normalize sin in their 2024 commercial ‘Boater Home,’ which features a gay couple buying a houseboat.

Jazz Jennings revealed that she’s lost 70 pounds since beginning her fitness journey in 2021. On Saturday, the “I Am Jazz” alum posted a photo of herself on social media wearing a black and white strapless halter top.“70 pounds down,” Jennings, 23, wrote via Instagram. “Feeling happier and healthier than I’ve been in years.” “I still have a ways to go, but I’m so proud to finally be taking the necessary steps toward bettering my mind, body, and spirit,” she added.

Will Ferrell revealed Sunday that he had “zero knowledge” of the trans experience until his close friend of 30 years Harper Steele came out to him in 2022.“I know I’ve met trans people before,” Ferrell, 56, told Variety in a clip posted to the outlet’s social media. “I didn’t have anyone personally in my life.

has been endorsed by then-President Donald Trump, U.S. Reps.

petition demanding eHarmony pull the ad from the airwaves. “This eHarmony ad is an attempt to brainwash children and adults by desensitizing them and convincing them that homosexuality is natural,” the petition reads.

told The Sunday Times. “The issue is that there have been so many queer performances in cinema that have been offensive, but that’s because the filmmakers and the actors have been careless.” “I don’t think this film exists in that conversation whatsoever.

bill aims to silence accusations of racism, homophobia, sexism, transphobia, or any other allegations of discrimination, making them “defamation” under the law and potentially costing the person who made them up to $35,000 in the state known for its “Don’t Say Gay” law.The sweeping legislation also appears to void journalists’ right to not reveal sources, and, chillingly removes the long-standing requirement that a public figure needs to show “actual malice” to win a defamation lawsuit.“In cases of alleged homophobia or transphobia, defendants charged with defamation are not allowed to use the plaintiff’s religious or scientific beliefs as part of their defense. If they are found liable for defamation, the defendant could be fined at least $35,000,” The New Republic reports, noting it “would silence basically any accusations of discrimination.”“The bill applies to statements made in print, on television, or on social media.

more than 2800 books from school, including the American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, Webster’s Dictionary for Students, and Merriam-Webster’s Elementary Dictionary, and placed them into storage, reports Popular Information.The justification for the dictionary removals is that certain definitions or entries contained in the texts may violate “Don’t Say Gay,” the state’s “parental rights” law that prohibits students in grades K-12 from being exposed to LGBTQ-related content and “age-inappropriate” material. Under the law, residents of any county are empowered to demand the removal of any library book that “depicts or describes sexual conduct,” as defined under Florida law, regardless of whether or not the book is pornographic.Rather than consider individual complaints, the Escambia County School Board adopted an emergency rule last June that required the district’s librarians to review all library books and remove any works believed to contain such content.Because most dictionaries contain in-depth definitions of sex and sexual anatomy and define LGBTQ terms like “gay” and “lesbian,” they were flagged for removal.To purge the flagged books, school libraries in Escambia County were closed at the start of the school year.

during the “Still Watching Netflix” interview alongside co-star Himesh Patel. “I didn’t have my cleaning gloves on — I thought it was a bottle of cleaning solution — and I went to reach for it.” Levy, 40, continued. However, the mysterious object turned out not to be a bottle of cleaning solution, but rather a dildo.

Barry Manilow opened up about keeping his sexuality a secret due to his fears coming out would jeopardize his career.During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the 80-year-old singer, who revealed he was gay in 2017, shared that he struggled with hiding his sexual orientation for years.“I didn’t want my career to go away. I love it. I’m grateful for it.

smoke-filled back rooms, targeting their political opponents – like Paul Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, and Eric Cantor did on January 20, 2009, just hours after Barack Obama was sworn into office.“On the night of Barack Obama’s inauguration, a group of top GOP luminaries quietly gathered in a Washington steakhouse to lick their wounds and ultimately create the outline of a plan for how to deal with the incoming administration,” PBS’s “Frontline” reported a decade ago, in 2013. “After three hours of strategizing, they decided they needed to fight Obama on everything.