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Dial M for Murder, which had already extended its run before playing previews to sold-out houses.“It’s so exciting to know that there’s a hunger out there for people to see this play,” says Lancisi, who is directing Jeffrey Hatcher’s new adaptation of the 1952 stage play by Frederick Knott.Most people know Dial M for Murder from Alfred Hitchcock’s famous film adaptation, its images of Grace Kelly struggling against her strangler ingrained in their heads. But, as Lancisi points out, it was written in the ’50s, set in the ’50s, and society has evolved since Knott’s original story of a jealous husband plotting to kill his adulterous, wealthy wife.

It’s award season again! The nominees for the 2024 Golden Globes officially kick off one of the most exciting times of the year for Hollywood enthusiasts.The list of the potential winners who stood out for creating the best in film and TV in the past year features a blend of well-known series and quite a few films that weren’t exactly blockbusters, but a handful that certainly were — including an entire category full of them!Barbie leads all titles with the most Golden Globe nominations, with 10 chances to collect some gold. The movie ties the all-time record for the second-most nods in one ceremony.

People magazine, noting that saying “girlfriend” was a “spur-of-the-moment” thing.“I told myself, ‘Just say it,'” she said. “When I finally said it out loud, I smiled inside because it was a big moment for me.”Bruck’s Instagram post containing the clip of the exchange between her and Maslowski has gained more than 110,000 views on TikTok and more than 200,000 likes on Instagram.“Messages are pouring in from all around the world, including Ghana, Germany, Australia, London, as well as many states across the U.S.,” Bruck told People about the far-reaching impact of the post.

self-proclaimed “Christocrat” with a history of launching attacks against the LGBTQ community, recently gave a sermon at Calvary Bible Church in Wichita, Kansas, in which he promoted his new book, America in the Balance: American Dream vs. Woke Nightmare.“When the homosexual comes out of the closet and he is bragging about his activities, demanding not only acceptance, but endorsement, that is a nation that God is taking his hand off of,” Scarborough said.

Moms for Liberty — and a slew of anti-LGBTQ policies generally associated with them — and those running on the “Neighbors United for School Board” slate of candidates, who campaigned in opposition to the previous majority’s “book banning, anti-LGBTQIA+ policies, and ‘culture war’ politics.”Karen Smith and Dr. Miriam Mahmud, the most senior Democratic-backed candidates on the board, were elected president and vice president by 7-2 and 8-1, respectively.

The Washington Post.Danny Wells, the restaurant’s executive chef and co-owner, said the restaurant staff “assumed” the threat was related to the drag events. Last Saturday’s events were to mark the third time that the restaurant hosted drag programs since it opened in May.

they grace the cover of MetroWeekly, not only for their undeniable talent but also as a proud representative of the nonbinary community.Tranter’s journey to songwriting stardom took a unique path, as they initially rocked stages as the lead vocalist of Semi Precious Weapons for years.It was in the field of songwriting, however, that Tranter found their true calling, and it didn’t take long before they became a sought-after collaborator for artists across genres, with too many hit singles to count.Here are five of Tranter’s biggest and best hits as a songwriter. Justin Bieber – “Sorry”One of the undeniable gems in Tranter’s songwriting crown is “Sorry,” a global phenomenon performed by Justin Bieber.Co-written by Tranter, the track served as a cornerstone in Bieber’s career comeback and featured on his fourth studio album, Purpose.“Sorry” was a quick smash, and after waiting behind Adele, it finally reached No.

CBS Sunday Morning, McCarthy predicted Trump would win the GOP nomination for the presidency in 2024. “If Biden stays as the nominee for the Democrats, I believe Donald Trump will win, I believe the Republicans will gain more seats in the House, and the Republicans will win the Senate,” McCarthy said.McCarthy answered in the affirmative when asked if Trump could count on his support. When asked if he’d serve in a Trump cabinet, McCarthy said “if I’m the right person for the job.”“I’ve worked with President Trump on a lot of policies,” he told Costa.

exceptions for intersex children or children with hormonal deficiencies, who would still be allowed to receive the exact same therapies that are prohibited for transgender children.Critics of such provisions say it exposes the hypocrisy of bills restricting gender-affirming care, in that only children identifying as transgender are targeted, while intersex children are instead “forced” to conform to a certain binary gender presentation for the comfort of larger society.Additionally, intersex children are often subjected to surgical interventions when they are just days old — which not only eliminates a patient’s ability to consent, but may increase a minor’s gender dysphoria if doctors and parents choose a gender presentation that does not match their gender identity.The ban on gender-affirming care was passed by Republicans in October, along with two other bills targeting transgender participation in high school and collegiate sports. At the time, Evers threatened to veto any measure targeting the LGBTQ community, as reported by AM news radio outlet WTMJ.“This type of legislation, and the rhetoric beget by pursuing it, harms LGBTQ people and kids’ mental health, emboldens anti-LGBTQ hate and violence, and threatens the safety and dignity of LGBTQ Wisconsinites,” Evers wrote in his veto message.

ruled in favor of the state, finding that Tingley’s free speech rights were not violated.But on December 11, three justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh — said they would have heard Tingley’s appeal. “There is a fierce public debate over how best to help minors with gender dysphoria,” Thomas wrote in his dissent.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.It appears to be an attempt to comply with the country’s law prohibiting the spread of pro-LGBTQ “propaganda,” reports Meduza, a Latvian-based Russian- and English-language online news outlet.Kinopoisk did not officially explain why it changed the rating of the children’s show. However, speculation has largely centered around a tomboyish character named Rainbow Dash, who has been interpreted as queer despite having no stated sexual orientation.Those familiar with the My Little Pony series note that the rating may also have been inspired by the introduction of two characters — Aunt Holiday and Auntie Lofty — who appear to be a same-sex couple in the show’s ninth and final season.

report, released last month, provides an estimate of the number and percent of the U.S. LGBTQ adult population, based on data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a network of health-related telephone surveys that inquire about Americans’ health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services.Based on the BRFSS data, the Williams Institute estimates that approximately 5.6% of the U.S.

News Nation, host of the evening.DeSantis claimed Haley supports “gender mutilation of minors” and does not support government intervention to stop these treatments.Haley responded that she had actually criticized Florida’s original “Don’t Say Gay” law, which bans instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, for only going as high as third grade.She said it should be expanded to all grades. DeSantis pointed out that the expansion was a different piece of legislation, which was passed earlier this year. “We’re talking about sex change operations on minors,” countered DeSantis.

makes it easier to remove books from libraries that are deemed to have “sexual” content or are considered “inappropriate” for minors.One of the books removed from shelves was And Tango Makes Three, a children’s story based on real-life events about a same-sex penguin couple that hatches an egg together and raises its chick.The book was recently banned by Lake County Public Schools in central Florida, only to be returned to shelves after the book’s authors filed a lawsuit.While Lake County has permitted Tango to return to shelves, the overall law still allows for other titles with LGBTQ themes or characters to be restricted, and the authors’ lawsuit has been transferred to U.S.

edition of The Matt Walsh Show on The Daily Wire, the host, known for his harsh anti-LGBTQ views, discussed Fox News commentator Guy Benson’s recent announcement that he and his partner, Adam Wise, had a child via surrogacy.He blasted Benson for speaking to Parade magazine about the birth of his son, Conrad, and being a new parent, and fellow Fox News hosts for congratulating Benson on the expansion of his family.Walsh asserted that by giving the interview to Parade, Benson and Wise had implicitly opened up the discussion of the issues surrounding gay parenting and surrogacy for public debate — thereby enabling social conservatives, like Walsh, to express horror over their personal decisions.Walsh then ran two clips: one of a British-sounding gay couple talking about their experience with surrogacy and how they selected the egg donor, and the other of a former surrogate giving advice and tips to women on how to approach being a surrogate.Based on those clips, he then cast the very act of surrogacy as a selfish, immoral act akin to human trafficking.“A surrogate contractually signs her uterus over to a third party,” he says in a clip posted online by left-wing media watchdog Media Matters for America. “That third party can contractually require her to kill the child in her womb.

Kansas Reflector, all five city commissioners have ties to the Society of St. Pius X, a conservative religious sect with significant influence over the town.While the commissioners are technically not supposed to control decisions regarding how the library functions, they sought to pressure Cremer into deciding between keeping the library branch open, or parting with some books that ran against the commissioners’ personal moral and religious beliefs.Last year, St.

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, is not just a musical spectacle and a heart-pumping recreation of the tour with which it shares a name, but a heartfelt tribute to her late Uncle Johnny.The movie opened globally on Friday, Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, a day meant to honor and remember those who have passed away from the disease.During a premiere event, the singer stood on stage and spoke to the crowd.“I’m really proud this film is coming out on December 1st, World AIDS Day, in honor of Uncle Johnny,” she said.

Serving in Secret.The documentary, a co-production of MSNBC Films and TIME Studios, is one of several films in Trevor Noah’s documentary series “The Turning Point,” a collection that examines hot-button issues in the United States. Serving in Secret focuses on the historical prohibitions put in place to prevent gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals from serving in the U.S.

Public Obscenities, which he also directs, may have its flaws but it is nevertheless filled with beguiling charm.Set in a modest modern-day home in India (evocatively rendered by scenic designer Peiyi Wong), the premise is certainly juicy: American-raised Choton has come to stay with his aunt and uncle while he films interviews for his American Ph.D. in gender studies.In tow is photographer Raheem, Choton’s recently-acquired boyfriend, an American who doesn’t speak the language but who is eager to show respect for the family and culture.Chowdhury enjoys gently plumbing the humor in his scenario — and even gives a few nods to Bollywood — but with an agenda that is far more searching and enduring.

Progress and the Peril” asserts that regions without criminal penalties for homosexuality or gender-nonconformity have made greater advancements in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS.According to the report, more countries took steps to decriminalize same-sex relations in 2022 than in any of the past 25 years. At the same time, however, countries with existing prohibitions on same-sex activity, such as Uganda, Kenya, and Ghana, are attempting to impose harsher penalties on people convicted of violating those laws.The report claims that 129 of the world’s 194 countries do not criminalize same-sex relations, and an additional 24 don’t enforce existing criminal prohibitions, leaving only 41 countries with recent prosecutions for violating anti-sodomy laws.

mounting a vigorous defense of himself during debate on the floor of the House.Santos, who faces 23 federal criminal charges, has claimed that the House Ethics Committee rushed its investigation into allegations against him, with the intent of reaching a predetermined conclusion that he was guilty of wrongdoing.Despite concerns from some lawmakers over the precedent that voting to expel a member who has not yet been convicted might set, and opposition from Republican House leadership, 105 Republicans — or almost half the caucus — voted with 206 Democrats to remove Santos from office.Those Republican members voting for expulsion were:On the other side of the aisle, only four Democrats voted against expelling Santos.Reps. Nikema Williams (Ga.) and Bobby Scott (Va.) voted against expelling the congressman, while Reps.

“Dear Colleague” letter released in advance of December 1, which is recognized as World AIDS Day, Dr. Robyn Neblett Fanfair — the captain of the U.S.

WTVJ. Temporary athletic coach Alex Burgess was told his services were on pause while the investigation proceeded.

Fast Food Nation, The Dark Knight Rises, and The Expendables 3. He gained more attention after appearing in Hidden Figures, for which he won a Screen Actor’s Guild Award.

scathing report from the House Ethics Committee that found Santos had violated various ethical and campaign finance laws.That report, which has been made public, accuses the openly gay Republican lawmaker of deceiving donors into contributing to him, ostensibly to help pay for campaign expenses, only to use that money on personal expenses, including luxury clothing brands, Botox, spa treatments, and porn subscriptions.He also reported fictitious loans to political committees to encourage donors to continue contributing to him, and to convince Republican Party officials that he should qualify for special campaign funding.Following the report’s release, House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) filed a resolution calling for Santos’s expulsion. But that resolution has not yet been filed as privileged, meaning that the Republican-led House could choose to delay a vote.Because Garcia and Goldman’s resolution is privileged, House leaders must schedule a vote on the matter within two legislative days, in this case by the end of Thursday.“The time has finally come to remove George Santos from Congress,” Garcia said in a statement.

Findings from a new study conducted by LL Tattoo in Bern, Switzerland, offer insight into the evolving body ink culture across the United States, and unsurprisingly, Hawaii topped the list.The state, rich in meaningful tattoo heritage, boasted searches for terms like “tattoo shops near me” at a rate of about 12 per 1,000 people across the islands.Montana, meanwhile, ranked last, with those in the state doing similar searches at a rate less than half that of The Aloha Stage — 5.01 per 1,000 people. So, what landed Washington, D.C., in fourth place?Researchers suggest that a unique dichotomy brews in the nation’s capital.

HB 599 has been dubbed as a “Don’t Say Gay” bill for government and private work environments.Under the bill, state and local government employers and contractors — which the bill defines as any “individual, partnership, corporation, or business entity” that “enters or attempts to enter into a contract for services” with any state, county, municipality, or special tax district in Florida — would be barred from using pronouns and honorific titles that do not match their assigned sex at birth, which is described as “an immutable biological trait.”As noted by transgender journalist Erin Reed, due to the bill’s wide-ranging definition of “contractors,” the prohibition would apply to private businesses, stadiums, convention centers, hospitals, insurance agencies, and any other entities that contract with local jurisdictions.“Florida Republicans just filed legislation that would essentially ban gender pronouns in PRIVATE businesses and prohibit trainings about pronouns in nonprofits too,” wrote State Rep. Anna Eskamani (D-Orlando) on the social media platform X.

report highlighting the ongoing trend of violence against transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals and memorializing those who have died in the past 12 months.The report’s release coincides with today’s Transgender Day of Remembrance, which memorializes those transgender, gender-nonconforming, and nonbinary individuals who have lost their lives since November 2022. Since 2013, HRC has recorded the deaths of 335 transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals due to violence, including at least 33 who were killed over the past year.

Saltburn opened in theaters.The dark comedy from Emerald Fennell, the Oscar-winning director of Promising Young Woman, is receiving fairly positive – but not glowing – reviews. The performances from its cast, however, are uniformly earning praise. Now, as some of the actors promote the title, one quote in particular has many gay fans rushing to buy a ticket.In an interview with Variety, star and current sensation Jacob Elordi opened up about one scene in particular that is quite adult in nature.

Michael Mendillo, the director of corporate partnerships at The Trevor Project.“The NFL has truly been one of our more steadfast partners in this space and it’s really been a groundbreaking, mutually beneficial partnership between Trevor and a leading sports association,” Mendillo told Metro Weekly.“This really goes beyond just financial support,” added Mendillo, “because this really is a loud and proud partnership with Trevor, which raises awareness for the state of LGBTQ mental health.”Mendillo said The Trevor Project has worked with other sports associations, including the National Hockey League, and was one of the leaders in encouraging the NHL to reverse its ban on Pride Tape and other personal expressions of support for LGBTQ inclusion.To mark partnership, the two organizations have cross-posted images and statements on their respective Instagram pages.