Carl Nassib: Raiders have supported him after coming out as gay – The Mercury...

By W.G. RAMIREZ Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib said he has received “nothing but love and support” from his teammates after he came out as gay earlier this summer. Nassib came...

If Everything’s a Little Bit Gay, What Happens to Queer Film and TV? –...

IndieWire turns 25 this year. To mark the occasion, we’re running a series of essays about the future of everything we cover.If the pandemic dealt a blow to screen storytelling on...

Gay Agenda • Aug. 6, 2021 – Dallas Voice

The Gay Agenda Have an event coming up? Email your information to Managing Editor Tammye Nash at nash@dallasvoice.com or Senior Staff Writer David Taffet at taffet@dallasvoice.com by Wednesday at 5 p.m. for...

Entertainment News Roundup: Colorful, violent and silly, ‘The Suicide Squad’ makes a comeback; Singer...

Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Colorful, violent and silly, 'The Suicide Squad' makes a comeback Advertisement Margot Robbie leads a cast of unhinged supervillains as "The Suicide Squad"...

Actor Matt Damon insists he’s ‘never called anyone’ an anti-gay slur – The Star...

Matt Damon is doing damage control after an unsolicited confession regarding a homophobic slur ignited outrage on Twitter this week. In a statement provided Monday (Aug 2)...

BookEnds Online features Ross Gay Aug. 14 via Zoom – Walker Pilot Independent

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Ross Gay is a nationally known poet and essayist whose...

Two Memphis gay bars among the first to require patrons to be vaccinated against...

Two Memphis bars are now requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination before entry is allowed.The Pumping Station will begin requiring proof of vaccination on Aug. 12At Dru's Place, a negative COVID-19 test...

Lil Nas X’s defiant pride is essential to hip-hop — and the DaBaby debacle...

CNN —   Lil Nas X, the 22-year-old juggernaut known by most for “Old Town Road,” is in prison. He’s in the shower, naked – save for...

Filmmaker Todd Stephens new Sandusky-based film ‘Swan Song’ is homage to small-town gay pioneers...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A dozen years after his last film, Sandusky native and acclaimed filmmaker Todd Stephens returns with his latest project, “Swan Song.”Opening in limited release Friday (Aug. 6), including...

Todd Stephens’ new Sandusky-based film ‘Swan Song’ is homage to small-town gay pioneers ‘who...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A dozen years after his last film, Sandusky native and acclaimed filmmaker Todd Stephens returns with his latest project, “Swan Song.”Opening in limited release Friday (Aug. 6), including...

Reuters Entertainment News Summary – Devdiscourse

Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Colorful, violent and silly, 'The Suicide Squad' makes a comeback Advertisement Margot Robbie leads a cast of unhinged supervillains as "The Suicide Squad"...

Strictly Come Dancing: John Whaite to be in first all-male partnership – BBC News

"When they asked me if I'd be interested, I just bit their hand off because I thought, to do that and represent the LGBTQ+ community is one thing, but also just...

How a Very Old Play Can Still Tell Us About Who We Are Today...

Virginia Gay knows exactly what she wants theatregoers to take away from Cyrano. “I want to give an audience a big, full meal of everything that theatre can do,” Gay says....

IOC investigating Russian state TV’s use of anti-LGBTQ slurs to refer to gay, trans...

Russia may be officially banned from the Olympics this year, but coverage of the Tokyo Games on state-sponsored TV is currently being investigated by the International Olympic Committee.Two of the...

Review: So’s fiction debut finds humor, pathos in genocide – The Chronicle Journal

“Afterparties,” by Anthony Veasna So (Ecco)In 1975, the Khmer Rouge seized power in Cambodia, establishing a regime whose fanatical policies led to the death of more than a quarter of...

Yvette Cantu Schneider Spent Years Advocating For Anti-Gay Policy. Here’s Where She Is Now....

Yvette Cantu Schneider spent fourteen years working for the “ex-gay” movement—not only as the director of Women's Ministries at Exodus International, but also through public policy work for the “pro-family” organization...

DaBaby loses more gigs despite new apology for anti-gay remarks – Geo News

Organizers of iHeartRadio and Austin City Limits festivals said DaBaby would no longer be performing for themRapper DaBaby was dropped from the line-up of two more music festivals on Tuesday despite...

Utah Jazz reportedly sign forward Rudy Gay – KJZZ

(KUTV) — Sources report that the Utah Jazz have signed free agent forward Rudy Gay. The deal is reportedly for two years with a player option.Gay has played 15 seasons in...

Lil Nas Explained How “Draining” Being An Openly Gay Black Rapper Can Be At...

In an Aug. 3 interview with Out magazine, Lil Nas X opened up about his performance at the 2021 BET Awards, which included a steamy kiss with one of his male...

Celebrities Who Have Spoken Out About the Inhumane Practice of Gay Conversion Therapy –...

Ryan Murphy is tackling a very important and serious topic with his new Netflix documentary, Pray Away. The film, which originally premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June, follows survivors...

DaBaby loses more gigs despite new apology for anti-gay remarks – Devdiscourse

Rapper DaBaby was dropped from the line-up of two more music festivals on Tuesday despite a third apology for homophobic remarks he made last month The organizers of the iHeartRadio and...

DaBaby loses more gigs despite new apology for anti-gay remarks – WION

Rapper DaBaby was dropped from the line-up of two more music festivals on Tuesday despite a third apology for homophobic remarks he made last month.The organizers of the iHeartRadio and Austin...

When the Delta Variant Came to Provincetown – The Atlantic

The first time I heard there was a problem, I was hanging out in a leather bar.A friend texted with news that Provincetown, Massachusetts, the queer beach town where I’d been...

Cinderella trailer: Camila Cabello’s new-age princess wants independence, not a prince. Watch – Hindustan...

Amazon Prime Video has shared the first trailer for the upcoming movie, Cinderella. It is a slightly different take on the classic fairytale than any seen before it. Camila Cabello, a...

Kristin Chenoweth Says She Dated a Gay Man ‘Only Once’: ‘He Recognized My Louboutins’...

Kristin Chenoweth Says Country Music is 'Becoming More Open' to LGBTQ CommunityGETTY IMAGES TOUT ONLY DO NOT USE Kristin Chenoweth Says Country Music is 'Becoming More Open' to LGBTQ CommunityKristin...

Matt Damon says he has never personally used gay slur – BBC News

"During a recent interview, I recalled a discussion I had with my daughter where I attempted to contextualise for her the progress that has been made - though by no means...

comments DaBaby issues another apology for anti-gay comments – Sports Grind Entertainment

DaBaby at the 2021 Rolling Loud festival in Miami where he made homophobic comments on stage. (Phot: Getty Images)DaBaby issued a lengthier apology for those hateful, anti-gay comments he...

Matt Damon’s use of a gay slur in any context in 2021 is unacceptable...

Matt Damon is promoting his new film "Stillwater," but a recent interview with The Sunday Times put him in steaming hot water instead.Damon shared with the interviewer a lesson his daughter taught him several months...

‘Pray Away’ review: A powerful look at people trying therapy to be ‘ex-gay’ –...

“Reparative or ‘conversion’ therapy is the attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender by a religious leader, licensed counselor, or in peer support groups. All major medical and mental...

DaBaby apologizes for ‘misinformed comments about HIV/AIDS’ after being dropped from music festivals –...

Multiple music festivals dropped DaBaby from their lineups after the Rolling Loud incident, including Lollapalooza, which announced roughly 12 hours before DaBaby’s planned Sunday night set that the coveted 9 p.m....

Matt Damon’s daughter stopped him using a gay slur – BBC News

Hollywood Reporter TV critic Daniel Fienberg noted: "As a member of the press, I like when celebrities talk to the press, but it's always illuminating to hear the stories that folks...

Twitter drags Matt Damon for comments about using gay slur – Los Angeles Times

Unprompted, actor Matt Damon decided to tell the Sunday Times — and the world — that he finally stopped using the “f-slur for a homosexual” months ago after one of his...

A gay character sparks debate and a reformed Trader Sam emerges in Disney’s ‘Jungle...

British comedian Jack Whitehall plays a gay character in Disney’s “Jungle Cruise.”Whitehall’s MacGregor Houghton “comes out” in a “Jungle Cruise” scene with Dwayne Johnson’s Frank Wolff (never using the word "gay").The...

Black gay dance icon gets luminous treatment in ‘Ailey’ doc – Los Angeles Blade

NEW YORK – When it comes to the history of dance in America, few names loom larger than that of Alvin Ailey. A trailblazing pioneer of the art form who blended styles...