July 1st, 2020
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The Doctor Is Once Again Happy!
By Daddy
Las Vegas — The heel wound is doing better and we suspect that it was the antibiotics that helped. I have an appointment with the heart and vascular doctor next Wednesday.
Yesterday a friend and I went shopping and I scored two pair of shorts and a nice shirt all on sale. We went to Denny's for dinner (don't give me that look!) The $8.00 Cowboy streak just isn't worth $8.00; however the plain cheesecake is still yummy! That trip cured my cabin fever for a while. I really am a creature of the night that likes garlic!
One of the unexpected bills is now paid so yea for the Norway and their privacy laws, we have mail for another year. I have a week or two on the other bill.
To all those that have donated, Thank you! Any help is appreciated. Here's a link to the How to Donate Page which has been updated with the new address.
Dance Music DJ/Producer Spencer Brown: ‘I Am Gay’
By Andy Towle
Print — “Imagine waking up daily with unshakable self-hate without knowing why,” Brown began. “School starts in an hour; crippling anxiety keeps you under your sheets. You stumble into the bathroom and look in the mirror; you see a person you don’t understand. You drive to school; you drown your thoughts with the loudest music you own. You try to suppress your natural feelings and emotions; you tell yourself that love is an idiotic fairytale. This was my, and many others’, reality for over a decade, but I’ve learned that mornings don’t have to be that way.” (More)
‘Hairspray’ Star Nikki Blonksy Comes Out as Gay in Diana Ross Lip-Sync Video
By Staff
Cyberspace — “Hairspray” star Nikki Blonsky has come out as gay via the social media platform TikTok, using a video of herself lip-syncing to Diana Ross’ iconic “I’m Coming Out.” (More)
Dan Stevens on Playing the Closeted Pop Prince From Netflix’s “Eurovision”
By Christopher Rudolph
Cyberspace — In the new Netflix original movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, Stevens plays Alexander Lemtov, the “prince of Eurovision” who is a Russian tribute to George Michael and is a closeted pop singer, just like the real-life Wham! singer. (More)
Gabon to Decriminalize Being LGBTQ?
By Kilian Melloy
.GABON — The Central African country of Gabon has taken steps toward decriminalizing LGBTQ people, reports Radio France Internationale. The moves are an about-face from a law passed less than a year ago that made same-sex relationships illegal. (More)
'Fleabag' & 'Pennyworth' Star Ben Aldridge Comes Out on Instagram
By raffy
Hollywood — The 34-year-old heartthrob, who had a recurring role in Phoebe Waller-Bridge's critically-acclaimed comedy Fleabag as "Arsehole Guy" and who played Batman/Bruce Wayne's father Thomas Wayne in the Pennyworth TV series, publicly opened up about his sexuality in a recent post commemorating Pride weekend on his Instagram account. (More)
NYPD Uses Pepper Spray on LGBTQ+ Marchers During Stonewall Anniversary
By TRACY E. GILCHRIST AND TRUDY RING
Manhattan/New York — On the 50th anniversary of the first Pride event, and the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots that kicked off the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, police in New York City shoved, pepper-sprayed, and arrested protesters at the Queer Liberation March for Black Lives Matter on Sunday, participants said. (More)
Randy Rainbow to Trump: ‘Cover Your Freakin’ Face’
By David Reddish
Cyberspace — Titled Cover Your Freakin’ Face, Rainbow sets the song to the familiar tune “Put on a Happy Face” from Bye Bye Birdie. The video itself intersperses Rainbow with footage of a Trump press conference in which Randy also chides Trump for his disastrous Tulsa rally, as well as for Trump’s edit to reduce the amount of COVID-19 testing to artificially lower the number of new cases. (More)
The Radical Roots of LGBTQ Activism
By Duncan Osborne
Cyberspace — As some in the LGBTQ community were considering the movement in the days following the 1969 Stonewall riots, those who had roots in the anti-war movement, in radical groups, and in organizations that were battling economic inequality saw an opportunity. (More)
Prideland: PBS Series Focuses on Southern Queer Populations and Advances
By Brian Bromberger
Unknown — Prideland is a journey encapsulating how LGBTQ people are thriving in the South, despite encountering bigotry and non-acceptance. It is hosted by African-American performer, creator and recording artist Dyllón Burnside, best known for portraying the street kid Ricky in Ryan Murphy's FX series Pose.
"Being a queer boy raised in the South, I had distinct memories of feeling like I could never be my authentic-self there, so I left seeking acceptance elsewhere," said Burnside in a PBS press statement. "But I never left my southern roots. I wanted to go back as an adult to see if things had changed, and I'm proud to report they have."
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