Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration laid out Oct. 27 how it will decide which Medicaid expansion members are “medically frail” and exempt from work requirements that start Jan. 1, 2027. HIV didn’t make the automatic list. Medicaid Chief Clinical Officer Katrina Etter presented the three-tier system at FSSA’s quarterlyContinue Reading
Toronto critic Glenn Sumi gave Marlon James’ novel “The Disappearers” five stars in a review posted Oct. 28 on his site, So Sumi. “It’s a masterpiece,” Sumi wrote. The 640-page book came out Sept. 1 from Riverhead Books in the U.S., according to Penguin Random House. It’s on the shortlistContinue Reading
Bowen Yang went to Maya Rudolph for advice before he took over the title role in “Oh, Mary!” on Broadway. He was hoping for a deep talk about craft. He told Seth Meyers on the Oct. 27 episode of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” that he got four words. “IContinue Reading
It’s not just Nicki Minaj‘s Republican opinions that are causing a stir, but also her recent styling and glam. Minaj has disappointed much of her LGBTQ+ fanbase since standing with President Traitor 47. Former fans are now speculating that the 43-year-old rapper may have also lost her glam team becauseContinue Reading
The cast of the 2016 Broadway revival of “Falsettos” goes back onstage at Carnegie Hall on Monday, Nov. 2, for the second of its 10th anniversary reunion concerts. It was supposed to happen once. The first concert, on Oct. 18, sold out in fewer than two hours, TheaterMania reported. Nov.Continue Reading
About 50 people rallied outside New Trier High School’s Winnetka campus on Sunday, Oct. 25, nine days after Evanston Township High School band members said New Trier fans spat on them and yelled racist and homophobic slurs at a football game at Northwestern University’s new Ryan Field. Healing Everyday RacismContinue Reading
The Justice Department sued Anne Arundel County Public Schools on Oct. 27 over how the Maryland district handles students’ names, pronouns and gender identity records. The district disputes the allegations and says it complies with federal student privacy laws. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the District ofContinue Reading
Running With Lions by Julian Winters (Soccer) Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei (Hockey) Most Valuable Player by A.M. Woody (Football) The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons (Soccer) Playing Aces by E.L. Massey (Hockey), Read MoreContinue Reading
My brother, John, died of AIDS almost four decades ago. A few years ago, John’s youngest son and his family visited Boston. We lounged in my living room, joking around. We’d had some wine, relaxing after a long day of wrangling little kids on vacation. “I’m 44. I’m older thanContinue Reading
Orville Peck has given Street Fighter a camp rating, and he wants everyone to know it is a compliment. The singer, who plays Vega in the new live-action adaptation of Capcom’s video game franchise, tells Gayety that the film lands at “a healthy seven out of 10 with enough roomContinue Reading
Nicki Minaj seems to have gotten a MAGA makeunder. On Sunday, the “Super Bass” rapper joined President Traitor 47 at a Michigan rally to campaign for Republican midterm candidates and once again throw her support behind his administration. Online, many noted that Minaj ― who’s even been floated as aContinue Reading
When Tammy Plunkett’s first child came out to her as trans, the former nurse realized that she had a lot to learn in order to help them live a healthy life. By the time her second child came out a few years later, Plunkett realized she still had no roadContinue Reading
Patrick Stewart died Wednesday, Oct. 28, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 86. His family announced the death Thursday in a statement on his Instagram account. “We announce with great sorrow the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart yesterday at his home in Los Angeles, in the loving careContinue Reading