Retired Supreme Court Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul says India’s central government told the court’s collegium the country wasn’t ready for an openly gay judge while it sat on Senior Advocate Saurabh Kirpal‘s appointment to the Delhi High Court. Kaul, who retired in December 2023, has been giving interviews ahead ofContinue Reading
The Boulevard, the only gay bar in Pasadena, plans its final night under owner Steven Terradot on Saturday, Oct. 31. Terradot, 69, is retiring, though a buyer could still reopen the bar. “I’m old and I’m tired,” Terradot told Colorado Boulevard in an Oct. 12 story. The send-off is aContinue Reading
Happy Native American Heritage and Indigenous History Month! We’re celebrating, as we do, with books by Indigenous authors, starring Indigenous characters. (Note: Despite the title of the post, these books include indigenous characters from all over.) While the usual affiliate links are included, you’re strongly encouraged to order from theContinue Reading
“Heated Rivalry” stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams spent Halloween as the CEO and the beekeeper from “Bugonia.” Storrie posted the photos to Instagram on Saturday, Oct. 31. Storrie went as Michelle Fuller, the pharmaceutical boss Emma Stone plays in Yorgos Lanthimos’ film. Williams was Teddy Gatz, Jesse Plemons’ conspiracy-obsessedContinue Reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a fight over whether Catholic preschools can take Colorado’s free pre-K money while declining to enroll children of LGBTQ parents. St. Mary in Littleton, St. Bernadette in Lakewood, the ArchdioceseContinue Reading
Kylie Koe is 13 and starting puberty. Her doctor prescribed puberty blockers, but a federal rule that took effect Oct. 13 says Medicaid, her only health insurance, can’t pay for them. Her family and three others are asking U.S. District Judge Steven J. McAuliffe in Concord to keep their daughters’Continue Reading
One of the most popular fanfiction websites, Archive of Our Own (AO3), went down for maintenance on Thursday (29 October) and could now be offline for a month. The nonprofit volunteer-run website has warned they’ve detected a security incident which may include the site’s user database being stolen. AO3 StatusContinue Reading
The International Gay Rodeo Association held its 38th World Gay Rodeo Finals Oct. 22 to 25 at the Canadian County Expo & Event Center in El Reno, Oklahoma, according to the association’s finals page. IGRA’s schedule put two nights of royalty contests ahead of rodeo events on Saturday and Sunday.Continue Reading
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, faces Republican Ken Paxton on Tuesday, Nov. 3. His first race, for a Texas House seat in 2018, got a lift from Glen Maxey, the first openly gay member of the Texas Legislature. Maxey, now 74, had the Texas DemocraticContinue Reading
Jordan Firstman donated sperm so his sister and her wife could have a baby, and the child was born on the final day of production on his movie “Club Kid.” He talked about it in a W Magazine profile published Oct. 27. “It was coincidental,” Firstman told the magazine. “IContinue Reading
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