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
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