“Color Purple” Actress Oluwaseyi Omooba Fired for 2014 Facebook Post Saying ‘I Do Not Believe Homosexuality is Right’

By James St. James on March 21, 2019 3:13 pm

Earlier in the week, we reported that actress Oluwaseyi Omooba had been … [Read more...]

Andy Cohen to Receive GLAAD Media Award for LGBTQ Advocacy

By James St. James on March 21, 2019 9:45 am

Condragulations, Andy! THR is reporting that wowlebrity Andy Cohen will receive GLAAD Media's Vito Russo honor at the [Read more...]

Homophobic Actress Cast as Celie in a UK Production of “The Color Purple” – Should the Theater Commit to Firing Her?

By James St. James on March 19, 2019 4:13 pm

SO: Actress Oluwaseyi Omooba was just cast as Celie in the upcoming UK production of the Broadway musical of The Color Purple. Celie, of course, is one of the most iconic queer roles of the 20th century. The … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Comic, “Moms” Mabley

By Stephen Rutledge on March 19, 2019 3:05 am

March 19, 1894- Moms Mabley: It's no disgrace to be old. But damn if it isn't inconvenient. As a kid, I would come home from school, let myself in with the key that hung on a chord around my neck, let the dog out, and practice my piano lessons before settling in to … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Writer, Sybille Bedford

By Stephen Rutledge on March 16, 2019 3:05 am

March 16, 1911 - Sybille Bedford: In Europe, where human relations like clothes are supposed to last, one's got to be wearable. In France one has to be interesting, in Italy pleasant, in England one has to fit. Many years ago, soon after I moved to New … [Read more...]

Rosie O’Donnell Reveals She Was Sexually Abused by Her Father

By James St. James on March 13, 2019 4:13 pm

Trigger Warning. In an upcoming book about The View – called Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of ‘The View – Rosie O'Donnell reveals to author Ramin Setoodeh … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Writer, Janet Flanner

By Stephen Rutledge on March 13, 2019 3:05 am

March 13, 1892- Janet Flanner: I act as a sponge. I soak it up and squeeze it out in ink every two weeks. Hey kids, have I ever mentioned that I have had a perpetual subscription to The New Yorker for 55 years? My aunt gave me a year's worth of the magazine for my … [Read more...]

Mayor Pete’s 2020 Stock Just Rose #Bigly

By Ryan Slattery on March 11, 2019 1:51 pm

THE OPENLY GAY MAYOR CAME OUT SWINGING ON CNN, DEMANDING PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ AMERICANS AND CALLING TRUMP THE “PORN STAR PRESIDENT” We already know that South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg is … [Read more...]

Anna Paquin Plays a Lesbian Doctor in New Movie, ‘Tell It to the Bees’

By Javay Frye on March 7, 2019 2:30 pm

Anna Paquin, my first love, is coming back to the silver screen. The new movie is 'Tell it To the Bees'. The description is below, via IMDB. A single mother Lydia (Holliday Grainger) who is … [Read more...]