Indonesian social media was flooded with images of the 141 men, many shirtless and faces turned away from the cameras, who were detained in a raid on the men-only Atlantis sauna in Jakarta. The incident was slammed by human rights activists worldwide in May, before it quickly faded from the news. Yet it remains one of the most public examples of Indonesia’s growing intolerance of its LGBT community.
Jai Rodriguez’s days as the culture guide on Bravo’s 2003 Emmy-winning show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy are long behind him. Now, the actor continues to build his career in an array of projects including Sharknado 5 (USA), Wisdom of the Crowd(CBS) and a Las Vegas residency with reality star Kendra Wilkinson.
Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., has been accused of failing to follow through on a commitment he made to seek an executive order prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ state workers.
If you were curious where President Donald Trump’s former communications director Anthony Scaramucci stands on gay rights, look no further than this TMZ video that began circulating on Monday night. The video starts with a TMZ reporter questioning the former White House staffer ― whose tenure lasted just 10 days ― about his thoughts on Trump’s response to last weekend’s white supremacy rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The Redhouse Theater Thursday evening will be screening a new film to raise awareness of homelessness among LGBTQ youth in America. “Hooked” is the directorial debut of former model and actor Max Emerson. “It is a huge, silent epidemic you don’t hear enough about. 40% of homeless youth are LGBT.” Emerson tells NewsChannel 9.
A lawyer for Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says a judge “just got it wrong” when he threw out as unconstitutional Edwards’ order protecting LGBT rights in state government. Edwards’ attorney Matthew Block made his argument Tuesday to a Louisiana appeals court panel, seeking to have the executive order reinstated.
Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s taoiseach, or prime minister, will join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Montreal’s Pride parade during a three-day visit that gets underway Saturday. The two leaders met in Ireland in July, shortly after Varadkar took office as the country’s first openly gay prime minister. Trudeau says he and Varadkar plan to discuss issues related to diversity and inclusion and how both countries can benefit from the Canada-Europe Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, which goes into effect next month.
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