The commemorative coin features the former Wham! lead singer wearing his signature sunglasses. It also includes a snippet of lyrics from his song “Faith,” released after he left the band to embark on a solo career.
Even death threats won’t stop this couple from advocating for LGBTQ equality through viral music videos – and this time they brought 50 friends with them.
One of the best-selling artists in the world, the gay icon came out in 1998.
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Michael was arrested for performing “a lewd act” with another man in a Los Angeles public restroom shortly before coming out. British media had dunned him for years about his sexuality.
The singer died at the age of 53 in 2016 after battling a drug and alcohol addiction.
“We are deeply honored that the Royal Mint is paying tribute to him by creating a series of beautifully crafted coins,” George Michael Entertainment said after the announcement. “He would have been enormously proud and genuinely touched that a national institution should have decided to pay tribute to his memory this way.”
The anti-LGBTQ+ organization One Million Moms (OMM) is morally scandalized over the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. In an alarmist petition , OMM — an offshoot of the anti-LGBTQ+ American Family Association — warned that the parade will be a “non-binary and transgender extravaganza” that will “expose tens of millions of viewers at home to the liberal LGBTQ agenda” because this year’s parade will include music from two Broadway musicals, & Juliet and Shucked , which both feature trans and nonbinary performers in major roles. Related: Conservative pundit freaks out at RuPaul’s teddy bear: “They’re coming after the kids!” The collectible toy was made for adult fans of RuPaul, but the right thinks the bear in a dress is “grooming your children.” Justin David Sullivan, who is nonbinary, will appear in the & Juliet parade performance; he plays “May,” a nonbinary friend of Juliet’s. The parade will also feature Alex Newell, a nonbinary Tony Award-winning ...
“I don’t want to run away from the only place that truly felt like home because it hasn’t gotten as perfect as I imagined it could be,” says Chasten Buttigieg. The author, speaker, advocate, and husband of U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg , is talking to me about Traverse City, Michigan. Last year, the Buttigieges bought a house in the town known for Sleeping Bear Dunes and cherry farms on Lake Michigan’s northeast corner, adding one more gay couple and a pair of adopted twins to the population of 15,702. In May of this year, Buttigieg released a young adult edition of his 2020 memoir I Have Something to Tell You . With an increase in book bans targeting LGBTQ+ authors and other marginalized communities, particularly those writing stories for queer youth, the age-appropriate adaptation offers a compelling case for unconditional love and the ramifications of when that support comes with strings attached. Chasten Buttigieg poses with his book, “I Have Somethi...
The U.S. Census Bureau, after nearly a year of pushing the Biden administration, will begin testing questions pertaining to LGBTQ+ identity on its American Community Survey (ACS). These questions would ask people about their sexual orientation and gender identity. The Bureau put out a Federal Register notice signifying that this is the last chance for the public to give comment on all pending ACS questions, including those pertaining to LGBTQ+ individuals. The deadline given for comment is May 30, with an online form provided for any feedback on these questions. The wording for these questions can be found on the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs website . After the Bureau’s deadline, it will be submitting the questions to the Office of Management and Budget, where they will await approval for testing in the summer. The ACS asks questions about demographic, socioeconomic, and housing-related topics annually. New questions must undergo a rigorous approval and testing p...
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