Blythe del Kuzio

As the November national elections loom near, Sam Altman, the gay CEO of the massively influential artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI, has recently unveiled a plan to prevent AI-generated disinformation from interfering with the outcome. The company’s three-point plan seeks to prevent abuse — such as people generating misleading “deepfake” images and audio or applications intended to influence people by impersonating candidates —make it easier for people to detect AI-generated content, and ensure that users have access to accurate election information. Related: Open AI CEO Sam Altman marries boyfriend during intimate beachside ceremony The two men skipped suits in favor of matching outfits. Altman has previously said he fears that candidates or companies could use algorithms to learn an individual’s political leanings and then tailor misleading messages via AI that might sway them into taking actions they might not otherwise. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to...

North Dakota state Rep. Nico Rios (R) has pled guilty to drunken driving in connection to a December 15, 2023 incident where he was pulled over and then shouted anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-immigrant insults at police officers. He received his sentence on January 8. It includes a $1,000 fine, almost a year of unsupervised probation, a 10-day suspended jail sentence, a mandatory evaluation, and a victim impact panel. Related: North Dakota to start imprisoning doctors who provide gender-affirming care to trans youth Doctors could get up to 10 years in prison under the new law. He was also charged with refusing a chemical test, but that charge was dismissed. He has to pay a $50 fine for having an open container as well. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our daily newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. “It does not appear that he was treated more harshly than other people in similar situations,” attorney Mark Friese to...

Mike Jeffries, the embattled former CEO of clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch, has responded to allegations he sexually abused young men at parties the company hosted in exchange for cash, drugs, and modeling work. Following a damning documentary broadcast by the BBC in October and a civil lawsuit filed by his alleged victims, Jeffries is now the subject of an FBI investigation into possible sex crimes. Related: Donald Trump accused of acting like “cartoonish villain” & “guiltiest man alive” in defamation trial “The only way he could seem any more like a sexual predator is if he wore a raincoat to court and periodically flashed any woman who came into view.” The 79-year-old “vehemently denies every allegation made against him,” according to court documents. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our daily newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Jeffries and partner Matthew Smith were named in a civil c...

Since he moved from Atlanta in 2012, Detroit native Kevin Heard has been devoted to one ambitious goal: creating opportunity for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs to succeed in the challenging business environment of Motor City. “I didn’t see or was aware of a professional LGBTQ community. I wanted to cultivate that,” Heard told The Detroit News . “I saw a need for organizations that have a fiscal responsibility, voice for and advocate for LGBT-owned businesses. I also felt as though it’s really important to possibly and intentionally curate an LGBT business district within the city of Detroit, like all major metropolitan areas across the nation have.” Related: “Come at me, people”: Out Attorney General Dana Nessel battles for Michigan She faces off against Trump’s hand-picked election-denier, MAGA Republican Matthew DePerno. So Heard founded the Detroit LGBT Regional Chamber of Commerce , which has distributed thousands of dollars to up-and-coming small businesses and entrepreneur...

A recently unearthed email from 2017 is shedding new light on the role a prominent lawyer running for the Texas State House played in the ongoing Southern Baptist sexual abuse scandal. The explosive email accuses attorney Jared Woodfill (R) – a prominent anti-LGBTQ+ activist running with the close backing of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) – of providing access to young men for former Texas judge and Southern Baptist leader Paul Pressler to sexually abuse. Related: Conservative Christian leader accused of using Bible study to molest a teenage boy He allegedly told the teen that when they had sex, it was a “God-sanctioned secret.” The email, from one of the young men recruited by Woodfill’s law firm to serve as a personal assistant to the then-octogenarian Pressler, was filed in connection with the massive lawsuit accusing Pressler of years of sexual abuse of young men and boys. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our daily newsletter to stay ahead of the late...

The 29-year-old man who murdered Taya Ashton, a 20-year-old Black transgender woman, received a 48-year prison sentence this week. According to the Washington Post , DeAllen Price of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence in October. His sentence was handed down on Wednesday. Related: Trans woman Taya Ashton killed in her own apartment “Taya was just at the beginning of her life – a life that she deserved to live to its fullest.” Price, who was reportedly in a relationship with Ashton, shot and killed her in her Suitland, Maryland, apartment on July 17, 2021, after learning that she was transgender. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our daily newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. “Taya’s death was a real tragedy for our community, as well as for her family. Her death represents so much more, in terms of our level of tol...

A Republican organization in Florida is demanding a school teacher take down a flag that says, “Hate has no home here.” “The issue at hand is that the district needs to get out of having any type of political influence on our children,” said Lee County Republican Executive Committee chair Michael Thompson as his group announced that they would be protesting an upcoming Lee County School Board meeting. Related: Gabrielle Union urges Floridians to vote anti-LGBTQ+ Gov. Ron DeSantis out of office “There are people in [Miami] who do not feel safe here, do not feel protected here, don’t feel the love.” The words on the flag are printed in various colors on black fabric. On the flag are five hands holding up hearts. One heart is in the colors of the rainbow Pride flag, one in the colors of the trans Pride flag, another has a peace sign, one says “Black Lives Matter,” and one has an American flag on it. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our daily newsletter to stay ahead of ...