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#lgbtq

The Rainbow World Fund (RWF) World Tree of Hope® is the largest origami-decorated holiday tree in the world, traditionally standing over 22 feet tall and adorned with over 20,000 origami cranes and stars, each hand-folded and inscribed with wishes for the future of the world. The RWF World Tree of Hope is created each year as a symbol of global unity, promoting peace, love, and humanitarianism. The Tree is a gift from the LGBTQ+ and friends community to the world.

The congressional representatives have written a letter expressing their concerns to Attorney General Pam Bondi, and a coalition of activists has filed a federal lawsuit seeking the restoration of the Community Relations Service, an agency within the DOJ that has provided conflict resolution services around the nation since it was established by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Community Relations Service staff has been reduced to one.

Grande qualified the story was her favourite about her grandmother, who she said was "so funny," and her brother (Frankie Grande) coming out as gay. "He came out to us and my first question was, 'Do have a boyfriend? Who is he? I want to meet him'," the "Break Free singer said of her personal response. "And Nonna was just trying to figure it out," she continued adding the Grande matriarch was "very accepting, very loving, very celebratory."

But, curiously, the singer chose to perform an acoustic cover of Chappell Roan's gay bar-themed hit Pink Pony Club, widely considered to be an LGBTQ anthem because it describes a young woman who finds self-acceptance in a place where she feels free from her strict upbringing. Chappell Roan arrives at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles.

"I've gotten to a place where I don't need the show financially," she said. "I'm lucky to have other forms of employment, because it's no longer good for my mental health." According to Stause, show creator Adam DiVello has been calling and texting "100 times a day," but she's at a point now where even "Jesus Christ himself" couldn't get her to come back for a tenth season.

"Sometimes the calendar gets in the way of the celebration, which is why my NBC family and I decided this winter was time for us all to focus on the Olympics. "But don't worry, we'll party together bigger and better later in 2026. Ya dig,"

I am a queer man of color in my mid-20s. I grew up in a mostly white, conservative, rural town. It was hellish growing up there, dealing with constant microaggressions, racism, and homophobia. Even though I was not out of the closet at the time, I was constantly clocked as being gay and ridiculed as a result. Despite this, I had some incredibly close friends who were a godsend during that time.

A San Francisco drag queen has been released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), after being detained for three months, and granted asylum. Hilary Rivers was released on 20 September after being arrested by ICE agents outside an immigration court on 26 June, a day after competing at the annual Miss and Mr Safe Latino pageant. The drag queen spoke to El Tecolote and 48 Hills about the violence she endured while in detention, and about her fight for freedom.

"I certainly never set out to make anything that was propaganda and I reject the idea that it is. What I would invite people to do is to watch and see how they feel about the questions the show is trying to provoke. We were on an emotional mission. There's politics involved in all of these questions: what's happening to trans people now, and the policies that are being inflicted on trans service members."

My doctors have told me that it isn't safe to perform due to the need for vocal rest and physical recovery. I truly appreciate how much time, planning and preparation goes into coming to a show. I can't describe to you how sorry I am to have to move things around. I love you all and will see you soon.

"This is not something for the history of LGBTQ+ people that we're unfamiliar with," she said. "We know there are targets sometimes to our persons and to our community spaces and buildings."

Now the band has shared a new music video for their song "Gabriela" which sees each member of the band recreate an iconic Mariah look. The band are asked the same question as before, this time by Bowen Yang, before showing off their looks. After a lengthy intro, the video then switches to "Gabriela" for which the band are all dressed in rainbow tank tops, white shorts, and black boots harking back to Mariah's Rainbow album cover look.

Kiss of the Spider Woman still lives in my head, days after seeing it: the swirling colors, deep love, survival under torture, Technicolor dreams, amazing moments of Marilyn meeting J Lo, and its gutsy art combined with heartbreaking physical connection. This film blew my mind, but left me with a question: How did it ever get made? The movie will totally divide the audience and lose a ton of money, but those fortunate enough to get it will be rewarded by memories and emotion.

I'm pretty close with him. I call him every couple of weeks. Usually we have a phone conversation and he asks how New York is, or school, or wherever we are. And in every single conversation he's like, "Do you have a boyfriend? Do you have a boyfriend yet? Where's your boyfriend?"

The White House website has a timeline of "Major Events" that now includes several scandals - some real, some imagined by the right - likely as a way to justify the president's destruction of the East Wing this week. These scandals include former President Bill Clinton's affair, former President Barack Obama's supposed ties to Muslim terrorism (which was not a real story), Hunter Biden's drug use, and former President Joe Biden's support for trans rights.

the series follows a twink (Miles Heizer, who has been playing a teen since Parenthood) who impulsively signs up for basic training alongside the straight friend he has a crush on. Boots plays out like a comedy about summer camp - our hero suffers through drills, builds a bond with his brothers in arms, and learns to muscle through hardship - and argues that the brutality of military training can make you a better man.

The previously announced residency by Grammy-winning singer Sam Smith, which will serve as the opening act for the renovated Castro Theatre in February and March, was already extended, and now spans over a month, with 20 show dates. In late September, Another Planet Entertainment (APE) announced a run of eight shows by Grammy-winning, queer and non-binary singer Sam Smith at the soon-to-reopen Castro Theatre which, at least officially, will heretofore be called The Castro.

"unashamedly be targeted at the boys, pretty much 18 to 35"

In a video taken from her show at the O2 Arena, in London, on Monday night, she asked: "Did they say that G-A-Y was shutting down? That G-A-Y shut down? The club? Here?" When it was confirmed, she said: "They shut down the gays, how dare [they]?" which brought a loud cheer from the audience. "We'll just bring the gays here," she added. "They can't shut us up, we'll just get louder and more homosexual."

Off to Weatherfield... BRB. Catch me on the cobbles soon.

"Not My Weekend," directed by Rona Segal, is a 19-minute short film making its international debut at the Chelsea Film Festival. The drama from Israel takes place during a single night and follows Sharon, a divorced woman in her 40s, who gets invited to a rave party on her free night, but when her ex-husband stands her up, she must find someone to watch her child if she wants to attend the party. The film stars Liat Tamari, Tamar Reinhertz, Meir Swissa, and Sahron Shaha.