Two Men, One Pardon

Welcome back to the Watering Hole. The president stood on a rally stage in Oklahoma and gave Dennis Rodman a “full pardon” to play in the WNBA, which Dennis Rodman never asked for, so that is the week we are having. Further down, Sophia Bush got secretly married and a drag queen got the goodbye she deserved.

Trump banned men from women’s sports. Then he gave Dennis Rodman a “full pardon” to play in the WNBA. I need to sit down. Rodman never asked. Enes Kanter Freedom did, sort of. A pardon for what? Nobody knows, babe. keep reading →

The defense secretary used the same anti-trans slur for the third time in six weeks. It’s not a slip. It’s his tight five. Pete Hegseth, Quantico, about 600 officers. He also promised “testosterone testing on top.” Sir. keep reading →

The Supreme Court will decide if a Catholic preschool can take state money and turn away kids with two moms. Argument is on Election Day. St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, Nov. 3. Someone at the Court has a sense of humor, or no calendar. keep reading →

A Fox News host saw a leftist streamer in a maid outfit and said “here, kitty, kitty” on air. Babe, we can tell. Jesse Watters, meet Hasan Piker: “don’t ask your wife how she feels about me in this outfit.” keep reading →

An actress and a soccer legend got married over a year ago and simply didn’t tell us. Rude. Gorgeous, but rude. Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris, upstate New York, summer 2025. The dress came from her own basement. keep reading →

The gay hockey show’s fictional charity is real now. In the books, it was a cover story. Iconic. Heated Rivalry’s producers launched it on NHL opening day. Petty, and we love that for them. keep reading →

Lawmakers say the LGBTQ youth crisis line is back after 14 months. It took an act of Congress. Call 988 and press 3. Sen. Tammy Baldwin wrote it into federal law. Tell a kid who needs it. keep reading →

A European president quit to run for prime minister, so a lesbian is running the country. For three months, max. Serbia, meet acting president Ana Brnabić. Nobody voted for it, and the local activists have notes. keep reading →

A drag queen died in her sleep in the middle of filming. This week the show aired her episode. Misua was 27. Her verse stayed in the song, and the queens waved her yellow dragon while it played. keep reading →

The woman who gave British kids a number to call when they had nobody to tell has died at 86. Dame Esther Rantzen founded Childline in 1986. In one year it took 6,014 calls about sexuality or gender. keep reading →

A Republican running for governor made a sapphic first-time ad. The forbidden thing is voting for him. I need to lie down. Steve Hilton, California. Pride flag, nervous girl, mail-in ballot. Last line: “Now lick it.” The envelope. keep reading →

Grindr is spending $250 million on a PrEP clinic. So it’s your doctor now. Okay, babe. It’s buying Freddie, which has 55,000+ patients. The grid is now, technically, a waiting room. keep reading →

Sophia Bush got married in a dress she found in her own basement, which is the energy we are taking into fall. Two things for a zero-pressure face and hair that stays put. Both under $40.

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— Spencer