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the gop guy who posted "teach kids to change gears not genders" flipped his car on saturday night. gears, shawn. Shawn Oliver, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, suspended his campaign after a crash in New Bedford late on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in which police say his car overturned and five cars were involved. He was charged... october 20 an arizona man threatened to drive a u-haul into a pride parade and open fire. he told police he was joking. Austin Jay Curtis, 32, of Gilbert, Arizona, was arrested on Oct. 12, 2026, the day after the Phoenix Pride parade, and charged with stalking, making a terrorist threat and threatening or intimidating. Court records cited by ABC15 and FOX 10... october 20 kurt and blaine sang baby, it's cold outside at the royal albert hall in october. i need to lie down. Chris Colfer walked onstage at Darren Criss's Royal Albert Hall debut in London on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, and the two Glee stars sang "Baby, It's Cold Outside," the Kurt and Blaine duet from the show's 2010 Christmas episode. Alan... october 20 the dutch prime minister and his fiancé are having a baby. a tv presenter says he's too busy. ma'am. Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten and his fiancé, Argentine field hockey player Nicolás Keenan, announced on Oct. 19, 2026 that they are expecting a baby in the spring of 2027. The surrogate, Lisa, and the egg donor are Dutch friends... october 20 the first olympic event ever held in africa opens in 12 days, in a country that just doubled the prison sentence for being gay. Human Rights Watch said on Oct. 12, 2026, that Senegal's crackdown on LGBT people, after a March law doubling the maximum sentence for same-sex conduct to 10 years, raises serious concerns about its compliance with the Olympic Charter. Senegal hosts... october 19 colorado's trans sports ban doesn't say how a school checks a kid's sex. its backer says the best part is that every kid gets checked. the best part? Colorado's Proposition 134, on the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot, would restrict K-12 and college sports by sex defined by reproductive cells. The state's Blue Book says it sets no method to verify sex, leaving it to each school. Erin Lee... october 19 philly's queer women's sports bar is done. in august the owner apologized. last week she blamed "lies." Marsha's, Philadelphia's first queer women's sports bar, at 430 South Street, announced on Oct. 15, 2026, that it would close after its final shift on Sunday, Oct. 18. It opened Sept. 19, 2025. Owner Chivonn Anderson told the Inquirer business... october 19 the building under one of america's oldest gay bars is for sale for $2.5 million. the bar's owner wants the community to buy it. we'll pass the hat. The two-story Telegraph Avenue building in Oakland that houses the White Horse Inn, billed as the oldest continuously operating gay bar in the United States, is listed for sale at $2.5 million. Building owner Graham Bell, 82, told the San... october 19 a trans showgirl said she could wear the dress onstage in buenos aires, then get arrested walking home in it. she has died at 82. rest easy, ana. Ana Lupez, the Argentine vedette who left the country under police persecution and became the star and co-owner of the Barcelona cabaret Barcelona de Noche, died early on Oct. 14, 2026, at Clinica Santa Maria in Mendoza, Argentina. She was... october 19 a trans model walked victoria's secret for the third year running, in gold wings. hailey bieber's review: "gagged." Alex Consani, the trans model who debuted at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2024, walked the 2026 show on Oct. 18 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, her third year in a row. She wore a pink... october 19 a senator explained the midterm polls on fox news. his answer: transgender witches. we have never been so flattered. Campaigning in Alaska for Sen. Dan Sullivan on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, Sen. Ted Cruz told Fox News that races are close because "if you're a left wing transgender witch, you hate Donald Trump. And you're going to show up."... october 19 hunter schafer had bottom surgery in december and says she loves it so much. we love that for her. Hunter Schafer, the Euphoria star who leads Prime Video's Blade Runner 2099, told ELLE in its November 2026 cover story, published online Oct. 19, that she had bottom surgery in December. "I just had bottom surgery in December, which was... october 19