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a gay big brother contestant brought up fridges in a conversation about trans people. a drag race winner told him to get in the bin. On Big Brother UK's companion show The Group Chat, RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner Danny Beard criticized housemate Philip Regan, 53, known online as "The Queen of Scotty Road," for saying during a conversation about trans people in an episode... october 19 olivia rodrigo gave chappell roan one verse and she used it to get ghosted by a girl. classic la behavior, honestly. Olivia Rodrigo released a remix of "expectations" featuring Chappell Roan, with a game-show music video directed by Bardia Zeinali and hosted by David Byrne, on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. Roan's new verse is about a girl who ghosts her, and... october 19 The March on Washington Was Run by a Gay Man. A Senator Outed Him Two Weeks Before. Most people know the March on Washington. Far fewer know that the man who organized it was gay, and that two weeks before it, a United States senator stood up on the Senate floor and said so, as an attack.... october 18 Times Square Named a Theater After a Drag Queen. In 1912. Most people know RuPaul. Far fewer know that more than a century before Drag Race, Times Square named a theater after a drag queen. His name was Julian Eltinge, born William Dalton in 1881, and in the 1910s he was... october 18 the yellow pages filed a massage therapist under "nude gay massage." a federal judge says she can sue. we have notes on "russian." On Sept. 30, 2026, U.S. District Judge Jessica G.L. Clarke let a Newburgh, New York, massage therapist's defamation claims proceed against Thryv, which owns Yellowpages.com. The site associated her listing with "exotic," "Russian" and "nude, gay massage." The judge found... october 16 orville peck plays a vain, social-climbing psychopath in street fighter. he says he's dated that guy. haven't we all. Orville Peck plays Vega in Kitao Sakurai's Street Fighter, in theaters Oct. 16, 2026. Asked by Them how it felt to play a character who "embodies gay wrongs," he said Vega only wants to be "elevated up to this superiority,"... october 16 jd vance told a rally he's not gay. raven-symoné would like to know who asked. same, babe. Guest-hosting ABC's The View on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, Raven-Symoné responded to Vice President JD Vance's Oct. 13 rally line that he loves a supporter "in a totally platonic way" because he is "not James Talarico." She said "no one... october 16 two school boards let trans kids use the right bathroom. a judge said sue somewhere else. the appeals court said no, sue here. On Oct. 15, 2026, a 2-1 Fourth Circuit panel revived lawsuits by the Fairfax County and Arlington school boards against the U.S. Education Department, which designated them high-risk grantees over policies letting students use restrooms and locker rooms matching their... october 15 the nhs says trans patients now go on wards by "biological sex." when a hospital can't manage it, it files a breach report. good luck, nurses. On Oct. 15, 2026, NHS England told hospitals that trans patients should be accommodated on wards "in line with their biological sex," citing the April 2025 UK Supreme Court ruling and the equality watchdog's code of practice. The guidance replaces... october 15 trump told arizona that minnesota sends your son home as "janet" in three days. we read the law. it's about subpoenas. At an Oct. 14, 2026 rally in Bullhead City, Arizona, President Trump said that in six unnamed states a son can leave "as Jimmy" and come home "in three days as Janet" without parents being asked, and named Minnesota as... october 15 romeo beckham's first movie is a gay tennis romance and the trailer delivers a kiss. david, sit down. Studiocanal France released the first trailer for Forty Love on Oct. 15, 2026. The French film, directed by photographer Pierre-Ange Carlotti, is Romeo Beckham's acting debut: he plays a rival to Paul Kircher's tennis player Sacha Gallo, and their rivalry... october 15 florida ripped up miami beach's rainbow crosswalk. a drag queen bought 50 of the bricks and is selling them to fund pride. iconic behavior. Eric Swanson, a Florida drag performer who works as Miss Bouvee, bought 50 bricks from Miami Beach's removed rainbow crosswalk at a city surplus auction and is selling them for donations starting at $250 to fund Pride organizations in Key... october 15