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the heated rivalry creator says the line on nudity was his, not the actors': "I'm not showing your dicks." we would like to file a complaint. Speaking with Andrew Rannells at "A Night of Heated Rivalry" at the Brooklyn Paramount on Oct. 11, 2026, creator Jacob Tierney said the limits on nudity in the show's sex scenes were his choice, not the actors': "I was like,... october 14 jesse watters says trump talking about men's asses sounds "a little gay," but it's fine because he's straight. sir, that is how it starts. On Fox News' "The Five" on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, Jesse Watters said of President Trump praising Ohio Sen. Jon Husted's body at a Youngstown rally that "sometimes it sounds a little gay, but he can get away with it... october 14 fewer ninth graders say they're gay or bi. the researcher who found it says she has "no idea" why. the right already knows, apparently. The share of U.S. ninth graders identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual fell from 17% in 2023 to 11% in 2025, according to San Diego State University psychologist Jean Twenge's analysis of the CDC's 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, published... october 13 a man set fire to a pride changing room in amsterdam. prosecutors now call it terrorism, and €750 landed in his account that day marked "gift." we have questions. At a first hearing in Amsterdam on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, Dutch prosecutors said a 27-year-old man who has confessed to setting two fires on the day of Pride Amsterdam's Canal Parade, Aug. 2, 2025, one in a changing room... october 13 trump's big save-women's-sports moment was telling a rally a wnba player is on the team "to help you with attendance." girl, run. At a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, while talking about transgender athletes, President Trump praised Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, saying men want to watch her because she is beautiful and that a team would want... october 13 the vice president told a texas rally he loves a man "in a totally platonic way" because he's "not james talarico." no homo, said the second most powerful man on earth. At a Republican rally at Tyler Pounds Regional Airport in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, Vice President JD Vance answered a supporter with "I love you too, sir. In a totally platonic way, to be clear. I'm the... october 13 two tv news bosses got fired over a memo saying pride needed "both sides." a jury gave them $4 million. read the fine print before you scream. A federal jury in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Oct. 9, 2026, awarded former WOOD-TV news director Stanton Tang and assistant news director Amy Fox about $4 million combined against Nexstar, which fired them in 2023 over a memo limiting Pride... october 13 hungary used to wrap gay kids' books in black plastic. parliament just voted 139 to 51 to take it off. unwrap them. Hungary's parliament voted 139 to 51 on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, to amend Viktor Orbán's 2021 "child protection" law, removing its ban on content that portrays homosexuality or gender change to under-18s. Prime Minister Péter Magyar's Tisza party passed it... october 13 todd haynes once promised us an nc-17 gay romance. with pedro pascal in it, it's now "most likely" r. i'm being so brave about this. Director Todd Haynes told Variety at the Lumière Festival in Lyon on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, that De Noche, his 1930s gay romance starring Pedro Pascal and Danny Ramirez, will most likely be an R-rated film. In 2023, when Joaquin... october 13 javier bardem says the skyfall scene where the villain feels up james bond was his idea. we owe this man everything. Javier Bardem said at a BFI London Film Festival Screen Talk on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, that the homoerotic interrogation scene between his villain Raoul Silva and Daniel Craig's James Bond in Skyfall (2012) came from his own pitch to... october 13 the man who wrote "sissy that walk" with rupaul has died at 46. we'll be playing it loud today. Lucian Piane, the music producer and songwriter who worked on RuPaul's Drag Race and co-wrote RuPaul songs including "Sissy That Walk" and "Cover Girl," died Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, in Glendale, California, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records.... october 13 jean smart officiated her hacks co-star's wedding and pronounced them "husband and husband." i would like to be married by her immediately. Hacks and Ugly Betty actor Mark Indelicato, 32, married David Watson in an outdoor ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. His Hacks co-star Jean Smart, 75, officiated, pronouncing them "husband and husband," according to clips shared by co-star Johnny Sibilly... october 13