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Mario Paglino and Gianni Grossi, a couple who were famous for collaborating with Mattel on custom Barbie dolls, including a Madonna-inspired doll, died earlier this week. The couple was involved in a head-on collision with an 82-year-old man going the wrong way on an Italian highway.According to an Italian publication, the older man, Egidio Ceriano, and the passenger in the couple's car died. The Daily Beast also reported that Ceriano renewed his license in 2023 and was driving on the wrong side of the road for a little over four miles.The couple owned a company called Magnia2000, where they'd create tribute dolls to famous icons like Cher, Victoria Beckham, Lady Gaga, and Sarah Jessica Parker. They worked with Mattel on different creative projects, in addition to their Madonna doll that raised money for charity. Paglino and Grossi's dolls were a part of a 2008 Vogue issue titled "The Black Barbie."Mattel released an official statement via its Instagram, expressing its sadness over the couple's passing. "The Barbie team is heartbroken by the loss of Mario Paglino and Gianni Grossi, two treasured creators and Mattel collaborators who brought joy and artistry to the world of Barbie as Magnia2000, the company wrote. "As passionate and talented designers and lifelong collectors, their spirit and love for the brand turned every creation they touched into a masterpiece." See on Instagram The statement continues on a second slide, "Their generosity was boundless, creating countless dolls to be auctioned to benefit charities close to fellow collectors' hearts. Barbie is better because they loved the brand, and our beloved collector community is richer for having known them and sharing their passion. Barbie honors their memory with deep gratitude."

In a recent interview with Variety, the head of television at Amazon MGM Studios, Vernon Sanders, hinted at the possibility of a second season for Benito Skinner's show, Overcompensating, and shared that a writers' room has begun. During his conversation, he spoke about the recent success that Amazon has seen with their most recent releases, like The Summer I Turned Pretty, We Were Liars, Motorheads, and Overcompensating.When asked about the possibility of second-season orders for the shows that did well, Sanders told the publication that he and his team at Amazon were "excited by what weve seen with Motorheads and Overcompensating," sharing that both shows have very passionate fanbases and high completion rates. These successful shows are "working on Season two writers rooms, and well hope to have renewal announcements soon on some, if not all, of those shows."Fans of Overcompensating have been waiting for any update they could get their hands on since the release of the first season. The show found its audience, especially among social media users who posted about the show, shared clips of their favorite moments, and got excited about their favorite influencer making a cameo. During the press tour of the show, Skinner has shared multiple times that he is ready to start work on season two and has several ideas for a second season. "I think I know what I want to do and theres so much more we wanna say," Skinner told Variety in May. "There will be backslide, and thats what that finale is. This journey of becoming yourself and overcompensating, its a rollercoaster and at times I think college can be so selfish and you can be like, its every man for himself. Its drugs and alcohol and feelings and we didnt want to stray from that, and we want to continue it.

Hello Out readers.Those of you familiar with Christian music will probably know the name Michael Tait. He was an original member of the band DC Talk, worked as a solo artist, and later joined the Newsboys. He's known for songs like "Jesus Freak" and "God's Not Dead."Now, he's also known for being accused by eight men of sexual assault.In June, Christian news site The Roys Report wrote that Tait had been accused of sexual assault by three men. A few days later, The Guardian reported accounts from three others.A new report by The Guardian reveals even more accusers, bringing the number of men who have alleged Tait sexually abused them to eight.Many of the men say they met Tait during their time in the Christian music industry or while trying to break into it.After the first set of allegations, Tait published a confession on Instagram where he admitted that "recent reports of my reckless and destructive behavior, including drug and alcohol abuse and sexual activity, are sadly, largely true."In the statement, he said he "might dispute certain details" in the accusations, but admitted to touching "men in an unwanted sensual way" and said he does not dispute the "substance" of the allegations.Tait has yet to respond to the second set of allegations.Read our entire report to find out more.Plus, keep reading the newsletter to find all the best pop culture news and our Woman Crush Wednesday. - Mey RudeGay Barbie doll designer and partner killed in a car crashIs 'Overcompensating' season 2 happening? Latest updatesDoja Cat mocks Sydney Sweeney's controversial American Eagle adWho's your daddy? 15 gay celebs who exude Big Daddy EnergyDrag Race's Pixie Polite was 'hospitalized' after 'homophobic' attackJulia Garner had to convince Madonna she could dance to play the pop star in a biopicBroadway's best: A look at the most exciting shows of the 2024-2025 seasonAzealia Banks says that being gay or trans is 'not natural'Woman Crush WednesdayOur Women Crush Wednesday goes out to all the lesbian tops in the world! The queer community wouldn't exist without you! If you don't know what a lesbian top is, we've got the perfect explainer for you!

Ethel Cain appeared on the most recent episode of The New York Times' music podcast, Popcast, to talk about everything from her upcoming album to her recent controversy involving unearthed racist posts. During her conversation with the hosts, pop music critic Jon Caramanica and culture reporter Joe Coscarelli, Cain addressed the controversy at length for the first time.Cain's racist posts uploaded on Tumblr when she was a teenager resurfaced among the singer's fanbase in recent months. In these posts, Cain admitted to using the n-word and saying things like "build that wall" to mock Latin people. She also posted a photo of herself wearing a shirt that said "Legalize Incest," among many other harmful jokes. She uploaded a lengthy statement in which she apologized and took accountability for her actions, while also sharing that she felt the timing of these resurfaced posts was part of a "transphobic hate campaign." @popcast After offensive social media posts were resurfaced online, the singer and songwriter Ethel Cain responded in a detailed letter to her fans. On Popcast, she addressed the controversy at length for the first time. For the full interview, visit YouTube.com/popcast or wherever you get your podcasts . #music #ethelcain #popcast In a clip that was posted to TikTok, the "American Teenager" singer said that seeing her old posts get unearthed was "deeply shameful and embarrassing." She noted that it was especially now that she's created a project centered around trauma and healing, "coming from these places in life where you've been shot down and hurt." Cain continued and said, "To then have things that you have done, that are shooting down other people and hurting people, it's one of the worst things you can do."The singer then goes on to say that her posts were intentionally inflammatory and stands by not making excuses for her past statements. "For every bit of pain that you've caused, you have to try and atone for it. When I look at that person, I see someone who did not care about their life and did not care about what they said."At that point in her life, Cain explains, she had no friends, no followers, and that these posts were between her and a bunch of other edgelord teenagers. The clip ends with her reflecting on the fact that now, as a 27-year-old, she knows better than to put all of her business on the internet and to say things like what was resurfaced.

One day you're in. The next day you win.The gays have been obsessed with Project Runway since its inception. However, with so many changes to the fashion world and the reality TV landscape, many people assumed this beloved competition series would ever return. As of 2025 Yes, it is!To celebrate Project Runway season 21, we've put together a timeline of every single winner.Jay McCarroll (Season 1)The very first winner of Project Runway, Jay McCarroll, went to school at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) prior to getting cast on Project Runway. His run in the reality competition series was pretty interesting considering that this was the show's first season ever in that he never won a single challenge until the grand finale.Speaking of finales! Despite winning season 1 of Project Runway, McCarroll famously declined to receive the $100,000 grand prize due to contractual details set by the production team back then. Namely, the contract would've forced him to share 10 percent of ownership for his future work, and McCarroll was not interested.Chloe Dao (Season 2)Chloe Dao became a huge star after winning season 2 of Project Runway. Though some fans questioned if she was fully invested in the competition, the judges constantly gave her 10s across the board when it came to her undeniable talents as a designer.Jeffrey Sebelia (Season 3)Jeffrey Sebelia used to be a professional singer before transitioning into the fashion world. He was also open about his sobriety (and struggles with substance abuse).Christian Siriano (Season 4)At just 22 years old, Christian Siriano made history as the youngest winner of the franchise thus far. Since season 4, Siriano has arguably become one of the most successful designers of the entire franchise, which is still true, even now.Siriano immediately launched his own fashion label and went on to dress high-profile stars ranging from Rihanna to Kelly Clarkson. In the 2025 reboot of Project Runway on Freeform, Hulu, and Disney+, Siriano appears as a mentor to the contestants a position previously held by the legendary Tim Gunn.Leanne Marshall (Season 5)Leanne Marshall had one of the bumpiest rides in Project Runway history, landing in a bottom placement early on, in season 5, and almost going home. In the end, though, she did manage to win the show. A real gag!Irina Shabayeva (Season 6)Selena Gomez and Carrie Underwood were among the A-listers dressed by Irina Shabayeva after the won Project Runway season 6. In the competition, Shabayeva never landed in the bottom, and even went on to compete in two seasons of Project Runway All Stars.During the all-winners season of Project Runway All Stars, she ultimately finished the competition in third place overall.Seth Aaron Henderson (Season 7)Seth Aaron Henderson would eventually make history by becoming the first two-time winner of Project Runway. His first run, in season 7, was a really interesting journey. Oh, and let's not forget that Henderson took home $150,000 as the grand prize.Gretchen Jones (Season 8)If you know the saying, "Ugh, you just had to be there!", this victory was definitely one of those moments. The Project Runway panel of judges was more divided than ever on whether they wanted to crown Gretchen Jones as the season 8 winner. Ultimately, that is indeed what happened But not without a fight!Anya Ayoung-Chee (Season 9)The stunning Anya Ayoung-Chee came into Project Runway season 9 as a former competitor at the Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago pageant. While some fans and fellow competitors doubted if Ayoung-Chee had the skills to win the show due to her lack of experience, she still came out victorious in the end.Dmitry Sholokhov (Season 10)Another Project Runway winner with an interesting background was Dmitry Sholokhov. Prior to season 10, he was a ballroom dancer had the judges gagging week after week after week for his work in fashion design.Michelle Lesniak Franklin (Season 11)It definitely took nerve, as RuPaul would say, for Michelle Lesniak Franklin to win Project Runway season 11. She struggled a bit in the first few episodes, but kept bouncing back, and finished this competition as the crowned winner.Dom Streater (Season 12)All the way from Philadelphia, Dom Streater was only 24 years of age when she won Project Runway 12. Streater was always an avid supporter of women supporting other women a throughline that she demonstrated time and time again during that season.Sean Kelly (Season 13)Sean Kelly, from New Zealand, was another winner whose background (prior to the show) and progress (during the competition) felt like a subversion of viewers' expectations. At the time after winning Project Runway season 13 Kelly stayed in New York City to live and to work.Ashley Nell Tipton (Season 14)Ashley Nell Tipton's main message in season 14 centered on struggling to find clothes that were beautiful and also fitting for plus-size women. With that frustration and motivation in mind, Tipton created some phenomenal work in the competition.Erin Robertson (Season 15)Similarly to Michelle Lesniak Franklin (season 11 winner), Erin Robertson had a wild journey on season 15 of Project Runway But she still won! This is certainly one of the most exciting comeback stories in the entire series.Kentaro Kameyama (Season 16)Season 16 of Project Runway was all about Brandon Kee. In comparison, Kentaro Kameyama was among the oldest competitors of the cast (age 38) and was classically trained to play the piano. Project Runway fans who watched season 16 play out in real time will remember that this victory was pretty surprising it was well-deserved, but Kee seemed to be a much more obvious choice as far as viewers and other contestants could tell.Sebastian Grey (Season 17)Colombian designer Sebastian Grey won Project Runway season 17 with a dazzling run that demonstrated how proud he is of his country of birth and heritage. It was also really exciting to see how Grey would take on more "traditional" pieces and turn them into fashion-forward looks.Geoffrey Mac (Season 18)One thing Project Runway fans will never forget the adorable and emotional moment when Geoffrey Mac immediately called his father after being declared the winner of season 18. Throughout the competition, Mac was pretty open about mental health struggles like anxiety, imposter syndrome, and burnout.Shantall Lacayo (Season 19)From Nicaragua to Miami to Project Runway season 19, Shantall Lacayo won the show and cashed in a giant grand prize of $250,000. Lacayo talked about her dreams of moving to New York City after the show to pursue the opportunity in the city where everything happens.Bishme Cromartie (Season 20)Season 20 was a special Project Runway All Stars edition that included season 17 star Bishme Cromartie. His beautiful and devastating final collection on the show honored his sister who, at the time, had just died two months before the season filmed. And yet, Cromartie persevered and won the show.

A bright green sex toy just made a headline-grabbing appearance at a WNBA game, and the internet cant stop talking about it.As the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream battled it out on the court during a deadlocked 75-75 point game, the final minute before the clock wound down was interrupted by a fan throwing a lime green dildo onto the court.The WNBA has never been more gay than in this moment, and thats really saying something considering how sapphic this sport is. Right as the clock struck 1:00 in the fourth quarter of this contentious game on July 29, the spicy toy was lobbed onto the court, and the referee blew the whistle to stop the game while they tried to figure out what the object was. (@) In a video clip of the incident that has since gone viral, a police officer is seen collecting the dildo so that play could resume. The whole thing was caught on tape because an ingenious camera person managed to zoom in on the sex toy that managed to stop a professional basketball game.This is the kind of journalism we want to see more of!People on the court and in the audience were clearly perplexed by what had happened, but no one was more surprised than the commentator who said, Nobodys picked the object up yet, and oh my gosh when she finally saw what it was.The lime green dildo turned out to be a good omen for the Valkyries, who ended up winning 77-75.Normally, wed say the New York Liberty have everyone beat on sapphic entertainment during a game because of Ellie the Elephants sexy dance moves, but Atlanta may now be crowned the most lesbian arena in the league!Of course, this event broke the internet, and people all over social media have been flooding the timelines of women's sports fans with hilarious memes ever since. (@) "The TL created a masterpiece with this one" (@) "Thats just a mouth guard right?" (@) "#WelcomeToTheW" (@) "Just another day in the WNBA" (@) "They threw what on the court?" (@) "Damn how my shit get there" (@) "ME When the camera man panned the floor in Atlanta:" (@) "jordins reaction is frying meee" (@) "What was on the court" (@) "In case yall were too busy giggling over the ATL incident, this just happened in LA" (@) "I know somebody didnt just throw a big ass dildo on the Atlanta Dream court just now." (@) "the Atlanta security" (@) "This game sure is a stiff one. "

Months ago, Teen Wolf star Dylan OBriens upcoming film, Twinless, set the internet ablaze after the films hot and heavy gay sex scene leaked following its Sundance Festival premiere in February.OBrien stars as Roman as he navigates life without his twin brother. At a support group for twins who have lost their siblings, he encounters Dennis, played by James Sweeney, who also wrote and directed the movie.As Roman and Dennis get to know each other, they become inseparable outside the group as they search for solace and an identity without their other halves, according to a press release for the film.However, after meeting Dennis co-worker, Marcie (Aisling Franciosi), all is revealed to be not what it seems, as each man harbors secrets that could unravel everything.The film also stars Gilmore Girls alum Lauren Graham as Lisa, mother to Roman and his twin brother, Rocky, who is going through her own grieving process throughout the storyline.After dazzling critics who praised the films dark, inventive comedy, Lionsgate set an official release for September 5 so we can finally all see what the fuss is about.The trailer also captures the lighthearted humor in the first half, then teases some of its darker tones in the second. Scroll through for our initial reaction, and be sure to check out the full trailer after!Dylan OObrian looks amazingWe love how he looks without a shirt, and we cant wait to see what started the conversation around the sex scene.I like balls.The first time Roman and Dennis meet, Dennis is eating a cookie at the meeting, and Roman warns him not to eat it, saying it tastes like balls. Dennis responds by saying he likes balls to insinuate flirtation, then responds accordingly when he tastes how bad the cookie actually is in a totally adorable (and relatable) situation.Queer love with understandingWhile Roman and Dennis are getting to know each other, Roman pauses for a moment, gives Dennis a longing stare, and says, You get me. Cue gay hearts melting everywhere.You should meet this gay guy...When Roman mentions introducing Dennis to a gay man he knows, Dennis jokes by comparing being Asian to meaning he has a lot of Asian friends. Sure feels like Roman was really crushing and using this as a deflection, though!Couple's costumeThe scene of Dennis and Roman showing up in a couple's costume cosplaying the Sims is basically all we need to know to be sure were going to fall in love with this duo.Gym sex?Whatever is going on with these two at the gym is everything we hope we see every time we go to the gym. Were equally intrigued and jealous!Feeding each other marshmallows?!I mean, come on. How cute is it when two men stuff each others faces with marshmallows and essentially play an adult version of Chubby Bunny?So much gay longingIt seems like both characters in the movie experience some form of gay longing for each otherwhich we assume builds the tension toward that scene.Wait how graphic will that scene be?Why do we have a feeling were getting ourselves in deeper than we thought? (Not that going deeper is a bad thing)Together or separate?As cute as it seems, this also looks like a really stressful will they/wont they situation that might break our hearts.Plus, we get two of our girl crushes at once!We get Lauren Graham and Tasha Smith from Survival of the Thickest in the same film? How did we get so lucky?The less you know, the betterA review from The New York Post during the trailer says, the less you know, the better during the tonal shift, and it just adds to the drama and mystery of it all. What looks to be a sweet rom-com of two lost men exploring grief together turns into a film about exploring the limits of human emotions and the secrets we keep.We just hope the hype, the reception, and the trailer actually live up to themselves. Most of the reviews talk about the twists and turns, and we love a good movie that keeps us guessing the whole way.Plus, were always here for a good gay sex scene.Check out the trailer below:

RuPaul's Drag Race season 13 star Utica Queen is all set to start her journey on Project Runway season 21 this Thursday, July 31. With the announcement that Utica (otherwise known as Ethan Mundt) had joined this cast of designers, she's become the first-ever Drag Race alum to compete in the fashion competition series. And, well, the queendom couldn't be more excited.To celebrate this huge moment of Utica competing on Project Runway season 21, Out has assembled a collection of looks, moments, and photos that encapsulate the range of this creative powerhouse. To do so, we've partnered with photographer Eric Richard Magnussen a close friend to Utica/Ethan to show case all the hard work, ideas, taste, and originality of this queer artist."Ethan/Utica and I first met in 2021 after I reached out on Instagram," Magnussen tells Out. "He took a leap and flew out to Boston to shoot a few of his Drag Race looks with me. My favorite part is the way we bounce our ideas off of each other and are both down to put in the work to get the best final shot."Magnussen adds, "I cant wait for the world to see how incredibly talented of a designer Ethan is!"Between outfits she's created for Utica as a drag persona and looks made for other artists to wear, this feels like a fitting moment to introduce Project Runway fans to the lovable, imaginative, and also hilarious artist known as both Ethan Mundt and Utica Queen.Utica Queen's creation for 'The Bag Ball' challenge on 'Drag Race' season 13.See on InstagramWe can't start talking about Utica without acknowledging the sleeping bag in the (werk) room that she somehow transformed into a stunning, fashionable, and even luxurious dress for "The Bag Ball" of Drag Race season 13.This creative powerhouse really solidified herself in the competition with this bonkers look that is still even many years later regarded as a top-tier creation for a design challenge with unconventional materials on Drag Race.Daya Betty's promo look for 'Drag Race All Stars' season 10.Utica made the promo look worn by Daya Betty in the Meet the Queens campaign for RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 10.In an Instagram post, Utica explained that the look consisted of a "jacket made from purple metallic embossed cowhide leather and spikes."Daya Betty on 'Drag Race All Stars' season 10 episode 9.See on InstagramThis was another fantastic Utica creation for Daya Betty to compete on All Stars 10, a.k.a. the Tournament of All Stars."Mother of Cockroaches," Utica wrote. "Paper runway moment brought to life for the fierce @dayabetty, inspired by the dark beauty of @alexandermcqueen and the enduring artistry of the cockroach."Bosco and The Goddess on 'Drag Race All Stars' season 10 episode 3.Utica worked on the design and construction of these looks worn by Bosco and her makeover challenge drag daughter, a.k.a. The Goddess. The Project Runway star described these looks as such:"THE GODDESS A+. @hereisbosco and her divine sister @laurenmariebetts for the makeover challenge on All Stars 10!It was such a joy creating these looks. designed by me with support from the amazing @twinktrash. The red dress was originally fitted to my form and Twinks, and the blue was crafted to be customizable, but Bosco reworked both to highlight both hers and Laurens beauty on the runway.So proud of how this turned out what radiant goddesses!"Willow Pill at the 'Drag Race' season 14 finale.See on InstagramUtica created Willow Pill's most iconic look of the Drag Race season 14 finale, which was used for the queen's performance of "I Hate People. Utica wrote:"Amazing collection of images of @willowpillqueen by @dragfiles! 3 (4) Headed Doll Look for @willowpillqueen's RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14 Finale solo performance of 'I Hate People'!"Lexi Love on 'Drag Race' season 17 episode 4.Lexi Love wore a Utica original for the "Quilted For Your Pleasure" runway category of Drag Race season 17. Utica wrote:"Quilted in Diamonds. Catch the stunning @mslexilove serving the quilted runway on @rupaulsdragrace in this dazzling creation!"Lexi Love on 'Drag Race' season 17 episode 12.Season 17 featured not one, but two runway looks made by Utica!This second Utica look was also worn by Lexi Love on the show. But, this time, in the "Opulent Outerwear" category.Kahmora Hall for the 'LGBT Herstory Month/Asian Excellence' editorial.See on InstagramThe "Mackie Doll" herself has also worn a look by Utica."Draped in artistry, inspired by McQueen, and worn by a Chicago legend. I had the absolute pleasure of creating this look for the stunning @kahmorahall, originally crafted for the LGBT Herstory Month/Asian Excellence editorial," Utica wrote. "This piece is a fusion of high fashion, heritage, and the unapologetic drama that both Kahmora and McQueen embody so effortlessly."Brooke Lynn Hytes at the 'Canada's Drag Race' season 5 finale.Brooke Lynn Hytes is another Drag Race superstar who's commissioned looks from Utica. One of them was worn at the grand finale of Canada's Drag Race season 5 and the fans were gagging.Aura Mayari on 'Drag Race' season 15 episode 7.Aura Mayari had a great performance in the girl group challenge of Drag Race season 15, and then had the nerve to wear this fabulous look on the runway. This was another legendary look from Utica to grace the Drag Race main stage.Plane Jane on 'Drag Race' season 16 episode 14.See on InstagramPlane Jane had us believing that she could fly while wearing this floaty look in episode 14 just two episodes away from the grand finale smackdown for the crown in season 16 in the runway category named "Fandango."Another stunning Utica creation, duh!Miss Fiercalicious on 'Canada vs the World' season 2 episode 4."Mother Broo" wasn't the only queen wearing a Utica creation for the "Razzle Dazzle" runway of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs the World season 2 episode 4 so was Miss Fiercalicious!See on InstagramAnd just one more thing before you goSee on InstagramThe "Sleeping Bag Dress" on ice! You have to stan.Sending all the love to our fashion diva, Utica Queen, who will undoubtedly gain a massive new audience while competing as Ethan Mundt on Project Runway.Project Runway season 21 premieres with a two-episode broadcast on Thursday, July 31, on Freeform. All episode will also be available for streaming on Hulu and Disney+.

LinkedIn, the popular professional networking platform, has quietly stripped explicit protections for transgender and nonwhite users from its English-language hate speech rules, repeating a playbook now familiar to LGBTQ+ advocates tracking the rollback of content safeguards across major social media platforms.The changes, first flagged by the nonprofit Open Terms Archive and independently confirmed by The Advocate, involve edits to LinkedIns Professional Community Policies, specifically the Hateful and Derogatory Content and Harassment and Abusive Content sections. In both, references to protections for transgender people and people of color were either weakened or removed entirely.Before Monday, the sites Hateful and Derogatory Content page included a line explicitly prohibiting the misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals as an example of hate speech. That language has now been deleted. The same page still states that LinkedIn prohibits content that attacks, denigrates, intimidates, dehumanizes, incites or threatens hatred against individuals based on characteristics including gender identity and race. But misgendering and deadnaming, terms that refer to deliberately using the wrong name or pronouns for a transgender person, are no longer explicitly prohibited.Related: What LGBTQ+ people should know about Metas new rulesThe company also edited its Harassment and Abusive Content section. In the previous version, LinkedIn made clear that content that negatively targets others on the basis of inherent traits, like race or gender identity, would be enforced under its hate speech rules. That language has now been changed to exclude those specific attributes, referencing only inherent traits without further definition. The page still prohibits behaviors such as doxxing, trolling, and comparing people to hate groups, and includes a new reference to perceived gender in the context of disparaging appearance, but makes no mention of transgender identity or expression.Archived versions show the deleted language was still live on the site as recently as Monday, and had been in place since at least April 2023. No announcement accompanied the edits, which are not reflected in LinkedIns Trust and Safety blog or other transparency channels.After an inquiry from The Advocate, a LinkedIn spokesperson initially defended the platforms stance against identity-based abuse, asserting that We regularly update our policies. Personal attacks, intimidation or hate speech toward anyone based on their identity, including misgendering, violates our harassment policy and is not allowed on our platform.Less than an hour later, the company asked to revise that statement, removing the phrase hate speech and instead mirroring the new policy language: Personal attacks or intimidation toward anyone based on their identity, including misgendering, violates our harassment policy and is not allowed on our platform.Related: Advocates cry foul after YouTube quietly removes gender identity from hate speech policyWhen asked to clarify whether LinkedIns new wording allows certain forms of dehumanizing or hateful language to go unaddressed, a second company spokesperson said neither and pointed to LinkedIns Hateful and Derogatory Content page.LinkedIns changes come at a time when the Trump administration continues its full-scale rollback of LGBTQ+ rights. Within hours of his second inauguration in January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing all federal agencies to define sex and gender based on birth assignment. Since then, federal departments have removed protections for trans people across health care, education, the military, and immigration services.The LGBTQ+ media nonprofit GLAAD condemned the move as an overt anti-LGBTQ+ shift that mirrors troubling developments at Meta and YouTube under the influence of regulatory and political pressure of the second Trump administration. The revision removes key clarity at a time when targeted abuse against transgender people is surging.Its the latest in a disturbing trend, a GLAAD spokesperson told The Advocate. Following Meta and YouTube earlier this year, yet another social media company is choosing to adopt cowardly business practices to try to appease anti-LGBTQ political ideologues at the expense of user safety.According to GLAADs 2025 Social Media Safety Index, released in May, major tech platforms are failing LGBTQ+ users, and in some cases, actively endangering them. The report, which didnt include LinkedIn, shows protections for LGBTQ+ people online have eroded dramatically over the past year, especially on platforms owned by Meta and Google. Every company surveyed received a failing grade, with TikTok scoring highest at just 56 out of 100 and X (formerly Twitter) lowest at 30.Targeted misgendering and deadnaming are among the most frequent and insidious forms of anti-trans hate online, the GLAAD spokesperson said.The policy rollback at LinkedIn closely echoes the arc of changes at Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook, and Threads. In January, The Advocate reported that Meta had rewritten its Hateful Conduct policies to allow posts that previously would have been banned, so long as they are framed as political or religious discourse. The companys new rules explicitly permit content excluding trans and gay people from restrooms, sports, and employment, and even allow for content portraying LGBTQ+ identities as abnormal or mentally ill.In April, The Advocate reported that YouTube removed gender identity and expression from its hate speech policy. The company called the deletion a copy edit but never restored the language or explained the rationale.Related: LGBTQ+ peoples safety has plummeted across social media platforms: reportAs transgender and nonbinary people face escalating attacks and extreme dehumanizing rhetoric from the right, including from political leaders and government agencies, social media platforms have a clear responsibility to uphold basic protections, the GLAAD spokesperson said. Instead, LinkedIn is aligning with the far-right Project 2025, which calls for targeting woke culture warriors start[ing] with deleting the terms sexual orientation and gender identity...Microsoft, which owns LinkedIn, prominently touts its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in annual reports and public campaigns. Its 2024 Global Diversity & Inclusion Report declares, Empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. The companys Chief Diversity Officer emphasizes the importance of creating a thriving organization rooted in differing perspectives and inclusive behavior.When The Advocate asked Microsoft to comment on LinkedIns removal of the transgender protections, the company did not answer questions. A spokesperson confirmed that they were looking into this, without responding further.Hate speech policies are a reflection of a companys values, the GLAAD spokesperson told The Advocate. If LinkedIn believes that transgender and nonbinary people should be protected from hate and harassment, they should clearly state this without resorting to confusing doublespeak.

The ultimate 'Drag Race'winner's circle!For over 15 years, the ever-expanding RuPaul's Drag Race franchise has spun 16 flagship seasons, nine editions of All Stars, and companion shows like RuPaul's Drag U and RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race.The main U.S. series, which started on Logo TV, has moved to bigger networks like VH1 and MTV over the years. That easier access to the show led to its ever-growing popularity, as well as several broken records at the Emmy Awards for both Drag Race and its host, RuPaul Charles.In the meantime, Drag Race has also been expanding all over the world. The overall franchise created and produced by World of Wonder has reached nearly 20 countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Thailand, France, Brazil, Spain, the Philippines, Mexico, and a combined Down Under series for Australia and New Zealand.This phenomenal expansion has resulted in many Drag Race champions enjoying their reigns at the same time as other crowned queens from different countries, which some argue makes it harder for them to stand out, but also means that LGBTQ+ talent from every corner of the world is getting a chance in the spotlight.Explore a complete timeline of every single winner of RuPaul's Drag Race. Fans can watch the U.S. seasons via streaming on Paramount+, and the international Drag Race editions via streaming on WOW Presents Plus.1. BeBe Zahara Benet ('RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 1)Crowned: March 23, 2009Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 12. Tyra Sanchez ('RuPaul's Drag Race' Season2)Crowned: April 26, 2010Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 03. Raja ('RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 3)Crowned: May 2, 2011Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 14. Sharon Needles ('RuPaul's Drag Race'Season 4)Crowned: April 30, 2012Maxi Challenge Wins: 4Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 15. Chad Michaels ('RuPaul's Drag RaceAll Stars' Season 1)Crowned: November 26, 2012Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 26. Jinkx Monsoon ('RuPaul's Drag Race'Season 5)Crowned: May 6, 2013Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 17. Bianca Del Rio ('RuPaul's Drag Race'Season 6)Crowned: May 19, 2014Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 08. Violet Chachki ('RuPaul's Drag Race'Season 7)Crowned: June 1, 2015Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 09. Luz Violeta ('The Switch Drag Race'Season 1)Crowned: October 8, 2015Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 310. Bob The Drag Queen ('RuPaul's Drag Race'Season 8)Crowned: May 16, 2016Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 111. Alaska ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'Season 2)Crowned: October 13, 2016Maxi Challenge Wins: 4Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 112. Sasha Velour ('RuPaul's Drag Race'Season 9)Crowned: June 23, 2017Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 013. Trixie Mattel ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'Season 3)Crowned: March 15, 2018Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 214. Natalia Pliacam ('Drag Race Thailand'Season 1)Crowned: April 5, 2018Maxi Challenge Wins: 4Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 115. Aquaria ('RuPaul's Drag Race'Season 10)Crowned: June 28, 2018Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 016. Miss Leona ('The Switch Drag Race'Season 2)Crowned: July 15, 2018Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 117-18. Mont X Change ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'Season 4)Crowned: February 15, 2019Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 217-18. Trinity The Tuck ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'Season 4)Crowned: February 15, 2019Maxi Challenge Wins: 4Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 119. Angele Anang ('Drag Race Thailand' Season 2)Crowned: April 5, 2019Maxi Challenge Wins: 6Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 220. Yvie Oddly ('RuPaul's Drag Race'Season 11)Crowned: May 30, 2019Maxi Challenge Wins: 1Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 121. The Vivienne ('RuPaul's Drag Race UK'Season 1)Crowned: November 21, 2019Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 122. Jaida Essence Hall ('RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 12)Crowned: May 29, 2020Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 123. Shea Coule ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'Season 5)Crowned: July 24, 2020Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 324. Priyanka ('Canada's Drag Race'Season 1)Crowned: September 3, 2020Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 225. Envy Peru ('Drag Race Holland'Season 1)Crowned: November 6, 2020Maxi Challenge Wins: 4Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 026. Lawrence Chaney ('RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 2)Crowned: March 18, 2021Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 127. Symone ('RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 13)Crowned: April 23, 2021Maxi Challenge Wins: 4Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 228. Kita Mean ('RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under' Season 1)Crowned: June 19, 2021Maxi Challenge Wins: 1Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 129. Carmen Farala ('Drag Race Espaa' Season 1)Crowned: July 25, 2021Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 030. Kylie Sonique Love ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 6)Crowned: September 2, 2021Maxi Challenge Wins: 1Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 331. Vanessa Van Cartier ('Drag Race Holland' Season 2)Crowned: September 24, 2021Maxi Challenge Wins: 1Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 032. Krystal Versace ('RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 3)Crowned: November 25, 2021Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 133. Icesis Couture ('Canada's Drag Race'Season 2)Crowned: December 16, 2021Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 234. Elecktra Bionic ('Drag Race Italia' Season 1)Crowned: December 23, 2021Maxi Challenge Wins: 0Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 035. Blu Hydrangea ('RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs the World'Season 1)Crowned: March 8, 2022Maxi Challenge Wins: 1Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 136. Willow Pill ('RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 14)Crowned: April 22, 2022Maxi Challenge Wins: 1Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 237. Sharonne ('Drag Race Espaa'Season 2)Crowned: June 5, 2022Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 038. Jinkx Monsoon ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'Season 7)Crowned: July 29, 2022Maxi Challenge Wins: 5Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: N/A39. Paloma ('Drag Race France' Season 1)Crowned: August 11, 2022Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 140. Gisle Lullaby ('Canada's Drag Race' Season 3)Crowned: September 8, 2022Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 141. Spankie Jackzon ('RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under'Season 2)Crowned: September 17, 2022Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 142. Precious Paula Nicole ('Drag Race Philippines' Season 1)Crowned: October 12, 2022Maxi Challenge Wins: 1Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 043. Danny Beard ('RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 4)Crowned: November 24, 2022Maxi Challenge Wins: 4Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 044. La Diamond ('Drag Race Italia' Season 2)Crowned: December 8, 2022Maxi Challenge Wins: 4Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 045. Ra'Jah O'Hara ('Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs the World'Season 1)Crowned: December 23, 2022Maxi Challenge Wins: 1Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 146. Drag Couenne ('Drag Race Belgique' Season 1)Crowned: April 6, 2023Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 047. Sasha Colby ('RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 15)Crowned: April 14, 2023Maxi Challenge Wins: 4Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 048. Admira Thunderp*ssy ('Drag Race Sverige' Season 1)Crowned: April 22, 2023Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 049. Pitita ('Drag Race Espaa' Season 3)Crowned: June 25, 2023Maxi Challenge Wins: 4Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 150. Jimbo ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 8)Crowned: July 21, 2023Maxi Challenge Wins: 4Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 151. Keiona ('Drag Race France' Season 2)Crowned: August 25, 2023Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 052. Cristian Peralta ('Drag Race Mxico' Season 1)Crowned: September 7, 2023Maxi Challenge Wins: 5Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 053. Isis Avis Loren ('RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under'Season 3)Crowned: September 15, 2023Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 054. Captivating Katkat ('Drag Race Philippines' Season 2)Crowned: October 4, 2023Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 155. Organzza ('Drag Race Brasil' Season 1)Crowned: November 14, 2023Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 156. Pandora Nox ('Drag Race Germany' Season 1)Crowned: November 21, 2023Maxi Challenge Wins: 3 (two maxi wins; one runway win)Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 257. Ginger Johnson ('RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 5)Crowned: November 30, 2023Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 058. Lina Galore ('Drag Race Italia' Season 3)Crowned: December 29, 2023Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 259. Venus ('Canada's Drag Race' Season 4)Crowned: January 11, 2024Maxi Challenge Wins: 1Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 060. Drag Sethlas ('Drag Race Espaa All Stars' Season 1)Crowned: March 17, 2024Maxi Challenge Wins: 4Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 061. Alvilda ('Drag Race Belgique' Season 2)Crowned: March 21, 2024Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 162. Tia Kofi ('RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs the World'Season 2)Crowned: March 29, 2024Maxi Challenge Wins: 4Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 063. Nymphia Wind ('RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 16)Crowned: April 19, 2024Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 064. Le Filip ('Drag Race France' Season 3)Crowned: July 19, 2024Maxi Challenge Wins: 0Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 165. Angeria Paris VanMicheals ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 9)Crowned: July 26, 2024Maxi Challenge Wins: 4Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: n/a66. Lemon ('Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs the World' Season 2)Crowned: August 23, 2024Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 067. Leexa Fox ('Drag Race Mxico' Season 2)Crowned: September 5, 2024Maxi Challenge Wins: 1Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 068. Maxie ('Drag Race Philippines' Season 3)Crowned: October 9, 2024Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 069. Alyssa Edwards ('RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars' Season 1)Crowned: October 25, 2024Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 070. Kyran Thrax (RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 6)Crowned: November 28, 2024Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 071. Le Coc ('Drag Race Espaa' Season 4)Crowned: December 15, 2024Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 172. Frankie Wonga ('Drag Race Thailand' Season 3)Crowned: December 18, 2024Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 073. Lazy Susan ('Drag Race Down Under' Season 4)Crowned: December 20, 2024Maxi Challenge Wins: 3Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 074. The Virgo Queen ('Canada's Drag Race' Season 5)Crowned: January 16, 2025Maxi Challenge Wins: 2Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 275. Onya Nurve ('RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 17)Crowned: April 18, 2025Maxi Challenge Wins: 4Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 176. Ginger Minj ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 10)Crowned: July 18, 2025Maxi Challenge Wins: 4Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: N/A

What would you do if a well-known RuPaul's Drag Race alum dares you to take your comedic bit from the Midwest to the South? Well, that's precisely what Michael Henry and Tim Murray did in OutTV's latest original, Wish You Were Queer. The series takes Michael and Tim to various destinations, where they learn about LGBTQ+ life and culture beyond West Hollywood's queer bubble."We really wanted to see what life was like outside of New York and LA," Michael told Out. The duo has previously performed in smaller cities, where they discovered the communities there were stronger than previously thought. "You know, people always think, oh, you have to go to New York, LA, Chicago, San Francisco to find a gay community, but no," he says.The series premiere opens with "the most successful business woman in the world," Trixie Mattel, meeting with them in between working on, well, business. "I'm a very busy businesswoman doing businesswoman stuff." As they settle in for the impromptu meeting, Trixie throws her computer into the pool. "Can somebody get me another computer?" she requests. "That one was trying to show me a Chris Pratt movie with, like, straight people driving cars.""Straight people," Trixie whispers with disapproval.Of course, this was a bit for the cameras. But in truth, Trixie supports all kinds of queer endeavors. "She's one of those who literally is just always championing others," Tim affirms to Out. Michael agrees with the statement: "She's been the best, you know. She's been along with us on this journey the whole timefrom when we started pitching this idea to filming it."Though the series has Michael and Tim exploring LGBTQ+ communities outside of West Hollywood, Wish You Were Queer showcases the friendship between the two. Comedy is chemistry, and the pair is basically like queer nitrogen and glycerin. So, what's the secret ingredient to their platonic chemistry?"We're very different in a lot of ways," Tim answers, admitting a possible rationale could be in Michael being the eldest child and Tim being the youngest. "But I think that's what makes our chemistry work so well."The cities they visit along their travels range from Columbus, Ohio, to Pensacola, Florida. Throughout their journey, they found communities and chosen families that made them feel seen, challenging assumptions about so-called 'Middle America.' "I felt very seen in Pensacola," Michael reflects, admitting he enjoyed meeting people from different walks of life and upbringings. Tim favored New Orleans and Louisville, though the latter has a place in his heart. "It's truly become one of my favorite cities," he beams."I really want us to play much more difficult rooms than we did this season," Tim replies when asked about their hopes for a second season. "It's the funniest thing when we're in a struggle!" Michael, meanwhile, wants to try unique venues. "Maybe in a nude resort," he retorts with a laugh, also mentioning a parking lot as an idea. "I think that watching us be challenged is very entertaining."You can catch up on the first season of Wish You Were Queer on OutTV's YouTube Channel. See on Instagram

If you run a healthcare practice, you know how frustrating and unpredictable billing can be. The smallest error can lead to a denied claim, a delayed payment, or worse a patient who loses trust in your system. Ive worked with many practices over the years, and one lesson I keep learning is this: billing isnt just about coding; its about communication, responsiveness, and local understanding. Thats where local medical billing support proves its value.The Hidden Costs of Distant Billing TeamsOutsourcing your billing to a distant or faceless team may seem efficient at first, but it can come with serious hidden costs: When your billing support isnt local, you lose the ability to quickly align, adapt, and problem-solve in real time.Why Local Billing Teams Make a DifferenceTheres something powerful about having people who understand your environment. A local billing company knows the insurers, the rules, and the patients you work with every day.Better CommunicationLocal teams are in your time zone and often available to meet in person. This allows for faster responses, real-time problem-solving, and better coordination with your front desk staff.Regional Insurance ExpertiseEvery region has its own quirks. From Medicaid variations to regional payers and policy changes, a local team can navigate these faster and more accurately.Stronger Patient SupportPatients are more comfortable talking to someone who sounds like theyre part of the same system. A billing partner who can answer patient questions without putting them on hold for hours builds long-term trust.What to Look For in a Local Billing PartnerIf youre considering switching to a local billing company, here are a few things I recommend looking for:Proven experience with providers in your areaKnowledge of your states Medicaid and insurance landscapeIn-person or real-time virtual supportIntegrated systems for smoother handoff between clinical and billingCustom reporting that reflects your local payersSwift Medical Billing: A Local Partner You Can TrustAt Swift Medical Billing, we specialize in supporting independent practices across the Pacific Northwest. We pride ourselves on being responsive, reliable, and highly informed about the insurance environment in our clients regions. Our clients dont chase us for answers they call, and we pick up. We bring years of local experience and modern billing tools to help you stay focused on your patients.Whether youre a family physician, specialist, or behavioral health provider, we tailor our approach to your needs. Because at the end of the day, this isnt just about reimbursement. Its about running a practice that works.Local Support Builds Long-Term StabilityHeres something I believe strongly: sustainable revenue doesnt come from squeezing more charges into each claim. It comes from doing the basics consistently and well. And thats what a local billing partner helps you do.Submit cleaner claims the first timeGet denials resolved fasterTrack trends specific to your payer mixTrain your staff based on real-world dataThis leads to fewer surprises, fewer patient complaints, and more predictable income month to month.Choosing the Right Medical Billing Company in OregonIf your practice is based in Oregon, you already know how dynamic the insurance landscape can be. From Medicaid CCOs to private payers and growing behavioral health demand, staying on top of your revenue requires someone who knows the local game. Thats why choosing a Medical Billing Company in Oregon isnt just a geographic decision its a strategic one.A good Oregon-based billing partner will already understand your regional payers, appeal processes, credentialing systems, and patient demographics. That knowledge becomes an asset you use every single day.Final ThoughtsBilling is more than math. Its about relationships, reputation, and how well you understand the environment you work in. Local billing support brings you closer to the people managing your revenue, and that can make all the difference.If your billing company feels like a black box, maybe its time to open the door to something better. Choose local. Choose responsive. Choose people who care as much about your practice as you do.The post Why Local Medical Billing Support Matters appeared first on LGBTQ and ALL.

If you run a healthcare practice, you know how frustrating and unpredictable billing can be. The smallest error can lead to a denied claim, a delayed payment, or worse a patient who loses trust in your system. Ive worked with many practices over the years, and one lesson I keep learning is this: billing isnt just about coding; its about communication, responsiveness, and local understanding. Thats where local medical billing support proves its value.The Hidden Costs of Distant Billing TeamsOutsourcing your billing to a distant or faceless team may seem efficient at first, but it can come with serious hidden costs: When your billing support isnt local, you lose the ability to quickly align, adapt, and problem-solve in real time.Why Local Billing Teams Make a DifferenceTheres something powerful about having people who understand your environment. A local billing company knows the insurers, the rules, and the patients you work with every day.Better CommunicationLocal teams are in your time zone and often available to meet in person. This allows for faster responses, real-time problem-solving, and better coordination with your front desk staff.Regional Insurance ExpertiseEvery region has its own quirks. From Medicaid variations to regional payers and policy changes, a local team can navigate these faster and more accurately.Stronger Patient SupportPatients are more comfortable talking to someone who sounds like theyre part of the same system. A billing partner who can answer patient questions without putting them on hold for hours builds long-term trust.What to Look For in a Local Billing PartnerIf youre considering switching to a local billing company, here are a few things I recommend looking for:Proven experience with providers in your areaKnowledge of your states Medicaid and insurance landscapeIn-person or real-time virtual supportIntegrated systems for smoother handoff between clinical and billingCustom reporting that reflects your local payersSwift Medical Billing: A Local Partner You Can TrustAt Swift Medical Billing, we specialize in supporting independent practices across the Pacific Northwest. We pride ourselves on being responsive, reliable, and highly informed about the insurance environment in our clients regions. Our clients dont chase us for answers they call, and we pick up. We bring years of local experience and modern billing tools to help you stay focused on your patients.Whether youre a family physician, specialist, or behavioral health provider, we tailor our approach to your needs. Because at the end of the day, this isnt just about reimbursement. Its about running a practice that works.Local Support Builds Long-Term StabilityHeres something I believe strongly: sustainable revenue doesnt come from squeezing more charges into each claim. It comes from doing the basics consistently and well. And thats what a local billing partner helps you do.Submit cleaner claims the first timeGet denials resolved fasterTrack trends specific to your payer mixTrain your staff based on real-world dataThis leads to fewer surprises, fewer patient complaints, and more predictable income month to month.Choosing the Right Medical Billing Company in OregonIf your practice is based in Oregon, you already know how dynamic the insurance landscape can be. From Medicaid CCOs to private payers and growing behavioral health demand, staying on top of your revenue requires someone who knows the local game. Thats why choosing a Medical Billing Company in Oregon isnt just a geographic decision its a strategic one.A good Oregon-based billing partner will already understand your regional payers, appeal processes, credentialing systems, and patient demographics. That knowledge becomes an asset you use every single day.Final ThoughtsBilling is more than math. Its about relationships, reputation, and how well you understand the environment you work in. Local billing support brings you closer to the people managing your revenue, and that can make all the difference.If your billing company feels like a black box, maybe its time to open the door to something better. Choose local. Choose responsive. Choose people who care as much about your practice as you do.The post Why Local Medical Billing Support Matters appeared first on LGBTQ and ALL.

Hey Mr! I hope you are doing well (if those thick thighs are a reflection of how well you are doing, you are doing well indeed). Youre one of the only sensible voices in kink I know.What do you think about online dom/sub relations? Im currently getting into one. Im married, but he isnt into kink, so I have an agreed outlet online where there is a lot of fantasy but no touching.I guess my question is, do you think thats healthy? It gives me an outlet for my dominant tendencies. But at the same time, it makes me a bit uncomfortable to let this (my predilection for domination) out.I know you are not Dear Abby, but if you could offer me some advice, I would be grateful. If you cant, thats cool.Best!Hi mister,I am kinda like Dear Abby. Thanks for the thick thighs complimentyouve seen my Instagram. (If anyone reading this would rather submit a question there than via email, its @badalexcheves). Reading your question, I'm not sure what advice you need. Advice on being dominant? Or doing it online? Whats the issue?I think it's great to let your dominant side out. But your question is not clear: Are you uncomfortable letting your dominant side out on the internet because its the internet? Or does your discomfort lie in letting your dominant side out in any capacity? Related: I'm older & heavy. Will a muscular escort still be into me?I sense its the latter. If so, is your hesitation rooted in ethics? Propriety? Social mores? Faith? These are real things you should ask yourself. You ask me specifically if I think its healthy to let your dominant side out, which could mean many things, but at its simplest, it suggests you believe doing so might be unhealthy in some way. Id say that if you have any inclination to be sexually dominant, its healthier to let that out with someone who willingly consents to it than to repress it or, worse, unleash it on someone who does not desire or consent to it, like your current partner. Many gay men, when they talk about unhealthy sex, are talking about the in-person kind that involves the risk of sexually transmitted infections. But that risk is nonexistent in an online relationship. So, the unhealthy aspect of it youre worried about must fall somewhere in moral or mental territory. Unhealthy here, then, means something akin to wicked or wrong. To me, thats scratching at a moral feeling, a belief. I have a rule about those: It is not my job to change anyones beliefs about sex. Let me explain that. Beliefsreligious and otherwisedictate human sexuality. Across the world, beliefs shape and define what we do and dont allow ourselves to explore and experience. I think a sex writer should only offer encouragement (or, when necessary, discouragement) for things people already want to do, or have entertained the idea of doing, or are currently doing. Related: He gave me a 'pass' for sex with others. Should I take it?The ethical line, then, is drawn at encouraging something a reader does not want to dosomething they do desire or do not believe is right. To me, thats wrong. Regardless of what I think, suggesting a reader change their beliefs or do something they dont honestly desire feels like a breach of the unspoken, unofficial contract between those who ask for help and those who provide it. I can give facts, tips, and advice, but I cant make you believe something you dont, because beliefs arent rooted in factstheyre inner things, soul things. I once had little respect for those things, but thats changed. You must do what you believe is right. There is only so far a digital role-play, dom/sub thing can go. You can have video calls and tell him what to do. You can watch each other, wank to each other, talk to each other, perform on camera, and much else. You can connect deeply, confess, share things youve never shared with anyone else, and develop real, deep feelings. Findom (financial domination) setups are common online. You can consensually humiliate and degrade someone on Twitter by posting (mutually agreed-upon) photos of them from an anonymous account. I know subs who love that sort of thing. You can also get scammed, conned, abused, hacked, have your pictures uploaded to some site youre not aware of, and all sorts of sinister things. Thats the internet, babe. So, if you choose to do it, remember common-sense safety measures regarding the internet and taking naked pictures that include your face (dont take or send them), showing recognizable tattoos or places in your photos (dont), and so on. If youre chatting on a site, dont create a username thats your real name. Dont send passwords. Be wary of suspicious links. Ultimately, interacting with strangers online is always a risk. Image sharing online can be a matter of mutual vulnerability: you can screenshot anything he sends you, and vice versa, so it behooves you both to respect the others privacy. Even so, there are millions of bad actors online, and the potential that he is one is higher if youve never met him in person and never plan to. Regardless of where your hesitation is coming from, you at least seem aware that sexual self-expression is necessary in a long-term relationship, and you seem comfortable with the idea of pursuing it within the parameters set by you and your partner. Thats a good start. Id give it a shot. I hope it feeds your dominant urge. If not, I hope you at least entertain my belief that purely online dom/sub interactions are a poor substitute for the real thing. If theres any danger here, its that of liking it too much and wanting more. I dont think thats unhealthy at all, but it might pose a risk to your relationship. You might, at some point, need to ask yourself if the no-touching rule works for youand what that means if it doesnt. I dont want to speed anyones journey along, but if you wish to fast-forward things a bit, consider discussing with your partner the possibility of opening up your relationship to include real, physical intimacy with others. You can agree on the terms of iton when, where, and with whom its allowed. You might not think you want that now, but that is something you should prepare for. Because getting bitched out as a quivering sub is better in real life, and being a brutal dom is too. Ive done both. Trust me: You will want to take it offline and into the bedroom.Hey there! Im Alexander Cheves. Im a sex writer and former sex workerI worked in the business for over 12 years. You can read my sex-and-culture column Last Call in Out and my book My Love Is a Beast: Confessions, from Unbound Edition Press. But be warned: Kirkus Reviews says the book is "not for squeamish readers.In the past, I directed (ahem) adult videos and sold adult products. I have spoken about subjects like cruising, sexual health, and HIV at the International AIDS Conference, SXSW, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and elsewhere, and appeared on dozens of podcasts.Here, Im offering sex and relationship advice to Outs readers. Send your question to askbeastly@gmail.com it may get answered in a future post.

Sir Ian McKellen is a certified Angel, well, kind of, we think. The prolific gay actor made a surprise appearance at a UK city's first-ever Pride event and the premiere of a film that he's starring in, called Dragged Through Time, made by a 14-year-old director.Sign up for the Out Newsletter to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment delivered three times a week straight (well) to your inbox!While at the event, a young interviewer asked the Lord of the Rings actor if he was a fan of Charli XCX and he quickly and emphatically replied, "Can't get enough of him!" The interviewers were not able to keep their composure and started laughing, so McKellen quickly tried to correct himself, "Her? Them? Them." The sweet exchange took off on social media and everyone thought the interaction was so wholesome. Charli, make him the Apple girl next, it's what he deserves!"He thought they meant Charles XavierCharlesXavier," one person joked in the replies to a post on X. "I love Charli! He's such a great guy," someone else joked. @pinknews The first-ever Windsor & Eton Pride made a powerful debut on Saturday 26th July, attracting over 9,000 attendees to Alexandra Gardens for a vibrant celebration of LGBTQ+ inclusion and community spirit. The landmark event, the culmination of two years of dedicated volunteer effort, saw hundreds march along the historic Long Walk with the iconic Windsor Castle as a backdrop. A highlight of the day was a surprise appearance by Ian McKellen, who addressed the main stage, emphasising the profound importance of Pride. He was introduced by 14-year-old Jacob Franklin, director of the film 'Dragged Through Time', which chronicles episodes of gay history and premiered at the event. McKellan joined the Pride march and was later asked by @Liam At 86 years old, McKellen is still keeping himself busy with new projects. This includes a new movie about 1,000 years of gay history, where he plays the role of Great Uncle Peter, a semi-closeted older relative to the main character, so it makes sense as to why he'd want to stay in touch with all the goings on in pop culture.McKellen agreed to do the movie when the director, Jacob Franklin, was connected with the legendary actor through Eton College's director of drama, Scott Handy."We weren't really expecting a reply but then he texts us back and says in his words, not mine, that he's 'really inspired by this and would love to come and do this.' And I'm like, yes, absolutely," Franklin told PinkNews in an interview. "Were bringing a lot of skills together. Were making our own music, were mostly making our own costumes and designing it all. My best friends working on the music, and Nic, whos on the Pride committee, is our dress-maker."

Together actor Dave Franco referenced a spicy video he made in 2011 in which the actor is seen having sex with himself. In the interview with Alex Cooper from the Call Her Daddy podcast, Franco elaborated even further on the details surrounding that video.Sign up for the Out Newsletter to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment delivered three times a week straight (well) to your inbox!"I put up a video called 'Go F*ck Yourself.' It's me and a girlfriend at the beginning; we're breaking up," Franco explained. "As she is leaving, she says, 'Why don't you go fuck yourself?' [The video] cuts to me in a bar, and I end up meeting another version of myself."For most of the video, Franco 1 and Franco 2 are shown having romantic dates at the beach, flying a kite, pushing each other on the swings, and more.But there's a plot twist."And then [the video] hard-cuts to me fucking myself so hard that the top version of me is like flexing," Franco added.According to the actor, Funny or Die execs had a pretty hilarious response to the two first cuts of the video submitted by him."Let's say the video is like two and a half minutes 45 seconds of that was me fucking myself," he recalled, trying to hold himself not to laugh. "They were like, OK, this is This is pretty good. But, you know, maybe make the sex scene like 3 seconds?" (@) Franco also discussed the audition process for 21 Jump Street his breakout acting role and how his viral videos helped him get cast in the film."That audition process was very arduous. I went in six or seven times for that movie," Franco recalled. "Towards the end of that process, I put out a video ['You're So Hot'] on Funny or Die where me and my good buddy, Chris Mintz-Plassebasically told each other in vivid detail how much we wanted to fuck each other."Franco eventually landed the role of Eric Molson in 21 Jump Street, and was told by the directors that "part of the reason we gave this to you is because we saw that video and we recognized that, 'This guy understands comedy.'"Watch Dave Franco's full interview on Call Her Daddy below. The actor's new movie, Together, is now in theaters.

Rupert Everett is saying, 'au revoir' to Paris.The 66-year-old English actor played Italian fashion designer Giorgio Barbieri in Netflix hit series Emily in Paris during the show's fourth season. Unfortunately, he won't be returning.Season four of the series followed Emily (Lily Collins) as she began a romance with an Italian fashion executive and moved to Rome. Season five will continue in that location. However, not every character will return, and that includes Everett's character."I was fired," Everett told Vanity Fair. "I did a scene in the latest season, and they told me, Next year well speak.' I waited for them to call me, but ultimately, it never came, and they just fired me.""Show business is always very difficult, from the beginning to the end. When they write the screenplay, they think they want you, but then things change, and they lose your character. I dont know why," he added."For me, it was a tragedy. I was in bed for two weeks because I couldn't get over it," the actor said.However, Vanity Fair also reports that a source close to the production denied this, and said Everett was hired as a guest star and his character's arc had reached a natural conclusion.Production on the fifth season began in Italy earlier this month.

Queer women are some of the most beautiful people on earth.Harper's Bazaar recently released its list of the 50 Hottest Men of All Time, including men like James Dean, Tupac Shakur, Pedro Pascal, Bad Bunny, and Marlon Brando.Esquire followed up with a list of the Most Beautiful Women of All Time. Its list included Lupita Nyong'o, Audrey Hepburn, Freida Pinto, and Brigitte Bardot.Now, it's time for the lesbians.These queer women and nonbinary sapphics are beautiful, theyre elegant, theyre handsome, and they're strong. They are artists, actors, musicians, activists, writers, and history-makers. And all of them are extremely hot.Our list goes back to Ancient Greece, Vaudeville, and Old Hollywood, and features some of today's hottest stars.Are your favorite lesbians and sapphics on the list?SapphoSappho, an ancient Greek poet from the island of Lesbos, is the namesake of both the sapphic and lesbian communities. Widely considered one of the greatest lyric poets of all time, Sappho's love poems have stood the test of time and still exist in fragments today. One of her most famous poems says, "Sweet mother, I cannot weave slender Aphrodite has overcome me with longing for a girl."Frida KahloFrida Kahlo is one of Mexico's greatest painters and cultural icons. Born in 1907, she is known for her magical realism and self-portraits, as well as her embracing of pre-Spanish Mexican culture. She spent much of her adult life married to fellow artist Diego Rivera and had several affairs with women.Josephine BakerBaker was a bisexual singer, dancer, and performer who was born in 1906. She gained fame on Vaudeville, as a part of the Harlem Renaissance, and later in Paris. When World War II began, she became a spy against the Nazis. She spent her life fighting for racial justice and adopted 13 children from various countries.Gladys BentleyBentley was a blues singer, pianist, and fashion icon born in 1907. She was a star in Harlem Renaissance clubs, often performing in a tuxedo with tails and a tophat. She would perform bawdy songs, talk about her sex life onstage, and flirt with women in the audience. In her later life, she claimed she was "cured" of her queerness by taking hormones and married a man.Anna May WongWong is considered by many to be the first Chinese-American movie star in Hollywood. She starred in films like Piccadilly, Daughter of the Dragon, Shanghai Express, and Daughter of Shanghai. She was also a producer and fashion icon known for her flapper look. She was rumored to have romances with fellow actresses Marlene Dietrich and Dolores del Ro.Marlene DeitrichOne of the greatest legends of classic Hollywood, Marlene Deitrich is known for films including Shanghai Express, Morocco, A Foreign Affair, Witness for the Prosecution, Touch of Evil, and Judgment at Nuremberg. Leading up to World War II, she and Billy Wilder created a fund to help Jews and other dissidents escape from Germany.Storm DeLarverieDeLarverie was a butch lesbian, gay rights icon, entertainer, and bouncer who was instrumental in the Stonewall riots. She was born in New Orleans and later moved to New York, where in 1969 she was among those at the Stonewall Inn when police raided. According to some reports, including her own, DeLarverie was arrested and clubbed by police. She claimed she threw "the first punch" of the riots, and others joined in.After the incident, she became a member of the Stonewall Veterans Association and was a fervent fighter for LGBTQ+ rights. She would also patrol around gay communities and check in on lesbian bars, and soon became known as the "guardian of lesbians in the Village." She passed away in 2014 at the age of 93.Kitty TsuiTsui is a writer, artist, activist, bodybuilder, and a groundbreaking Chinese-American lesbian author. As a bodybuilder, she won the gold medal in women's physique at the 1990 Gay Games. She is also longtime leader in San Fransico's AAPI lesbian community.Leslie FeinbergFeinberg was an activist, speaker, and writer who identified as an "anti-racist white, working-class, secular Jewish, transgender, lesbian, female, revolutionary communist." Hir 1993 novel Stone Butch Blues is considered a groundbreaking classic in lesbian and trans literature. Zie passed away in 2014.Joan JettRock and roll icon Joan Jett was an original member of the punk band The Runaways in 1975. She later went solo and was the leader of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Songs like "Bad Reputation" and "I Love Rock 'n Roll" are considered classics, and Jett is considered by many to be one of the greatest guitarists of all time.Jenny ShimizuJenny Shimizu is a model and actress who has appeared in queer films like Foxfire and Itty Bitty Titty Committee. While filming Foxfire, she met Angelina Jolie, and the two began a relationship. She has been a model for Calvin Klein and was the first Asian model to walk a catwalk for Prada.Angelina JolieBisexual actor, producer, and humanitarian Angelina Jolie won an Academy Award for Girl, Interrupted in 1999, and won a Tony as a producer on the musical The Outsiders. She's starred in films like Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Salt, Maleficent, the Kung Fu Panda franchise, Changeling, and Maria. She's also known for her humanitarian work with refugees, education, and women's rights.Queen LatifahQueen Latifah is a successful rapper, singer, and actress who has won a Grammy, an Emmy, and a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar. She began her career as one of the most popular female rappers, and by the 1990s, was also a popular actor. She's starred in films like Chicago, Last Holiday, Beauty Shop, Hairspray, and Girls Trip, as well as TV shows like Living Single, Star, and The Equalizer. She publicly acknowledged her partner, Eboni Nichols, for the first time at the 2021 BET Awards.Niecy Nash-BettsSee on InstagramNiecy Nash has been making fans crack up for over 20 years. From 2003-2009, and again from 2020-2022, she played Deputy Raineesha Williams on Reno 911!, and also hosted and produced the Style Network show Clean House, for which she won a Daytime Emmy.Nash started to get more dramatic roles in shows like Getting On and Claws, and in miniseries, including When They See Us and Mrs. America. In 2022, she starred as Jeffrey Dahmer's neighbor Glenda in Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and won her first Primetime Emmy. She is married to Jessica Betts and has three children from previous relationships.Kate MoennigSee on InstagramEver since she swaggered onto The L Word as the androgynous heartthrob Shane on The L Word, Kane Moennig has been making queer women and sapphics swoon. Moennig is also known for roles in shows like Ray Donovan and Grown-ish. She hosts the podcast PANTS with her longtime best friend and L Word costar Leisha Hailey.Lea TLea T is a Brazilian-born and Italian-raised model and transgender advocate. In 2014, she became the first out trans model to land a major beauty campaign when she signed with Redken hair. In 2018, she became the face of Givenchy. She has appeared on the covers of international editions of magazines like Elle, Marie Claire, and Glamour.Angelica RossSee on InstagramBusinesswoman, actor, advocate, and computer programmer Angelica Ross appeared in the Emmy-nominated web series Her Story in 2016. She's also appeared in shows like Transparent, Claws, Pose, and American Horror Story: 1984. In 2022, she made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago. She is also the founder of TransTech Social Enterprises and the creator of the TransTech Summit.Megan RapinoeSee on InstagramMegan Rapinoe is recognized not only for her stylish play and immense talent on the soccer pitch but also for being an activist who fights for equal pay, LGBTQ+ rights, and social justice. As a player, she won two World Cup titles with the USWNT, as well as an Olympic gold medal. She played professional soccer from 2009 to 2023, mainly for OL Reign in the NWSL. She is in a relationship with WNBA star Sue Bird.Brittney GrinerSee on InstagramThe 69 Griner is a basketball legend who has played in the WNBA since 2013. Shes won three gold medals with the US Olympic team, is a ten-time all-star, and has made the All-WNBA team six times and the All-Defensive Team seven times. She is married to Cherelle Watson.Munroe BergdorfSee on InstagramBergdorf is a groundbreaking trans model and activist from England. In 2017, she became the first trans model to be the face of a L'Oreal campaign in the UK. She is also a fierce advocate for trans and racial equality and has written two books.Lena WaitheSee on InstagramWaithe is an actor, writer, and producer known for creating the Showtime series The Chi and the BET series Boomerang and Twenties. She won an Emmy for writing for the "Thanksgiving" episode of Masters of None. She is in a relationship with Cynthia Erivo.Cynthia ErivoSee on InstagramBritish singer and actor Cynthia Erivo is just an Oscar away from being an EGOT winner. She won an Emmy, Tony, and Grammy Award for her role in The Color Purple, and has been nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Actress for Harriet and Wicked. Erivo is dating actor and producer Lena Waithe.Janelle MoneSee on InstagramMulti-hyphenate Janelle Mone is a music, film, and fashion icon. The nonbinary star has received 10 Grammy nominations, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Children's and Family Emmy Award.They've released groundbreaking albums like The ArchAndroid, The Electric Lady, Dirty Computer, and The Age of Pleasure, and have starred in movies like Harriet, Moonlight, Hidden Figures, and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.Megan FoxAs the titular character in Jennifer's Body, Megan Fox became the queer awakening for countless girls across the country. She has also starred in major franchises, including Transformers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and in television shows like New Girl.Christen PressSee on InstagramPress is a soccer player, podcaster, and entrepreneur who won two World Cup titles and an Olympic bronze medal with the US Women's National Team. She has 64 goals in 155 appearances for the team, good enough for ninth most all-time. She currently plays for Angel City Football Club in the NWSL and hosts the RE-CAP Show podcast with her wife, fellow soccer superstar Tobin Heath.Young M.ASee on InstagramThirty-three-year-old rapper Young M.A, real name Katorah Marrero, released her debut single "Ooouuu" in 2016. The song peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. Three years later, she released her debut album Herstory In The Making, which peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200 album chart.Katy O'BrianSee on InstagramO'Brian had her biggest breakout when she starred in the crime thriller Love Lies Bleeding opposite Kristen Stewart. In the film, she played a bodybuilder named Jackie and got to show off her incredible muscles as well as her talent. She has also appeared in the Disney+ show The Mandalorian, as well as blockbusters like Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Twisters, and Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning.Kristen StewartStewart is an Oscar-nominated actress known for playing Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga. She was nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards for portraying Princess Diana in Pablo Larrain's film Spencer. She's also starred in queer roles in films like The Runaways, Happiest Season, Love Lies Bleeding, and Certain Women.Tessa ThompsonSee on InstagramActor Tessa Thompson is known for films like Selma, Sorry to Bother You, Annihilation, and Passing. She stars in the Creed franchise as Bianca Taylor and as Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She has said that she is attracted to both women and men.KehlaniSee on InstagramA nonbinary lesbian, Kehlani is a popular singer known for albums like SweetSexySavage, Blue Water Road, and Crash. She's been nominated for five Grammys, including Best R&B song at the 67th Grammys for "After Hours." They came out as nonbinary in 2019 and came out as a lesbian in 2021 after previously identifying as queer.DoechiiSee on InstagramRapper and singer Doechii had her first viral hit, "What It Is (Block Boy)" in 2023. She released her second mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal, in 2024. The album peaked in the top ten on the Billboard 200, and won the Grammy for Best Rap Album, making Doechii the third woman after Lauryn Hill and Cardi B to win the award.Lauren ChanSee on InstagramChan made history in 2025 as the first out lesbian model on the cover of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue. She previously founded the plus-size clothing brand Henning and served as fashion news editor for Glamour.Aubrey PlazaBisexual comedian and actor Aubrey Plaza became famous for playing intern April Ludgate on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation from 2009 to 2015. She's also appeared in the show Legion, as well as films like Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Ingrid Goes West, Happiest Season, and My Old Ass. In 2022, she starred in the second season of The White Lotus and was nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the role. In 2024, she starred as Death in the MCU miniseries Agatha All Along.Keke PalmerSee on InstagramKeke Palmer has been a singer and actor since she was a child, starring in Akeelah and the Bee, the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!, and the Nickelodeon series True Jackson, VP. As an adult, she has starred in projects like Scream Queens, Hustlers, Nope, and One of Them Days. She is also the Emmy-winning host of the game show Password.Megan Thee StallionRapper Megan Thee Stallion has won three Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist in 2021. She was just the second female rapper to win the award after Lauryn Hill in 1999. With songs like "Savage," "Body," "Hiss," and "WAP" with Cardi B, she is widely considered one of the best and sexiest rappers in the game today.Tanner AdellSee on InstagramThe pansexual country pop singer was part of history when she joined Beyonc for the tracks "Blackbiird" and "American Requiem" on the artist's Cowboy Carter Album. In 2023, she released her debut solo album, Buckle Bunny. She came out as pansexual in 2025.Meg StalterSee on InstagramMeg Stalter is one of the funniest actors and comedians working today. She rose to prominence starring as entertainment manager Kayla Schaefer in the hit HBO sitcom Hacks. She is also the star of Lena Dunham's romantic series Too Much.Diane GuerreroSee on InstagramFans got to know Diane Guerrero when she played prisoner Maritza Ramos on Orange Is the New Black and have continued to love the actress and activist ever since. She also appeared in 24 episodes of Jane the Virgin and starred as Crazy Jane in the superhero show Doom Patrol.The Colombian-American actress also wrote a memoir titled In the Country We Love: My Family Divided. The book explores Guerrero's parents being detained and deported when she was 14.Alexandra ShippShipp had two early roles in music-based projects, playing Aaliyah in Lifetime's Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B and Kimberly Woodruff in Straight Outta Compton. Later, she played the superhero Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse and subsequent films. More recently, she appeared in Love, Simon, tick, tick BOOM!, and in Barbie as a Barbie. Shipp is also a certified lesbian Video Vixen, starring as the love interest in music videos for Hayley Kiyoko ("Chance") and Rene Rapp ("Mad").Rene RappSee on InstagramAs an actor, Rapp is known for roles such as Regina George in the Broadway and movie musical versions of Mean Girls and the Max comedy series The Sex Lives of College Girls. She's also a talented singer, releasing her first studio-length album, Snow Angel, in 2023 and her second, Bite Me, in 2025. She came out as a lesbian in 2024 and is in a relationship with musician Towa Bird.Hunter SchaferSee on InstagramWith her elf-like beauty, Schafer has made a career as an actor and model. The 26-year-old Schafer had her big breakout starring as trans high school student Jules Vaughn in Euphoria. She has also appeared in films such as The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and Cuckoo. As a model, she has worked with renowned brands such as Dior, Marc Jacobs, Gucci, and Miu Miu.

Rene Rapp may be about to release an album, but she's reminding her fans that she's also a talented actor.Rapp, whose second album, Bite Me, will be released on Friday, August 1, was talking with Elle when she flexed her acting skills to perfectly troll several of her famous friends.As a part of Elle Magazine's Phoning It In series, celebrities call up some of the people closest to them, only to prank call them on camera. Rapp called up several of her famous friends and showed just how convincing she can be.Watch the calls below.@ellemagazineDon't be mad at us, @Jake Shaneblame @rene for the near heart attack! #ReneeRapp #JakeShane #PhoningItIn #BITEMERapp's first call was to her friend, influencer Jake Shane, who right away asks if she's doing an Elle prank call! Rapp isn't deterred and lies her ass off, telling him it's not a prank. She then confesses that she cheated on her girlfriend with a man and is now pregnant. It's not until Shane offers to drive over to her house to help that she admits the truth.@ellemagazine@renes range ... We're in awe with you, @Towa Bird. #ReneeRapp #TowaBird #PhoningItInIn this call with her girlfriend, Towa Bird, Rapp says that she got in a fight and hit someone who fell and hit their head. Now, she says she's being detained by the police. Bird is immediately sympathetic and helpful. Rapp puts on an Oscar-worthy performance, full-on sobbing right before looking into the camera and smiling.@ellemagazine@rene has #BowenYang's heart racingand not in a good way. #ReneeRapp #SNL #PhoningItIn #BITEMERapp also calls up her SNL star Bowen Yang, claiming to have hit his boss Lorne Michaels with her car. Once again, Yang is a total sweetheart, assuring her that "nothing bad is gonna happen." Again, Rapp is able to switch between crying and panicking, and laughing and smiling perfectly."Oscar for that," Yang said. We have to agree.

Apparently, there are more choices out there than a wand and a rabbit!Queer women and vagina having folks have likely sampled a bevy of sex toys. From strap-ons with various-sized dildos to vibrators and suction toys, there is so much to try.We also know that some women are pampering their pusses with vagacials, but did you know that there was a device that can both give you amazing Os and roll back the sands of time for your vagina? Queer comedian Margaret Cho educated the masses on the benefits of red light therapy dildos when she was a guest on the Here to Make Friends podcast last week.I have a red light dildo and like the light goes on inside and its like Im telling my pussy a scary story, Cho joked, telling the hosts about how it increases blood flow and helps enhance things as you age.But what is a red light therapy dildo? To find out what it is, what the benefits are, and whether LGBTQ+ folks need to give them a try, we talked to sex experts to give us all the deets on these sex toys-meet-medical devices. What is a red light therapy sex toy?We normally think of red light therapy in the context of anti-aging treatments or scar reduction, but these futuristic sex toys use low levels of red light therapy also known as photobiomodulation to stimulate the cells in your body using specific wavelengths of red and near-infrared light.Red light therapy sex toys combine the benefits of red light therapy with pleasure-focused design. Its basically red light therapy for vaginas, Clinical Sexologist and Sex Therapist Brionna Ott tells PRIDE.The most popular of these devices and the one Cho uses herself is the VFit Device, made by Halle Berrys company Joylux, which will run you about $400. But dont worry, penises havent been left out of the fun, according to David R. Khalili, a licensed marriage and family therapist and board-certified sexologist, the Optimus Red Lady combines red light therapy with male strokers, targeting penile health while providing stimulation.Think of them as the wellness-meets-pleasure intersectionthey're trying to be both your self-care routine and your good time, all in one rechargeable package, he says of these kinds of sex toys.What are the benefits of red light therapy sex toys?The last time sex toys were combined with Western medicine, we ended up with doctors using vibrators on female patients to cure hysteria, but according to our experts, red light therapy sex toys actually have proven benefits. Plus, youre using them in the privacy of your own home and not in a Victorian-era doctors office.According to Ott, red light therapy sex toys can increase vaginal wall thickness, improve libido, increase vaginal lubrication, boost sensation, reduce inflammation-related discomfort, and repair damaged tissue. Khalili says they can also promote stronger pelvic floor muscles, increase blood flow, which can improve arousal and sexual response, and support postpartum recovery, while penile devices can potentially improve erectile function by boosting cellular energy production and nitric oxide release.Are there side effects?The FDA has not approved any devices specifically for treating sexual health symptoms, and cites risks including burns, scarring, and pain if device power is too high, Khalili cautions. People with photosensitivity conditions, those taking certain medications that increase light sensitivity, or those with active infections should avoid use.He also recommends using eye protection and says that while red light therapy is generally considered safe you should keep an eye out for redness, swelling, and blistering and ask your doctor before trying one out if you have a history eye or skin cancer.Are there specific benefits for LGBTQ+ individuals?While Khalili says that most red light therapy research has been done on cisgender, heterosexual participants and not on the fabulous queers out there, the devices could help those experiencing vaginal atrophy from hormone therapy (both gender-affirming testosterone therapy and estrogen-suppressing treatments) because it may help with tissue repair and blood flow without the need for additional hormones. Red light therapy sex toys may also prove helpful for trans and nonbinary people who have undergone vaginoplasty or other gender-affirming surgeries. After a major surgery, reconnecting with the body can be physically and emotionally difficult. If someone is dealing with scarring, inflammation, numbness, or lubrication issues, a product like this could offer gentle support, Ott explains. It may also be a way to rediscover pleasure and reconnect with a sense of embodiment. For people navigating post-op healing, this might help bridge the gap between recovery and pleasure.How effective are these toys, really?Here's where I have to give you the real talk: while red light therapy is well-documented for athletic recovery and anti-aging skincare, there are insufficient data to confirm benefits for sexual health specifically, Khalili admits, but says that researchers think that more research is needed, but so far results look promising. The effectiveness probably lies somewhere between revolutionary breakthrough and expensive placebo, with the truth being that consistent use over time is key, and red light devices are not overnight miracles, he says.Ott agrees, but says that although red light therapy sex toys are still so new and research on red light therapy for genital health is limited, in theory, they should be effective.How do they affect pleasure or sensation?Khalili explains that by improving blood flow to intimate areas, these toys can enhance natural arousal response and increase lubrication and sensitivity to touch which can make sex more pleasurable, but says that it's important to note that many of these devices also include vibration and other traditional pleasure features, so distinguishing between the effects of red light versus good old-fashioned vibration is challenging.Ott says these toys can increase sexual wellness for everyone, but can be especially helpful for those undoing hormonal changes or recovering from surgery. These toys may increase natural lubrication and make touch feel more comfortable. They're also designed to support sensation, which could help reduce that dull, numb feeling some people experience, especially after hormonal changes, trauma, or surgery, she reveals.Who should be using a red light therapy sex toy?The experts wouldnt recommend them to everyone across the board, but Ott says that if someone has done their research, feels aligned with the claims, and has the budget for it, then go for it! Its important to keep in mind that even if they do what they claim to, they arent magical overnight solutions. These toys are going to require consistency and patience. But for someone curious, patient, and committed, this could be a lovely addition to their intimate wellness practice.Khalili also cautions that if you have photosensitivity, active cancer, seizure disorders, or taking medications that increase light sensitivity, then you should probably steer clear.These devices represent an interesting intersection of wellness and pleasure, but they're definitely in the worth trying if you have the budget and realistic expectations category rather than the revolutionary game-changer category, he says. The science is promising but preliminary, and your money might be better spent on a really good vibrator plus a consultation with a pelvic floor physical therapist.Sources cited:Brionna Ott, a clinical sexologist and sex therapist.David R. Khalili, a licensed marriage and family therapist and board-certified sexologist.

Sean Xavier has seen it all.For over ten years, the adult performer and Carnal Media model has created steamy content that his passionate fans can't get enough of.Throughout his career, the star has learned a lot of hard lessons and has a very important tip to share with aspiring erotic entertainers."Tell your parents! Tell your family. Tell everyone that you love first. There will be people who are against you, your family, and the people you love. You want to make sure that they're aware that what you're about to embark into may affect them," Xavier tells PRIDE. See on Instagram Along with coming out, many gay adult performers have a hard time confiding in their parents about their jobs. However, Xavier says building a strong support system is essential for making it far in such a cutthroat industry."It doesn't mean you need to get their approval, but you do need to let them know. Longevity in this requires support from people that love you. If you're keeping a big part of yourself hidden from the people that love you, then you can't get their support."Safety is the most important thing for any future adult performers, so it's essential to have caring people in their corner."To be successful in this, you need to surround yourself with people that love you. If you already have that right now, bring them in."Fans can follow Sean Xavier on Instagram here. To see the full interview, check out the video at the top of the page.

The mother of a gay man killed in an Air India crash in June flew to the crash site to ensure she could bring his remains home and bury him beside his husband. Then British authorities said the wrong remains came back.Fiongal and Jamie Ray Greenlaw-Meek had been in India celebrating a wedding anniversary but died on the trip home when the plane crashed, killing 242 people. Amanda Donaghey, Fiongals mother, told The Times she traveled to India and provided a blood sample to help identify her son through a DNA match.Three days after she first went to the crash site in Ahmedabad, authorities told her a positive match was found. She traveled back to his home in the U.K. with what she was told was the remains of her son. The plan was to bury him beside Jamie Ray, whose body had already been returned and buried.Related: Gay couple returning home to England among those killed in Air India crashI arrived back in London Gatwick with the assurance that Fiongal was in the casket, she said.But when a British coroner tested the DNA again, the results did not match.We dont know what poor person is in that casket. This is an appalling thing to have happened, Donaghey told the paper.The death of Fiongal and Jamie Ray earned wide media attention partly because of a social media video Fiongal posted from the airport shortly before the flight. The couple ran The Wellness Foundry, which was founded in 2018. The couple married in 2022.Fiongal isnt the only casualty from the Air India crash whose remains were apparently misidentified at the crash site.Miten Patel, whose parents also died in the crash, had brought back a coffin he thought had the remains of mother Shobhana Patel, but told the BBC it was later confirmed other remains were also in the coffin.India told the BBC all remains were handled with utmost professionalism after the crash.

She's Muggy. She's Pickled. She's Just Looking For The Best Soup.From the moment that Jorgeous stepped into the werk room of RuPaul's Drag Race season 14, it was impossible not to recognize that we had a legitimate poet, certified scholar, and wise deity in our presence. According to reports, the edit purposely left out moments of Jorgeous schooling the girls on quantum mechanics, cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, and the importance of playing with one's pet particularly a cat, or kitten to advocate for the mental health of animals.Thankfully, Drag Race fans saw right through this concerning cover-up of Jorgeous' brilliance. As noted in the X post below, "Every tweet Jorgeous sends feels like a forbidden ancient text. A transmission from a far away world. An omen uttered in a dream." (@) Kudos for saying that, @anxiousdeluxe. For spilling.No one's doing it like Jorgeous, and we're lucky to be in her (online) presence. So sit comfortably, relax, grab a pen and paper. The time has come to read, reflect on, and take in all of the wisdom that Jorgeous has graciously shared with the world. (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@)

Conan Gray is known for his emotional music about falling in love or love lost, leading many fans to wonder: who is he talking about? There's been speculation amongst fans on social media that Gray might be dating after he released the music video for his single, "This Song," last month, and with the music he's put out recently as he gears up to put out his fourth album, Wishbone, due out August 15, his fans suspect he may be catching feelings for a certain someone. In the video for "This Song," he and his co-star, My Life with the Walter Boys Corey Fogelmanis, share a tender romance throughout the video, and they make it very believable. This led many to question whether the two are actually dating, but that speculation quickly fizzled out.Fans may have been given a hint that Gray may be experiencing something very exciting because of the shift towards happier songs about love, and he may have shared a bit about this new phase of his life in the Instagram post to announce the album. He wrote a lengthy caption, sharing that he'd been secretly writing songs that he was unsure if he would ever release. "Over time, I began to feel something Id never felt before. I started to need the music," the caption reads. "i didnt know why i was recording, i just was. i didnt know what story i was telling, i was just living in it. slowly i started to see myself in full picture." See on Instagram It may be a clue into his personal life, but the 26-year-old singer is a private person, and he's never publicly confirmed that he was dating anyone. There's a good chance that may not be changing anytime soon.Back in 2020, he put out a statement on X and asked his fans not to dissect his music to try to connect the dots. "My personal life is not a fun scavenger hunt for y'all to figure out who I write my songs about," the post reads. "If I wanted you to know, I would tell you." See on Instagram This, however, does not mean that he's not afraid to kiss anyone publicly. At Governor's Ball back in June, Gray was brought out to be "Sally," where one of Role Model's famous friends gets asked to dance around while he sings his popular song, "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out." This time, though, Gray and Role Model shared a kiss on stage.For now, fans can continue to speculate whether or not Gray is dating anyone, but it seems like Gray is growing all the more likely to never kiss and tell.

The first trailer for the new indie film The Threesome from Star Thrower Entertainment follows the chaotic story of some 20-somethings who dive in way over their heads. The juicy love triangle revolves around Oliva (Zoey Deutch), Connor (Jonah Hauer-King), and Jenny, played by Bottoms star Ruby Cruz. So here's the tea: Connor has feelings for Olivia, but he's stuck in the friend zone. When Jenny enters the picture, he uses her attention to make Olivia jealous, but it unexpectedly leads to an impulsive threesome between all three of the singles. What could've been just a one-night fling becomes a life-altering event when both women wind up pregnant. And of course, comedian Jaboukie Young-White is on the scene to add more fuel to the fire as Connor's friend Greg. When Greg sees Jenny for the first time after the fiasco, he asks Connor, "She's beautiful! Is she still up for a threesome?"The trailer is stacked with charm, familial drama, and laugh-out-loud moments, so we'll certainly be tuning in. Actors Josh Segarra, Robert Longstreet, Arden Myrin, Kristin Slaysman, Allan McLeod, and Julia Sweeney also star in the upcoming film. The Threesome was written by Ethan Ogilby and directed by Chad Hartigan, and Tim White, Trevor White, Vince Jolivette, and Steve Shapiro are listed as producers.Trend alert! Explorations of threesomes have grown in the last few years in film and television. Just recently, on the Emmy-winning series Hacks, one of the main characters, Ava, found herself in a complicated throuple with a man and a woman. Looks like the once-controversial topic continues to intrigue and inspire new and interesting stories, and push the boundaries of LGBTQ+ representation. The Threesome is set to premiere in theaters on September 5, 2025. Watch the first trailer below. - YouTube www.youtube.com

Broadway sensation and RuPaul's Drag Race superstar Jinkx Monsoon has come out as pansexual during a new interview with Ziwe on the comedian's digital talk show You'd Be an Iconic Guest on YouTube.Halfway through the interview, Jinkx discussed how odd it is to be living your dream life as a stage actress and Broadway star in New York City while still having to put up with insults yelled out by strangers on the street."It's weird to leave my Broadway theater where I'm, like, on Broadway, right? and then I walk home where someone calls me [bleeped-out slur]," Jinkx explained, noting that the insults she's received from random people yelling in her direction can often feel confusing. What's worse, Jinkx teased, some of the insults don't even make sense at times."I'm clearly a straight woman," Jinkx said, instinctively, but quickly realized that she hadn't identified herself correctly. "Well, pansexual.""Pansexual!" Ziwe reacted.Jinkx replied, "Yeah, but I ain't no [bleeped-out slur]." (@) It didn't take long for clips of this moment to catch fire across social networks, prompting Jinkx to join the discourse:"Congratulations, I'm pansexual."Jinkx is currently rehearsing for Oh, Mary! and preparing to take over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln, which was originated by Tony Award-winning actor Cole Escola. After breaking records in Chicago, receiving a wave of critical acclaim as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, and originating the role of Ruth in a new production of Pirates! The Penzance Musical, Jinkx continues to take Broadway by storm, and it shouldn't be any different when she starts this highly anticipated run in Oh, Mary!.Cheers to Jinkx!Watch Jinkx Monsoon's full interview on Ziwe's YouTube channel, as seen below.

Demi wants to go 'Fast,' and we're in.If there were a Mount Rushmore for Disney Channel stars, here's who that would include: Miley Cyrus (duh!), Selena Gomez, Raven-Symon, and of course, Demi Lovato. Each of these people/performers has done more for the Disney Channel brand than any other actor, but Lovato still managed to stand out from her starring role as Mitchie Torres in Camp Rock, to becoming an unshakable pop star, to navigating mental health issues in the public eye, to advocating for LGBTQ+ rights as an out gender fluid person.The reason Lovato has been able to stand the test of time is not only due to her vocal prowess, but also her ability to transform herself and take risks that pay off in the long run. On her debut album, Don't Forget, Lovato took the pop-punk route with tunes that expertly blended her formidable singing voice with catchy lyrics and a clean rock aesthetic. Over the years, she tried her hand at several different genres, including electro-pop, R&B, EDM, pure pop, and rock.This Friday, Lovato released a new song, "Fast," which already has fans calling it a new contender for song of the summer. It's been a long time coming in the lead-up to "Fast" her first song as a solo artist since dropping the tracks from 2022's HOLY FVCK. In honor of the new single, here's a definitive ranking of Lovato's best songs of all time.10. 'La La Land'Those who watched Disney Channel know that Lovato had pipes, but we rarely got to see them used in this way. She busted out a full belt on a rock song about working through body image issues as a teenager and the success of the song proved that it was the perfect mix of her staggeringly apt singing talents while speaking to issues that real teens were dealing with at the time (and even today).9. 'Skyscraper'"Skyscraper" is Lovato's earliest self-described "cry for help" song, which she'll go on to release more of. But in 2011, the pop star lifted the veil and told her fans that she wasn't okay. She'd opened up about dealing with addiction, eating disorders, and self-harming, the first time we've seen a child star of her caliber be so candid about fighting these battles. Lovato provided the self-empowerment ballad of the year with "Skyscraper," and her emotional delivery of the song, combined with her killer vocals, made this all the more powerful.8. 'Stone Cold'There are so few that depict the anguish of heartbreak and watching your lover move on, like Lovato does. Her audience responds to the heartbreaking ballads, where she paints a vivid picture of seeing someone date someone new. "Stone Cold" shows off her lower register as well as her ability to mix those gut-wrenching emotions into a poignant song. This song easily puts Lovato on the list of insanely talented balladeers.7. 'Two Pieces'"Two Pieces" is a propulsive track, where we see Lovato begging her lover to make things work on this pop-rock anthem. The song starts out with a drum and piano-assisted intro, which builds as she sets listeners into the song's setting. When the song hits the refrain and chorus, it explodes and it's filled with an electric guitar as she belts, "These dark clouds over me, rain down and roll away / We'll never fall apart, 'cause we fit together like / Two pieces of a broken heart."6. 'Cool for the Summer'I'll say it: Some of Lovato's down-the-middle pop music doesn't work for me. However, "Cool for the Summer" is a song in a lane all of it's own.This song is addictive, fresh, and grabs the listener by the collar of their shirt to take them on a ride they want to get on over and over. It's about letting go of your inhibitions, taking the dive into something exciting, and worrying about the repercussions later. It also combines all of the best parts of Lovato's talents, like her insanely skilled vocal agility and her chameleonic demeanor which she can switch up for whatever the song she's singing needs.Are the lyrics a bit odd? Well, yes. But does the production completely overshadow the lyrics so they don't really matter in the long run? Also yes!5. 'Happy Ending'There are many standout tracks from Lovato's 2022 project, HOLY FVCK, but I feel in my heart of hearts that "Happy Ending" is the most underrated track on the LP. In fact, she doesn't hold back in the slightest on this album, in a way that we haven't gotten from her in years prior. In this song, Lovato wonders: "Am I gonna die trying to find my happy ending?"Knowing that Lovato has battled mental health struggles, addiction, and self-harm, it's a breath of fresh air to hear her being this candid while sharing her side of the story. For instance, she addresses the pressures of being a public figure who is actively fighting addiction. "Sure, I'm sober now / And everybody's proud / But I miss my vices," she sings. "And I tried to be your hero / I lent you my voice / I was your poster child / It was working for a while / But it didn't fill the void."As her fellow Disney alum once said, "Nobody's perfect" and talking about it with such candor works leaps and bounds better than trying to smile through the pain.4. 'Substance'"Substance" followed "Skin of My Teeth," thus serving as the second single to HOLY FVCK. Those two songs gave fans a clear warning: This album was going to be a no-holds-barred, cathartic release for Lovato, returning to her pop-punk roots. The last time Lovato truly dabbled in the rock aesthetic was in her early solo music career days as she began to make a name for herself outside of Disney.The rock sound might be tangled up in her web of trauma with her teenage years, but Lovato took the opportunity by the horns and went full force with a song like "Substance." She looked back at her life, saw its most challenging moments, and decided to make lemonade out of lemons an album with substance.3. 'Here We Go Again'You don't have to be a 16-year-old girl to understand exactly what Lovato was going through when she sang "Here We Go Again." It's a perfect pop-rock song about wanting to forget about a guy (or person) who's done you wrong. She's not meek nor mousy. She roars over the blaring guitars and drums, wishing the guy the best but also wishing he would just get out of her life and out from under her skin."Here We Go Again" was the lead single off her second album, completely annihilating any predictions of a sophomore slump after the song hit No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.2. 'Anyone'On this track, we hear something that we don't usually get from the pop star: imperfectionnot only in the lyrical content, but in her vocal performance. Lovato has never sounded bad a day in her life, and this song is no different. But, as she's trying to keep it together and get through the song, you can hear her voice wavering, and she sounds like she's holding back tears as she unleashes this pent-up frustration and anger that she's dealt with while battling her inner demons."Anyone, please send me anyone," she cries out to God, hoping he's listening. "Lord, is there anyone? I need someone."Lovato's had a tumultuous battle with addiction and mental health struggles, and in 2018, she suffered a near-fatal overdose four days after she recorded the song. She took some time away from the spotlight, and her first public performance of this song was at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Everyone can see the cracks in the facade that she's been putting up for years.1. '29'Lovato is at her best when she's reflective because she's had to do it so much throughout her life. She's spoken about the mistreatment she's faced as a child, but rarely do we get something as shrewd and sharp as this."29" is an unflinching look at a long-term relationship with a man, where she talks about feeling like she was manipulated and groomed. The song finds her at the age of her alleged groomer, whom many speculated to be her ex-boyfriend, Wilmer Valderrama. The pair met when she was 17 and he was 29, but didn't publicly share that they were dating until she was 18.The lyrics pierce as Lovato looks back on the relationship, "Just five years a bleeder, student and a teacher / far from innocent, what the fuck's consent? / Numbers told you not to, but that didn't stop you," she sings through gritted teeth. "Finally 29 / funny just like you were at the time / Thought it was a teenage dream, just a fantasy / But was it yours, was it mine?" She sings as if she's digging the knife right through the perpetrator and digging it in deeper with each line.HOLY FVCK is her best album, lyrically and vocally, and you'd be hard pressed to find a song as devastating as this.

Category is: Hall of Fame divas and dolls!RuPaul's Drag Race has come a long way since airing season 1 of All Stars featuring queens competing in teams of two. In recent years, even international Drag Race shows have been greenlighting their own versions of an All Stars spinoff, which means that the global Drag Race Hall of Fame is closer than ever to reaching 20 queens.Without further ado, meet the RuPaul's Drag Race stars who have become All Stars champions over the years.1. Chad Michaels ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 1)Chad Michaels' Drag Race debut in season 4 was impeccable, but she had to return to the first-ever season of All Stars in order to properly snatch her crown. In case you don't remember, the big twist of All Stars 1 involved two queens competing in pairs. Chad paired up with Shannel, from season 1, as "Team Shad."Together, Chad and Shannel won three maxi challenges and made it to the grand finale. The All Stars 1 finale then featured a lip sync for the crown between Chad and Raven, which culminated in Chad entering the Drag Race Hall of Fame.Chad Michaels won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 1 and was crowned on October 27, 2016.2. Alaska ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 2)All Stars 2 featured a next-level version of Alaska that Drag Race fans hadn't yet seen in season 5. She came into the competition more focused and galvanized than ever, and won as many as four maxi challenges throughout the season.Alaska also didn't land in the bottom until the very end, making it to the grand finale with Detox, Roxxxy Andrews, and Katya.Alaska won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 2 and was crowned on October 13, 2016.3. Trixie Mattel ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 3)The growing success of Drag Race moved the flagship series and its spinoff, All Stars, to VH1 and All Stars 3 happened to be the first season of the spinoff to air on that bigger network (in comparison to its previous home on Logo TV).Trixie Mattel got to the finale with a track record of two maxi challenge wins and two bottom placements. She, along with fellow finalists BeBe Zahara Benet, Kennedy Davenport, and Shangela, were all gooped and gagged by the "A Jury of their Queers" twist where eliminated queens decided which two competitors would lip sync for the crown. The voting pushed forward Trixie and Kennedy, and Trixie was ultimately chosen to enter the Drag Race Hall of Fame.Trixie Mattel won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 3 and was crowned on March 15, 2018.4-5. Mont X Change ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 4)Did somebody say "Twinners"?!Mont X Change got to the grand finale of All Stars 4 with three maxi challenge wins and a huge shot at snatching the crown. And she did snatch the crown, deservedly so, but with a twistMont X Change won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 4 and was crowned on February 15, 2019.4-5. Trinity The Tuck ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 4)The twist of All Stars 4 being that not one, but two competitors won the season and were crowned as winners. The other "twinner" was Trinity The Tuck, who won four maxi challenges and competed in a lip sync for the crown against Mont.Fortunately, each of these winners received the full $100,000 grand prize amount they would've earned as standalone winners, so everybody won in th end.Trinity The Tuck won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 4 and was crowned on February 15, 2019.6. Shea Coule ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 5)She didn't come to play; she came to enter the Drag Race Hall of Fame.Despite being the obvious frontrunner to win season 9 but not being able to snatch the crown just yet Shea Coule moved right along with her career and returned for All Stars 5 with more determination than ever. In the end, Shea's spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame was secured, and it felt correct to see her as the champion that she had always been.Shea Coule won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 5 and was crowned on July 24, 2020.7. Kylie Sonique Love ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 6)Kylie Sonique Love an OG queen from Drag Race season 2 and a trans trailblazer within the reality TV genre had the ultimate Ru-demption story as she came back for All Stars 6.Kylie won a maxi challenge (for acting) and made her way to the top 4 without ever even being at risk of going home.Kylie Sonique Love won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 6 and was crowned on September 2, 2021.8. Blu Hydrangea ('RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs the World' Season 1)The first season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. the World was packed with heavy-hitters like Baga Chipz, Mo Heart, Pangina Heals, and Jimbo, meaning that Blu Hydrangea's path to victory wasn't going to be easy.Nonetheless, Blu persevered, played the game, and proved how talented she is even how much she had evolved since competing in the first U.K. season. And just like that, Blu was crowned the Queen of the Mother-Tuckin' World.Blu Hydrangea won RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. the World season 1 and was crowned on March 8, 2022.9. Jinkx Monsoon ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 7)Jinkx Monsoon became the first-ever two-time Drag Race winner while competing in the all-winners edition of the series, All Stars 7.This legendary queen had already solidified herself as one of the best and most popular stars in Mama Ru's queendom, and she did that yet again while competing with an all-winners cast and still triumphing over them without ever having to compromise her drag, her perspective, and her truth.Throughout All Stars 7, Jinkx won as many as five maxi challenges, more than any other queen in the competition.Jinkx Monsoon won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 7 and was crowned on July 29, 2022.10. Ra'Jah O'Hara ('Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs the World' Season 1)Ra'Jah O'Hara had a pretty intense saga on Drag Race between competing in season 11, All Stars 6, and the first-ever edition of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs the World. She competed alongside Silky Nutmeg Ganache all three seasons And, as fate would have it, the lip sync for the crown was between the two of them.The Ru-demption story arc showcased by Ra'Jah in this franchise is definitely one for the herstory books, and it's amazing to see that it ended on the highest possible note: Earning the title of Queen of the Mother-Puckin' World.Ra'Jah O'Hara won Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs the World season 1 and was crowned on December 23, 2022.11. Jimbo ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 8)Following her journeys in the inaugural seasons of Canada's Drag Race and UK vs the World, Jimbo became the first-ever queen from an international season to enter the Drag Race Hall of Fame.Overall, Jimbo won four maxi challenges on All Stars 8 and only landed in the bottom once a pretty fierce track record that proved, once and for all, how Jimbo become a bona fide drag superstar.Jimbo won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 8 and was crowned on July 21, 2023.12. Drag Sethlas ('Drag Race Espaa All Stars' Season 1)Drag Sethlas showed a lot of promise during her debut run on Drag Race Espaa season 2. However, she did fall short of making it into the top 4.After seeing the fan reaction to her talents and working even harder with a larger platform, Sethlas came back onto the Drag Race Espaa All Stars to absolutely steamroll the competition. Four maxi challenge wins and never being eligible for elimination, it's safe to say that Sethlas accomplished that mission.Drag Sethlas won Drag Race Espaa All Stars season 1 and was crowned on March 17, 2024.13. Tia Kofi ('RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs the World' Season 2)Tia Kofi was a big fan-favorite on Drag Race UK season 2 for her charisma, sense of humor, and ability to laugh through even the toughest critiques and shade-throwing moments between queens.So when the time came for UK vs the World season 2, it was nothing short of wonderful to see Tia back in our screens. Except, this time, she also won four maxi challenges, never landed in the bottom, and was crowned Queen of the Mother-Tuckin' World.Tia Kofi won RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. the World season 2 and was crowned on March 29, 2024.14. Angeria Paris VanMicheals ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 9)Angie on the Drag Race Hall of Fame? Check!The delightful Angeria Paris VanMicheals entered the Drag Race Hall of Fame as a competitor who won All Stars 9, a.k.a. the "chari-tea" season of the series. Though it is unfortunate that this format didn't let the winner walk away with the grand prize of $200,000, the overall theme of the season felt like a necessary message to send out into the world.In the end, Angeria was one of three queens to win four maxi challenges the other two being Plastique Tiara and Roxxxy Andrews.Angeria Paris VanMicheals won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 9 and was crowned on July 26, 2024.15. Lemon ('Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs the World' Season 2)Lemon got to live out her full CITRUSSY fantasy as she returned to Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs the World season 2 with a vengeance walking away from the competition with a crown, $100,000, and the new Queen of the Mother-Puckin' World.Over the course of this competition, Lemon won two maxi challenges and never landed in the bottom (as in, being eligible for elimination).Lemon won Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs the World season 2 and was crowned on August 23, 2024.16. Alyssa Edwards ('RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars' Season 1)All the way from Mesquite, Texas, Alyssa Edwards was introduced to fans during her run on Drag Race season 5. This fierce queen eventually returned for All Stars 2 and got closer than ever to winning that crown, but finished the season in fifth place.Alyssa competed in the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars in 2024 and represented the United States against 11 other queens from around the world. Over the course of the season, Alyssa won two maxi challenges the grand premiere's Talent Show and the commercials challenge and was never in the bottom or eligible for elimination.In the end, Alyssa lip synced for the crown against fellow finalists Kitty Scott-Claus, Kween Kong, and Nehellenia, which culminated in her finally snatching the crown and entering the Drag Race Hall of Fame.Alyssa Edwards won RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars season 1 and was crowned on October 25, 2024.17. Ginger Minj ('RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 10)The first Tournament of All Stars in Drag Race herstory had queens and fans excited for a new format that brought back recent fan-favorites while combining them with OG stars of the franchise.A record-breaking 18 queens returned to compete on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 10 first in one of three brackets, and then in a lip sync smackdown for the crown. Ginger Minj, who competed for the fourth time on the show and won a total of four maxi challenges on AS10, was the crowned champion who entered the Drag Race Hall of Fame.Ginger Minj won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 10 and was crowned on July 18, 2025.18. 'Drag Race France All Stars' T.B.D.After three very successful seasons, Drag Race France is getting its own dedicated All Stars season. Hosted by Nicky Doll, it's pretty remarkable to see the French edition of RuPaul's Drag Race being so successful so quickly that it's already getting its own Drag Race France All Stars.Drag Race France All Stars is streaming on WOW Presents Plus.19. 'Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale' T.B.D.Ever since its announcement, Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale was praised as a new and exciting addition to the overall Drag Race All Stars multiverse. In case you've missed it: This series will include fierce Drag Race Philippines queens competing against Asian contestants from other Drag Race shows.Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale premieres Wednesday, August 13 on WOW Presents Plus.

Jewelry is way more than bling. For LGBTQ+ people, its a love letter, an inside joke, and sometimes, a shield. A necklace or ring can reveal who you are, who you love, and who you call family.The meaning goes way deeper than the shine.Why Jewelry Matters in Queer LivesSome may say, Its just an accessory. For many queer folks, though, jewelry is layered with stories and coded meaning. Its how you show the world what matters, signal to a crush, or feel seensometimes all at once.Heres what makes queer jewelry sparkle with extra meaning:Identity in Every Detail Think subtle rainbow beads, a tiny engraved pronoun, or a pinkie ring passed down from a drag mom. These details dont just accessorize, they affirm.Symbols That Say I See You The right charm or color scheme can send a quiet nod to someone across the room. Whether its a lavender earring or a matching couples necklace, these signals build connection without saying a word.Chosen Family and Community Many honor their found family by exchanging or wearing special jewelry together. Swapping bracelets or necklaces with friends cements bonds that go way beyond bloodlines. Sometimes, its even how new traditions start.Personalizing Love: Beyond the UsualCustom Means CareMass-produced wont cut it here. Queer folks often turn to customized pieces. Names, inside jokes, or meaningful dates can all become wearable stories. Companies like GOODSTONE deliver those personalized touches so your jewelry is truly yours.Inclusive CollectionsGoodbye to outdated gender rules. Modern jewelers now drop collections for all body types, genders, and orientations. Its about seeing yourself in every sparkle, no matter how you identify.Style knows no binary.Technical Stuff, Simply PutLets get a little geeky then break it down. Jewelry design for LGBTQ+ people is about flexibility, symbolism, and comfort.Technical advances mean:Modular or adjustable sizing for every bodyEthically made stones in all shadesEngravings that dont fade or irritate skinWhat This Means for YouValidation: Wearing your pronouns or an identity flag can be a daily confidence boost.Connection: Shared jewelry among friends or partners strengthens trust and belonging.Visibility: Unique pieces show off your sense of pride and carve out space in social settings.Insiders Insight: Jewelry is like a secret handshake. Sometimes, its the only way to find your people.Shine On, Your WayWant your love story on a chain, ring, or bracelet? Choose brands that understand you, celebrate your story, and embrace your personal style.For LGBTQ+ folks, jewelry is more than something sparkly. Its a way to feel seen, share memories with your chosen family, and show the world exactly who you are. Every piece is affirmation, intention, and celebration rolled into one.Whether its matching rings with your partner, pronoun necklaces just for you, or a special gift for your closest friend, these pieces carry meaning that goes way beyond fashion.Wear your pride, your story, and your identity with every shimmer and shape.The post Topic: Unique Ways Jewelry Symbolizes Love and Identity in Queer Relationships appeared first on LGBTQ and ALL.

Editor's note: This story contains major spoilers for Together, which is now playing in theaters.Romance, codependency, anxiety, and resentment are some of the relatable relationship themes explored in director Michael Shanks' Together a gnarly and outrageously wild body horror film about two people who are not only married, but also literally melding into each other, whether they like it or not.The film stars real-life husband and wife Dave Franco and Alison Brie as Tim and Millie, a couple who have found themselves at a crossroads as they struggle to navigate the boundaries of their 10-year-long relationship.From the film's opening scenes, it's pretty clear that there's tension bubbling underneath the facade of their seemingly happy existence. Millie is a teacher and the breadwinner of the relationship; Tim's a struggling musician who is coping with the recent death of his father.When Millie accepts a teaching job in the countryside, they decide on a fresh start and move out of the city, which means leaving their friends and family behind. And even though the move clearly hinders Tim's proximity to local music gigs, he goes along with it anyway, for the sake of the relationship he and Millie have built together.During Tim and Millie's first hike near their new home in the countryside, things take a twisted turn: They stumble into a mysterious cavern underneath a dilapidated church that looks like something right out of an H.P. Lovecraft novel. While trapped in the creepy cave for the night, they drink what appears to be water from a primordial pit. Soon after, their bodies become uncontrollably drawn together by inexplicable forces.The answer to the supernatural phenomenon taking place lies with Millie's neighbor and fellow teacher, a seemingly widowed gay man named Jamie (Damon Herriman). However, it turns out that Jamie isn't exactly widowed. His partner is still with him In a metaphysical sense. A home video showing one of the most bizarre gay weddings ever reveals two men with an uncanny resemblance to Jamie willingly becoming one" as they consume water from the same ancient pit during a cultish ritual.As Jamie warns of the grisly consequences of resisting this inevitable transformation, Millie and Tim are soon faced with an existential crisis: Do they sacrifice themselves or embrace their body-melding fate? Backed by the Spice Girls' "2 Become 1," the couple shares one last dance together, and it isn't hard to guess what happens next. Ultimately, let's just say that the final scene in Together will make you question which pronouns to use when describing the fate of Tim and Millie.There's certainly a lot to unpack in Together, and not all of the lore is fully explained. So, as you can imagine, we had a few burning questions for the director. During an exclusive interview, Shanks tells Out about designing the ambiguously gendered character (nicknamed by the crew as "Tillie"), opens up about the Plato's Symposium mythology that inspired the story being told, and whether Franco's genitals in that restroom stall sex scene were prosthetic or the real deal.Out: The script for Together not only draws from Greek mythology, but it also pulls from your own real-life relationship. Can you tell me a little bit about the epiphany that sparked you to combine all of it into a body horror film?Michael Shanks: It was the premise of the film that came to me first. I was thinking about how enmeshed my own life is with my partner. At the time of writing, we'd been together for about 10 years, and I was thinking about how intertwined we are. So I thought, what if there was a story about people who were so intertwined in their relationship that their bodies started to become kind of intertwined? And that was the jumping-off point for telling the story.And then whilst writing it, I was researching, like, has this ever been discussed before in myths or ancient text? And that was how I came across Plato's Symposium, where Plato kind of hypothesized that humans in their true form were born with four legs and four arms and a head with two faces, and that Zeus split us apart because of his jealousy of our power, dooming us to spend our lives looking for our soulmate. And I thought, wow, this is perfect, like I've got to put this in the film, it's amazing!You landed Dave Franco and Alison Brie as your lead stars, a real-life married couple. Were there any advantages because of that?We couldn't have done this without a married couple because the things that we were asking them to do were not only super emotionally vulnerable, but physically vulnerable, and physically intimate. We had days on set where they had to be kind of fully nude in front of the camera. We had days where they had to be joined via prosthetics. Like, to the point where if they needed to go to the bathroom, they needed to go to the bathroom in front of one another. And you could never ask actors to do that. But with Dave and Alison, they volunteered. They're like, "Yeah, we can do it. That's no problem." So yeah, it was perfect.You seem to lean more towards practical effects. Was it your goal to keep the CGI as subtle as possible?Absolutely. However, I love CGI as well as practical effects. So it was kind of a joy to do both. My background is as a VFX artist. So I did a lot of the VFX in the film myself, probably the more subtle stuff that you'd never notice. The bigger stuff was done by Framestore, an incredible visual effects house. But having practical effects throughout probably 80% of the effects gags in the film was amazing because we'd just be on set and you'd be shooting something in the morning like a dinner scene, and then by lunchtime the practical effects people would be wheeling in puppets, crazy prosthetics or a shoebox full of human genitals.Speaking of genitals and prosthetics, was that really Dave Franco's manhood we saw in that restroom stall sex scene?I think I can reveal that it was prosthetic, but that was such a crazy shot to bring up to the producers. Like, "Hey guys, we need to do this shot. Trust me, it's going to work. It's going to be great." We had such a limited prosthetics budget, and that was a shot that I added a little later. I was like, "Guys, we can't afford to add prosthetic genitals." And it just so happened that my partner at the time was the lead designer of a sex toy company, and she was like, "Oh, I've got a bunch of very realistic genitals, just lying around in a drawer in my home office." So, I just took one of those and gave it to the prosthetics guy, and he kind of painted it up. It became maybe my favorite shot in the film.There are some very heavy H.P. Lovecraft vibes in your film: The subterranean pit, the dilapidated church, the mysterious pool of water. Can we assume he was an influence?I think it was like 10 years ago that I borrowed Lovecraft's Necronomicon from a friend of mine and just read all those short stories. The subterranean pit is definitely this sort of supernatural, elder god-style thing I don't want to overly explain this. I just feel like this is something from the deep distant past. Something raw in the deep center of the earth. I feel like it's almost like a pustule from within the Earth's core that's just kind of bursted forth at some point in the distant past. And over the course of things, people have discovered it. And maybe there's other pools of water just like that from the same water source across the world. Lovecraft was definitely in my mind for that whole thing.I want to compliment you on how you handled the Jamie character played by Damon Herriman. The way you handle the reveal that he is gay is so natural. He's just this everyday teacher who just so happens to have a male partner.Thank you so much. That means a great deal. Even when I was writing stupid stuff back in Australia back in the day, I was always keen to write queer characters just as any other character that you would write who isn't queer because there is no difference between us, really.By including that character and that gay wedding scene where he and his male partner take that next metaphysical leap, it just implies that your interpretation of the Plato's Symposium myth about the split four-armed humans searching for their soulmate isn't solely restricted to a male and female, which was often the case if you look at ancient Greek art. That scene just shows that anyone, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, has a better half out there.Absolutely. It's just about finding the person that you love the most and committing to them fully. That's really what the film's about, no matter who you are.As for the big reveal about what happened to Jamie and his partner, is it fair to assume that they kind of became this immortal being that retains the memories and traits of both men in one single vessel? The state of the dilapidated church we see in the present day makes it seem like their wedding could've taken place decades prior.Oh, that's so interesting. That is not how I see that. But I love that interpretation. To me, it's always funny when people interpret things in a film and then the filmmaker comes out and says, "Actually, it means this." But in my head, that cave is a living entity in a way. I sort of thought of it as this primordial giant gut of the earth that is slowly digesting everything around it.So, in my head, it was the idea that the church above this pit was built kind of 20 years before we arrive at the film. And just slowly but surely, it is kind of swallowing it. And that's why by the time we get there, we have pews and sort of like weatherboards, elements of the church, like in the walls of the cave, but right up the top, the bell is still there because it was the highest point of the church.That gender-bending final scene in your film will certainly spark a lot of talk, so I have to ask about the fate of Tim and Millie. Are they an asexual being now? Hermaphroditic? Can they procreate?To me, the logic and specificity of their physicalization kind of falls away in that final scene. It is sort of just purely visually representing the metaphor of absolute cohesion. And, you know, that's the reason why we show that image and we cut to credits, because I think if you continued the film from that point on, it would just fall apart. So it's almost, to me Not in a comedy way, but it's almost kind of like a punchline, "Hey, this is what we've been building to for an hour and a half." And I didn't want to back away from showing the sort of logical conclusion. So it was like, "And here it is! OK, thanks. Roll credits. Hope you had a good time. Bye-bye."When I saw the fate of Tim and Millie, I found myself referring to the blend of the actors as "Alison Franco" or "Dave Brie," because you clearly created a mashup of the two. Can you chime in on how you went about nailing down the androgynous look of their fully fused character in that last shot?You know, you're calling it Alison Franco or whatever. Because the characters are named Tim and Millie, we referred to that character as Tillie. And our visual effects supervisor, Genevieve Camilleri, was on top of that process. So as soon as Dave and Alison arrived in Australia, she took photos of them both. And then on a computer I was saying like, "What would work best? Well, it's going to be Dave Franco's eyebrows, and we'll use Alison Brie's eyes But we'll make them Dave's color, because she's got blue eyes, and he's got brown eyes.We ended up doing some of it in makeup where it's Alison as the sort of base. And she's wearing makeup eyebrows that are like exact matches of Dave's and she's got contact lenses in. But then in VFX, we got Dave to recreate the scene as well. And then in VFX, we cut out Dave's nose and Dave's jaw and kind of stick that onto Alison. After a lot of testing, those were the elements that seemed kind of essential to both of them. I think we all thought that it's so cute. Like, I think they're adorable. I wish that was a real person, because I'd like to be friends with them.Together is now playing in theaters.

Jewelry is way more than bling. For LGBTQ+ people, its a love letter, an inside joke, and sometimes, a shield. A necklace or ring can reveal who you are, who you love, and who you call family.The meaning goes way deeper than the shine.Why Jewelry Matters in Queer LivesSome may say, Its just an accessory. For many queer folks, though, jewelry is layered with stories and coded meaning. Its how you show the world what matters, signal to a crush, or feel seensometimes all at once.Heres what makes queer jewelry sparkle with extra meaning:Identity in Every Detail Think subtle rainbow beads, a tiny engraved pronoun, or a pinkie ring passed down from a drag mom. These details dont just accessorize, they affirm.Symbols That Say I See You The right charm or color scheme can send a quiet nod to someone across the room. Whether its a lavender earring or a matching couples necklace, these signals build connection without saying a word.Chosen Family and Community Many honor their found family by exchanging or wearing special jewelry together. Swapping bracelets or necklaces with friends cements bonds that go way beyond bloodlines. Sometimes, its even how new traditions start.Personalizing Love: Beyond the UsualCustom Means CareMass-produced wont cut it here. Queer folks often turn to customized pieces. Names, inside jokes, or meaningful dates can all become wearable stories. Companies like GOODSTONE deliver those personalized touches so your jewelry is truly yours.Inclusive CollectionsGoodbye to outdated gender rules. Modern jewelers now drop collections for all body types, genders, and orientations. Its about seeing yourself in every sparkle, no matter how you identify.Style knows no binary.Technical Stuff, Simply PutLets get a little geeky then break it down. Jewelry design for LGBTQ+ people is about flexibility, symbolism, and comfort.Technical advances mean:Modular or adjustable sizing for every bodyEthically made stones in all shadesEngravings that dont fade or irritate skinWhat This Means for YouValidation: Wearing your pronouns or an identity flag can be a daily confidence boost.Connection: Shared jewelry among friends or partners strengthens trust and belonging.Visibility: Unique pieces show off your sense of pride and carve out space in social settings.Insiders Insight: Jewelry is like a secret handshake. Sometimes, its the only way to find your people.Shine On, Your WayWant your love story on a chain, ring, or bracelet? Choose brands that understand you, celebrate your story, and embrace your personal style.For LGBTQ+ folks, jewelry is more than something sparkly. Its a way to feel seen, share memories with your chosen family, and show the world exactly who you are. Every piece is affirmation, intention, and celebration rolled into one.Whether its matching rings with your partner, pronoun necklaces just for you, or a special gift for your closest friend, these pieces carry meaning that goes way beyond fashion.Wear your pride, your story, and your identity with every shimmer and shape.The post Topic: Unique Ways Jewelry Symbolizes Love and Identity in Queer Relationships appeared first on LGBTQ and ALL.

Hello Out readers, happy Friday!Have you ever wondered who the hottest lesbians, sapphics, and queer women of all time are? If so, we've got the perfect list for you!Over the last few weeks, we at Out have spent hours formulating a list of the 41 hottest lesbians and sapphics of all time. Now, the list is officially out!Our list goes back to Ancient Greece with Sappho, features legends like Josephine Baker and Gladys Bentley, as well as modern stars like Rene Rapp, Lauren Chan, WNBA star Brittney Griner, Doechii, Keke Palmer, Lena Waithe, Angelina Jolie, Meg Stalter, and more!Check out the list to find out if your favorite made it!If that's not enough hot sapphics for you, we also have another list you should check out!Singer Demi Lovato (who makes a great case to be included on our list) is releasing a new song today called "Fast," and in celebration, we're counting down her ten best songs!Keep reading to hear Chappell Roan's new single and find out all the best pop culture news!- Mey Rude'Together' director Michael Shanks breaks down gender-bending storyline'Oh, Mary!' star Jinkx Monsoon comes out as pansexual'Drag Race's pickled poet: Jorgeous tweets that deserve a PulitzerIs Conan Gray dating anyone? Here's what we know so farRed light therapy sex toys are the buzz sexologists explain the tech & if LGBTQ+ folks need oneAdult star Sean Xavier shares sexy industry tips that'll leave you gaggedBisexual chaos runs amok in 'The Threesome' trailer starring Zoey DeutchRene Rapp trolled Bowen Yang, Towa Bird, and others with prank callsThe 41 hottest lesbians and sapphics of all timeDemi Lovato's 10 best songs of all time, rankedGayest Song of the WeekLesbian pop star Chappell Roan is back with another single! This ballad, titled "The Subway," is about a girl who got away, and features some great vocals by Chappell!

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Being tone deaf and out of touch is sort of a hallmark of the Republican Party. That was made startlingly apparent on the Presidential campaign trail when President Donald Trump kept playing Bruce Springsteens anti-Vietnam War song Born in the U.S.A. and gay anthems Y.M.C.A. and Macho Man at rallies without any sense of irony or nod at the hypocrisy.But apparently this lack of music literacy and ease at letting their hypocrite flag fly trickles down from the top because Trump isnt the only homophobic, anti-trans Republican who likes to blast gay anthems.A website claiming to have accessed the Spotify listening habits of members of the Trump administration, democratic lawmakers, tech leaders, and journalists, and the results from conservatives on this so-called "Panama Playlist" will have you scratching your head.While its hard to verify how accurate the Panama Playlist website is, Wired confirmed that New York Times reporter Mike Isaacs list is accurate, and five other individuals on the list confirmed the accuracy of this list to The Verge, according to Wired. Which means that right-wing politicians like Ron DeSantis, Pam Bondi, and JD Vance all support policies that strip LGBTQ+ people of their human and legal rights while blasting queer anthems and music made by queer artists. You cant count on a lot in this life, but you can always count on extreme hypocrisy from the Republican Party.JD VanceVice President JD Vance, who opposed the Respect for Marriage Act, which sought to codify same-sex marriage equality, has been a vocal opponent of trans rights, including fighting to restrict gender-affirming care for minors, and he has consistently repeated anti-LGBTQ+ Republican talking points like calling queer people groomers. Fast Car by Tracy ChapmanI Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney HoustonRon DeSantisFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Dont Say Gay bill into law, which banned teachers from holding classroom instruction about sexual orientation or gender identity. He also said Florida will not comply and he would fight back against the Biden administrations Title IX rules that provided protections for LGBTQ+ students and prohibited discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. And when he was running in the Republican presidential primary, DeSantis campaign posted a homophobic video. And thats just scratching the surface of the Republican politicians anti-LGBTQ+ stances.Party In The U.S.A. by Miley CyrusVoulez-Vous by ABBAIm Still Standing by Elton JohnRocket Man by Elton JohnDont Stop Me Now by QueenY.M.C.A. by Village PeoplePam BondiNot only is she the United States Attorney General under Trump, but while she was still the Florida Attorney General, Pam Bondi argued that recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states would impose significant public harm to the people of Florida in the wake of the Pulse nightclub shooting. Player (feat. Christ Brown) by TinasheSomebody That I Used To Know by PentatonixHit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat BenatarI Will Survive by Gloria GaynorYou Spin Me Round (Like a Record) by Dead Or AliveDont Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John, Kiki DeeGirls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi LauperHave It All by Jason MrazI Like Me Better by LauvTruly Madly Deeply by Savage GardenAffirmation by Savage GardenSlow Burn by Kacey MusgravesDancing Queen by ABBAHere I am by Sia, Dolly PartonMaterial Girl by MadonnaDan CrenshawNot only did Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw vote against the Respect for Marriage Act, but he also added The Crenshaw Amendment to Trumps giant funding bill, which would cut Medicaid, CHIP, and Affordable Care Act funds from being used for gender-affirming care for minors and adults.Unholy by Sam Smith and Kim PetrasTake Me Home featuring Bebe Rexha Last Train by Ladyhawke (with Tiesto and Firebeatz)Black Dress by 070 Shake, Anyma11 Minutes by YungbloodKaroline LeavittAs U.S. press secretary, not only is Karoline Leavitt the mouthpiece for the Trump administration and its virulent anti-LGBTQ+ policies, but she has loudly supported Trumps ban on transgender women and girls competing on female sports teams, frequently misgendered trans women, and once said during a White House briefing, You cant say you are the party of women and then support men in womens sports. She also opposed allowing trans people to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity and strongly supported Floridas Dont Say Gay law. And during her short-lived congressional campaign, Leavitt opposed policies that would let schools keep LGBTQ+ students identities confidential if they fear coming out to their parents, LGBTQ+ Nation reports.I Want to Dance with Somebody by Whitney HoustonGirls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi LauperRun the World (Girls) by BeyonceDancing Queen by ABBARespect by Aretha FranklinJacob HelbergJacob Helberg may be gay himself, but he donated $1 million to the Trump campaign, he was nominated as the Under Secretary f State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment by Trump, and now serves as a commissioner for the U.S.China Economic and Security Review Commission. While he hasnt come out and said anything anti-LGBTQ+, he clearly supports the Trump administration, which has no problem stripping queer people of their rights.Femininomenon by Chappell RoanDont Stop by the Glee CastUnder Pressure by Queen, David BowieParty In The U.S.A. by Miley CyrusThe Bitch is Back by Elton John

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) shared the news today that it would be slowly shutting down following the Trump administration's defunding of public media. The corporation was responsible for providing funding to NPR and PBS, which were known to fund LGBTQ+ projects such as Intersex Justice, Mother Witt, and Queering the Map.Earlier this month, Congress approved the "Big, Beautiful Bill" that slashed funding for CPB by $1.1 billion over the next two years. The Senate Appropriations Committees fiscal 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-H) appropriations bill entirely excluded funding for public media for the first time in over 50 years.Sign up for the Out Newsletter to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment delivered three times a week straight (well) to your inbox!Patricia Harrison, CPB president and CEO, wrote a statement provided to Variety that said, "Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations." She continued, CPB remains committed to fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency and care.The Corporation for Public Broadcasting shared the news with its staff earlier today and said they would be able to keep their jobs until the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30, and then a "small transition team" will help close out operations.President Trump celebrated the office's closures with a post on Truth Social that reads, "ATROCIOUS NPR AND PUBLIC BROADCASTING, WHERE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS A YEAR WERE WASTED. REPUBLICANS HAVE TRIED DOING THIS FOR 40 YEARS, AND FAILED.BUT NO MORE. THIS IS BIG!!!CPB opened its doors in 1967 and was established by Congress as a private, not-for-profit corporation to "ensure universal access to non-commercial, high-quality content and telecommunications services."

It's time to say goodbye to Carrie Bradshaw.Sex and the City and And Just Like That showrunner Michael Patrick King has announced that the current third season of the popular HBO sequel will be the last.Sex and the City originally debuted on HBO in 1998 and ran for six seasons, followed by two theatrical films. In 2021, a sequel series, And Just Like That, premiered on HBO Max. Now, it seems the saga is over. (@) "And just like that the ongoing storytelling of the Sex and the City universe is coming to an end," King wrote in a social media statement. "While I was writing the last episode of And Just Like That season 3, it became clear to me that this might be a wonderful place to stop. Along with Sarah Jessica Parker, Casey Bloys, and Sarah Aubrey, we decided to end the popular series this year with a two-part finale and extended the original series order from 10 episodes to 12. SJP and I held off announcing the news until now because we didn't want the word 'final' to overshadow the fun of watching the season. It's with great gratitude we thank all the viewers who have let these characters into their homes and their hearts over these many years."See on InstagramSarah Jessica Parker, who starred in both series as Carrie Bradshaw, also made a statement on her Instagram, saying the show was "all joy, adventure, the greatest kind of hard work alongside the most extraordinary talent" and that she is "better for every single day" she spent with the people who made the show."She crossed streets, avenues, Rubicons, so it seemed. She broke hearts, heels, habits. She loved, lost, won, tripped, leaped, fell short, and into puddles, aged, got wiser. She has made the hardest, worst, and best decisions, traveled near and far, for the new, the vintage, friends, and love," Parker wrote of her legendary character."She had dates, drinks, boyfriends, a husband, and truly great loves and romances. She hailed cabs, she ran in heels, and danced with Stanford. She told the truth and she lied. She typed, wondered, wrote, published, grieved, forgave, got stood up, stood strong, stood out.""Miranda, Samantha, and Charlotte, there will never be better friends, and what great fortune for Carrie to come to know and love Seema and LTW, most divine new connections," the statement continues. "Carrie Bradshaw has dominated my professional heartbeat for 27 years. I think I have loved her most of all. I know others have loved her just as I have. Been frustrated, condemned, and rooted for her. The symphony of all those emotions has been the greatest soundtrack and most consequential companion. Therefore, the most sentimental and profound gratitude and a lifetime of debt. To you all."The show will wrap up with a two-part finale, which will premiere August 14 on HBO Max.

Editor's note: This story contains soft spoilers for Together, now playing in theaters.Dave Franco has a couple of naked scenes in Together, his latest film with costar and real-life wife Alison Brie. One particular scene in the movie shows Franco's penis on-screen, prompting the age-old question among online gays: Real or prosthetics?Sign up for the Out Newsletter to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment delivered three times a week straight (well) to your inbox!While discussing the use of practical effects vs. CGI in the movie, Together writer and director Michael Shanks told Out in an exclusive interview that "having practical effects throughout probably 80 percent ofthe film was amazing." He added, "The practical effects people would be wheeling in puppets, crazy prosthetics, or a shoebox full of human genitals."Given that the conversation naturally progressed to the actors' use of prosthetics in comparison to parts of their bodies that were actually exposed Out's Gil Macias asked about one specific naked scene from Franco. Did the actor expose his penis, or was that also prosthetics?"I think I can reveal that it was prosthetic. But that was such a crazy shot to bring up to the producers," Shanks told Out in the interview. "We had such a limited prosthetics budget, and that was a shot that I added a little later. I was like, 'Guys, we can't afford to add prosthetic genitals.'"Thankfully, Shanks' then-partner used to work for a sex toy company and offered to give him a few ultra-realistic genitals that were "just lying around in a drawer in my home office." The filmmaker took the offer, and all it took was for the crew to paint over it (for color adjustment).Ultimately, Shanks recalled that this "became maybe my favorite shot in the film."Moviegoers who have seen Together in theaters have been slowly realizing that the film is actually much more queer-inclusive than one would expect. When asked about and praised for the way he introduced and a gay character (played by Damon Herriman) in the film, as well as a gay wedding between him and his partner, Shanks was taken aback with gratitude."Thank you so much. That means a great deal," Shanks replied. "Even when I was writing stupid stuff back in Australia back in the day, I was always keen to write queer characters just as any other character that you would write who isn't queer, because there is no difference between us, really."Out reporter Macias underscored how the inclusion of two gay men committing to each other and taking "that next metaphysical leap" also implied that the director's "interpretation of the Plato's Symposium myth about the split four-armed humans searching for their soulmate isn't solely restricted to a male and female.""Absolutely," Shanks agreed. "It's just about finding the person that you love the most and committing to them fully. That's really what the film's about, no matter who you are."Together is now playing in theaters.

Happy New Music Friday!August has arrived, and our favorite LGBTQ+ artists and adjacent musicians! have saved some of their best work for this very moment. Grammy Award winner Chappell Roan has done it again by delivering not only one of the coolest music videos of her career, but one of the best music videos of the decade in the sapphic wonderland of "The Subway." Speaking of lesbians, Rene Rapp's new album Bite Me has arrived. And that's not all! The pop girls really brought the heat this week. Demi Lovato returns to pop with "Fast," Kyra Machida breaks out the choreography on "Handsy," Saweetie teamed up with K-pop icons TWICE for a new bop, and Kiesza hopped on a Bonnie McKee remix to take us to "Electric Heaven." Scroll through to listen to this week's best new bops, and follow this writer's New Music Friday playlist on Spotify.'The Subway' Chappell RoanIt's Chappell Roan's world, and we're just living in it. Her latest music video cements her as one of the most interesting pop stars of the current era. 'Fast Car' Demi LovatoDemi Lovato has returned to pop music, and she's ready to put her foot on the pedal. 'BONDAGE' Black PolishSinger-songwriter Black Polish brings some edge to pop on her latest song "BONDAGE."'We Don't Count' Yves Tumor, NinaYves Tumor and NINA rock out on their latest collaboration.'Everything Changes (But I Won't)' Rose Gray, Shygirl, Casey MQShygirl and Casey MQ join the remix for Rose Gray's self-reflection banger "Everything Changes."'Shy' Rene RappRene Rapp's new album Bite Me is finally here and on "Shy," she struggles to say what she really feels. 'Beat Up Chanel$' SlayyyterSlayyyter brings the chaos to her latest alt-pop banger. 'Running' Maren MorrisMaren Morris is ready to run until she finds herself again on her reflective new mid-tempo ballad. 'Is It a Crime' Mariah the Scientist, Kali UchisKali Uchi joins Mariah the Scientist on the sultry R&B track "Is It A Crime."'Chevron' Between FriendsIt feels like heaven listening to Between Friends' latest. 'Electric Heaven' Bonnie McKee, KieszaPop stars Bonnie McKee and Kiesza teamed up for the remix of "Electric Heaven."'Midnight Sun' Zara LarssonZara Larsson stuns in the Swedish countryside in her live performance of her summertime anthem "Midnight Sun."'Handsy' Kyra MachidaKyra Machida brings main pop girl energy to the visualizer for her latest dancefloor-ready banger. 'Superstars' Saweetie, TWICEHere's the playlist!

Gay fans of Walton Goggins may have fallen for his bad-boy charm in Justified, swooned for his half-unbuttoned Hawaiian shirts when he starred on the newest season of White Lotus, and were gagged by his hot speedo pics, but now that hes been spotted hanging out in a lesbian bar, the sapphics are fans too. Goggins was just seen posted up in the beloved West Village lesbian bar, the Cubbyhole, on a random Wednesday night.[Walton Goggins being at a lesbian bar was not on my bingo card on a Wed night but so glad were here, TikToker @julia_odle labeled the video that already has over 14,000 views at the time of publication. In the video, which was paired with the White Lotus season 2 theme song, Goggins can be seen chatting with a group of women.Julia added in the caption, We love that hes an ally!!@julia_odleWe love that hes an ally!!Fans in the comments were agog that Goggins was spending time in a lesbian bar. BABY BILLY?!?! one person commented, referencing Goggins The Righteous Gemstones character.LookWalton Goggins gets a lesbian bar pass I dont make the rules, someone else wrote, while another person commented, I was there too this was so random and funny, Lesbian bars may be closing across the country, but Cubbyhole has been in business since the late 80s though it was renamed to its current name in 1994 and is clearly still going strong if even straight celebs are finding their way inside. This isnt the first time the historic lesbian bar has been in the headlines lately. New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani shouted out the iconic night life spot when he appeared in episode of the popular TikTok show Gaydar. Maybe Chappell Roans Pink Pony Club has everyone wanting to feel the freedom of dancing in a lesbian bar!

Gotta love Caleb Hearon.Social media has proved to be a useful tool in helping comedians who rightfully deserve fame an audience. Caleb Hearon made a name for himself in the comedy space before TikTok, but his star rose exponentially after getting exposure online.He started out performing a weekly variety show at The iO Theater in Chicago and later ended up touring a showcase called At What Cost? with his best friend, Holmes, in Los Angeles and New York. He started posting more on X, gaining prominence on there before posting more videos on TikTok. At the same time, he began dipping his toe into the entertainment industry writing on the Big Mouth spinoff Human Resources and landing roles in movies like Jurassic World: Dominion and Sweethearts on HBO Max with upcoming roles in The Devil Wears Prada 2, Little Brother with John Cena, Eric Andr, and Ego Nwodim; as well as the Lily Wachowski directed film Trash Woman.He releases his podcast, So True, every Thursday featuring chats with his comedian and actor friends, and shares clips to his TikTok audience of over 951,000 followers. Now, hes gearing up to release his debut standup special on HBO Max later this year.@pybThats gang, thats fam@Drew Afualo @caleb hearon @Brittany #comedians #drewafualo #brittanybroski #calebhearon #pajamas #cologne #funnystory #storytime #broskinationSee on Instagram@nocontext.podcastsate him up #drewafualo #calebhearon #thecommentsection #podcast #drew #caleb #foryoupage #foryou #fy #fyp #clips #fypageSee on Instagram@ziwecaleb hearon is an iconic guest. watch the FULL interview live on youtube tomorrow at 11am est #ziwe #calebhearon #comdey #fypSee on Instagram

I've been called a lot of things in my life: publicist, gossip columnist, TV host, and loud and fabulous (too much, not enough). But the one word that's shaped everything absolutely everything is "gay."For a long time, I thought it was the thing I had to hide. I felt it was a weakness and a problem to fix; a part of myself I should tone down or dress up depending on the room. I grew up in Birmingham, England, in a working-class family with very little money and even less tolerance for "difference."And baby, I was different.Today, I know better. Today, I know my gayness is not a curse or something to be locked in a closet. It's a crown. It's the reason I'm still standing. It's the engine behind every success, second chance, and reinvention. Being gay didn't just shape me it saved me.It's not my burden. It's my superpower.Being a gay kid in a tough neighborhood in the UK in the '80s was no picnic. I was teased, bullied, and often terrified. I knew I was different before I even had a word for it. And because the world didn't yet make room for boys like me, I made myself small.I kept secrets. I learned to read people the way some kids learn to read books: quickly and with absolute precision. I became adept at anticipating what others wanted to see and provided it to them. That's not just a coping mechanism. That's training to survive.But that pain that camouflage gave me something invaluable: empathy. A genuine understanding of what it means to feel invisible, unheard, unprotected. And that's what makes it a superpower: not the pain itself, but what you do with it.I brought my accent, ambition, and my secret weapon with me when I moved to New York. I worked in PR, eventually repping some of the biggest stars in the world, from Jennifer Lopez to Jessica Simpson and Naomi Campbell. I knew how to protect people because I'd protected myself for so long. I learned how to spin a story because I'd spun one about myself every day of my youth.I became a trusted fixer, confidant, and, most importantly, someone who could shift the energy in the room just by being present. That's not arrogance; it's instinct. It's the same instinct gay kids develop as teenagers to stay safe.I just turned it into a career.Eventually, I left PR and stepped into the spotlight. Hosting TV shows, writing columns, launching the Naughty But Nice with Rob podcast, and publishing my book, The 4 Word Answer. None of that would've happened if I had stayed afraid of who I was. Coming out didn't limit my life; it exploded open.Here's something I didn't understand when I was younger: joy is power. Queer joy, especially, is rebellious. It says, "I am who I am, and I will love, laugh, and live without shame." That scares people who live in fear. It threatens systems that are built on silence.Sometimes, just existing joyfully is the most radical thing you can do.When I came out, I lost some people. But I found better ones. Those who love me unconditionally, tell me the truth, and know how to throw a proper dinner party. Some of them are gay, some straight, some drag queens, some moguls. All of them are part of my chosen family I've built over the years.Chosen family is a gay superpower. It's resilience in human form. And every time someone tells me they feel seen or heard because of something I wrote, said, or wore on TV that's family too.Another superpower? Humor. Darling, I'm funny. And not just "haha" funny. I'm "take a tense room and turn it into a cocktail party" funny. That comes from pain, sure. But also from love. I don't use humor to deflect. I use it to connect. Being gay means growing up with a lot of material. From awkward coming-outs to ridiculous fashion faux pas, from heartbreak to hard-won victories. We've lived it all. And when we share it, we remind the world that being different isn't a tragedy. It's a triumph.We're living in a moment where LGBTQ+ rights are under attack again. Books are being banned, drag queens are vilified, and trans kids are targeted. It's tempting to get quiet and retreat. But I won't.I'm here, I'm visible, and I'm not going anywhere. Being gay isn't just my journey, but a public declaration that everyone deserves dignity, respect, and a place at the table. If my life story helps even one person feel less alone, that's more powerful than any cape or magic wand.So, if you're reading this and still struggling to accept who you are, hear me when I say this: You are not broken. You are not alone. You are not too much.You are powerful.And if you're gay, darling, you're superpowered.Voices is dedicated to featuring a wide range of inspiring personal stories and impactful opinions from the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. Visit Out.com/submit to learn more about submission guidelines. Views expressed in Voices stories are those of the guest writers, columnists, and editors, and do not directly represent the views of Out or our parent company, equalpride.

Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers appeared on Hot Ones: Versus to promote the upcoming broadcast of the 2025 Las Culturistas Culture Awards an "unserious" awards show based on their Las Culturistas podcast. During the episode, the comedians mentioned another idea that they've had in mind: cohosting the "Weekend Update" segment of Saturday Night Live following the exit of current anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che.Rogers asked Yang in the episode, "We both auditioned for Saturday Night Live, but only you were asked to join. If you could have me replace any current SNL cast, who would it be?While Yang initially tried to deflect underscoring that he loves all of his co-stars he eventually answered the question: "I'm gonna give Che and Colin the chop so that you and I can do 'Update' together." "I love that," Rogers replied. "I think we'd be great at 'Update.' We'd give a new, fresh take." He added, "Hey Colin, hey Che Ya burnt!"Che and Jost have cohosted "Weekend Update" since 2014. At the time, they replaced coanchors Seth Meyers and Cecily Strong. In recent months, there has been speculation that Che and Jost might be exiting the show soon. On the other hand, Vanity Fair has reported that Yang "may have a seven-year itch" to leave the show as well, particularly as one of the busiest cast members in the current SNL lineup.The Las Culturistas Culture Awards ceremony airs on Tuesday, August 5, at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo. The broadcast will be available for streaming the next day on Peacock.

Why not both? One must wonder.Pedro Pascal is currently starring as Reed Richards, a.k.a. Mister Fantastic, in the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film The Fantastic Four: First Steps. As a result, an interview with Pascal playing a game of "Superhero or Porn Star?" has resurfaced during the past two weeks.At the time, Pascal was promoting his short-lived stint playing Max Lord a DC comics villain in the live-action sequel Wonder Woman 1984. Josh Horowitz, host of an interview series named Happy Sad Confused, featured the actor as a celebrity guest and challenged him to play a hilarious game."Your character, Max Lord, has one of those great comic book character names," Horowitz explains. "It's a character name that could only exist in comic books or in porn."The Happy Sad Confused host goes on, "So here's the challenge: I'm gonna give you a character name, and you tell me if this is an actual DC character or a porn star."Pascal's facial expression reacting to these game rules immediately shifts and it's pretty hilarious, to say the least. "I'm gonna know this," the actor warns.Damian DarhkPascal: Is it a porn star?Horowitz: It's not, it's a DC villain!Pascal: "Oh, that's a shame"Herschel SavagePedro: Porn star.Horowitz: You knew that too quickly. [laughs] You knew that really quickly.[Pascal sits in silence, briefly, as he looks at the camera and smiles.]Horowitz: Are you frozen, or just enjoying the moment?Pascal: Just enjoying the moment [laughs].George PaynePascal: Superhero.Horowitz: No, it's a porn star.[Pascal has a silly, curious facial expression in response.]Horowitz: Gotta look that one up.Pascal: Ouch!Hector HammondPascal: DC.Horowitz: Yeah, that's a Green Lantern!Pascal: The one with the thing, with the plantsHorowitz: Well, I don't know about that Is it? Maybe that's the Green Lantern villain. I think Peter Sarsgaard played that one.Pascal: [The one with the] plants and the flashlights.[Pascal is unable to maintain his unserious poker face, prompting both of them to laugh.]Horowitz: You sold it well.Black AdamPascal: DC character.Horowitz: Yeah, that's DJ. The rock. That's the Rock.Buck AdamsPascal: Porn star!Horowitz: I feel like you've seen some of Buck's work[Pascal looks beyond the camera, as if talking to someone behind the scenes.]Pascal: I mean, we're writing these down, right?Horowitz: That's the rest of your day!Pascal: I need to look all of these up.Harold AllnutPascal: Harold Walnut?!Horowitz: Harold Allnut.[They both laugh out loud.]Pascal: I mean, does it matter which one he is?Horowitz: I will watch his work regardless.Pascal [in agreement]: I will watch his work regardless. I am a fan. I hope he's a porn star.Pascal: I hope he's a porn star!Horowitz: I hate to be the one that breaks your dreams down.Pascal: Shame. It's a shame. Although, kudos to DC. That's a great name. Harold Allnut, I mean I mean, that is a great name.Pedro Pascal's full interview with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused web series is streaming on YouTube.

Hello Out readers! Are you horror fans? Are you Dave Franco fans? If you said yes to either question, you need to check out the actor's latest film, Together!Together stars Franco with his real-life wife, Alison Brie, as Tim, who moves to a new town with his partner of ten years, Millie. In the new town, Tim and Millie start to become more codependent on each other. That codependency takes on a new, physical form when they find a mysterious cavern with a dilapidated church in it.After drinking the water in the cave, the couple find their bodies uncontrollably drawn together.It's a clever new twist on body horror, and it includes some great queer themes!It also includes some great practical effects, including in one scene where viewers get a peek at Franco's penis. According to director Michael Shanks, about 80 percent of the effects in the film were practical, which required some specialized equipment."Having practical effects throughout probably 80 percent of the effects gags in the film was amazing because we'd just be on set and you'd be shooting something in the morning like a dinner scene, and then by lunchtime the practical effects people would be wheeling in puppets, crazy prosthetics or a shoebox full of human genitals," he says.Check out Together in theaters now!Keep reading to find out our Man Crush Monday and all the best pop culture news!- Mey RudePedro Pascal plays 'superhero or porn star?'says 'I'm gonna know this'Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers vying to cohost 'SNL's 'Weekend Update'Teased, terrified, triumphant: The gay kid who became a room-changerMeet Caleb Hearon, comedian & actor starring in 'Devil Wears Prada 2'Chappell Roan's 'The Subway' music video is a sapphic masterpieceWalton Goggins was just spotted posted up in an iconic NYC lesbian barDid Dave Franco's naked scenes in 'Together' use prosthetics? Director chimes inCorporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded queer-inclusive shows, is shutting downAnd just like that, the 'Sex and the City' saga comes to an endMAGA playlists exposed and they're full of gay anthems and artistsMan Crush MondayOur Man Crush Monday goes out to two men we always love - Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers! The BFFs and Las Culturistas hosts have put their names up for potential next Weekend Update hosts on Saturday Night Live! We'd love to see it!

They met in a Brooklyn theater nearly two decades ago an audition, a role, a spark of camaraderie. Jonathan Gregg was a fresh face in New York City, auditioning for a production of Six Degrees of Separation. Tom Felix was the director. The two hit it off immediately: witty banter, creative chemistry, and, yes, a little bit of undeniable mutual attraction.I thought he was super hot and just wanted to keep him around, Felix, who is gay, admits now, grinning, with Gregg, who is straight, laughing in the Zoom window beside him during their interview with The Advocate.But the friendship that followed, spanning city apartments, career pivots, marriages, late-night texts, vacations, and barbecues, grew into something beyond flirtation or creative synergy. It became family.Sunday, on International Friendship Day, theyre not just celebrating a nearly 20-year bond; theyre putting it under a mic. Their new podcast, No Homo with Jonathan and Tom, is a weekly riff on life, masculinity, queerness, parenting, politics, and everything in between. Two best friends, one straight, one gay, as they like to say, gassing each other up as the world burns.Behind the riffs and running gags is something quieter and more binding: a friendship thats teaching listeners how expansive masculinity can be.Related: L Word alums Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig wrote the book on queer friendship...literallyOpposites, but alikeGregg, 43, lives in Queens with his wife and two young kids. He now works as director of operations for a spirits portfoliothink bourbon, vodka, rum, ready-to-drinks. Hes magnetic, unapologetic, and often the louder of the two. Hes also a popular social media influencer: 127,000 followers on TikTok, 140,000 on Instagram, and counting. See on Instagram Gregg grew up in northern Alabama, in what he calls a sheltered, conservative environment shaped by church life and Southern Baptist teachings. At the time, he considered his church progressive. His pastor had once refused to join a denomination-wide boycott of Disney over the companys perceived LGBTQ+ support. I thought of my church as a relatively progressive place, he said, though in hindsight, he recognizes how narrow that bar was. Still, the experience stuck with him. Why would you cut out something in your life because theyre being kind to a group of people? he asked. As he left Alabama, first for Nashville and then New York, the distance made clear how insular his upbringing had been and how much space there was to grow. Exposure is the antidote to hate and fear, he said. Knowing people, not being scared to know people, thats it.Felix, 46, is quieter and more careful. A former theater director and television development exec, he now works in corporate communications and lives nearby in Astoria with his fianc, Naquan, and their kittens, Fish and Chips. Hes the one who overthinks.Felix grew up in a working-class Catholic household in central Connecticut, where he says it took time to make peace with being gay. By junior year of high school, he had come out to himself. By senior year, he was quietly living a double life, closeted at school, where he was prom king and class president, but beginning to explore his sexuality through community theater. I was ready to be gay, he said. I just wasnt ready to mess with everything else.He waited until college to come out to others, on his very first night in New York, sitting in a diner with a group of fellow freshmen. When someone asked if he was gay, he set down his grilled cheese and said, for the first time out loud, Yes. Im gay. Coming out to family and hometown friends took longer. And the bullying he endured as a kid, taunts for doing theater, not playing sports, still lingers in memory. It was something I dealt with all through high school, he said.Both men exude strong daddy vibes, physically muscular, emotionally available, and unmistakably at ease in their own skin. Theyve shared bedrooms, wedding aisles, and dance floors. And when they hit the right party, Gregg sheds his shirt beside Felix in a sea of sweaty, writhing men. Hes come with me to a Rekt party or a Honey Dijon party, Felix says. I wouldnt necessarily call them circuit, but definitely like a gay tech house party.Their rhythms may differ, but the friendship is seamless. Felix officiated at Gregg's wedding. When Felix and Naquan get married next year, Gregg will return the favor.Weve had some really strange and exciting experiences together, Felix says. And I just think theres such a long history now I trust him completely.Asked if the relationship has ever crossed into romantic or sexual territory, both are disarmingly candid. Tom has made the most convincing arguments to be with a man Ive ever heard, Gregg jokes. But Im in a committed monogamous marriage. And Im straight. Tom knows that. And he respects it.Felix, without missing a beat: And Im still trying.Paint your nails, punch NazisTheir closeness has shaped Gregg's public persona, too. Through the Trump years, he coined a slogan, Paint Your Nails, Punch Nazis, that went viral and stuck. Now its on T-shirts, stickers, and plenty of merch.The phrase grew out of lived experience. Bullied as a kid, Gregg bulked up and leaned into hypermasculinity as protection. Later, when his son asked to paint his nails, Gregg painted his too and kept going. Tom Felix (left) and Jonathan Gregg at a costume party.Courtesy Jonathan Gregg & Tom Felix (provided)My wife and I always wanted to buck gender norms, he says. When our son was born, we made pink tank tops that said, Its a boy on the front, and Gender norms are for the weak on the back.It wasnt about rebellion. It was about modeling freedom. Even if my son never paints his nails again, Gregg says, hell remember that a masculine man in his life did. Thats powerful.He and Felix have made that kind of modeling part of the show, silly, serious, or somewhere in between.Building a friendship and a show while reclaiming "no homo"The podcast was years in the making. Theyd joked about it forever. But the 2024 election, and the political darkness that followed, finally gave them the push. I was just tired of screaming into my phone, Felix says. I wanted to use my voice for something more.So they hit record. Then they did it again. And again. The format is loose: a weekly check-in, some current events, a few personal revelations, and alwaysalwaysa vibe.No Homo launched in late June. New episodes drop every Thursday. As of this week, six have aired, and the show is already finding its footing. Last weekend, Felix was recognized for the first time at The Cock, the legendary gay bar on Manhattans Lower East Side. Are you the guy from the podcast? a man named Dan from Albuquerque, New Mexico, asked.Ill always have The Cock, Felix joked on the show.Dan also passed on a compliment for Gregg: If you flutter your eyelashes fast enough, he thinks you just might float away.Before they ever pressed record, the name sparked debate.No Homo was originally coined as a reflexive disclaimer, a way for straight men to distance themselves from anything that might be perceived as gay. The phrase exploded in the 1990s and early 2000s hip-hop, where artists used it to assert dominance, affirm heterosexuality, or preempt ridicule after saying anything remotely affectionate. It was defensive, insecure, and often deeply homophobic.Gregg and Felix know all that. And they named their show No Homo anyway.We wanted to hold a mirror to the absurdity of it, Felix says. The phrase itself is so rooted in anxiety, about gender, about orientation, about being perceived. And we wanted to flip it.Its the dumbest, most hilarious thing straight men ever came up with, Gregg adds. And now here we are, one straight, one gay, saying, yeah, no homo, and also all the homo. Deal with it.The title is provocative by design. But its not empty provocation. Its about subversion, about confronting cultural discomfort with male closeness. By reclaiming the phrase, theyre turning its original anxiety on its head, and replacing it with something grounded, funny, and emotionally honest.Were in on the joke, Felix says. But were also dead serious about it. Jonathan Gregg (left) and Tom Felix.Courtesy Jonathan Gregg & Tom Felix (provided)In the sixth episode, Gregg shared a message from a listener, what he jokingly called a no-homer slash bromo, whod reached out to a gay friend after hearing their ongoing conversations about friendship and flirtation. The straight man asked: Do you find me attractive? The friend said yes, but explained that because the man was married, he hadnt said anything before.It made him feel really good, Gregg said. And frankly, its kind of always been in the back of my mind thats the best service we can offer from this podcast.There is a male loneliness epidemic in the country, he added. Theres a void of love from menhow they experience it, how they accept it, how they show it. And Im telling you, there would be less of a loneliness issue if you just make some gay friends and let em flirt with you. Its the best youre ever going to feel.A May 2025 Gallup poll found that 25 percent of American men ages 15 to 34 reported feeling lonely a lot of the previous day, more than young men in 35 other high-income democratic countries. In the U.S., young men are significantly lonelier than both young women and older adults. Experts link the crisis to long-standing cultural norms that discourage boys from expressing vulnerability, often leaving them emotionally isolated.There are some ways to feel a little better, Felix added.Gregg didnt miss a beat: If you and your gay friend decide you want to go down that path, thats totally cool too. And if you dont, then take the flirting, take the compliments, take the gas up, and know that theyll probably give you a really good blowjob if you want it.I did try to grab his dick on my 30th birthday, Felix admitted in his Advocate interview. Thats true. But I was being a real tease, Gregg chimed in. So even I can forgive that one.But was it no homo or was it homo?Yeah, it was no homo, Gregg said. It mightve been after the fact. It might have no homoed after the fact.Gregg and Felix arent trying to be icons. Theyre just trying to be honest. To show what friendship can look like when men stop fearing softness, stop fearing each other.If more straight men had gay best friends, Gregg says, the world would be a better place. Period.Hes not wrong. Happy International Friendship Day.Catch No Homo with Jonathan and Tom below. - YouTube youtu.be

Doechii is a force to be reckoned with, and she's taking that untamable energy across North America. The rising hip-hop superstar is taking her live shows on a tour called Live From the Swamp, starting in Chicago on October 14. Doechii has a few festival appearances scheduled first before her tour, including All Things Go, before embarking on a 12-stop tour in cities like Austin, Texas, Toronto, Atlanta, Washington D.C., and Seattle. See on Instagram When Doechii made an official announcement about the tour on Instagram, her fans were upset that she seemingly did not include a date in their cities namely New York City and Los Angeles or in her home state of Florida. "Not having one Florida date should be a felony," a disappointed fan wrote. But that's not to say that she won't be taking her shows to these cities anytime soon she is doing all of this before her debut album drops, which she still hasn't even been announced yet.Doechii released her second mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal, to critical acclaim. The Florida native got her first mainstream hit with "NISSAN ALTIMA" and secured her first Grammy Award in the Best Rap Album category, making her the third woman in history to win that trophy (following Cardi B and Ms. Lauryn Hill).Between being a highly anticipated guest at the 2025 Met Gala and delivering several great performances on various music festivals, Doechii's star has continued to rise.

CR2, we are so ready!2024 Out100 honoree Chappell Roan had a skyrocketing year that included several songs charting on the Billboard Hot 100, a slate of generation-defining queer anthems, her first time performing at various festivals, a legendary MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) debut, her first time as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live, the release of "Good Luck, Babe!", and two more incredible singles, "The Giver" and most recently, "The Subway."Oh, and did we mention she received a whopping six nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards? Besides being nominated for all of the top 4 categories in the ceremony Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist Roan also secured nominations for Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album. At the awards ceremony this year, she took home a trophy for Best New Artist, where she made an impassioned speech.While fans are still playing Roan's debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess on repeat as the soundtrack to their lives, the world is getting ready for this pop star's next era. The often-feared "sophomore slump" always adds some extra pressure for any new musician, but pop music fans are eager to see the next chapter in Roan's career.Keep scrolling to learn everything we know about Chappell Roan's upcoming sophomore album thus far and listen to The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess on all music streaming services!What has Chappell Roan said about her sophomore album so far?See on InstagramOn the set of her music video for her latest single, "The Subway," Vogue chatted with the burgeoning superstar, and she revealed that her fans shouldn't expect a new album from her anytime soon. She tells the publication that the new album probably won't come for "another five years" because her second project "doesn't exist yet.""It took me five years to write the first one, and its probably going to take at least five to write the next," she explained to Vogue. "Im not that type of writer that can pump it out.Roan says that she feels the songwriting process is much easier when she doesn't force it and mentions the social media chatter about her perceived lack of spending enough time in the studio. "I see some comments sometimes, like, Shes everywhere except that damn studio, she said. Even if I was in the studio 12 hours a day, every single day, that does not mean that you would get an album any faster.How long has Chappell Roan been working on her new album?Music producer Dan Nigro told The New York Times on October 21 that he had been working with Roan on her second studio album since July 2024.So, while still promoting The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, climbing the music charts, and breaking records at mainstream music festivals, Roan was already putting in the work on her upcoming album.Is 'The Giver' going to be on Chappell Roan's second album?The short answer: yes!In the same aforementioned NYT interview, Dan Nigro, did say that the singer's next album features a "fun, up-tempo country song" that had "a fiddle." He also mentioned that this song would show fans "a new version of Chappell."The long answer: an album's track list is always subject to change. In November, Roan performed "The Giver" on Saturday Night Live for the first time and the performance was scrubbed from the internet until March, when she finally released the song. Which other songs will be on Chappell Roan's sophomore album?Nigro told NYT that he's worked on five new tracks for this upcoming album, which Roan herself later confirmed in a cover story for Rolling Stone.It's likely that "The Subway," which she released last Friday after debuting it at Governor's Ball in New York City in June 2024, will also be on the album. The other songs that Nigro and Roan have worked on together were described as "a couple of ballads and a mid-tempo rock song."Fans may have also gotten a sneak peek at what else could be released in the lyric video for "The Giver." It includes VHS main menu with other tracks titled To Be Yours and Read & Make Out.A Billboard report from October 29 suggested that Roan's next album had a song titled "She Gets the Job Done." But following her SNL performance, we now know that those words are just lyrics in "The Giver," not an entirely other song.When is Chappell Roan's new album coming out?Chappell Roan's upcoming sophomore studio album was expected to be released in 2025. However, there's still no actual release date not even a time window! set for the new project. With this new Vogue interview, it seems like the album won't be coming until 2030 at the earliest.Looking back, Roan's 2017 EP School Nights and 2023 debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess were both released in the month of September. On the other hand, there's a certain expectation that CR2 will drop earlier than that in 2025.Out will keep you informed with the latest news and updates on Chappell Roan's new album, so stay tuned!Sign up for the Out Newsletter to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment delivered three times a week straight (well) to your inbox!

On August 3, Seattle Seahawks rookie Elijah Arroyo unintentionally went viral after an interview following a training camp, where he discussed the banter between himself and fellow rookie Nick Emmanwori. While the tight end answered the questions with grace, his tight short shorts left us all feeling a littledistracted. (@) Immediately, the internet does what it does best: Unleashed the thirst. from SeahawksFans on Reddit had plenty to say about the interview. One quipped that there wont be any more tight ends when he gets to work. Others, being a little more upfront with comments, simply stated, Raw. Next question.He also made a splash on X, with some people saying he was blessed by God and others saying he and his 3rd leg are gonna have a great year. (@) Respectfully, no lies detected. (@) Other fans let Elijah know when they were free in hopes of getting together. (@) Even Grok had something to say about it after a fan asked what was by his groin area inside his underwear. Grok answered, The visible outline in Elijah Arroyos groin area is likely just his anatomy, accentuated by the tight shorts. Thats the awkward detail driving the videos virality. (@) In response to another question about the clips virality, Grok said it was due to his unusually tight, short shorts revealing a prominent bulge, and we couldnt have put it more eloquently. (@) While some people had to wipe the drool off their chins others accused the NFL of staging thirst traps. (@) Obsessed or not, Arroyo also has a job to do moving forward into the season.On Thursday, August 7, the Seahawks will begin their preseason slate against the Las Vegas Raiders. The match also features the new Las Vegas head coach, Pete Carroll, as well as former Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith. If Arroyos preseason performance matches the stats fans are already assigning him, Seattle just drafted a weapon no defense can cover. Either way, defenders and viewers should probably keep their eyes open.

The one and only Mariah Carey performed at the Pride in the Park music festival in Brighton, England, on Saturday, August 2, and the icon made a point to show some love to the transgender community.Sign up for the Out Newsletter to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment delivered three times a week straight (well) to your inbox!The "We Belong Together" singer appeared on stage at the Pride festival in a rhinestoned pink, blue, and white minidress, the colors of the transgender pride flag. Over the dress, Carey donned a pink denim jacket that reads "Protect the dolls," on the back, which the audience could read when she turned around to loud applause while performing her new single, "Type Dangerous."Fans appreciated the sentiment, and videos of her turning around to show the message have gone viral across social networks. See on Instagram Carey, a longtime LGBTQ+ ally and Out magazine cover star, shared even more love on social media after the event. "Thank you so much @PrideBrighton for having me tonight! A special heartfelt thank you to the LGBTQ+ community for your ongoing support," the singer wrote on X/Twitter. "I will always be there for you. Love, MC." In another post on Instagram, Carey called the event an "unforgettable night." Earlier this year, the "Protect the dolls" T-shirt campaign went viral, with celebrities wearing the statement shirt around the globe at various events and performances. All proceeds are being donated to Trans Lifeline, a non-profit organization that offers peer support, direct aid, a crisis hotline, and resources meant to uplift transgender people. After being worn by Troye Sivan, Pedro Pascal, and Haider Ackermann, the Conner Ives T-shirt raised $70,000 in pre-sale purchases alone. Meanwhile, Carey is gearing up to release her 16th studio album, Here For It All, which is currently scheduled for September 26. The 11-track album features two singles that are already available: "Type Dangerous" and "Sugar Sweet" featuring Shenseea and queer R&B star Kehlani. See on Instagram

Labubus are the latest obsession for people who enjoy collecting miniature figurines or cute stuffed animals, and their popularity stems from the fact that they are incredibly hard to get, especially rare ones.Poking fun at this craze, a TikTok user named Lily Feltham (@lizbullzofficial) recently went viral after claiming she owned a "24 karat Labubu," among other over-the-top variations. (Acknowledging the doll's queer fandom, she once used a "metal detector" with a Grindr notification sound to show disbelieving commenters that her Labubu was made of gold.)Now, Feltham found herself in the middle of controversy over the weekend after going a Labubu too far. The influencer made a doll modeled after a popular Black YouTuber, boxer, and musician named KSI and social media users accused her of blackface. @naughtibellaa @The Jungle Pups you deleted the video fast but those of us who knew it was wrong are faster. there goes your 15 mins of fame#racist #thejunglepups #24kgoldlabubu #foryou "I'm the owner of the world's first KSI Labubu," Feltham says, holding up the doll with a face covered in black Sharpie and wrapped in a bandana. She goes on to say that she has been a fan of Sidemen for years, a popular group of men on YouTube (which KSI is a member of) who have over 22 million subscribers on their channel. In the vid, Feltham claims she paid 100,000 for it. The backlash was quick. Feltham deleted the video soon after posting, but not before some had downloaded the clip and reshared it.Feltham subsequently uploaded a video to TikTok over the weekend to apologize and take accountability for the offensive post. "In no way, shape or form did I intend for that video to be racist or against anyone," the TikToker explained. @lilzbullzofficial Im sorry to every person I have offended it wasnt in my plans to do that Feltham goes on to say that she makes Labubus based on suggestions in the comments, and a commenter suggested she create a KSI Labubu. "Obviously, we're all humans and we're all on the same planet, so my intention was not for it to come across as racist at all... My idea was to make all of the Sidemen and make some funny videos... Obviously, now I learned my lesson that I can't do that, and a lot of people have said it is racist, whether you didn't think it was or not, so I will take accountability on that and say sorry to anyone I have offended."The comments on this video were mostly critical, asking her what her thought process was for making this Labubu in the first place and saying she is old enough to know better. "You didn't have any brown markers?" one person asked. Another commenter replied, "Girl, you made the Labubu black. Not black as in dark brown skin to be racially black. You made it PITCH black..." However, some argued the comments section was being a bit too harsh: "She did something wrong, took accountability, and apologized, what more do you people want from her?"Labubus are small plushies that resemble creatures with triangular teeth, grinning ear-to-ear in furry onesies. These dolls are so much of a phenomenon that Pop Mart, the Chinese company that sells them, reported that the sales for Labubus spiked over 700 percent in 2024. (Pop Mart began distribution in 2019.) A lot of the increased revenue comes from the toys being sold in a blind box, meaning the dolls are random, and fans continue to buy them until they find the one they want. There's also a competitive resale market that is driving the prices of Labubus up.Since this scandal, Feltham has tried to post through the controversy and continue with her content, but each post sparks a new wave of negative comments.