Critics Choice Indefinitely Postpones First Celebration of LGBTQ+ Movies and TV Due to Writers’ Strike
Move comes as the strike significantly disrupts Hollywood business…
Apple celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride with colorful Apple Watch, iPhone downloads
Macworld Apple on Tuesday revealed the new Apple Watch Pride Edition Sport Band, designed to commemorate the equality movement for the LGBTQ+ community. Apple also released an Apple Watch face and iOS wallpaper that matches the band. The watch face and wallpaper are available next week and require watchOS 9.5 and iOS 16.5 or later…Letter From The Editor: Is the Dutch government going to say it’s sorry?
On the 150th anniversary of the Irish Potato Famine, where starvation killed one million Irish, then British Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a statement that was taken as an apology by Her Majesty’s Government, for turning a potato blight into a human disaster. The Blair statement blamed “those who governed in London” for the tragedy inflicted…
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Defends Vetoing PBS Funding, Calls LGBTQ Child Programming ‘Indoctrination’
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has defended his recent decision to veto funding for the state’s PBS station, calling the station’s LGBTQ programing directed at kids a form of “indoctrination…
Japanese fete LGBTQ progress, demand marriage rights as G7 summit looms
Published by Reuters UK (This April 23 story has been corrected to say ‘unions,’ not ‘marriage,’ as G7 member Italy recognises the former and not the latter, in paragraph 2) By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – Cheering, flag-waving crowds gathered in Tokyo on Su…In Dubai, Chinese Industrial-Scale Scam Mills Are Thriving
Scam operators built an empire in Southeast Asia through forced labor and human trafficking. A VICE News investigation now confirms their creep to the UAE…
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars’ Cast Speak Out Against “Bigoted” Anti-Trans Legislation During MTV Movie & TV Awards
Castmembers from RuPaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars spoke out against legislation aimed at the LGBTQ community and responded to “threats against drag performers” in their acceptance speech for best competition series at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards. “At this time it’s so important to hear queer and trans stories from queer and trans people…Exclusive: Chinese-made Hikvision CCTV cameras, accused of posing risk to national security, found on GCHQ building
They make more CCTV cameras than any other company in the world, and their products have been used by the Chinese government in the suppression of Uighurs in China. Britain’s use of Hikvision technology doesn’t just make human rights campaigners queasy. It’s also concerning for national security experts…
Pasadena Esthetician Launches Niche Apparel Brand for Skincare Professionals
Dead Skin Cub is a new online clothing brand for estheticians created by Jeff Mendoza, a Pasadena-based graphic designer and esthetician. The brand offers comfortable and stylish apparel designed to reflect the values and passion of skincare professionals. Dead Skin Cub is also AAPI and LGBTQI+ owned and features unique designs paying tribute to estheticians…