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Khalid claps back at homophobic discourse around his new music
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (963+ words) One year after being outed as gay by an ex, and almost a decade since releasing the breakout hit song "Location," Khalid had an all-encompassing interview with Apple Music's Zane Lowe to promote his fourth studio album, After the Sun…...
Sturgill Simpson a. k. a. Johnny Blue Skies announces new tour with Rupp stop
1+ week, 6+ day ago (429+ words) You remember how that Irving Berlin standard went, don't you? "Blue skies smiling at me. Nothing but blue skies do I see." Well, Lexington can prepare itself for some very pronounced blue skies this fall. Breathitt County musical renegade Sturgill…...
Families celebrate LGBTQ History Month with 'fellowship' at downtown Houston Pride event
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (418+ words) More than a dozen families celebrated LGBTQ History Month on'Saturday morning at Discovery Green at the city's fourth'Families with Pride festival. Hosted by City Council Member Abbie Kamin in partnership with the Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce, the annual…...
Two Trans Kansans Are Suing State Over Driver's License ID Law
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (127+ words) Two transgender Kansans are suing the state's attorney general Kris Kobach, as well as three other state officials, saying that a draconian new anti-trans law violates Kansas' Constitution and Bill of Rights. "This legislation is a direct attack on the…...
ACLU sues to stop Kansas from enforcing anti-trans driver's license & bathroom law
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (713+ words) A legal challenge is underway attempting to block enforcement of the new Kansas law that requires transgender residents to surrender their driver's licenses and to use public restrooms on government property in accordance with their sex assigned at birth. The…...
Prominent Jesuit alumni issue new call to reverse co-ed decision, school holds firm
2+ week, 6+ day ago (581+ words) A group of prominent Jesuit High School alumni made a new appeal last week to reverse their alma mater's decision to go co-ed, despite the plan to enroll girls being well underway. The October announcement that the historically all-boys school…...
Letters to the Editor: Anti-trans driver's license law is 'an exercise in inexplicable cruelty"
4+ week, 14+ hour ago (188+ words) Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a measure to strip driver's licenses from trans people who had updated their sex on their ID. The. .. To the editor: As…...
Porsha Williams goes Instagram-official with girlfriend Patrice "Sway" Mc Kinney in holiday PDA photos
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (401+ words) The RHOA star celebrates love and a birthday with cozy Christmas-season affection Porsha Williams is stepping into the holidays with a new kind of joy and a new partner by her side. The "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star made her…...
Federal judge blocks RFK Jr. from limiting care for trans youth
3+ week, 4+ day ago (386+ words) An Oregon judge said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. overstepped when he overruled state governments and declared gender-affirming care for minors unsafe nationwide. U. S. District Court Judge Mustafa Kasubhai said in a hearing that he will vacate a…...
Former Miss USA Carole Gist Recalls Being Homeless as a Teenager Before Historic Pageant Win
22+ hour, 30+ min ago (251+ words) Miss USA 1990 winner Carole Gist looked back on her experience with homelessness as a teenager during an April 13 interview with 7 News Detroit The former pageant queen said she lived "in and out" of her car in addition to couch surfing…...