Aretha Franklin ‘Natural Woman’ diss was ‘satire,’ trans ‘activists’ now claim

Aretha Franklin ‘Natural Woman’ diss was ‘satire,’ trans ‘activists’ now claim

Turns out a supposed transgender “activist” group may not have a problem with Aretha Franklin after all. Last week, an alleged-Norway based LGBTQ rights group called the Trans Cultural Mindfulness Alliance took to Twitter to condemn Aretha Franklin’s hit 1968 song “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.” They labeled the song’s lyrics offensive and … Read more

Aretha Franklin song ‘A Natural Woman’ blasted by transgender activists

Aretha Franklin song ‘A Natural Woman’ blasted by transgender activists

They’re saying a little prayer. One activist group in Norway is calling for Aretha Franklin’s hit 1968 song “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” to be removed from both Apple Music and Spotify after they deemed its lyrics offensive. The Trans Cultural Mindfulness Alliance took to Twitter last week to condemn the ballad, … Read more

Pink Floyd fans slam band’s cover art as ‘woke’ despite 50-year history

Pink Floyd fans slam band’s cover art as ‘woke’ despite 50-year history

Pink Floyd has seen the “Dark Side” of their fans. Pink Floyd fans made noise Thursday after the 60s band said that it would release a 50th-anniversary edition of their album “Dark Side of the Moon” which was initially released in 1973, reports Newsweek. The announcement was made by the band on their social media … Read more

JoJo Siwa celebrates two years since coming out on Instagram

JoJo Siwa celebrates two years since coming out on Instagram

She’s a boss lady. In a new Instagram post shared this weekend, dancer and internet star JoJo Siwa, 19, celebrated the two-year anniversary of her coming out of the closet as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. The former “Dance Moms” star took to the platform to share a throwback photo of herself wearing a shirt … Read more

Maren Morris apologizes for country music’s treatment of LGBTQ community on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

Maren Morris apologizes for country music’s treatment of LGBTQ community on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

Maren Morris got emotional Friday after fulfilling her “decade-long dream” of appearing as a guest on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and apologized for the way the country music world treated the LGBTQ community, according to the Hollywood Reporter. “I’ve done some cool s–t. #DragRace is rivaling it all. Getting my jacket framed next to my Grammy. It … Read more

‘Stranger Things’ star Noah Schnapp comes out as gay: ‘I’m more similar to Will than I thought’

‘Stranger Things’ star Noah Schnapp comes out as gay: ‘I’m more similar to Will than I thought’

“Stranger Things” actor Noah Schnapp has come out as gay. The 18-year-old Netflix star addressed his own sexuality in an eight-second TikTok on Thursday that racked up over 3 million views in less than an hour. “I guess I’m more similar to Will than I thought,” he captioned the video, referring to his gay “Stranger … Read more

‘Sporty Spice’ Mel C cancels Poland concert over ‘issues brought to my attention’

‘Sporty Spice’ Mel C cancels Poland concert over ‘issues brought to my attention’

Ex-Spice Girl Mel C said she will no longer participate in a planned New Year’s Eve show in Poland after being made aware of issues “that do not align with the communities I support.” The singer, known best as “Sporty Spice,” but whose real name is Melanie Chisholm, shared the update in her New Year’s … Read more

Kirk Cameron’s religious ‘story hour’ shot down by public libraries: ‘Not interested’

Kirk Cameron’s religious ‘story hour’ shot down by public libraries: ‘Not interested’

Actor and Christian activist Kirk Cameron is claiming that more than 50 public libraries have rejected his applications to hold a “story hour” to promote his new faith-based children’s book, accusing them of indulging the “woke left.” The “Growing Pains” star says he hasn’t been given a story hour slot in public libraries, claiming that … Read more

David Archuleta slams people who left Christmas show after his gay ‘journey’ comments

David Archuleta slams people who left Christmas show after his gay ‘journey’ comments

David Archuleta has spoken out about fans who walked out of his Christmas show after he made an emotional speech about his gay “journey.” Archuleta is currently taking his “The More the Merrier” Christmas tour across venues in his home state of Utah. The musician said that dozens of guests left his recent show in … Read more

LGBTQ scene cut for Kuwait release of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

LGBTQ scene cut for Kuwait release of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” has been released worldwide, with Kuwait audiences seeing a slightly different film, according to a new report. The Gulf country is known to be strict about intimacy scenes — even with heterosexual characters. T’Challa and Nakia’s kiss in the original movie was axed. Now a 10-second moment in the sequel — … Read more

‘Homosexual’ was added to Bible by mistake, controversial film claims

‘Homosexual’ was added to Bible by mistake, controversial film claims

Hell hath no fury like TikTokkers scorned. A filmmaker says she’s been subjected to a vicious smear campaign on social media ahead of the release of her new documentary, which alleges that the word “homosexual” was accidentally inserted into the Bible back in 1946. Sharon “Rocky” Roggio is the director of “1946: The Mistranslation That … Read more

He stuck by his man — and married weeks after he came out as trans

He stuck by his man — and married weeks after he came out as trans

A transgender man who was terrified to come out to his partner is now happier than ever — and engaged to the love of his life. Elvis Smith, 23, first met Ryan Smith, 24, at age 12, identifying as female at the time. However, at 19 Elvis came out as a nonbinary transgender man and … Read more

Ryan Murphy slams Netflix for making ‘Dahmer’ less gay

Ryan Murphy slams Netflix for making ‘Dahmer’ less gay

“Dahmer” creator Ryan Murphy is hitting back at Netflix over its decision to de-emphasize the show’s connection to gay history. “There was a moment on Netflix where they removed the ‘LGBTQ’ tag from ‘Dahmer,’ and I didn’t like it,” Murphy, 56,  told The New York Times, referring to the way the streamer sorts content into … Read more

‘My Policeman’ star David Dawson on sex scenes with Harry Styles: It’s ‘odd’

‘My Policeman’ star David Dawson on sex scenes with Harry Styles: It’s ‘odd’

Amazon Studios’ upcoming erotic drama “My Policeman” is set to show some steamy sex scenes between Harry Styles and co-star David Dawson. Dawson, 40, spoke to the Hollywood Reporter about how those intimacy shots went down and what it was like to act alongside the 28-year-old pop star. The story follows a British cop (Styles) … Read more

‘Knives Out’ director reveals sexual orientation of Daniel Craig’s character

‘Knives Out’ director reveals sexual orientation of Daniel Craig’s character

Viewers don’t need a detective to figure out this mystery. “Knives Out” director Rian Johnson has revealed the sexual orientation of Daniel Craig’s character, super sleuth Benoit Blanc. The sequel to the 2019 mystery comedy, “Glass Onion,” is set for a Netflix release next month and Johnson confirmed at a BFI London Film Festival press … Read more

Monkeypox Cases in the US Are Falling. There’s No One Reason Why

Monkeypox Cases in the US Are Falling. There’s No One Reason Why

Add to that: There’s little past experience with the vaccine, known as Jynneos in the US, being used against this disease. It was only approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2019, primarily for the prevention of smallpox in case that virus—eradicated from circulation by an earlier vaccine, but retained in two labs—was … Read more