Stonewall historian David Carter speaking in New York in 2009. (Screenshot/Fora TV/YouTube) David Carter, the gay historian who authored the “definitive history” of the Stonewall Uprising, has died from a heart attack at the age of 67. Carter died May 1 in his New York apartment, according to the Washington Blade. His brother, Bill, told
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Aimee Stephens outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, October 8, 2019. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Aimee Stephens, the woman who brought the first-ever transgender civil rights case to the Supreme Court, is receiving hospice care at home after her health took a turn for the worse. Her case was one of a
Confession: we are all about that Pogue life this summer. Wait, you don’t know what that means? Gosh, you are a total Kook. In case you are the proverbial nerd that fell asleep first at the sleepover, we’re talking about Outer Banks, our latest Netflix obsession. Imagine if Dawson’s Creek had a one night stand
Alanis Morissette was set to begin a 25th anniversary tour of Jagged Little Pill. Both Liz Phair and Garbage were slated to tour with her—they both supported Morissette’s 1998 tour. That tour has now been postponed until summer 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Hi everyone,” Morissette wrote on Twitter. “My North American tour scheduled
Ahmaud Arbery Family This Friday, May 8 would’ve marked Ahmaud Arbery‘s 26th birthday. And though he’s no longer with them, the Arbery family is finding comfort in the fact that Georgia state authorities arrested suspects Gregory McMichael, 64, and his son Travis, 34, just the day before. For months, the family had been holding out hope that the
Denzel Curry has released a new song featuring Atlanta artist Tommy Swisher. It’s called “I’m Just Sayin Tho.” Curry shared the song “just because we need music and happiness at a time like this,” as Curry wrote on his YouTube page. “Enjoy,” he added. “I love you.” Listen to “I’m Just Sayin Tho” below. Back
Shutterstock A dream come true. On Thursday, Sofia Carson had a virtual chat with E! News co-host Scott Tweedie on the latter’s Instagram series, HappE! Hour. During this exclusive interview, the Descendants actress opened up about her part in UNICEF USA’s upcoming streaming event, UNICEF Won’t Stop. The global streaming special, which airs on Saturday, May
Appearing on The View, Gabrielle Union gave advice to parents of trans kids. (The View/ YouTube) Gabrielle Union has said that parents who “throw away” their trans kids are “bizarre, sad and pathetic”. The Bring It On actress has four kids with former NBA star Dwyane Wade, including Wade’s 12-year-old daughter Zaya, who came out as transgender in
Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard and Hayden Thorpe (formerly of Wild Beasts) have shared a new collaborative single. It’s called “Unknown Song” and it marks the first time the two UK musicians have worked together. “We are in the midst of a crisis but gaining that new appreciation of dancing together is a small positive that
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Christine and the Queens’ Héloïse Letissier appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Thursday night (May 7), performing “People, I’ve been sad” from home. Watch it happen below. During her time in isolation, Letissier has still maintained an active performance schedule, appearing on the One World: Together at Home broadcast and covering the likes
Something happens in the streets of a large city. It’s its own ecosystem of sounds and assembly lines of people, day-in, day-out. It’s one thing to capture that sound, it’s another thing to infuse the listener into its world. Rapper extraordinaire Shemie Rozay’s “City Drop” takes the listener deep into an atmosphere of persistence and
Did Nikki Bella almost pull the plug on her relationship with Artem Chigvintsev? On tonight’s all-new Total Bellas, the PDA loving couple found themselves in their first fight after a disastrous date night. The episode started off optimistically enough, with Artem asking Nikki to dedicate more time to their relationship. “I do feel like, lately, I’ve
“Hold me close when the hour nears / Close the curtain before you fade / Tonight… It’s Alright…” croons a cryptic voice from behind a haze of string play in “South of Yesterday,” one of the four songs on Izzie’s Caravan’s new EP Zephyrs. A follow-up to 2019’s Leo’s Guitar, Zephyrs is by far the more melodic and poetic
Jan Broberg‘s unbelievable true story is becoming a TV series. The Act‘s Nick Antosca will script the limited series from UCP based on the life of Broberg, an actress who recurred on Everwood, who was abducted and sexually abused as a child by a family friend. The events were chronicled in Abducted in Plain Sight,
Jens Spahn, German minister of health, announced the conversion therapy ban on Thursday, May 7. (Maja Hitij/ Getty) Germany has banned traumatising conversion therapy for people under the age of 18, and introduced penalties for adults, putting the UK and US to shame. On Thursday evening, May 7, the Bundestag passed a law which completely
Sven Sundgaard had worked at the TV station for 14 years. (explorewithsven/ Instagram) A beloved and super-hot gay weatherman has been unceremoniously fired after calling out Trump-supporting, far-right, anti-lockdown protesters. Sven Sundgaard, 39, is a gay vlogger and until last week was a weatherman for TV station KARE 11, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to Queerty,
Soccer Mommy was supposed to be touring right now, but those plans were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, she’s shared a series of videos for her song “crawling in my skin” that offer 8-bit renderings of what it might’ve looked like for her to tour through Minneapolis, Chicago, Seattle, Toronto, and Austin. Watch