The Randy Report - LGBTQ+ News

In this week's headlines: • Mayor Pete Buttigieg did an interview with a country music radio show, but the radio network refused to air the interview. Link to Blair Garner interview - https://soundcloud.com/user-755551091/blair-garner-mayor-pete • Pop star Ricky Martin has joined hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans in protests calling for the resignation of the island territory’s governor • Org...

In this week's headlines: • The 2019 Emmy Award nominations have been announced and there’s good news for lots of LGBTQ artists • A gay high school student in NYC has been found guilty of manslaughter after stabbing two of his bullies • 'Straight Pride' organizers get a smackdown by Netflix's legal team • Out rapper Lil Nas X keeps breaking records on the Billboard charts • Charges against Kevin S...

In this episode, I chat with acclaimed singer/songwriter Tom Goss, who has just released his new single, "Quayside," from his upcoming album, Territories. In a departure for the ‘guitar-toting troubadour,’ Goss explores new musical territory with “Quayside” (pronounced ‘key-side’) opting for contemporary synth-pop and guitar instrumentation. The chill summer song shares the delicate story of enter...

In this week's headlines: • A former Mr. Leather Europe comes to the aid of an African lesbian refugee as she starts a new life in Manchester. To help Shadia, head to https://www.gofundme.com/a-new-life-for-shadia • Mayor Pete Buttigieg announces largest campaign donations of any Democratic candidate for the second quarter • A local church stepped up after haters shut down an LGBTQ teen prom • A n...

In this week's episode: • World Pride comes home to New York City • Donald Trump’s gay spokesman says the president’s anti-LGBTQ policies “just don’t matter” to him • South Florida LGBTQ organization accidentally honors men accused of gay-bashing • Country star Jake Owen claps back at anti-LGBTQ troll as he shares Pride Month tribute All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report

In this week's headlines: • A wealthy Australian rugby player, stripped of his contract for homophobic social media, wants fans to pay his legal bills • White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren has proposed allowing same-sex married couples be allowed to file amended tax returns for refunds • A Texas couple found a touching note on their porch during Pride Month • Terrorist threats at St. Louis Pride...

In this week’s headlines: • Ricky Martin helps kill a religious freedom bill in Puerto Rico • Brazil’s high court adds homophobic and transphobic crimes to the South American country’s racism laws • We remember that bisexuals are part of Pride Month, too • Do your music preferences reveal if you like the top or bottom bunk? • Grammy Award winner Billy Porter drops a new LGBTQ Pride anthem All that...

In this week's headlines: • The Tony Awards were a tres gay affair • The Trump administration is rejecting requests from US embassies around the world to fly Pride flags • A gun scare involving a straight couple was the apparent cause for a panicked stampede at DC Pride • A Missouri restaurant cancelled a wedding rehearsal dinner reservation after finding out the couple were of the same sex All th...

In this week's headlines: • An Alabama mayor catches heat for calling for ‘killing out’ the gays • A Tennessee prosecutor says he doesn’t prosecute domestic violence among same-sex couples because ‘it’s not really marriage’ • Taylor Swift calls for passing The Equality Act, which Joe Biden says he would make a top priority • And YouTube Originals produced a new documentary exploring LGBTQ Pride ac...

In this episode: • Brazil’s high court says the South American country’s anti-discrimination laws have to include LGBTQ protections • Kenya’s highest court ruled the African nation’s anti-homosexuality laws aren’t discriminatory • Texas Republicans pass their anti-LGBTQ "license to discriminate” bill • And the new trailer for the upcoming Downton Abbey movie reveals a gay romance amid a royal visi...

In this week’s headlines: • The Equality Act passes in the House of Representatives • Nevada bans the gay panic defense • An Australian rugby player loses his $4 million contract thanks to homophobic social media posts • FX's groundbreaking series POSE honored at Peabody Awards • And the Elton John ‘musical fantasy biopic’ Rocketman premieres at the Cannes Film Festival All that and more in this e...

• Pharma giant Gilead will donate up PrEP medications for up to 200,000 American individuals in the effort to stop HIV • Cuban gays stage an impromptu Pride march after the government cancels the annual parade • A school in Indiana planned to deadname a transgender student at graduation • Indya Moore becomes the first transgender woman to cover Elle Magazine • And Matt Bomer plays a depressed gay...

In this week's headlines: • The Trump administration grants healthcare providers like doctors and nurses the right to deny care to people • A new medical study confirms previous research that undetectable equals untransmittable • The Equality Act advances out of committee in the House of Representatives • The GLAAD Media Awards honors Madonna • Amazon series ‘After Forever’ cleans up at the 2019 D...

In this week's headlines: • GOP trolls attempt to smear Mayor Pete Buttigieg • A valedictorian at Brigham Young University comes out during his graduation speech • The president of Brazil told gays not to come to his country • Disney cancelled its award-winning LGBTQ-inclusive series 'Andi Mack' • The 2019 Tony Awards nominations are out including a Special Tony Award for Judith Light for her LGBT...

A four-time Grammy Award winner, Olivia Newton-John is one of the world’s bestselling recording artists of all time, with more than 100 million albums sold. Her starring roles in the iconic movies Grease and Xanadu catapulted her into super-stardom. Her appeal as a performer is timeless. In addition to her music and screen successes, Olivia is perhaps best known for her strength, courage, and grac...

In this week's episode: • Mayor Pete Buttigieg continues moving up in the polls • Totally not gay former congressman Aaron Schock photographed hanging with the gays at Coachella • Converse offers new Pride sneakers in gay pride rainbow colors and pink/blue/white transgender colors. Click here to check then out: https://www.converse.com/shop/pride • Three LGBTQ cult classic movies get the Blu-Ray t...

In this week's headlines: • Openly gay Mayor Pete Buttigieg makes it official - he’s running for President in 2020 • A town clerk in upstate NY is forced to apologize for discriminating against a same-sex couple • Gus Kenworthy got emotional as he accepted this year’s Point Leadership Award • Ryan Murphy plans to turn the hit Broadway musical 'The Prom' into a Netflix movie event • Plus - the LGBT...

In this week's headlines: • Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says 'no' to LGBTQ activists • The Mormon Church reverses on LGBTQ parents & children • Chasten Buttigieg makes a splash in Texas • Sean Hayes is production a new animated series about a gay super spy • CNN's Don Lemon gets engaged All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report.

In this week’s headlines: • A majority of Americans say their are more than comfortable with a gay or lesbian running for president • The U.S. House approved a non-binding resolution Thursday morning rebuking Donald Trump’s plan to ban transgender military service members • Wisconsin couple told to remove their Pride flag or be evicted • New data shows there are more bisexual youth and they need o...

In this week's headlines: • Openly gay presidential hopeful surges in a new Iowa poll • Alabama lawmakers are trying to eliminate marriage licenses entirely because they don’t want LGBT couples to have them A Missouri couple were turned away by a homophobic dance instructor • Tennessee teens actually found acceptance and support as they prepared to attend prom together • Digital series 'After Fore...

In this episode: • The Equality Act is reintroduced in Congress • Donald Trump finally fills appointments to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS • Utah moves towards a more effective hate crimes law • Openly gay Mayor Pete Buttigieg qualifies for the first Democratic presidential debate • Ireland’s gay prime minister meets with uber-anti-gay Vice President Mike Pence • Out recording arti...

In this week's podcast: • Utah's governor apologizes for legislature's failure to ban so-called 'conversion therapy' • ’Empire’ star Jussie Smollett gets more bad news • A Mississippi high school is trying to ban same-sex dates to prom • Folks are surprised to learn that the iconic Mr. Rogers may have been bisexual • And new music from country artist Cameron Hawthorn reminds of the romance of danc...

In this episode: • Georgia lawmakers look to legalize LGBTQ discrimination • The United Methodist Church doubles down on anti-LGBTQ animus • Formerly homeless valedictorian kicked out of his home for being gay is thriving in college and just scored a Congressional internship • Billy Porter brings political discourse to the Oscars' red carpet • Out singer/songwriter Kisos shares his 'five stages of...

In this episode: • A gay dating app hookup goes bad, really bad • A federal judge rules in favor of same-sex parents who sought American citizenship for their son • The Trump administration wants to decriminalize being gay around the world - really?… • Jussie Smollett of 'Empire' arrested and charged for filing false police report • You really should be watching Netflix's reboot of 'One Day at a T...

In this week's headlines: • Media reports show Chicago Police believe actor Jussie Smollett may have staged his alleged homophobic attack • A federal judge ordered the Pentagon to stop discharging US military service members who are HIV+ • Tony Award winner Ben Platt released his new music video and came out at the same time • The NAACP Image awards snubbed the ground-ground-breaking TV series 'Po...