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"RuPaul's Drag Race" season 14 fan-favorite Bosco is the latest queen to come out as transgender from the wildly popular competition, reported Screen Rant. Bosco shared the news in an update on Twitter and Instagram alongside a photo of herself serving a smile for the camera. "I'm trans, my pronouns out of drag are she/they. I'm the happiest I've ever been. I'm straight too," she said. Bosco also shared that she will be reviewing surgical options to medically transition "in the near future." A Seattle native, Bosco explained that her inability to find financial stability made transitioning difficult. "Honestly, I was also just flat-out terrified of how I'd be treated. I still am," said Bosco. "I'm now in a place where I'm surrounded by love and support. Love from my heaven-sent boyfriend, stunning peers, and incredible friends," Although she is not quite where she wants to be, it seems she is well on her way. "Drag Race" season 14 is on its way to becoming one of the most diverse casts in Drag Race history, thanks to Bosco and transgender contestants Kerri Colby and Kornbread "The Snack" JetĂŠ. The season also features its first straight cisgender contestant, Maddy Morphosis.â â Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetworkâ ?ď¸â??????â ?ď¸: Emell D. Adolphus / @goodnightdetroit â ?: Bosco @hereisboscoâ ?: @marco_ovando / â¨Retouch⨠@vvahooville / Blazer @therowanruthless
Out Italian singer Mahmood is heading to the European Song Contest for a second time after winning the Italian leg of the competition. He's also doing so with a partner â singer and up-and-coming pop star Blanco, Wanted in Rome reported. Mahmood dueted with Blanco at the 72nd Sanremo Music Festival. Now, they will go on to represent Italy in this year's Eurovision Song Contest which takes place in Turin on May 14. He had previously finished second in 2019 representing Italy. "The winning act clinched victory with their song 'Brividi' in the final round of voting from the Sanremo juries and the public," Wanted in Rome said. "Mahmood & Blanco had been hotly tipped as favourites to win Sanremo and when the winning result was announced the younger singer ran off the stage to hug his mother." The duo's song "Brividi" (translates as "Shivers") was unusual in that it is a passionate ballad sung between two men. "'Brividi' has an important message, that of freedom, which is a universal theme. The desire to express all the love possible, even when there's the fear of making mistakes and feeling inadequate, unable to convey what you feel," the pair said in a statement about the song.â â Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetworkâ ?ď¸â?????â¤ď¸??â ?: Mahmood @mahmood, Blanco @blanchitobebeâ
Duncan James is one of the best-known out personalities in the media today; but it hasn't always been this way. In a conversation with Rylan Clark on Clark's podcast "Ry-Union," the musician opened up about the difficulties he faced in addressing his sexuality publicly, the Independent reports. "I think being in such a public boy band, with the majority of fans being female, it was really hard for me to actually have the courage to come out," he said, "because I was scared on so many different levels on so many different things." And it wasn't as if he was sure. "And, to be honest, I didn't quite understand too much about my own sexuality at that time, I was just really confused." James was the lead singer of Blue, the British boy band that released three albums and 16 singles from 2000 through 2005. At that time the group went into hiatus as its members chose to pursue solo careers. But in 2011 they reunited as the British entry in the European Song Contest, coming in 11th place. On his own, James has released solo music, appeared in numerous television shows, and starred on the West End in 'Chicago" and "Legally Blonde." Most recently he appeared on "The Celebrity Circle," a high-profile version of Netflix's hit reality show.â â Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetworkâ ??????â ?: Duncan James @mrduncanjames
The Vatican and an Italian Catholic bishop this week protested a performance at Italy's Sanremo music festival that featured a "profane" faux baptism on stage, lamenting in particular that it was broadcast on public television. On the opening night of the annual song contest, a tattooed, bare-chested and barefoot singer named Achille Lauro gyrated and grabbed his crotch as he sang "Domenica" ("Sunday"), backed up by singers from the Harlem Gospel Choir. He finished by kneeling on stage, hands clasped in front of him as if in prayer, and poured water from a bowl over his forehead. Sanremo Bishop Antonio Suetta said the performance contained "words, attitudes and gestures that are not just offensive to religion, but to human dignity." Lauro said in comments on his Instagram feed, which has 1.7 million followers, that he wanted to give his opening night performance at Sanremo to his mother as a birthday present. "Mothers are divine beings, they give us life everyday, today in a new beginning, I give you my baptism," he wrote in a post that had over 2,000 comments.â â Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetworkâ ???????â ?: ACHILLE LAUROÂŽ / @achilleidol / AP
One Million Moms â the numerically-misnamed appendage of Southern Poverty Law Center-designated hate group the American Family Association â is heated over an ad for dating site eharmony that shows two guys eating toast. The ad is part of a campaign that the site's Australian branch is currently running, titled "Here for Real Love," noted Comic Sands. But the leader of the American evangelical group, Monica Cole, took exception to the ad's depiction of two cozily committed fellows, who are shown, as Cole pointed out in an email blast, "hugging, feeding each other, and wiping the other one's mouth." It wasn't just the overt display of playful affection that left the group clutching its pearls. It was also the very fact that a dating site â which, after all, markets to people looking for connection, romantic companionship, and love â would dare to represent a happy moment featuring members of the non-heterosexual share of its consumer base. "By promoting same sex relationships, eharmony wants to make it clear where they stand on this controversial topic instead of remaining neutral in the culture war," the email blast fumed.â â Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetworkâ ??ď¸â??â¤ď¸â ?ď¸: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi â ?: @eharmony
Where can the mindful LGBTQ+ traveler go to enjoy natural beauty, culture, history, and at least some measure of legal equality? When does the allure of stunning architecture and sweeping vistas outweigh a legal or social animus toward gender and sexual minorities â if ever? When it comes to crossing off an adventure of a lifetime from your bucket list versus supporting global gay rights, when and how do hostile, homophobic laws and attitudes become deal breakers?â â The answers are as varied as individual travelers themselves, but here's a place to start: Booking.com has compiled a list of ten top Most Welcoming Cities. But how welcome will LGBTQ+ travelers feel? EDGE takes a look.â â Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetworkâ ?ď¸â?âď¸âď¸?ď¸â°ď¸â¤ď¸â ?ď¸: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi â ?: Getty
Ronan Gordon claims that he was set upon and beaten by a group of bouncers at Bloom, a gay nightclub in Manchester, England, in an "unprovoked attack" that knocked him out and left him with facial injuries that will require surgery. Gordon took to Instagram, where he described a brutal ordeal he said came out of the blue in the early hours of Jan. 22. "Last night while I was in bloom I was targeted by 5 bouncers and beaten in a unprovoked attack," Gordon posted, going on to add, "I have a broken nose a shattered eye socket and have to have surgery..." Gordon alleged that he "was knocked unconscious on the floor," and claims that although the bouncers were "told to stop" the beating, they "carried on." Out reported that Bloom initially posted its own account of what happened on social media, addressing Gordon by name and accusing him of having started the fracas. Gordon disputed those assertions. The original response from Bloom was replaced with another message that assures the public that the club is "deeply shocked" at the incident and is "working directly with police to resolve this."â â Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetworkâ ?ď¸â?â¤ď¸???â ?ď¸: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi â ?: Ronan Gordon / @ronanrgordon
France has a new law that bans so-called conversion therapies and authorizes jail time and fines for practitioners who use the scientifically discredited practice to attempt to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQ people. The National Assembly approved the new law unanimously, voting 142-0 on Tuesday evening. The legislation includes criminal penalties for people who are convicted of trying to "convert" LGBTQ people to heterosexuality or traditional gender expectations. The law also opens the possibility for campaigners to file civil suits on behalf of victims, an advance hailed in parliament as a breakthrough for people who hesitate or are unable to alert police themselves.â â Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetworkâ ?ď¸â????â ?: Getty
Soccer fans in Mexico who utter anti-LGBTQ+ chants will be banned from attending games for five years, the head of the Mexican Football Federation vowed, ESPN reported. "Mexico have struggled to eradicate certain terrace chants over recent years, particularly one shouted when opposition keepers take a goal kick, leading to them being sanctioned by FIFA," Goal.com detailed. According to Goal.com, the chants have already resulted in a decision to bar all fan attendance from two upcoming matches, though that decision was recently reversed. Mexican national team "El Tri were due to play their next two World Cup qualifiers, at home against Costa Rice and Panama on January 30 and February 2 respectively, behind closed doors due to previous instances of anti-gay chanting," Goal.com said. "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has, however, lifted those sanctions and supporters will be allowed to attend fixtures at the Estadio Azteca â although the stadium capacity will be reduced to just 2,000." As previously reported at EDGE, FIFA â soccer's international governing body â had warned El Tri fans about the chant, suggesting that the fans' conduct might imperil Mexico's chances of going to the World Cup this year â ironically, being hosted by virulently anti-LGBTQ+ nation Qatar. Efforts to eradicate homophobic chants are ongoing.â â Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetworkâ ?ď¸â?âž???â¤ď¸â ?: Getty
It was only just announced that Gus Kenworthy is headed to the Winter Olympic Games for his third time, but the athlete reveals that he has been out of the dating game for at least two years. As reported by E! News, Kenworthy has been quietly dating CAA executive Adam Umhoefer. In fact, Umhoefer has been spotted cheering Kenworthy on during the X Games in Aspen last weekend, and he will be by his side during the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. â â Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetworkâ ????â ?ď¸: Emell D. Adolphus / @goodnightdetroit â ?: Gus Kenworthy @guskenworthy / Adam Umhoefer / ?: @douglasfriedman
"Adam," an hourlong play written by Frances Poet, stars Adam Kashmiri and is based on Kashmiri's experiences as a transgender man, first in his native Egypt â where he faces constant misgendering and dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment â and then as a refugee seeking asylum on Scotland. "Adam" pushes buttons that not even the acclaimed documentary "Flee," also about an LGBTQ+ refugee from an Arabic country, put its finger on. The story is told, adroitly and with emotional force, through a mixture of flashbacks and present-day interactions with a mental health nurse (Stephen McCole) who's come to check on Adam â who, at that point, has been living in isolation for 403 days (a tally that grows to 600 as his struggle continues). Not much about this play is gentle, in fact, but everything about it speaks to the needless pain and terror transgender people are subjected to in repressive places around the world â which, sadly, includes a number of American states. The pay's universality and unflinching honesty give it a harrowing power, but also a deeply affecting poignance that's amplified, and given voice anew, by a choir of 140 transgender and non-binary singers from around the world. A haunting work, "Adam" holds out hope for healing and happiness. It's a story that needs to be told â now more than ever. Streaming this week @artsemerson â â Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetworkâ ?ď¸â??ď¸?ď¸â ?ď¸: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi â ?: Yasmin Al-Khoudhairi and Adam Kashmiri in 'Adam' / National Theatre Of Scotland @ntsonline
"The Ellen DeGeneres Show" is headed for the exit, ending this year after 19 seasons. And now, "Ellen's Game of Games" has gotten the axe, Variety reported.â â The show â which Variety noted "included supersized versions of some of the most popular games from 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'" â aired on NBC for four seasons, but it won't be back for a fifth.â â "The series also features Stephen 'tWitch' Boss who, with DeGeneres, oversaw the contestants playing different games over four rounds," Variety said. "The winner of each round advanced to the 'Know or Go' stage, and the winner of that round proceeded to 'Hot Hands' for a chance to win a $100,000 cash prize."â â Deadline relayed that the show's "family friendly format had previously been a strong performer for the network â tying for fourth among all primetime entertainment programs on broadcast with kids and ranking as primetime's number one game show in 2019."â â "However, last year, the show lost a sizable portion of its audience," Deadline added.â â Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetworkâ ?ď¸â???â ?ď¸: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi â ?: AP
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