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"Not My Weekend," directed by Rona Segal, is a 19-minute short film making its international debut at the Chelsea Film Festival. The drama from Israel takes place during a single night and follows Sharon, a divorced woman in her 40s, who gets invited to a rave party on her free night, but when her ex-husband stands her up, she must find someone to watch her child if she wants to attend the party. The film stars Liat Tamari, Tamar Reinhertz, Meir Swissa, and Sahron Shaha.

The synopsis reads: "Despite his elder and younger brothers both being happily married, Benedict is loath to settle down." However, everything changes when he meets the captivating lady in silver, Sophie Baek ( Dune: Prophecy 's Yerin Ha), at his mother's masquerade ball. The teaser shows Benedict descending a staircase and passing Sophie, who is wearing a silver gown, long white gloves and a bejewelled silver mask. As they pass each other, the classic Bridgerton yearning stirs with just the slightest brush of a hand. In the final shot, we see one of Sophie's gloves lying on the floor.

Austin's roadway art, including the rainbow crosswalk at Fourth and Colorado streets and the "Black Artists Matter" painted on 11th Street could soon be gone. Gov. Greg Abbott ordered cities and counties Wednesday to remove displays like these or risk losing state and federal money for road projects. He said this order will comply with a federal policy banning symbolic language and roadway art. A TxDOT letter to cities and counties gives them 30 days to remove any "decorative crosswalks, murals, or markings conveying artwork or other messages."

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We hope at least that it sends a message to other library districts, other states, other counties, that the First Amendment is alive and strong and that our values against discrimination also remain alive and strong,

Jon M Chu's version of the stage musical - which itself was based on Gregory Maguire's revisionist Wizard of Oz novel - stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, who becomes known as the Wicked Witch of the West, and Ariana Grande as Galinda, later Glinda, the Good Witch. When the first part of the two-film adaption was released in November 2024 it smashed box office records and tracks from the movie rocketed up the music charts.

The lingering question while watching Boots, Netflix's new, queer military dramedy, is: why the hell would anyone put themselves through this? 'This' being signing up for the US Marine Corps' bootcamp by the way, which looks to be as fun as self-performed open heart surgery, not 'this' as in watching , which is considerably better than open heart surgery. In fact, it's a captivating, occasionally thrilling watch, with quite a lot of heart, a fair bit of cliché, and some solid performances.

The third annual Petaluma Pride festival this year coincides with National Coming Out Day, on October 11. That's when, from noon-5 pm, there will be live music, food, drinks, and more at the Petaluma Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, which is just a little over an hour away from San Francisco. This year's theme is "Pride Is Power, and Joy Is a Riot!"

My girlfriend Morgan and I were introduced by my realtor at the preseason game for the Chicago Sky. I'm opening a women's sports bar called Babe's, and she became an investor. We go to every home game together. For her birthday, I wrote her a novella called Courtside Connection about our relationship because she loves those sappy sapphic romance books. I have been threatening to throw a self-published book party for it at Babe's.

The Elton John Aids Foundation has joined forces with the UK's only LGBTQ+ national lottery to help fund HIV-prevention programmes. The world's leading independent HIV prevention organisation announced on Thursday (25 September) its plans to partner with the national Rainbow Lottery, which is dedicated to supporting the LGBTQ+ community. The UK lottery organisation holds a national raffle each week, with cash prizes of up to £25,000 (close to $34,000).

"According to the reporting, Amtrak Police made 23 arrests for 'public lewdness' at Penn Station in June 2025 and is now making up to 20 such arrests per day,"

Is the tattoo an LGBTQ+ sign? In a similar way to the how the carabiner has become synonymous with queer women - but to the untrained eye it's just a heavy-duty clip used in rock climbing - this arm band tattoo has become popular with gay men. "I have a double arm band tattoo," user and author Mr Lewis Laney shared on TikTok, revealing two dark bands on his forearm, the one above the other double the size.

This LGBTQ+-welcoming venue is the creation of nationally recognized, award-winning owners Richard Fuentes and Sean Sullivan. They previously ran The Port Bar, which was also very popular and located next to the Paramount Theatre. A landlord dispute led to its closure last year. But FLUID510, located in the heart of Oakland at 1544 Broadway not far from City Hall and City Center, remains an East Bay destination that serves up tasty food and drinks, and holds stand-up comedy nights, trivia brunches, and other events.

With her pink hair poking out of her blue hood, she's explaining her role in an incident at the end of a Minnesota Lynx- Seattle Storm game. The details don't matter much. But here goes: Hiedeman's Lynx teammate Kayla McBride fouled Erica Wheeler on a drive to the basket. McBride scooped up the ball and tossed it in frustration toward Wheeler. Seattle's Skylar Diggins rushed toward McBride. Hiedeman stepped in and had a few words for Diggins.

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Produced by the trailblazing queer British duo Charlie Zlutz and Vascha, "Diva" transcends mere entertainment; it's a movement. The accompanying visualizer features Ivy adorned in stunning gold body paint, juxtaposed against a dark and shimmering universe that symbolises transformation, inner power, and the radiant glow that comes from embracing one's true identity. This vivid imagery captures the essence of owning who you are and shining brightly, even in the shadows.

Country star Ty Herndon rose to fame in the music industry in 1995, when his single "What Mattered Most" skyrocketed to the top of the charts. Since then, he's released 16 more Billboard charting hits. Now, three decades later, Herndon is releasing his memoir, "What Mattered Most," where he offers an honest reflection of his unprecedented career in the spotlight and the personal battles he's faced behind the scenes.

You may know Grindr as the go-to destination for LGBTQ+ people looking to hook up-but apparently, it's now being used as an alternative to the likes of LinkedIn. Users checking into the dating app to see how many feet they are from a potential love interest can now expect to be poached for work, rather than asked out. That's because around 25% of its users are on the app to network, according to the company.

A new study conducted by Ireland's Economic & Social Research Institute found that while bullying remained a pretty ubiquitous experience for teens, most of them chose not to tell an adult. Why not? Well, most of the time they didn't perceive what was being done to them as bullying, so when asked if they'd ever been bullied, they'd naturally say no.

After her heart is thoroughly broken by Kiki (Bernie Van Tiel), all finger-guns and sapphic swagger, Saira is devastated but there's no time to cry, because Kiki has been kidnapped by the Straight White Maliens (played by Mark Bonanno, Broden Kelly, and Zachary Ruane of Aunty Donna) and only Saira's legendary magical labrys can save her. Except Saira has never been able to summon the labrys which is her birthright.

On Monday (8 September), Channel 4 revealed the brave singles who are ready to say "I do" on their way to their hopeful happily ever-after. The programme features individuals, matched up by relationship experts, Paul C Brunson, Melanie Schilling and Charlene Douglas, who meet for the first time at the altar before jetting off on a honeymoon to see whether they can make it together or not.

75 per cent of the sale price of the Lush Liberation vegan bath bomb will be donated to organisations that advocate for transgender rights, including TransActual, My Generation and the Transgender Equality Network Ireland. "Celebrate trans lives and stand up for trans rights with this luxurious liberating bath bomb," a description reads. "Layered in the pink, blue and white of the trans flag, and scented with our American cream fragrance, you'll soak among the sweetness of creamy vanilla... and the background warm, slight woody note of benzoin resin."

A queer, nu-folk, singer-songwriter with a voice like complex coffee, Gráinne Hunt is a standout among Ireland's most compelling vocalists and songwriters - blending raw emotion with a quiet, commanding power. "The Irish Joni." Michael Londra Her two original records and new live EP, draw from deeply personal experiences, weaving stories of pain, longing and joy, earning her comparisons to Tracy Chapman and Natalie Merchant. "...an astounding voice that will melt your heart. No crowd can resist." Declan O'Rourke

The renowned, gay Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died, aged 91. The news was announced on Thursday (4 September) by the Armani company. The fashion icon was the richest LGBTQ+ business mogul in the world, according to the South China Morning Post in 2024. Known for his meticulous attention to detail as well as helming a business that now turns over around 2.3 billion euros ($2.7 billion) a year,