The New Republic

Usha Vance tried to walk back her husband’s comments about “childless cat ladies,” but couldn’t quite explain away his misogynistic rhetoric. In a taped interview that aired on Fox & Friends Monday, Vance spun her own toned-down interpretation of J.D. Vance calling Democrats “a bunch of childless cat ladies” who “want to make the rest of the country miserable, too.” She said that, unlike everyone else, she’d actually paid attention to the “context” of his quote. “The reality is, he made a quip in service of making a point that he wanted to make that was substantive, and it had...

J.D. Vance’s Wife Miserably Fails at Defending “Childless Cat Ladies”

Area Mama was a popular gay crossdresser in Nigeria. (Photo courtesy Area Mama’s Facebook page) Police in Nigeria have confirmed the death of popular gay crossdresser in the country’s capital. Authorities on Aug. 8 found Area Mama’s body along the Katampe-Mabushi Expressway in Abuja. Several LGBTQ activists...

Popular gay crossdresser murdered in Nigeria

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In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

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Frederick, MD

New York Post

A woman came out as gay in later life and married a woman 19 years her senior — just three months after they met.

Olivia Reed, 34, had only dated men previously when her six-year relationship naturally ran its course.

She decided to give dating women a try and met Kelly Reed, 53, who works for a veterinary practice, on dating app Bumble in February 2023.

The pair hit it off and Kelly drove the seven-and-a-half hours to Frederick, Maryland, from Massachusetts to meet Olivia in early March 2023.



Kelly moved in with Olivia two weeks later and she got down on one knee...

I came out as gay in later life — and got married to a woman three months later who’s 19 years older than me

OhioRepublican U.S. Sen. JD Vance’s journey from a troubled childhood in Appalachia to the halls of the U.S. Senate to being former PresidentDonald Trump’s running mate has been the subject of much ink, yet his contradictory stance onLGBTQ+ rights is coming under scrutiny.Vance’s memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, contains a revealing anecdote about his childhood belief that he was gay. Influenced by a preacher’s condemnation of homosexuality, young Vance feared he was destined for hell simply because he disliked girls and cherished his friendship with another boy.

How JD Vance went from thinking he was gay and changing his name twice to being an anti-LGBTQ+ extremist

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all quotes and commentary from Donna Douglas are from an interview with her conducted by the author.]. Donna Douglas, who died of pancreative cancer at 82 in 2015, was an honest-to-goodness Southern Belle who displayed a natural beauty and talent in her portrayal of the hollering, rope-wearing, whistle-happy, and critter-cuddling Elly May Clampett on the 1960s classic TV hit, The Beverly Hillbillies.

TV's Beloved 'Beverly Hillbillies' Actress Donna Douglas: Nine Years After Her Death

DEAR ABBY: Fifteen years into our marriage, I’m struggling to honor my wife’s desire for space and independence. I can be a hopeless romantic, and my attempts to communicate my desire for trustworthy and healthy boundaries have actually made it worse.

We had a romantic origin story in a foreign country, and we haven’t had a vacation together with the kids in 10 years. She enjoys going on solo vacations so she can be “free” to have adventures where she can get attention from other men.

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Dear Abby: My son is in a throuple, I don’t want them to all stay...

Dear Abby: My wife keeps going on solo vacations for other men’s attention

New Jersey State

DEAR ABBY: I have a woman friend I take out to lunch every once in a while. I often pay the check. When she goes back home to her husband, he’s upset that she didn’t bring something back for him. He tells my friend, “It’s what partners do.” 

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Dear Abby: My wife keeps going on solo vacations for other men’s attention



Abby, these people are not without food or the means to get it. Neither one is starving, and he doesn’t bring back anything for her when he goes out. What are your thoughts on this? — NOT BUYING FOR TWO

DEAR...

Dear Abby: My lady friend wants me to buy her husband lunch

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

Have you noticed how society often treats childless women unfairly? What kinds of judgments do these women face every day? Are you part of the problem?. We often unfairly judge childless women as overly career-focused, suggesting they choose success at the expense of family. This stereotype undermines their right to choose their own life priorities.

21 Ways America Shames Childless Women

I did not see An Early Frost when it first ran on NBC in November of 1985. I was in college and couldn’t risk watching a gay and AIDS film — especially since AIDS had lunged to the forefront of the news when Rock Hudson died in October of that year. I remember how cruel my college friends were to the memory of Hudson, and I shamefully went along with it.

Gena Rowlands helped fight the stigma of AIDS

Arizona State

DEAR ABBY: My mother is toxic. She had a terrible childhood, and she takes it out on me and my younger siblings. I live far away; they live in the same town as she does. If they don’t drop everything for her and do what she wants, she calls them selfish.

Because I had to leave town to get my life together, I am accused of “abandoning” her. I am called selfish and also accused of not loving her. A couple of months ago, we all blocked her on social media because she berates us constantly. We told her to get...

Dear Abby: My mother is toxic and I want nothing to do with her

Florida State

New financial disclosures show Log Cabin Republicans, a group representing LGBTQ+ conservatives, paid Melania Trump nearly a quarter million dollars to speak at an event in Florida. The latest financial disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign itemize sources of income both for the candidate...

Melania Trump cashed six-figure check to speak to gay Republicans at Mar-a-Lago

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Los Angeles County, CA

It's been 21 years since actress/singer Nell Carter, best known for the 1980s NBC sitcom, Gimme a Break!, died of natural causes at only 54. This is her story. Nell Carter was born September 13, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama. After initially finding fame on and off-Broadway, and via a brief role in 1977 on the TV datime drama, Ryan's Hope, Carter took the lead in Ain't Misbehavin'!, a live stage revue of the works of composer Fats Waller.

The Brief Life & Tragic Death of Nell Carter ('Gimme A Break' & 'Ain't Misbehavin'): 21 Years Later

The stars align on August 13, 2024, forming a celestial setting that brings dreams to life for certain zodiac signs more so than for the others of the zodiac. Taurus, Libra, and Pisces are especially blessed during this period. The cosmos are working in your favor to manifest desires you may have been harboring for a while. Whether it is reaching career goals, finding love, or undergoing personal growth, these signs are set to see their dreams come true if the day is pursued properly and with passion.

3 Zodiac Signs Whose Dreams Come True  | August 13, 2024

As the Scottish government seeks to ban conversion therapy, it is granting charity status to a notorious cult that believes in witchcraft, advocates gay exorcism, and extolls the virtues of women providing on-demand sex for their husbands, the National Secular Society (NSS) announced this week. Forward In Faith Church International...

Activists sound alarm as gay exorcism cult seeks foothold in Scotland

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I had a baby right around the time my father remarried. I didn’t know my new stepmother very well when she started giving me parenting advice. The issue is, her convictions are not in line with mine and also conflict with the advice from the CDC or the American Academy of Pediatrics. Some examples: She insists breastfeeding is stunting the baby’s growth (she’s fine), that babies should be put to bed face-down (dangerous) and that holding a baby in a car is just as good as a car seat (?!). I do my best to...

Dear Abby: My stepmother lies about being a retired nurse and gives me the worst motherhood advice

In James Baldwin’s 1960 essay “They Can’t Turn Back,” he reveals, “It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I'd been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.” As a Black queer kid who was ostracized, rejected, and bullied in my small South Texas town, Baldwin’s words hit home for me.

The journey of an LGBTQ+ rights advocate: Jaymes Black tells their story

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The phenomenon of men leaving women with children to create new families is a complex and multifaceted issue. It raises questions about commitment, societal pressures, and the challenges of modern relationships. This article delves into the reasons behind this behavior, offering insights into the emotional and psychological factors at play.

Why men leave women with children to create new families

Missouri State

The West Virginia Daily News


DEAR ABBY: I am involved with a man, “Gerald,” who is an only child and has a difficult relationship with his mother. We bought his mother’s home two years ago because she couldn’t afford it on her own. She had separated from her husband, who is not Gerald’s father. Initially, his mother was going to […]
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Dear Abby: Mother moved out of house, but her possessions remain

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Chasten Buttigieg’s new children’s book celebrates LGBTQ+ families like his

Chasten Buttigieg, the noted author, former educator, husband of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and father, is expanding his literary work by releasing his debut...

Chasten Buttigieg’s new children’s book celebrates LGBTQ+ families like his

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