The Randy Report - LGBTQ+ News
LGBTQ+ news from the writer/editor of TheRandyReport.com, a daily blog reporting on politics, pop culture, and entertainment news of interest to the LGBTQ+ community. GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Blog.
Episodes
September 25, 2026 • 12 mins
In this week’s LGBTQ+ headlines:
• Transgender military service members pushed out under the Trump administration’s anti-trans policy were promised separation pay, but for many of those veterans, the money still hasn’t arrived.
• Turkey’s anti-LGBTQ crackdown is getting even worse as queer sports clubs are now feeling the heat.
• The new gay romantic comedy “In Between” has its world premiere ...
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September 9, 2026 • 16 mins
In this week’s LGBTQ+ headlines:
• Grindr has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a lawsuit over claims it shared users' sensitive data, including their HIV status.
• Prosecutor declines to charge the mentally unstable women who filed a false child welfare complaint against Pete Buttigieg.
• Out recording artist Matt Zarley drops his soaring new single, “TIME.”
• I remember the late, great Dolly Parton and he...
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August 20, 2026 • 10 mins
In this week’s LGBTQ+ headlines:
• “Heartstopper” star Kit Connor has been cast in the upcoming X-Men movie reboot as "Cyclops"
• The Human Rights Campaign Foundation estimates a record-high 12% of U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ
• LGBTQ advocates in Houston have announced the creation of a new emergency shelter for queer homeless teens
• An appeals court has ruled Florida’s anti-drag law does not violate ...
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July 31, 2026 • 13 mins
In this week’s LGBTQ+ headlines:
• Boy George has withdrawn from the upcoming 'Jesus Christ Superstar' revival in the West End
• A memorandum just made public details Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s demands of Scouting America in order to continue the Pentagon’s longstanding support
• Anti-LGBTQ billboards in Ohio were met with a wave of pushback from locals
• And new music from the country music super group ...
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June 26, 2026 • 28 mins
Today I’m chatting with California-based electronic pop artist, producer, songwriter, and longtime figure within the online remix culture - Lukesavant.
For more than 25 years, he has created unofficial Madonna remixes and reinterpretations while also cultivating one of the internet’s most enduring underground Madonna remix communities through Remixers United, a fan-driven platform and social network that has connected ...
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In this week’s LGBTQ+ headlines:
• The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a law in California that protects LGBTQ kids from being outed by teachers.
• A gay dad went viral on social media (in a good way) sharing the trials and tribulations of raising a straight son.
• A Florida teacher who is intersex was fired for being transgender. Let’s talk about being intersex.
• Clive Davis, the bisexual music executive ...
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June 8, 2026 • 11 mins
In this week’s LGBTQ+ headlines:
• The LA Dodgers honored Glenn Burke and Billy Bean, former Dodgers and the first Major League Baseball players to come out as gay
• Cities around the country are finding new ways to show Pride colors after rainbow crosswalks were removed
• An appeals court has ruled Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender troops is likely unconstitutional
• The new film “Miss You, L...
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May 24, 2026 • 11 mins
In this week’s LGBTQ+ headlines:
• Former out Congressman and LGBTQ icon Barney Frank dies at 86
• Adult entertainment studio Falcon has gone mainstream with a ’safe for work’ non-porn murder mystery, "The Last Guest," starring the studio’s popular leading men. Link to watch for free on YouTube - https://youtube.com/shorts/M9vMM5fb9Wo?si=iwOXSxoNXKpxlo45
• The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans a...
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In this week’s LGBTQ headlines…
• The European Parliament has voted in favor of banning so-called conversion therapy across the EU.
• A new travel index ranks the safest and most welcoming countries for queer travelers. Link: https://www.travelingboyfriends.com/blog/gay-travel-index-2026-safest-lgbtq-friendly-countries
• And power country music trio The Cowgays drop their new single, “Good Hoedown.”
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In this week’s LGBTQ+ headlines:
• The US Supreme Court has ruled Colorado’s ban on so-called “conversion therapy” violates free speech rights
• The city of Boise has found a clever workaround to a law banning Pride flags from local government buildings
• What to watch: A TV judge put a homophobic father on blast in an episode of "Equal Justice" that's gone viral. Link to episode: https://www.youtube.com/...
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March 25, 2026 • 14 mins
In this week’s LGBTQ headlines:
• Colorado eyes allowing those harmed by so-called conversion therapy to sue.
• Nearly ten years later, the Pulse Nightclub has been demolished to make way for a permanent memorial.
• Season 2 of the acclaimed web series “The Disappointments” has arrived. Link to YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@thedisappointmentsseries
And - three queer country music artists team up a...
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March 12, 2026 • 12 mins
In this week’s LGBTQ headlines:
• US skier Jake Adicoff makes queer history at the 2026 Paralympic Games in Italy
• Florida lawmakers have passed a law giving the governor the power to remove local elected officials if they promote LGBTQ events
• The new reality series “Stripped Down” takes viewers behind the scenes of male erotic dancers at the world-famous Johnson’s in Wilton Manors. Streaming now on OU...
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March 2, 2026 • 10 mins
In this week’s LGBTQ headlines:
• The Netherlands has sworn in its first out Prime Minister, Rob Jetten
• The Advocate and OUT Magazine have laid off numerous staffers amid Trump’s current anti-DEI landscape
• Two major medical groups are shifting their positions on gender-affirming care for young people
• An estimated 16,000 people living with HIV in Florida are at risk of losing access to HIV/AIDS medications
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February 12, 2026 • 43 mins
Today I’m chatting with acclaimed producer and music artist DJ Bill Bennett, who’s set to drop his fantastic new album, "DILF Part 1," on February 14.
Bill began his music career in the 1990s as a much-in-demand DJ in Detroit. Then Warner Brothers came calling - and Bill handled DJ duties for part of Madonna’s Drowned World Tour, which spun into official remixes for “Frozen” and “Erotica.”...
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February 3, 2026 • 10 mins
In this week’s LGBTQ headlines:
• A federal appeals court has ruled that requiring teachers in Maryland to use transgender students’ chosen pronouns does not violate a teacher’s First Amendment rights
• A new report from GLAAD found anti-LGBTQ incidents increased from 2024 to 2025
• Kansas lawmakers have passed the most extreme anti-transgender 'bathroom bill' in the country
• The new family dramedy "JIMPA," s...
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January 18, 2026 • 19 mins
In this week’s LGBTQ headlines:
• Following the hideous shooting of lesbian Minneapolis mom Renee Good by an ICE agent, I have a thought to share as well as one small glimmer of goodness
• Gay-centered hockey drama "Heated Rivalry" inspires real-life hockey player Jesse Kortuem to come out
• The Human Rights Campaign released findings from its Annual LGBTQ Community Survey exploring how Donald Trump’s first year back...
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December 17, 2025 • 32 mins
Today I’m chatting with the oh-so-talented out recording artist Cornelius Versa. Raised on a soundtrack of LeAnn Rimes, Brooks & Dunn, and Verdi, Cornelius blends country storytelling with the drama of his classical roots.
His debut album, “The Crystal Cowboy,” is a wide-open jukebox of heartache, rebellion, and queer identity, tracing the road to finally finding his voice.
At its core, the new collection i...
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December 1, 2025 • 9 mins
In this week’s LGBTQ headlines:
• Today is World AIDS Day - I take a look at where we are in the fight against the epidemic
• The top court in the European Union told Poland it has to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other member countries
• WICKED star Jonathan Bailey is officially the top-grossing actor of 2025
• And the new series "Heated Rivalry," which follows the romance of two gay pro hockey players, is my...
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November 15, 2025 • 10 mins
In this week’s headlines:
• WICKED star Jonathan Bailey is the first out gay man to be named PEOPLE Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive”
• The Supreme Court declines former county clerk Kim Davis’s request to overturn its 2015 same-sex marriage ruling
• Seventeen longtime transgender members of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that the Depa...
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October 29, 2025 • 10 mins
In this week’s LGBTQ headlines:
• Out action movie star Luke Evans will make his Broadway debut in a new revival of “The Rocky Horror Show" this spring.
• King Charles III attended the unveiling of the U.K.’s first national monument to LGBTQ+ veterans, 25 years after the country lifted its ban on homosexuality in the military.
• The U.S. Virgin Islands is the first American territory to allow trans people to ch...
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