California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) got emotional when discussing the death of director Rob Reiner yesterday at a press conference, and he brought up Reiners early support for marriage equality.Newsom held a press conference yesterday to announce that the state of California had hired several former CDC officials who left the CDC because of the current administrations anti-vaccine stance. Related Scumbag-in-Chief: Trump brags about his greatness while blaming Rob Reiner for his own murder A reporter asked Newsom for his thoughts on Reiners death, given that the two knew each other and had worked together in the past. Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead over the weekend, and their son has been arrested as a suspect in their deaths.Newsom appeared distraught as the question was being asked. It hit my heartstrings, he said. He explained that he had spoken with the Reiners a few weeks before they died, and he remembered them for their activism.I was out there feeling a little alone doing same-sex marriage in 2004, Newsom recounted. It was Rob who reached out its how I got to know him saying he had my back at a time when a lot of members of my own party, the Democratic Party, didnt.Hes been a friend for decades, Newsom said. So it just breaks my heart.Newsom: I was out there feeling a little alone doing same-sex marriage in 2004. It was Rob Reiner who reached outit's how I got to know himsaying he had my back at a time when a lot of members of my own party, the Democratic Party, didn't pic.twitter.com/XZ0FFqhiZK Acyn (@Acyn) December 15, 2025

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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)2025-12-16T05:31:39Z NEW YORK (AP) The U.S. stock market is drifting lower on Tuesday following mixed data on the economys strength, which did little to clear uncertainty about where interest rates may be heading.The S&P 500 slipped 0.4% in midday trading and remains a bit below its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 220 points, or 0.5%, as of 11:50 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.1% lower. Treasury yields eased a bit, following a larger initial drop, after one report said the U.S. unemployment rate was at its worst level last month since 2021, but employers also added more jobs than economists expected. A separate report, meanwhile, said an underlying measure of strength for revenue at U.S. retailers grew more in October than economists expected.The mixed data initially sent Treasury yields lower in the bond market. The knee-jerk reaction seemed to be that the reports could encourage the Federal Reserve to see the slowing job market as the biggest threat to the economy, rather than high inflation, and cut interest rates further in 2026. But yields quickly recovered and then drifted up and down. What the Fed does with interest rates is a top driver for Wall Street because lower rates can give a boost to the economy and to prices for investments, even if they also may worsen inflation. A report coming on Thursday will show how bad inflation was last month, and economists expect it to show prices for U.S. consumers continue to rise faster than anyone would like. A report released on Tuesday after U.S. stocks began trading suggested price pressures are rising sharply, with average selling prices for businesses climbing at one of the fastest rates since the middle of 2022. The preliminary data from S&P Global also said growth for overall business activity slowed to its weakest level since June. Higher prices are again being widely blamed on tariffs, with an initial impact on manufacturing now increasingly spilling over to services to broaden the affordability problem, according to Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.15% from 4.18% late Monday. The two-year Treasury yield, which more closely tracks expectations for the Fed, eased to 3.48% from 3.51%. Helping to keep the overall market in check were continued swings for stocks that have been caught up in the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology. Oracle rose 1.5%, and Broadcom added 0.1%. They both had dropped to sharp losses last week, even though both reported stronger profits for the latest quarter than analysts expected. But CoreWeave, which rents out access to top-of-the-line AI chips, fell 3.4%. Questions remain about whether all the spending underway on AI technology will produce the kind of profits and productivity that will make it worth the expense. Elsewhere on Wall Street, Pfizer fell 4.4% after giving a forecast for profit in 2026 that was below what some analysts expected. Its forecast for revenue next year, of between $59.5 billion and $62.5 billion, was close to analysts expectations. Kraft Heinz rose 0.7% after saying Steve Cahillane, who was most recently CEO of Kellanova, will join as CEO on Jan. 1. After Kraft Heinz splits into two companies, which is expected to happen in the second half of 2026, Cahillane will lead the one that will hold onto the Heinz, Philadelphia and Kraft Mac & Cheese brands.In stock markets abroad, indexes fell across much of Europe and Asia.Japans Nikkei 225 dropped 1.6% ahead of an expected hike to interest rates by the Bank of Japan later this week.Other markets in Asia also had some of the worlds sharper swings. South Koreas Kospi dropped 2.2%, while indexes fell 1.5% in Hong Kong and 1.1% in Shanghai. ___AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.

Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti shouts to the fans as he leaves the field following an NCAA college football game against UCLA, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)2025-12-16T16:58:21Z Indianas Curt Cignetti exceeded expectations again this season and it earned him a second consecutive honor as The Associated Press coach of the year in college football.Cignetti is the first coach to win the award in back-to-back years since it was first presented in 1998. He is the fourth coach to win it twice, joining Brian Kelly, Gary Patterson and Nick Saban.The 64-year-old Cignetti is 24-2 while leading the Hoosiers to unprecedented heights in his two seasons since leaving James Madison of the Championship Subdivision to take over what had been the losingest program in major college football. Last year, the Hoosiers won their first 10 games, were ranked as high as No. 5 in the AP Top 25, and reached the first round of the College Football Playoff.He outdid himself this year, showing his smashing debut was not a one-off.Indiana is 13-0, Big Ten champion for the first time since 1967, No. 1 in the AP poll for the first time and the top seed for the CFP. He also is coach of Indianas first Heisman Trophy winner, quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the AP player of the year. Cignetti was a landslide winner for coach of the year in voting by the nationwide panel of 52 media members who cover college football. Cignetti received 47 first-place votes. Texas Techs Joey McGuire and Vanderbilts Clark Lea received two each, and Virginias Tony Elliott got one. The magnitude of Cignettis work at Indiana cant be overstated. In 2022, the Hoosiers became the first Bowl Subdivision program to reach 700 all-time losses. They entered this season with 714, a figure that still stands, and theyve since been passed by Northwestern (717) for the dubious FBS mark.In a program that had never won more than nine games in a season before Cignettis arrival, the Hoosiers have double-digit wins for a second straight year and completed a regular season without a loss for the first time. Cignetti had said before last week that his program was chasing Ohio State in recruiting and on the field. The 13-10 win over the Buckeyes in the Big Ten championship game marked another milestone. Its another step we need to take as a program, he said after the game. Its a great win, obviously. And were going to go in the playoffs as the No. 1 seed. And a lot of people probably thought that wasnt possible. But when you get the right people and you have a plan and they love one another and play for one another and they commit, anythings possible.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football ERIC OLSON Olson is an Associated Press college football writer based in Omaha, Nebraska. He also covers the Big Ten, the NCAA, the College Football Playoff alongside local teams Nebraska and Creighton. twitter mailto

A new Justice Department memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi instructs the FBI to create a cash reward system to incentivize providing information against domestic terrorists. However, it also makes it clear that the targets of such domestic terrorist investigations will be Antifa-aligned extremists, including those promoting radical gender ideology.The FBI shall establish a cash reward system for information that leads to the successful identification and arrest of individuals in the leadership of domestic terrorist organizations, the memo reads. The memo, dated December 5, was leaked. Related DOJ plans to label trans Americans as mentally defective to take away their guns Bondis memo cites multiple laws that might be used to target domestic terrorism, but also lays out a clear vision for the priorities of the FBI in targeting suspected terrorists. Primary examples given are not the mass shootings and white supremacist actions that have plagued the nation; rather, the document names the doxing of law enforcement or the violent efforts to shut down immigration enforcement.While it raises the specter of extreme viewpoints, they are not the ones that previous studies have linked most domestic terrorism to. Bondis memo suggests that the perpetrators are certain Antifa-aligned extremists and that their animating principle is adherence to the types of extreme viewpoints on immigration, radical gender ideology, and anti-American sentiment. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today These ideas from Bondi are in line with Trumps September executive order Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization. As antifa is not a specific group, but simply the idea of being against fascism, it was suggested that the motivation behind the order was an aim to criminalize opposition.Hiding under the guise of national security, these supposed anti-domestic terrorism moves are more likely to be used against trans activists and immigration advocates. These moves and the idea that the far-left is the real threat to the United States fly in the face of the data and appear to be part of a coordinated move to shift the blame away from far-right actors.In 2020, the Center for Strategic and International Studies reviewed data from 25 years of domestic terrorist incidents. They found that the far-right was responsible for the majority of domestic terrorist attacks, with an increase as time went on. In 2019, they were estimated to be responsible for two-thirds of the events, and in 2020, that had risen to 90%.A National Institute of Justice study from 2024 found that far-right extremists were responsible for the majority of ideologically driven deaths. That study showed that since 1990, there were 227 attacks from far-right extremists, with more than 520 people killed, while that period saw only 42 attacks from far-left extremists, with 78 deaths. However, that was removed from the Justice Department website in the days following the death of Charlie Kirk, an attack that many on the right tried to blame on trans people before any evidence was known about the killer.In line with that move, also after Charlie Kirks death, the Heritage Foundation twisted data to claim that 50% of all major (non-gang-related) school shootings since 2015 have involved or likely involved transgender ideology. That was in an effort to get the FBI to create a new domestic terror threat category for Transgender Ideology-Inspired Extremism. The real data did not support those claims at all, but it was part of attempting to move the focus off of far-right extremist terrorism and claim it was trans people and the radical left.Back in March, the FBI cut staffing in the office focused on domestic terrorism and scrapped tools used to track those investigations. Many of those investigations targeted far-right extremists and white supremacists, and it was suggested at the time that those crimes might be less of an investigative priority under FBI Director Kash Patels leadership.Bondis memo does not at any point mention the wealth of far-right domestic terror attacks in the nation, nor does it touch on the issues of white supremacy and antisemitism, which often fuel those events.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.

Mason Gooding in ending 2025 on a high!The handsome actor is known for his popular roles in Ballers and Love, Victor, but the star is turning heads in his latest project Pools.Rocking a tight yellow bathing suit, Gooding's fans naturally went berserk on social media once the video was posted. Check out the highlights below! (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@) (@)

Despite going viral for his nasty back arch, Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams doesnt think his fans are freaky enough yet. Williams back arch has been front of mind since a photo of the moment his character Shane Hollander crawled naked across a bed to his hockey rival Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) went viral on X, where it was viewed more than 24 million times. Now the actor is going viral again for his surprising answer to fan questions with Timid Magazine including what he thought about his sluttly little back arch getting so many views. (@) Yes, Ive kept tabs on my slutty little back arch, Williams said. Its actually not true, its not fully an arch. Its kind of like my right leg is up, my left leg is going down flat, but the ass shot is there none the less, and Im very proud.He even admitted his family knows about his back archs popularity, Its my proudest achievement. My dad loves it. (@) Fans may not be able to stop talking about his back arch his back dimples also went viral after episode 4 aired last week but Williams doesnt think people have gotten freaky enough yet. He clearly hasnt seen the posts about Shane being an omega.I love you, you guys are very nice, he said, but youre not that freaky yet, and I thought you guys would be I thought youd level up, but youre still so docile, and you know, like you havent went through puberty yet or something. But you guys just need to step it up.Well, now you have your mission, should you choose to accept it!

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For over a year, Texas has been curating a list of people it knows are trans there are now over 100 names on this list. Those behind the list have refused to explain its purpose, but numerous historical reasons demonstrate why trans people and allies should be concerned.The state collecting this information raises a lot of red flags, not just in terms of peoples privacy and ability to exist not under a magnifying glass, Landon Richie, policy coordinator for the Transgender Education Network of Texas, told The Texas Newsroom. He then questioned how this information will be leveraged in terms of drafting and crafting additional legislation. Related Utterly abysmal: Protestors demonstrate why anti-trans bathroom laws cant be practically enforced The states collection of trans peoples data started back in August 2024, when Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) changed the rules for updating gender markers on Texan drivers licenses. While it had been possible (if complicated) to update those markers before August of that year, Paxton changed it so that markers could only be corrected because of clerical errors he refused to update gender markers for any other reason, even if a judge provided a court order.Since August 2024, anyone who has tried to change the gender marker on their license in Texas (for a reason other than a clerical error) has been denied. However, their information has been forwarded to an internal email address. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today While pro-trans activists spammed the email address with nonsense for some time, it seems that the account remained active and screened. According to The Texas Newsroom, the internal email address had collected 42 names by March 2025; by August 2025, that number had risen to 110.Despite requests from multiple news outlets, Paxton and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) which issues drivers licenses in Texas have refused to comment or offer any explanation for why theyre gathering information about trans people on a list. Since his initial policy change, Paxton has also investigated whether it would be possible for the state to retroactively reverse gender marker changes on existing licenses.This collection of names of trans people through the DPS was not Paxtons first attempt to use them to create such a list. In 2022, his office asked DPS to provide a list of changes from male to female and female to male for the last 24 months. The DPS was unable to comply without manually searching through 16,000 possible results. Ultimately, our team advised the [attorney generals] office the data requested neither exists nor could be accurately produced, Travis Considine, a DPS spokesperson, told The Washington Post in 2022. Thus, no data of any kind was provided. It is difficult to gather a list of trans people anywhere in the United States: even pro-trans advocacy groups struggle to provide an accurate estimate of trans people in any area because there are so many reasons why a trans person might not self-identify to a government agency, a non-profit, or at times themselves.Paxton and the state of Texas have found a way to identify a small proportion of the trans people in the state, and the question of why? should worry people. The state has attempted to criminalize parents for being affirming of their trans childrens genders, marking it as child abuse. They have also banned gender-affirming care for trans youth, and passed bathroom bans and Dont Say Gay laws.The various times in history when a government has begun to make a list of people who are part of a minority group have rarely ended well.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.

Nicki Minaj seemed to suggest that transgender kids are not healthy in a recent post trolling California Gov. Gavin Newsoms (D) chances of becoming president.Imagine being the guy running on wanting to see trans kids, Minaj wrote in a December 12 X post, along with an image of the Chucky doll from the Childs Play horror franchise. Not even a trans ADULT would run on that. Normal adults wake up & think they want to see HEALTHY, SAFE, HAPPY kids. Related It just breaks my heart: Gavin Newsom gets emotional talking about Rob Reiners death Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Imagine being the guy running on wanting to see trans kids. Haha. Not even a trans ADULT would run on that. Normal adults wake up & think they want to see HEALTHY, SAFE, HAPPY kids. Not GavThe Gav NotsGavOUTSend in the next guy, Im bored. pic.twitter.com/627bIhbD1j Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) December 12, 2025The Grammy-winning rapper, who has been cozying up to the current administration as of late, appeared to be referencing a viral quote from Newsoms conversation with Ezra Klein on the December 10 episode of the New York Times columnists eponymous podcast. Toward the end of their conversation, Newsom brought up his position on transgender women and girls right to participate in womens and girls sports, stumbling repeatedly when Klein pressed him on what, precisely, that position is.I dont think its f Newsom said, seemingly stopping himself from saying the word fair. Newsom has stated repeatedly over the past year that he believes allowing trans kids to participate in sports on teams that align with their gender identity is unfair.I want to see trans kids Newsom continued, before stopping himself again to note that he has a transgender godson, and to tout his record of signing pro-trans legislation. But he went on to suggest that advancing trans peoples rights results in other peoples rights being taken away. He also suggested that he has been canceled for his stance on the issue even as the Times described him as a frontrunner for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. Despite Newsoms overly simplistic position on trans sports participation aligning with the anti-LGBTQ+ rights moral panic over the issue, MAGA world which apparently now includes Minaj seized on his I want to see trans kids quote. In characteristically troll-ish fashion, Elon Musks America PAC posted the quote along with a clip of the moment, as though it were a damning admission.Its unclear whether Minaj has actually listened to Newsoms conversation with Klein in which it seems reasonably clear that he meant to say something along the lines of: I want to see trans kids thrive. But her post came much closer to saying the quiet part out loud, i.e. that trans kids are not healthy, safe, happy, and that wanting to see trans kids in the world is tantamount to abuse echoing some of the rights most insidious anti-trans rhetoric.On December 13, trans pop star Kim Petras who previously collaborated with Minaj on the 2023 track Alone appeared to respond to the rappers anti-trans implication.trans kids r healthy btw, Petras wrote in an X post. trans kids r healthy btw kim petras (@kimpetras) December 13, 2025Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.

Brock McGillis, widely recognized as the first openly gay professional hockey player, is pushing back against claims that HBOs hit series Heated Rivalry could encourage LGBTQ players in the NHL to come out. While McGillis says he enjoys the show, he believes its impact on real-life hockey culture is being overstated, and could even be counterproductive.In a recent interview with PinkNews, McGillis said he wholeheartedly disagrees with comments made by former NHL player Sean Avery, who suggested the series might help pave the way for the leagues first openly gay active player.Photo: Instagram (@hudsonwilliamsofficial)Its probably more likely to have an adverse effect on a player coming out, McGillis said. And I hate to be negative because I really enjoy the show. But I also dont believe that many hockey bros are going to watch it. And I dont think, if they are watching it, theyre talking about it positively.Heated Rivalry, based on Rachel Reids bestselling Game Changers novels, follows two fictional NHL superstars who secretly carry on a romantic relationship over the course of eight years. Starring Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, the series debuted on HBO Max on Nov. 28 after initially being developed for Canadian streamer Crave. The show has quickly built a devoted fan base and was recently renewed for a second season.Franois Arnaud as Scott Hunter and Robbie G.K. as Kip Grady on Heated Rivalry. Photo: HBO Max/Crave CanadaThe series popularity prompted Avery, who played several seasons in the NHL before reinventing himself as a romance novelist, to suggest that its success could inspire players to live more openly. Heated Rivalrys success should open the door for the first gay NHL player, if there is one, Avery told Rolling Stone last week.Franois Arnaud as Scott Hunter and Robbie G.K. as Kip Grady on Heated Rivalry. Photo: HBO Max/Crave CanadaMcGillis, however, says that optimism does not reflect the realities of professional hockey. He came out publicly in 2016, after retiring from a career that included stints in the Ontario Hockey League and the United Hockey League. Since then, he has become a prominent LGBTQ advocate working to address homophobia in sports.When I came out and did interviews, nobody jumped out of the closet, McGillis told PinkNews. Nobodys like, Oh, yeah, this came out and now Im ready. Its not happening.According to McGillis, homophobia in hockey remains deeply ingrained and often normalized, beginning at a young age and carrying through to the professional ranks. While he hopes Heated Rivalry might help fans or loved ones better understand queer relationships, he does not believe it will directly influence closeted NHL players to come out.Photo: HBO Max / CraveIt might help the people around them understand a little more, if theyre dating somebody, he said. Hopefully.Heated Rivalry. Photo: Bell MediaHeated Rivalry. Photo: Bell MediaDespite his concerns, McGillis does see one potential source of optimism within hockey culture itself. He argues that the sports intense emphasis on teamwork and loyalty could work in a players favor if someone were to come out publicly.Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander in Episode 104 of Heated Rivalry. Photo: Sabrina Lantos 2025If a player did come out, hockey players would be the most likely to rally around their teammate more than any of the other big sports, McGillis said.For now, though, he cautions against assuming that visibility in pop culture automatically translates into safety or acceptance in real life. While Heated Rivalry has been embraced by LGBTQ audiences and allies, McGillis says meaningful change in the NHL will require more than a popular TV serie, it will take sustained effort to challenge long-standing attitudes within the sport.Source

Peacock has released a new trailer for Season 4 of The Traitors, offering fans a deeper look at the deception, alliances and inevitable betrayals awaiting the latest group of competitors. The Emmy-winning reality competition returns with a three-episode premiere on Jan. 8, with Alan Cumming once again presiding over the chaos in his now-iconic role as host.The newly released preview teases higher stakes, sharper strategy and plenty of suspicion among a cast stacked with reality TV royalty, athletes and pop culture personalities. In one standout moment, Donna Kelce, affectionately known as Mama Kelce, mother of NFL stars Travis and Jason Kelce, declares, Show me the money, signaling that no one is entering the Scottish castle without ambition.As in previous seasons, stars from The Real Housewives franchise appear to be early targets in the deadly game. The Housewives are once again framed as a group to watch, and possibly eliminate, as alliances form and fracture. In the trailer, The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams is heard accusing someone of attempting to haul out the Housewives, underscoring the ongoing tension surrounding the Bravo contingent.Season 4 features one of the shows most eclectic and high-profile casts yet. Joining Williams are fellow Housewives Candiace Dillard Bassett (The Real Housewives of Potomac), Caroline Stanbury (The Real Housewives of Dubai), Dorinda Medley (The Real Housewives of New York City) and Lisa Rinna (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills).The lineup also includes Colton Underwood (The Bachelor), Olympic figure skaters Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski, singer-songwriter Eric Nam, Top Chef host Kristen Kish and RuPauls Drag Race winner Mont X Change, a fan favorite whose presence further cements the shows strong appeal to LGBTQ audiences. Reality competition veterans round out the cast, including Ian Terry and Tiffany Mitchell (Big Brother), Rob Cesternino, Natalie Anderson and Yamil Yam Yam Arocho (Survivor), Rob Rausch (Love Island USA) and Maura Higgins (Love Island USA Aftersun). Also joining the game are actor Michael Rapaport, comedian Ron Funches, Dancing with the Stars alum Mark Ballas and One Tree Hill and Laguna Beach star Stephen Colletti.Based on the Dutch series De Verraders, The Traitors divides contestants into two secret groups: The Faithful and the Traitors. While the Faithful work to identify who among them is lying, the Traitors quietly murder players under cover of night, eliminating them from the game. Those suspected of deceit face banishment during the dramatic roundtable discussions a hallmark of the series.Cummings theatrical flair and camp sensibility continue to be a major draw for the series, which has become one of Peacocks most successful unscripted offerings. The streamer has also expanded the franchise, recently ordering a civilian version of The Traitors for NBC, with Cumming returning as host.With its mix of strategy, spectacle and queer-favorite personalities, The Traitors Season 4 is shaping up to be its most explosive chapter yet. The full trailer is now available to stream ahead of the Jan. 8 premiere on Peacock.Source

Netflix has officially canceled Boots, its queer-focused military coming-of-age comedy-drama, after a single season. The decision ends the run of one of the streamers most critically praised LGBTQ-inclusive series of the year, and marks the final television project from legendary producer Norman Lear.The eight-episode first season of Boots debuted more than two months ago and earned strong reviews, boasting a 90 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes from both critics and audiences. Despite respectable ratings and cultural buzz, Netflix ultimately chose not to move forward with a second season.BOOTS. (L to R) Director Peter Hoar (101) and Max Parker as Sgt. Sullivan behind the scenes of Episode 103 of Boots. Cr. Alfonso Pompo Bresciani/Netflix 2023According to industry sources, the decision was not a simple or immediate cancellation. The series had internal support at Netflix, and the streamer held extended discussions with studio Sony Pictures Television while evaluating long-term viewership data. Sony even took steps to keep the show viable by extending cast options in August, including leads Miles Heizer, Liam Oh, Kieron Moore, Dominic Goodman, Angus OBrien, Blake Burt and Rico Paris.However, Netflixs exclusivity agreements make it nearly impossible for outside studios to shop a series elsewhere once it has been canceled by the platform.BOOTS. (L to R) Script Supervisor Nick DiRosa and Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope behind the scenes of Episode 101 of Boots. Cr. Alfonso Pompo Bresciani/Netflix 2023Created by Andy Parker and inspired by Greg Cope Whites memoir The Pink Marine, Boots centers on Cameron Cope (Heizer), a closeted and directionless young man who enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps alongside his straight best friend, Ray McAffey (Oh). The series is set in 1990, a time when being openly gay in the military was illegal, and follows a diverse group of recruits navigating the physical and emotional pressures of boot camp while grappling with identity, masculinity and belonging.The ensemble cast also includes Vera Farmiga, Max Parker, Cedrick Cooper, Ana Ayora and Nicholas Logan.(L to R) Brandon Tyler Moore as Cody Bowman, Kieron Moore as Slovacek, and Dominic Goodman as Nash in Episode 107 of Boots. Cr. Patti Perret/Netflix 2024The shows release sparked national attention after the Pentagon publicly criticized Boots, dismissing it as woke garbage. The backlash appeared to fuel interest rather than diminish it. During its first full week on Netflix, the dramedy averaged 9.4 million views, nearly doubling its debut-week numbers. Boots spent four weeks in Netflixs Top 10, peaking at No. 2.BOOTS. (L to R) Co-EP Greg Cope White and Miles Heizer behind the scenes of Episode 106 of Boots. Cr. Patti Perret/Netflix 2024The cancellation brings an end to a long and complicated production journey. Boots was greenlit in May 2023 while Lear a decorated World War II veteran and trailblazer in socially conscious television, was still alive. Production began that summer but shut down just one week in due to the Hollywood strikes. Filming resumed in March 2024 and wrapped in August 2024. Lear died in December 2023 at age 101, months before the series premiered.BOOTS. (L to R) Liam Oh as Ray McAffey and Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope in Episode 106 of Boots. Cr. Patti Perret/Netflix 2024Jennifer Cecil served as showrunner and executive producer, with Parker acting as creator, co-showrunner and executive producer. Lear and Brent Miller executive produced through Act III Productions, alongside Rachel Davidson and Scott Hornbacher and Peter Hoar.While Netflix continues renewing other scripted series, including Beauty in Black and Nobody Wants This, the cancellation of Boots underscores the ongoing challenges facing queer-led stories, even those that resonate with audiences and critics alike.For fans, Boots now stands as a one-season snapshot of queer history, resilience and found family, and a final salute from one of televisions most influential voices.Source

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President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)2025-12-16T20:04:49Z WASHINGTON (AP) The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others.This move Tuesday is part of ongoing efforts to tighten U.S. entry standards for travel and immigration. The decision follows the arrest of an Afghan national suspect in the shooting of two National Guard troops over Thanksgiving weekend.In June, President Donald Trump announced that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others would face restrictions. The decision resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term.At the time the ban included Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen and heightened restrictions on visitors from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. On Tuesday, the Republican administration announced it was expanding the list of countries whose citizens are banned from entering the U.S. to Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria. The administration also fully restricted travel on people with Palestinian-Authority-issued travel documents. An additional 15 countries are also being added to the list of countries facing partial restrictions: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cte dIvoire, Dominica, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Trump administration said in its announcement of the expanded travel ban that many of the countries from which it was restricting travel had widespread corruption, fraudulent or unreliable civil documents and criminal records that made it difficult to vet their citizens for travel to the U.S. It also said some countries had high rates of people overstaying their visas, refused to take back their citizens who the U.S. wished to deport or had a general lack of stability and government control, which made vetting difficult. The restrictions and limitations imposed by the Proclamation are necessary to prevent the entry of foreign nationals about whom the United States lacks sufficient information to assess the risks they pose, garner cooperation from foreign governments, enforce our immigration laws, and advance other important foreign policy, national security, and counterterrorism objectives, reads the White House proclamation announcing the changes.The Afghan man accused of shooting the two National Guard troops near the White House has pleaded not guilty to murder and assault charges. REBECCA SANTANA Santana covers the Department of Homeland Security for The Associated Press. She has extensive experience reporting in such places as Russia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. twitter mailto

Actor Matthew Perry participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the mini-series "The Kennedys After Camelot" in New York, March 30, 2017. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)2025-12-16T20:01:18Z LOS ANGELES (AP) A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death was sentenced Tuesday to 8 months of home confinement.Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence that included 3 years of supervised release to 55-year-old Dr. Mark Chavez in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles. Before the sentence was delivered, Chavez addressed the judge and said he had lost a loved one recently and understood the grief that Perrys death has caused.I just want to say my heart goes out to the Perry family, he said.Chavez acquired ketamine and gave it to Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison earlier this month for selling ketamine to Perry in the months leading up to his death.Chavezs attorneys emphasized the difference between the two doctors and said that Chavez accepted responsibility early by cooperating with investigators and voluntarily giving up his medical license ahead of his detention hearing. These are real steps that someone takes toward accountability, attorney Matthew Binninger said.He called the sentence a fair and just outcome for the case. Perry had been taking the surgical anesthetic ketamine legally as a treatment for depression. But when his regular doctor wouldnt provide it in the amounts he wanted, he turned to Plasencia. Plasencia admitted to taking advantage of Perry, knowing he was a struggling addict. Plasencia texted Chavez that Perry was a moron who could be exploited for money, according to court filings. Chavez admitted to obtaining the ketamine from a wholesale distributor on false pretenses and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine. He has not been in custody.Perry struggled with addiction for years, dating back to his time on Friends, when he became one of the biggest TV stars of his generation as Chandler Bing. He starred alongside Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004 on NBCs megahit. Chavez is the second person to be sentenced of the five defendants who have pleaded guilty in connection with Perrys death at age 54 in 2023. Perry was found dead by his assistant on Oct. 28. The medical examiner ruled ketamine was the primary cause of death. The actor had been using the drug through his regular doctor in a legal but off-label treatment for depression that has become increasingly common.Seeking more ketamine than his doctor would give him, about a month before his death Perry found Plasencia, who in turn asked Chavez to obtain the drug for him.He met with Plasencia between San Diego and Los Angeles to hand off ketamine he got using fraudulent prescriptions. In all, he admitted to supplying 22 5-milliliter vials of ketamine and nine ketamine lozenges.Chavez will also be expected to do 300 hours of community service.The other three defendants who reached deals to plead guilty will be sentenced at their own hearings in the coming months. Garnett has said she would seek to make sure all the sentences made sense in relation to one another. ___ AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton contributed reporting. JAIMIE DING Ding covers California breaking news for The Associated Press. She focuses on law enforcement and the courts, and is based in Los Angeles. twitter mailto

This undated combo photo created with images released by the Iowa National Guard shows Sgts. William Nathaniel Howard, left, and Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar. (Iowa National Guard via AP)2025-12-16T19:19:09Z WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump is traveling to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday for a dignified transfer for the two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert that is testing the rapprochement between Washington and Damascus.The two guardsmen killed in the attack on Saturday were Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, according to the U.S. Army. Both were members of the 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment. A U.S. civilian working as an interpreter was also killed.The ritual at Dover Air Force Base honors U.S. service members killed in action and is one of the most solemn duties undertaken by the commander in chief.During the process, transfer cases draped with the American flag holding the remains of fallen soldiers are carried from the military aircraft that carried them to Dover to an awaiting vehicle to transport them to the mortuary facility at the base. There, the fallen service members are prepared for their final resting place.Trump, a Republican, said during his first term that witnessing the dignified transfer of service members remains is the toughest thing I have to do as president. Remembered as the best of IowaThe Iowa National Guard is remembering the two men as heroes. Howards stepfather, Jeffrey Bunn, said Howard loved what he was doing and would be the first in and last out, noting that he had wanted to be a soldier since he was a young boy.In a post on the Meskwaki Nation Police Departments Facebook page, Bunn who is chief of the Tama, Iowa, department called Howard a loving husband and an amazing man of faith and said Howards brother, a staff sergeant in the Iowa National Guard, would escort Nate back to Iowa.Torres-Tovar was remembered as a very positive person who was family oriented and someone who always put others first, according to fellow guardsmen who were deployed with Torres-Tovar and issued a statement to the local TV broadcast station WOI.They were dedicated professionals and cherished members of our Guard family who represented the best of Iowa, said Maj. Gen. Stephen Osborn, adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard. Trump stands by Syrian leader al-SharaaOn Saturday, Trump told reporters that he was mourning the deaths and vowed retaliation. Trump said Monday that he remained confident in the leadership of interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the onetime leader of an Islamic insurgent group who led the ouster of former President Bashar Assad, whose family had an iron grip on Syrian rule for decades.The U.S. president welcomed al-Sharaa to Washington last month for a historic visit to the White House and formally welcomed Syria as a member of the U.S.-led coalition to fight the Islamic State group. Hundreds of U.S. troops are deployed in eastern Syria as part of a coalition fighting IS.This had nothing to do with him, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday. This had to do with ISIS.Three other members of the Iowa National Guard were injured in the attack. As of Monday, two were in stable condition and the other in good condition. The Pentagon has not identified them. Trump traveled to Dover several times during his first term to honor the fallen, including for a U.S. Navy SEAL killed during a raid in Yemen, for two Army officers whose helicopter crashed in Afghanistan and for two Army soldiers killed in Afghanistan when a person dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire. SEUNG MIN KIM Kim covers the White House for The Associated Press. She joined the AP in 2022 and is based in Washington. Kim is also a political analyst for CNN. twitter mailto

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz, speaks to reporters near the Senate Subway stakeout, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)2025-12-16T19:05:38Z WASHINGTON (AP) Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said Tuesday that the Pentagons escalating investigation into his remarks urging troops to refuse unlawful orders is part of an effort to silence dissent within the military.This is just about sending a message to retired service members, active duty service members, government employees do not speak out against this president or there will be consequences, Kelly told reporters after a classified briefing from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others about deadly strikes on alleged drug boats in Latin America that Kelly and other lawmakers have opposed.Kelly said the Defense Department did not notify him of an investigation because what they really care about is the public message.The Pentagon confirmed late Monday that Hegseths office escalated a preliminary review of Kelly to an official command investigation over serious allegations of misconduct. Command investigations are a very common tool used by military officials to look into allegations of wrongdoing that dont rise to the level of criminal charges. It is far less common for them to be used against a retired service member, much less a sitting member of Congress. The investigation heightens tensions between the Democratic senator, who was a Navy fighter pilot before becoming an astronaut, and the Trump administrations Pentagon, coming as lawmakers have increased scrutiny of the U.S. militarys attacks on boats accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. In a letter this week to the Pentagon, Kellys lawyers said that there is no legitimate basis for any type of proceeding and that any such effort would be unconstitutional and an extraordinary abuse of power.The investigation was ordered after President Donald Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video urging troops to defy undefined illegal orders of sedition punishable by DEATH. Hegseth said Kelly faced investigation because he is the only one of the lawmakers who formally retired from the military and is still under the Pentagons jurisdiction, arguing that Kellys conduct brings discredit upon the armed forces. Legal experts have said Kelly did nothing illegal, the Pentagon was misreading military law and he couldnt be prosecuted by the executive branch as a member of Congress.The video was released in November by Democrats who served in the military or intelligence community: Kelly, Sen. Elissa Slotkin and Reps. Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan. The lawmakers, who are seen as possible future aspirants for higher office and elevated their political profiles with the videos wide exposure, spoke directly to members of the military. Kelly told troops that you can refuse illegal orders, while other lawmakers in the video said they needed troops to stand up for our laws ... our Constitution.The lawmakers didnt mention specific circumstances. But their message was released amid the boat strike campaign and Trumps attempts to deploy National Guard troops to American cities. The issue of illegal orders became even more salient following the revelations of a follow-up strike that killed two survivors clinging to the wreckage of a boat after the first hit, which some legal experts and lawmakers say went against the laws of war. Trump and several Republican lawmakers have argued that the strike that killed survivors was justified because the people were trying to overturn the boat and stay in the fight. The administration says the attacks are stemming the flow of narcotics into the United States and that the U.S. is engaged in an armed conflict with drug cartels. Hegseth on Tuesday called it a highly successful mission to counter designated terrorist organizations bringing in drugs that are poisoning the American people.When it announced its investigation into Kelly, the Pentagon suggested Kellys statements interfered with the loyalty, morale, or good order and discipline of the armed forces by citing the federal law that prohibits such actions. The Defense Department also said it could recall Kelly to active duty for court-martial proceedings. Kelly rejected the claims by Trump and the Pentagon, saying he upheld his oath to the Constitution and has dismissed the Pentagon investigation as the work of bullies.Theyre trying to shut people up, he said Tuesday. But in this case, they picked the wrong guy. So Im not going to shut up about this.

A doctor and medical board member in Alaska who worked to outlaw gender-affirming care for trans minors in the state was charged last week with possession of child pornography. Days later, the charred remains of his body were identified after a fire engulfed his home in Wasilla.Dr. Ryan McDonough, an interventional cardiologist at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, was charged on Thursday with 10 felony counts of possessing child sexual abuse material after a months-long investigation. Numerous videos of young boys and girls being sexually abused, some including infants, were discovered on accounts associated with McDonough and on devices in his home, according to an affidavit by investigators. Related GOP lawmaker said trans people harm children. He just pled guilty to child porn charges. McDonough was appointed to the Alaska Medical Board by Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) in August, where he joined a conservative majority of physicians moving to outlaw gender-affirming care for minors in the state. With McDonoughs support, the board voted to advance one measure granting itself the power to discipline medical providers who provide it.The measure was a workaround after Alaska legislators balked earlier this year over the governors anti-trans crusade to end the practice in the state. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today What I see is a very small number of political appointees who happen to be physicians, going against the consensus of the professions theyre supposed to represent and regulate, Dr. Kevin Tarlow, a psychologist and assistant professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage, told Erin in the Morning at the time.Fewer than 100 childrenin the state currently receive gender-affirming care, according to Identity Inc., an Alaska organization serving trans youth.McDonough attended just two monthly board meetings after his appointment, as the investigation into his possession of the child sex abuse material ramped up. The Anchorage Police Department began investigating McDonough sometime after July 31, the Anchorage Daily News reports, when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children forwarded a tip from the internet file-sharing platform Dropbox that apparent child pornography had been uploaded to an account associated with the cardiologist. Another tip followed in August.In October, police obtained a search warrant for McDonoughs internet service provider, Google, and Dropbox accounts, where they discovered multiple folders containing the abusive images and videos.McDonough resigned from the medical board soon after, without providing an explanation.On Thursday, a task force composed of the Anchorage Police Department, Alaska Bureau of Investigations Technical Crimes Unit, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Securitys Investigations Unit executed a search warrant at McDonoughs home, where they seized his electronic devices. McDonough claimed no knowledge of the possession of child sexual abuse material but consented to the search, investigators said.McDonough was arrested and charged the same day, entering a plea of not guilty. On Friday, his wife posted a $50,000 cash bond and he was released, according to Alaska Public Media.Following the charges, McDonough was terminated from his position at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center.On Friday, Gov. Dunleavys office claimed no knowledge of the ongoing investigation into McDonough. Dunleavy found out today about the charges and was never aware of any criminal investigation against him, a spokesman said. Background checks do not reveal future or current criminal investigations involving an appointee to a board or commission.On Saturday night, firefighters responded to a call at McDonoughs house in Wasilla hometown to former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin (R) where they discovered the home engulfed in flames. Other occupants, including McDonoughs wife, fled the building to safety, but McDonough remained missing.His charred remains were discovered soon after and identified on Monday.An investigation into the fires cause is still ongoing, according to a report from Alaska State Troopers.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.

A 30-year-old man has been charged with felony stalking after engaging in what police describe as a yearlong pattern of disturbing and intrusive behavior on the queer dating app Grindr.Matthew Huebschman of Appleton, Wisconsin, reportedly sent multiple unknown men to a victims home by posing as the victim on the app and instructing men to visit his residence and enter when they arrived. Related Man allegedly intimidated neighbor with anti-LGBTQ+ slurs before shooting & paralyzing him Over the course of more than a year, numerous men arrived at the victims residence under these false pretenses, said the Appleton Police Department in a statement.This sustained harassment created a persistent sense of fear and distress for the victim and their household.Police also said Huebschman was arrested after being caught watching the men arrive at the house from a spot nearby.Huebschman was arrested in October and pleaded not guilty on Monday.

In a scathing essay, Donald Trumps lesbian niece, Mary Trump, eviscerated her uncle for his disturbing post (and subsequent defense of it) that touted his own greatness while blaming legendary director Rob Reiner for his own murder because he spoke out for left-wing causes.Congratulations, Donald, Mary Trump began. Once again, you have gone out of your way to prove, to anyone who doesnt already know, that you are a depraved, deviant, damaged little man who cannot bear the thought that there are people in this world who are talented, valued, and lovedthree things you are not. Related Scumbag-in-Chief: Trump brags about his greatness while blaming Rob Reiner for his own murder She pointed out that the president is nothing without the spotlight, and as such, he should be sentenced to spend the rest of his life in a mirrorless room without access to the internet or sycophants who continue to believe or pretend to believe that anything you do or say matters.You are beyond redemption, she declared, adding that he continues to prove himself capable of the lowest low.She continued, There is noworst, there is onlyworse Who responds this way? Only the thirstiest, weakest, and most depraved of men.Donald is the worst of us, she concluded, begging the American people to also hold accountable those who enable him, a man who has nothing to offer but misery, pain, and suffering.

Fans have been losing their minds every week when they have to wait for the newest episode of Heated Rivalry to be released, but now there is another spicy gay series thats also going viral and being compared to the smutty hockey show. The Princes First Love has been going viral since a preview of the bite-sized gay enemies-to-lovers show ended up on social media. Made by the vertical streaming service ReelShort, which produces shows made to be viewed on a cell phone, The Princes First Love puts a gay and royal twist on the typical rom-com premise where enemies become friends before the young men eventually fall for each other. Lucas never expected to kiss a prince least of all in front of the entire school, the synopsis reads. What began as a feud with Prince Nicholas turned into a forced friendship, and that into something far more complicated. Every glance, every brush of hands, pulls them closer but Nicholas is torn between his royal duty and his growing feelings for the boy he once called an enemy. Neither dares to speak the truth until the moment it cant be hidden.With the promise of some spicy content the trailer for the show includes a shot of the prince holding Lucas on a dog leash while he kneels before him people have been comparing it to Heated Rivalry and Red, White & Royal Blue because of the royal angle. The low-budget series has a more PG-13 feel than Heated Rivalry, which has been praised by fans for its explicit gay sex scenes, and its unclear how spicy it will get as the show goes along. The series has 72 short episodes in total, with some less than 90 seconds long, but so far only nine have been released. The exact schedule for the rest of the episodes hasnt been released yet, but you can download the ReelShort app to watch the series as episodes drop. But once youve gotten caught up on The Princes First Love, what other steamy gay shows can you binge while you wait for the next episode of Heated Rivalry to come out?1. EliteThe incredibly queer Spanish-language Netflix series follows a group of teens at Las Encinas, an exclusive high school for some of Spain's richest students. The show has everything: hot actors, plenty of drama, a murder mystery, and the steamy scenes youre craving. Where to watch: Netflix2.OlympoOlympo jumped to the top of peoples watch list the moment it dropped because it features plenty of eye candy and enough spicy gay scenes to keep even Heated Rivalry fans satisfied with the spicy romance between Roque (Agustn Della Corte) and Sebas (Juan Perales). A second season hasnt been confirmed yet, but the show's popularity has people thinking well get more episodes sometime in 2026 or 2027. Where to watch: Netflix3.Young RoyalsYoung Royals follows the story of Prince Wilhelm (Edvin Ryding), a rebellious royal, who finds himself shipped off to a strict private school after a scandal where he ends up falling for classmate Simon (Omar Rudberg). Theyre chemistry is so palpable that fans have been shipping the two actors ever since.Where to watch: Netflix4.BootsAbout a closeted gay man who goes through U.S. Marine Corps bootcamp in the early 90s, Boots not only told a gay story but had plenty of queer people in front of and behind the camera. The cast is also full of hot actors and doesnt shy away from nudity and spicier scenes. Sadly, it was announced that the series wont get a second season, but that just means you can stream all of the steamy goodness in one day!Where to watch: Netflix5. Interview with the VampireAMCs Interview with the Vampire series gave us two perfect seasons following Lestat and Louis. Actors Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson had scorching hot chemistry and their sex scenes were full of spice, plenty of steam, and power dynamics that will make your toes curl. Where to watch: Netflix