Two male college students were caught kissing and hugging in Indonesia. They were sentenced to 80 lashes.What theyre accused of: The judge recognized that these two college students hugged and kissed and didnt actually engage in gay sex, but decided that they still violated Islamic law.Why it matters: Homosexuality remains illegal in large parts of the world and some areas, like Aceh in Indonesia, are cracking down harder on LGBTQ+ people as other parts of the world become more accepting. Two men will be hit with a cane 80 times each for hugging & kissing in private 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 LGBTQ+ health, research, and arts initiatives across the country are being defunded. The cost will be staggering. Key quote: Youre cutting funds from the most underserved, your most vulnerable, your most marginalized population. You were telling the folks and community members who have the least that they should be silent and should have even less. Its extremely disheartening.Why it matters: One of the most massive anti-LGBTQ+ attacks from the current administration will be how they cut funding to many programs that help LGBTQ+ people. This will harm peoples health and make communities less accepting. Donald Trump is reducing funding for LGBTQ+ health, research & arts programs: Its unconscionable Arkansas was the first state to ban trans health care in 2021, but a court blocked it. It was just allowed to go into effect.It was the start: Arkansas was the first state to ban trans health care for minors in 2021 as the GOP looked for a new issue after its losses in 2020, and the states Republican governor vetoed it. Now, over half of the states have such a ban.Why it matters: After the Supreme Courts decision in Skrmetti that affirmed Tennessees trans health care ban, other states that were blocked by courts from enforcing their bans will likely be allowed to go forward with them. Federal court allows Arkansas to enforce its ban on trans health care citing Skrmetti decision Tammy Bruce, the lesbian former Fox News host known for her bonkers conspiracy theories, will represent the U.S. at the United NationsWhat I will always remember Tammy Bruce for: Chimeric research is Pandoras box, thats obviously from hell, that should not be opened. But the scientific community, spurred on by their own hubris, may very well open it, using American taxpayer dollars. And if that happens the Democrats will have blood on their hands for not joining the GOP and stopping it when they had a chance, she said in 2021 while reporting on Democrats creating human-animal hybrids.Why it matters: Tammy Bruce is one of the more outlandish personalities in Trumps orbit, and now shes going to be representing the United States to the world. Trump taps lesbian conspiracy theorist & Fox News personality to serve at United Nations JK Rowling has been attacking Nicola Sturgeon for supporting trans rights for years. She just came out.J.K. Rowling hates her: Nicola Sturgeon, as first minister of Scotland, championed an initiative to make it easier for trans people to update the gender markers on their personal documents. Rowling called her a destroyer of womens rights for her efforts.Why it matters: Rowling claims to support cis queer people even as she devotes her life to attacking transgender people, even though she has been accused of speaking for lesbians in the past who did not want her to. Rowling promised to review Sturgeons memoir in which she came out but requested that the publisher of that review not edit out the swear words. Well find out if shes joking when that review comes out. JK Rowlings pro-trans nemesis Nicola Sturgeon just came out as queer Heres a pictureIn late July, the Transgender House in Topeka, Kansas, was seriously damaged in a shoot-out with police when a suspect barricaded himself inside. In this photograph, crime scene investigators go enter the house.Topeka Police and crime scene investigators go in to the Topeka Trasgender House, or Moss House at 1204 SW Orleans St., on July 30, 2025 after a standoff occured the night prior. | Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK And here are some interesting queer and trans reads.LGBTQ Nation editor Daniel Villarreal talked to a nonbinary person whose gender journey was started by medication they took to treat cancer. Cancer medication turned me nonbinary Former Advocates for Trans Equality leader Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen wrote about embracing all of himself, no matter what gender stereotypes certain aspects of personality were associated with. I found myself as a trans man when I embraced the flamboyance of camp and glitter LGBTQ Nation columnist John Gallagher wrote about how, while Trump himself isnt talking much about attacking marriage equality, his judicial nominees should be raising some alarms. 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President Donald Trump meets with Russia's President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. At left is Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and second from right is Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)2025-08-17T13:40:24Z NEW YORK (AP) Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATOs collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the 3 1/2-year war.We were able to win the following concession: That the United States could offer Article 5-like protection, which is one of the real reasons why Ukraine wants to be in NATO, he said on CNNs State of the Union. He added that it was the first time we had ever heard the Russians agree to that.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, speaking at a news conference in Brussels with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that we welcome President Trumps willingness to contribute to Article 5-like security guarantees for Ukraine. and the Coalition of the willing -- including the European Union -- is ready to do its share. Witkoff, offering some of the first details of what was discussed at Fridays summit in Alaska, said the two sides agreeing to robust security guarantees that I would describe as game-changing. He added that Russia said that it would make a legislative commitment not to go after any additional territory in Ukraine. Zelenskyy thanked the United States for recent signals that Washington is willing to support security guarantees for Ukraine, but said the details remained unclear. It is important that America agrees to work with Europe to provide security guarantees for Ukraine, he said, But there are no details how it will work, and what Americas role will be, Europes role will be and what the EU can do, and this is our main task, we need security to work in practice like Article 5 of NATO, and we consider EU accession to be part of the security guarantees.Witkoff defended Trumps decision to abandon his push for Russian to agree to an immediate ceasefire, saying the president had pivoted toward a peace deal because so much progress was made. We covered almost all the other issues necessary for a peace deal, Witkoff said, without elaborating.We began to see some moderation in the way theyre thinking about getting to a final peace deal, he said.Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted there would be additional consequences as Trump warned before meeting with Putin, if they failed to reach a ceasefire. But Rubio noted that there wasnt going to be any sort of deal on a truce reached when Ukraine wasnt at the talks.Now, ultimately, if there isnt a peace agreement, if there isnt an end of this war, the presidents been clear, there are going to be consequences, Rubio said on ABCs This Week. But were trying to avoid that. And the way were trying to avoid those consequences is with an even better consequence, which is peace, the end of hostilities.Rubio, who is also Trumps national security adviser, said he did not believe issuing new sanctions on Russia would force Putin to accept a ceasefire, noting that the latter isnt off the table but that the best way to end this conflict is through a full peace deal. The minute you issue new sanctions, your ability to get them to the table, our ability to get them to table will be severely diminished, Rubio said on NBCs Meet the Press.He also said were not at the precipice of a peace agreement and that getting there would not be easy and would take a lot of work.We made progress in the sense that we identified potential areas of agreement, but there remains some big areas of disagreement. So were still a long ways off, Rubio said.Zelenskyy and Europeans leaders are scheduled to meet Monday with Trump at the White House. They heard from the president after his meeting with Putin.I think everybody agreed that we had made progress. Maybe not enough for a peace deal, but we are on the path for the first time, Witkoff said.He added: The fundamental issue, which is some sort of land swap, which is obviously ultimately in the control of the Ukrainians -- that could not have been discussed at this meeting with Putin. We intend to discuss it on Monday. Hopefully we have some clarity on it and hopefully that ends up in a peace deal very, very soon. JILL COLVIN Colvin is an Associated Press national political reporter covering the 2024 presidential campaign. She is based in New York. mailto

U.S. President Donald Trump, second right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin after their joint news conference on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. ((Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)2025-08-17T04:01:25Z NEW YORK (AP) President Donald Trump walked into a summit with Russias Vladimir Putin pressing for a ceasefire deal and threatening severe consequences and tough new sanctions if the Kremlin leader failed to agree to halt the fighting in Ukraine.Instead, Trump was the one who stood down, dropping his demand for a ceasefire in favor of pursuing a full peace accord a position that aligns with Putins.After calls with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders, Trump wrote as he flew home from Fridays meeting in Alaska that it had been determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up.It was a dramatic reversal that laid bare the challenges of dealing with Putin, a cunning adversary, as well as the complexities of a conflict that Trump had repeatedly boasted during his campaign that he could solve within 24 hours. Trumps position after the summit with PutinFew details have emerged about what the two leaders discussed or what constituted the progress they both touted. The White House did not respond to messages seeking comment Saturday. While European leaders were relieved that Trump did not agree to a deal that ceded territory or otherwise favored Moscow, the summit allowed Putin to reclaim his place on the world stage and may have bought Russia more time to push forward with its offensive in Ukraine.Were back to where we were before without him having gone to Alaska, said Fiona Hill, who served as Trumps senior adviser on Russia at the National Security Council during his first term, including when he last met Putin in Helsinki in 2018.In an interview, Hill argued that Trump had emerged from the meeting in a weaker position on the world stage because of his reversal. Other leaders, she said, might now look at the U.S. president and think hes not the big guy that he thinks he is and certainly not the dealmaking genius. All the way along, Trump was convinced he has incredible forces of persuasion, she said, but he came out of the meeting without a ceasefire the one thing he had been pushing for, even after he gave the Russian leader the red carpet treatment. Trump has run up against a rock in the form of Putin, who doesnt want anything from him apart from Ukraine, she said. U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin after their joint news conference on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. ((Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin after their joint news conference on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. ((Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Democrats call for consequences for PutinAt home, Democrats expressed alarm at what at times seemed like a day of deference, with Trump clapping for Putin as he walked down a red carpet during an elaborate ceremony welcoming him to U.S. soil for the first time in a decade. The two rode together in the presidential limousine and exchanged compliments. Trump seemed to revel in particular in Putin echoing his oft-repeated assertion that Russia never would have invaded Ukraine if Trump had been in office instead of Democrat Joe Biden at the time.Before news cameras, Trump did not use the opportunity to castigate Putin for launching the largest ground invasion in Europe since World War II or human rights abuses hes been accused of committing. Instead, Putin was the one who spoke first, and invited Trump to join him in Moscow next.President Trump appears to have been played yet again by Vladimir Putin, said Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The President rolled out a red carpet and warmly greeted a murderous dictator on American soil and reports indicate he got nothing concrete in return.Enough is enough, she went on. If President Trump wont act, Congress must do so decisively by passing crushing sanctions when we return in the coming weeks.Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat who is the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he supports diplomacy but peacemaking must be done responsibly.Instead of caving to Putin, the U.S. should join our allies in levying tough, targeted new sanctions on Russia to intensify the economic pressure, he said. Trump has touted himself as the president of peaceTrump has tried to cast himself as a peacemaker, taking credit for helping deescalate conflicts between India and Pakistan as well as Thailand and Cambodia. He proudly mediated a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo and another between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to end decades of fighting.Trump has set his eye on the Nobel Peace Prize, with numerous allies offering nominations. But Trump has struggled to made headway on the worlds two most vexing conflicts: the Russia-Ukraine war and Israels offensive in Gaza against Hamas. U.S. President Donald Trump, second right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin after their joint news conference on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. ((Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) U.S. President Donald Trump, second right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin after their joint news conference on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. ((Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Republicans and Trump allies offer little response so farIn Washington, the summit was met by little response from Trumps allies. Republican lawmakers who spoke out were largely reserved and generally called for continued talks and constructive actions from the Trump administration.President Trump brought Rwanda and the DRC to terms, India and Pakistan to terms, Armenia and Azerbaijan to terms. I believe in our President, and believe he will do what he always does rise to the challenge, Rep. Brian Mast, a Florida Republican who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a statement to The Associated Press.Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, wrote on social media after the summit that while the press conference offered few details about their meeting she was cautiously optimistic about the signals that some level of progress was made.Murkowski said it was also encouraging to hear both presidents reference future meetings but that Ukraine must be part of any negotiated settlement and must freely agree to its terms.Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican and close Trump ally, offered that he was very proud of Trump for having had the face-to-face meeting and was cautiously optimistic that the war might end well before Christmas if a trilateral meeting between Trump, Zelenskyy and Putin transpires. Zelenskyy plans to meet with Trump in Washington on Monday, joined by European and NATO leaders.I have all the confidence in the world that Donald Trump will make it clear to Putin this war will never start again. If it does, youre going to pay a heavy price, he said on Fox News.For some Trump allies, the very act of him meeting with Putin was success enough: conservative activist and podcaster Charlie Kirk called it a great thing.Some see a Putin win and a Trump lossBut in Europe, the summit was seen as a major diplomatic coup for Putin, who has been eager to emerge from geopolitical isolation.Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russias Security Council, praised the summit as a breakthrough in restoring high-level dialogue between Moscow and Washington, describing the talks as calm, without ultimatums and threats.Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt said the summit was a distinct win for Putin. He didnt yield an inch but was also a distinct setback for Trump. No ceasefire in sight.What the world sees is a weak and wobbling America, Bildt posted on X.___Burrows reported from London. Associated Press writers Matt Brown in Washington and John Leicester in Paris contributed to this report. JILL COLVIN Colvin is an Associated Press national political reporter covering the 2024 presidential campaign. She is based in New York. mailto EMMA BURROWS Burrows covers security, defense and intelligence for The Associated Press in Europe. She is based in London. twitter

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson answers questions during a news conference at City Hall, Jan. 28, 2025, where he talked about the order from President Donald Trump's administration to freeze federal funding. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune via AP, File)2025-08-17T13:02:55Z As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention this week and threatened similar federal interventions in other Black-led cities, several mayors compared notes.The presidents characterization of their cities contradicts what they began noticing last year: that they were seeing a drop in violent crime after a pandemic-era spike. In some cases the declines were monumental, due in large part to more youth engagement, gun buyback programs and community partnerships.Now members of the African American Mayors Association are determined to stop Trump from burying accomplishments that they already felt were overlooked. And theyre using the administrations unprecedented law enforcement takeover in the nations capital as an opportunity to disprove his narrative about some of the countrys greatest urban enclaves. It gives us an opportunity to say we need to amplify our voices to confront the rhetoric that crime is just running rampant around major U.S. cities. Its just not true, said Van Johnson, mayor of Savannah, Georgia, and president of the African American Mayors Association. Its not supported by any evidence or statistics whatsoever. After deploying the first of 800 National Guard members to Washington, the Republican president is setting his sights on other cities including Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles and Oakland, California, calling them crime-ridden and horribly run. One thing they all have in common: Theyre led by Black mayors. It was not lost on any member of our organization that the mayors either were Black or perceived to be Democrats, Johnson said. And thats unfortunate. For mayors, we play with whoevers on the field.The federal governments actions have heightened some of the mayors desires to champion the strategies used to help make their cities safer. Some places are seeing dramatic drops in crime ratesTrump argued that federal law enforcement had to step in after a prominent employee of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, was attacked in an attempted carjacking. He also pointed to homeless encampments, graffiti and potholes as evidence of Washington getting worse. However statistics published by Washingtons Metropolitan Police contradict the president and show violent crime has dropped there since a post-pandemic peak in 2023.Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson scoffed at Trumps remarks, hailing the citys historic progress driving down homicides by more than 30% and shootings by almost 40% in the last year alone. Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles, where homicides fell 14% between 2023 and 2024, called the federal takeover nothing but a performative power grab.In Baltimore, officials say they have seen historic decreases in homicides and nonfatal shootings this year, and those have been on the decline since 2022, according to the citys public safety data dashboard. Carjackings were down 20% in 2023, and other major crimes fell in 2024. Only burglaries have climbed slightly. The lower crime rates are attributed to tackling violence with a public health approach, city officials say. In 2021, under Mayor Brandon Scott, Baltimore created a Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan that called for more investment in community violence intervention, more services for crime victims and other initiatives. Scott accused Trump of exploiting crime as a wedge issue and dog whistle rather than caring about curbing violence. He has actively undermined efforts that are making a difference saving lives in cities across the country in favor of militarized policing of Black communities, Scott said via email. The Democratic mayor pointed out that the Justice Department has slashed over $1 million in funding this year that would have gone toward community anti-violence measures. He vowed to keep on making headway, regardless. We will continue to closely work with our regional federal law enforcement agencies, who have been great partners, and will do everything in our power to continue the progress despite the roadblocks this administration attempts to implement, Scott said. Community organizations help curb violenceJust last week Oakland officials touted significant decreases in crime in the first half of this year compared with the same period in 2024, including a 21% drop in homicides and a 29% decrease in all violent crime, according to the midyear report by the Major Cities Chiefs Association. Officials credited collaborations with community organizations and crisis response services through the citys Department of Violence Prevention, established in 2017. These results show that were on the right track, Mayor Barbara Lee said at a news conference. Were going to keep building on this progress with the same comprehensive approach that got us here. After Trump gave his assessment of Oakland this week, she rejected it as fearmongering. Social justice advocates agree that crime has gone down and say Trump is perpetuating exaggerated perceptions that have long plagued Oakland. Nicole Lee, executive director of Urban Peace Movement, an Oakland-based organization that focuses on empowering communities of color and young people through initiatives such as leadership training and assistance to victims of gun violence, said much credit for the gains on lower crime rates is due to community groups. We really want to acknowledge all of the hard work that our network of community partners and community organizations have been doing over the past couple of years coming out of the pandemic to really create real community safety, Lee said. The things we are doing are working. She worries that an intervention by military forces would undermine that progress. It creates kind of an environment of fear in our community, Lee said.Patrols and youth curfewsIn Washington, agents from multiple federal agencies, National Guard members and even the United States Park Police have been seen performing law enforcement duties from patrolling the National Mall to questioning people parked illegally. Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson said the guard troops will not be armed but declined to elaborate on their assignments to safety patrols and beautification efforts. Savannahs Johnson said he is all for partnering with the federal government, but troops on city streets is not what he envisioned. Instead, cities need federal assistance for things like multistate investigation and fighting problems such as gun trafficking, and cybercrimes.Im a former law enforcement officer. There is a different skill set that is used for municipal law enforcement agencies than the military, Johnson said.There has also been speculation that federal intervention could entail curfews for young people. But that would do more harm, Nicole Lee said, disproportionately affecting young people of color and wrongfully assuming that youths are the main instigators of violence.If youre a young person, basically you can be cited, criminalized, simply for being outside after certain hours, Lee said. Not only does that not solve anything in regard to violence and crime, it puts young people in the crosshairs of the criminal justice system.A game of wait-and-seeFor now, Johnson said, the mayors are watching their counterpart in Washington, Muriel Bowser, closely to see how she navigates the unprecedented federal intervention. She has been walking a fine line between critiquing and cooperating since Trumps takeover, but things ramped up Friday when officials sued to try to block the takeover.Johnson praised Bowser for carrying on with dignity and grace. Black mayors are resilient. We are intrinsically children of struggle, Johnson said. We learn to adapt quickly, and I believe that we will and we are. TERRY TANG Tang reports on race and ethnicity issues, including Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, for The Associated Press. She is based in Phoenix and previously covered breaking news in the Southwest. twitter mailto

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Right-wing anti-LGBTQ+ activist Robby Starbuck is serving as an advisor to Meta to address ideological and political bias in the companys AI chatbot, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.The hire comes as part of a settlement that Meta reached with Starbuck earlier this year. The conservative activist, whos made a career out of pressuring corporations to drop diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, including those addressing the LGBTQ+ community, filed a lawsuit in April claiming Meta AI falsely stated he was involved in the January 6th Capitol insurrection. Related This rightwing activist gets major brands to turn their backs on diversity. How is he doing it? According to the lawsuit, a Harley-Davidson dealer published a screenshot from Metas AI chatbot linking Starbuck to both the Capitol riot and QAnon. Starbuck denies any association with either.Since engaging on these important issues with Robby, Meta has made tremendous strides to improve the accuracy of Meta AI and mitigate ideological and political bias, Meta and Starbuck said in a joint statement to the Journal. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Starbucks advisory role coincides with the presidents executive diktat last month demanding the tech industry purge itself of woke ideology in AI models under threat of government contracts getting pulled.Those models have been infused with partisan bias, he said at a signing ceremony, including critical race theory. The order directs government agencies not to procure models from the industry that sacrifice truthfulness and accuracy to ideological agendas. Trumps order calls for large language models (LLMs) that are truthful in responding to user prompts seeking factual information or analysis, prioritize historical accuracy, scientific inquiry, and objectivity, and are neutral, nonpartisan tools that do not manipulate responses in favor of ideological dogmas such as DEI.The order specifically targets gay and trans identity in its expansive definition of DEI, including the suppression or distortion of factual information about race or sex; manipulation of racial or sexual representation in model outputs; incorporation of concepts like critical race theory, transgenderism, unconscious bias, intersectionality, and systemic racism; and discrimination on the basis of race or sex.The order demanding federal agency LLMs conform to Trumps version of truthfulness could result in the presidents anti-DEI worldview infecting AI models across the industry.Producing accurate and objective information with AI has already proved challenging in the three years since out OpenAI founder Sam Altmans release of ChatGPT. AI that is free of ideological bias, according to influential founder Rumman Chowdhury of Humane Intelligence, is still impossible to do in practice. Yet Meta is making a show with Starbucks hire that Trumps version of ideological and political bias is being addressed.Last year, Starbuck convincedHarley-Davidson,Jack Daniels parent company Brown-Forman, Ford Motor Co.,Lowes, Tractor Supply Co.,John Deere, large-equipment manufacturerCaterpillar Inc., and beverage maker Molson Coors to drop public-facing DEI efforts, including cutting ties with the Human Rights Campaigns Corporate Equality Index, which tracks LGBTQ+ hires.Starbuckcalled those corporate decisions a massive win for sanity. In a statement to LGBTQ Nation in September, after Starbuck threatened a boycott of the company to rival the fallout from Bud Lights disastrous association with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Molson Coors described dropping their DEI efforts as one of the next steps of our culture journey.Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has assiduously courted Trump in recent years, after banning him from Facebook and Instagram following the January 6 riots at the Capitol. He called Trump a badass after an attempt on his life last summer on the campaign trail, visited Mar-a-Lago numerous times, donated large sums to his presidential library, and dropped fact-checking on Metas platforms with Trumps encouragement.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.

Known for his heartbreak blue eyes, he starred in Billy Budd and The Collector, and had a memorable role in Superman and Superman II.

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Cast member Terence Stamp arrives at the premiere of "Valkyrie" in Los Angeles on Dec. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)2025-08-17T16:56:08Z LONDON (AP) Terence Stamp, the British actor who often played the role of a complex villain, including that of General Zod in the early Superman films, has died. He was 87.His death on Sunday was disclosed in a death notice published online.The London-born Stamp started his film career with 1962s seafaring Billy Budd, for which he earned an Oscar nomination. Stamps six decades in the business were peppered with highlights, including his touching portrayal of the transsexual Bernadette in 1994s The Adventure of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Stamp also was widely praised for his lead in director Steven Soderberghs 1999 crime drama The Limey. But it will be his portrayal of the bearded Zod in 1978s Superman and its sequel Superman II two years later that most people associate with Stamp. As the Kryptonian arch enemy to Christopher Reeves Man of Steel, Stamp introduced a darker and charming more human element to the franchise, one thats been replicated in countless superhero movies ever since. Stamp started out his film career in the early 1960s as part of the angry young men movement that was introducing an element of social realism into British moviemaking. That was perhaps most notable in the 1965 adaptation of John Fowles creepy debut novel The Collector, where he played the awkward and lonely Freddie Clegg, who kidnapped Samantha Eggars Miranda Grey in a warped attempt to win her love. It was a performance that would earn the young Stamp, fresh off his Oscar nomination, the best actor award at 1965s Cannes Film Festival. While part of that 1960s British movement, Stamp learned from some of the most seasoned actors from the classical era, including Laurence Olivier.I worked with Olivier briefly on my second movie (1962s Term of Trial), Stamp recalled in an interview with the AP in 2013. And he said to me, You should always study your voice. Stamp then segued into a spot-on Olivier impersonation, continuing, Because, as you get older, your looks go, but your voice will become empowered. Born in Londons East End on July 22, 1938, Stamp lived a colorful life, particularly during the 1960s when he had a string of romances, including with actress Julie Christie and model Jean Shrimpton. He married 29-year-old Elizabeth ORourke in 2002 at the age of 64 but the couple divorced six years later. Stamp did not have any children. Stamp retained his looks as the years ticked by, his natural handsomeness hardened by a more grizzled look.He generally sought to keep his standards high, but up to a point. I dont do crappy movies, unless I havent got the rent, he said.

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