12/21/2023

🌈 Happy Thursday, y'all!

Tonight, the New Jersey Devils are going to troll the NHL hard. If you didn't know, the NHL banned players from wearing themed jerseys during warm-ups, but they didn't say anything about wearing them before warm-ups. The team is using that loophole to celebrate Pride night. Donations from the night's special auction will go to a local HIV/AIDS health organization.

Thirty-five years ago on Christmas Day, celebrated drag ball performer Venus Pellagatti Xtravaganza was found dead in New York City’s now-defunct Duchess hotel. Our latest cold case story delves into what we know about her death and how cops have investigated her murder. More than three decades later, it’s still unknown who killed Xtravaganza.

🎥 There was apparently a second gay sex video investigation at the Capitol. In 2022, video was leaked of a House staffer doing the deed with another man and also with himself. 🎥

And speaking of congressional sex tapes, Bowen Yang recently joked on his podcast about performing as the "congressional twink" in a SNL sketch inspired by the most recent one. Read that conversation at the link below.

In other news:

• The owners of the St. Louis gay bar that was crashed into by police have alleged, through their lawyer, police misconduct.
• The Indigo Girls are releasing a documentary film, highlighting their influence on both music and activism.
• Austin Wolf recently had a collab week with some of the biggest names in gay adult entertainment. He spoke with us about the adult film industry and his career.
• A cardinal — the priest kind, not the bird — said that Jesus would be jailed for being opposed to marriage equality. Others would disagree.

Onward and upward,

Alex

New Jersey Devils Troll the NHL by Wearing LGBTQ+ Pride Jerseys in Spite of Ban

Illustration: Kathryn Kennedy for the New Jersey Devils; Image: Shutterstock

A Second Gay Congressional Staffer Was Filmed Having Sex in a Capitol Building

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Bowen Yang Jokes About Playing the 'Congressional Twink' on 'Saturday Night Live'

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Venus Xtravaganza Was Murdered on Christmas Day in 1988. Her Case Is Still Cold.

Image: Off White Productions

Teenagers Found Guilty in Brutal Murder of Transgender Girl Brianna Ghey

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The Indigo Girls Pay Tribute to the Queer Community in New Documentary

Image Courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories

Jesus Would Go to Jail for Rejecting Same-Sex Unions, Says Conservative Cardinal

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Groundbreaking Transgender Psychiatrist Jeanne Hoff Dead at 85

Image: Collection of the Kinsey Institute, Indiana University

Everything You Missed at Austin Wolf's Inaugural Collab Week

Image: Tony Valadez