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Hot Sheet: June 6, 2014

Our top 10 entertainment and events highlights this week include Girltrash, the Tony Awards, and a Top Gun gay romance called Burning Blue.

He wrote the songs

Prolific gay composer Billy Strayhorn--who penned music for Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington--finally gets his due in a new documentary and CD.

Bridging the Gap

Newcastle has cast off its gritty northern image and emerged as one of the U.K.'s most hip, happening, and cultured cities.

32 LGBTQ+ Documentaries to Watch for LGBTQ+ History Month

We've assembled 32 films to recommend, from 1977's Word Is Out to 2021's Pieces of Us.

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Gender Reveal Party Sparks Massive California Wildfire

A pyrotechnic device set off a blaze that scorched at least 7,000 acres between Los Angeles and Palm Springs.

College Scam Movie About Felicity Huffman Should Star a Trans Woman, Says Twitter

Huffman was charged with being part of an elite college entrance scheme, and Twitter began casting trans women to play her since she did transface for Transamerica.  

What Happened While Trump Was Being Inaugurated

Queer protesters speak out about why they are attending the inauguration.

Firefighter Dies in California Fire Sparked by Gender Reveal Party

The fire has been burning for weeks and has blazed through 21,000 acres. 

Punishment Follows Catastrophic Gender Reveal Party

The practice of revealing an expected child's gender, often by using explosive devices, is coming in for much criticism.

Coming Out With Some Help From 'The Simpsons'

The popular animated show's positive depictions of gay people have helped many come out, a German academic says.

WATCH: Chicago Uber Driver Kicks Out Gay Men for Kissing

The cab driver has been charged with assault for the incident that followed.

WATCH: 'Un-American' Rainbow Flag at Tenn. College Raises Controversy

Several students and community members complained when the LGBT group at Middle State Tennessee University displayed a rainbow-colored American flag at an exhibit in the campus library.

Trump says he’d consider banning LGBTQ+ Pride flags in alarming Oval Office exchange

The president was responding to a question by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's boyfriend, Brian Glenn, who said many people were “threatened” by the inclusive banner.

Ellen DeGeneres Comments about Anne Heche's Crash for the First Time

The two were together from 1997-2000. 

Plea Deal Nixed for Man Who Allegedly Threw a Queer Woman Into a Fire

Shane Nolan is accused of shoving the woman into a fire while using an anti-LGBTQ+ slur.

Gender Reveal 'Inventor': 'No One Cares' About Your Kid's Penis

Jenna Karvunidis says parties centering on a child's gender are dangerous and place too much focus on genitalia.