Новости за 06.04.2021

On Tuesday, Republicans in Arkansas overrode fellow Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson’s veto of a bill banning gender-affirming care for trans youth, making Arkansas the first state in the country—but likely not the last—to enact this cruel legislation. The ACLU has already promised to sue the state.

Get ready for April 19.

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It should come as no surprise that former President Donald Trump’s home office is as bland as his preferred well-done steaks. It’s also no surprise that a small bronze statue of what appears to be Trump resides there.

Alongside a new cover for The Advocate—“How Kehlani Carved a Path As a Queer Musician and Mom”—the singer and songwriter has some other news to share. On Instagram Live, Kehlani told fans: “Wanna know what’s new about me? I finally know I’m a lesbian!” Love that!

If you eschew cow milk because it’s too thick, too “creamy,” or simply does not agree with your delicate tummy, there are many an alternative on the market. Almonds, pistachios, cashews, rice, and macadamia nuts have all been ground and pulverized and milked to produce liquids that those who do not care for dairy…

Ray Fisher, Charisma Carpenter, Michelle Trachtenberg, and more have all alleged abusive and harrowing experiences while working for Buffy creator Joss Whedon, who took the helm on Zack Snyder’s Justice League after the director left the film following his daughter’s death. In a new interview with the Hollywood…

When Washington Post editors banned national politics reporter Felicia Sonmez from reporting on sexual misconduct because she is an assault survivor, they reportedly told her that they were worried about the “appearance of a conflict of interest.” Top editors reassured her that they themselves didn’t think there was a…

New York lawmakers are nearing a deal with Governor Andrew Cuomo to raise taxes on New York City’s highest earners.

Then Rep. Katie Hill resigned from Congress in 2019, after allegations that she had engaged in inappropriate sexual relationships with staffers—an ethical breach that was complicated by her ex-husband’s sharing nude photos of Hill with media outlets without her consent as part of a smear campaign against her. At the…

Congratulations are in order to the famous man I love, despite knowing that I should not, but I cannot help myself because the heart wants what it wants: Pete Davidson has finally moved out of his ancestral home, his mother’s basement on Staten Island. Also, he’s “officially” (?) dating that lady from Bridgerton, …

The first time Danielle Belton and I chatted by phone was in 2017. At the time, I was still working in Miami at Univision when she, Genetta Adams, and The Root approached me to write a three-part series for the website about climate gentrification and its effects on Black, low-income neighborhoods in my hometown.

Health experts in England have alerted ministers to a “state of emergency” for eating disorders in the country, fueled in part by doctors’ use of Body Mass Index to identify which patients are in need of help.

Harvey Weinstein’s attorneys are appealing their client’s conviction after a Manhattan judge refused to dismiss a juror who wrote a novel about the “sexual predation of older men,” according to the Washington Post.

Jezebel formally canceled Sophia the robot in 2019, but—in case you needed further evidence that cancel culture often has no lasting material consequences for its supposed victims—her career continues to flourish.

Sunday was Easter, which is a holiday about being showered with blood, and the screams of the crucified, and finding ghosts in caves. Normal people celebrate it, celebrities celebrate it—it’s a holiday for everyone!

I spent this past week blissfully disconnected from anything vaguely resembling news, hiking in the desert with my dog and enjoying the bountiful benefits of legal weed. So imagine my dismay when I reluctantly plugged my just-cleansed brain into the internet this morning and read of everything happening with Matt…