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Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors
Read full article: Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minorsThe Supreme Court is stepping into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear appeals from the Biden administration and families seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care.
Gucci's new creative director plunges into menswear with slightly shimmery, subversive classics
Read full article: Gucci's new creative director plunges into menswear with slightly shimmery, subversive classicsHot off the Taylor Swift’s red-carpet triumph for Gucci in glittering green, the Italian brand’s creative director Sabato De Sarno plunged into his menswear debut on the first day of Milan Fashion Week with somewhat shimmery, slightly subversive classics.
People banned from Twitter won’t be restored for weeks, Elon Musk says
Read full article: People banned from Twitter won’t be restored for weeks, Elon Musk saysElon Musk says Twitter will not allow anyone who has been kicked off the site to return until it sets up procedures on how to do that — a process that will take at least a few weeks.
Musk emerging as Twitter's chief moderator ahead of midterms
Read full article: Musk emerging as Twitter's chief moderator ahead of midtermsDays after taking over Twitter and a week before the U.S. midterm elections, billionaire Elon Musk has positioned himself as moderator-in-chief of one of the most important social media platforms in American politics.
Elliot Page and Emma Portner divorcing after 3 years
Read full article: Elliot Page and Emma Portner divorcing after 3 yearsFILE - Emma Portner, left, and Ellen Page arrive at the world premiere of "Flatliners" on Sept. 27, 2017, in Los Angeles. Page and Portner say they are divorcing after three years of marriage. Portner was vocal in her support of Page when he came out as transgender in December, an announcement greeted as a watershed moment for the trans community in Hollywood. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK – Actor Elliot Page and Emma Portner said Tuesday that they are divorcing after three years of marriage. Portner was vocal in her support of Page when the actor came out as transgender in December, an announcement that was widely greeted as a watershed moment for the trans community in Hollywood.
Pop Culture in (ugh) 2020, from the bizarre to the sublime
Read full article: Pop Culture in (ugh) 2020, from the bizarre to the sublimeon Aug. 31, 2020, actor Chadwick Boseman in character as T'Challa in "Black Panther" and 10-year old twins Lenny, left, and Bobby Homes paying tribute to Boseman at their home in in Mesa, Ariz. on Aug. 31, 2020. (Takiyah Dupas, Marvel Studios, Annalie Homes via AP)And now, for our annual look at the year in pop culture…. Truth is, people turned to culture of all kinds in 2020 — highbrow and lowbrow — to satisfy varied and sometimes conflicting needs: Distraction, inspiration, consolation, escapism, hope. A Broadway star serenaded health workers from his apartment window, and ballet dancers performed “Swan Lake” from their bathtubs. The world mourns an actor of immense talent who, like many of his characters, radiated a regal sense of dignity.
'All my love, Elliot': Actor Page comes out as transgender
Read full article: 'All my love, Elliot': Actor Page comes out as transgenderNEW YORK – Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page, the star of “Juno," “Inception” and “The Umbrella Academy,” came out as transgender Tuesday in an announcement greeted as a watershed moment for the trans community in Hollywood. And I love that I am queer," Page said in a statement on social media. “I can’t begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self,” Page wrote. Netflix, maker of the comic book series “The Umbrella Academy," said, “So proud of our superhero! We love you Elliot!”"Elliot Page has given us fantastic characters on-screen, and has been an outspoken advocate for all LGBTQ people,” said Nick Adams, GLAAD’s Director of Transgender Media.