Trump administration releases draft erasing LGBTQ people from USAID’s gender policy

Mickey Rourke didn’t flinch when he was offered the chance to appear in a faith-based film. The veteran actor and former boxer is featured in "Man of God," which centers on St. Nektarios of Aegina, a Greek Orthodox saint known as a priest of the common people during the 19th century.

Over the past 84 years, Carrs Pasties' delightfully soft pastry and delicious fillings have won the heart of many a Boltonian.

A construction firm has revealed its shock and disappointment following North Lanarkshire Council’s refusal to approve revised proposals for new homes on a derelict brownfield site in Wishaw.

The slap heard ‘round the world. Will Smith stunned the star-studded audience — and everyone watching at home — when he took to the stage and smacked Chris Rock across the face after the comedian made a “joke” about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss at the 2022 Oscars on Sunday, March 27.

Clayton Davis The Oscars best picture win was a March Madness upset of streaming proportions — though the slap heard round the world threatened to overshadow the achievements of “CODA” and other winners.What started out as a great improvement in the presentation was diminished by Will Smith charging the stage and smacking comedian Chris Rock after he cracked a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith in the last hour, just moments before the In Memoriam segment and prior to him becoming the fifth Black man to win best actor.It might go down as one of the craziest moments in 94 years of Oscars history.But back to the night’s biggest winner: streaming. Apple, under its film distribution banner Apple Original Films, became the first streamer to win the Oscar for best picture with Siân Heder’s family drama “CODA.” It’s been no secret that Netflix has long harbored ambitions to be the first digital video player to take home the Academy Awards’ most prestigious honor, spending lavishly to promote the likes of Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma” (2018), Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” (2019) and David Fincher’s “Mank” (2020).

BTS recently made a surprise appearance at the Oscars 2022.Earlier tonight (March 27 PST), the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences held the delayed the Oscars 2022 ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, where the K-pop superstars made a special appearance in a segment titled “Favourite Film Musical With BTS”. During the pre-recorded video segment, the septet where they shared some of their favourite film musical moments.“Coco!” exclaimed Jimin, when footage of the 2017 Pixar animated film was shown.

Oscars history, becoming the first openly queer woman of colour to win one of the prestigious trophies.The actor took home the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at tonight’s (March 27) ceremony for playing Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.DeBose paid tribute to the Oscar-winning Rita Moreno, who also won for the same role in 1962, during her speech, crediting her with “paving the way for tons of Anitas like me”. The star continued to acknowledge her identity as both a queer woman and her Afro-Latina heritage.“Imagine this little girl in the back seat of a white Ford Focus.

Trivium’s Matt Heafy has shared a heavy new collaboration with Gerard Way from his solo black metal project Ibaraki’s upcoming debut album, ‘Rashomon’.The new track, titled ‘Rōnin’, features screamed vocals from the My Chemical Romance frontman, as well as composition from Emperor’s Ihsahn. The nine-minute track also comes with a kaleidoscopic music video that sees two people being brainwashed and hypnotised.Watch the music video for ‘Rōnin’ below.Heafy revealed on Twitter that the track’s screamed vocals were performed entirely by Way, and were his “favourite moment” on the song.

Former Celtic hero Kris Commons insists he can still detect some "vulnerability" in the Rangers camp on derby week.

A £13m fundraising blitz by the Ayrshire Hospice has been overshadowed by the appearance of the organisation’s outgoing chief executive in some of its literature.

Reuniting stars from classic movies has been an Oscar tradition, creating memorable moments like Bonnie and Clyde‘s Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announcing the wrong Best Picture winner at the 2018 ceremony.

“The Academy does not condone violence of any form,” read the tweet posted to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences account about two hours after Will Smith walked onstage and slapped presenter Chris Rock after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.

Will Smith got up on stage at The Oscars and slapped presenter Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head.The shocking scenes unfolded when comedian Chris, 57, teased Jada over her look, as he said he couldn't wait to see her in the next "G.I. Jane" movie.The 50 year old actress has alopecia and has been open with her hair loss struggles since 2018.

A secondary school has warned police that Whitefield 'will never have enough' officers to deal with the levels of youth crime and anti-social behaviour in the area. Earlier this month a Police and Communities Together meeting took place at the town's Morrisons Cafe - where unaccompanied school children have been banned following an arson attack.

The cast of Pulp Fiction is back together again!

in the Independent, titled ‘I sympathised with gender-critical campaigners – until my nephew came out as trans’, was written by Nora Mulready, who said: ‘Gender-critical campaigners are fighting to ensure that the government insists on medical, not just social, transition for gender identity to be legally recognised. ‘They simultaneously accuse trans activists and even parents of trans children of “shunting them” down a medical route.

Harry Potter author has hit out at Kerry Kennedy, the president of Robert F Kennedy Human Rights organisation, after she said that she was ‘profoundly disappointed’ in Rowling for ‘creating a narrative that diminishes the identity of trans and nonbinary people’ and ‘undermining the validity and integrity of the entire transgender community’.In a statement, Kennedy – who awarded Rowling the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award in December 2019 – addressed the author’s ‘deeply troubling transphobic tweets and statements’, referencing a series of tweets from Rowling, as well as an essay she wrote about sex and gender issues.Kennedy wrote: ‘From her own words, I take Rowling’s position to be that the sex one is assigned at birth

inflammatory anti-LGBTQ statements he’s made over the years — Graham Lynch took aim at Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s record on various LGBTQ issues during the Obama administration and cast a Biden-Harris administration as a threat to the First Amendment rights of people who oppose homosexuality, transgenderism, or same-sex marriage on religious grounds.Graham Lynch called on devout Americans to “liv[e] out our faith in our daily lives, in our schools, in our jobs, and yes, even in the public square,” echoing the well-worn argument that a person’s individual religious or moral beliefs should take precedence over any inconvenience or discrimination directed at those who do not hold the same beliefs.“Democrats tried to make faith

The Trump administration has removed references to LGBTQ people from official government documents.

complaint, filed by the National Center for Lesbian Rights against the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, D.H. and Doe argue that chest reconstruction is medically necessary to treat their gender dysphoria.

Miami Herald.The women were arrested after a July 19 protest in downtown Miami and, along with more than 30 others, were charged with obstructing the roadway.They were taken to Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where Cruz said male staff tried to conduct her frisk search, and she had to continually state her gender identity amid questions about her genitals.“My genitals were just a topic of conversation throughout most of the night,” Cruz said. “It’s disgusting that genitals at the end of the day are the only validation in their eyes of what it means to be female.”She added: “They pointed at my genitals and said you have a penis, therefore you are going to be treated as a man.