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Bye-bye A-List! Hello gay super heroes, gay telenovellas, gay marriage in Maine, and gayborhoods across America!

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New Yorker, same-sex marriage, gay news, Washington Blade

To mark one year of same-sex marriage in New York state, The New Yorker features a gorgeous commemorative cover this month. (h/t Towleroad, click to read)

Move over Marvel — whose big gay wedding comes out tomorrow (Big Planet, consider this my order for one copy) — slide down Green Lantern… heck, get out of the way Super Gay: “Spandex: Fast and Hard” is the world’s first all-gay superhero comic book, according to a report from AfterEllen. Not going to lie, I love all the recent gay superhero news. Now for news for the non-superpowered:

  • It is my absolute delicious pleasure to report to you that the A-List franchise has been officially cut from Logo’s lineup, according to Queerty. Of course, no word on whether or not Logo has any plans to reimburse the LGBT community for the psychological damage its done, nor if they’ve got a device that can help us unwatch any A-List episodes we may have accidentally caught. Nice guy Mike Ruiz notwithstanding.
  • Same-sex marriage is up by 20 points in Maine, according to a new poll Towleroad ran across.
  • Openly gay retired futballer, Marcus Urban, will be live-tweeting the upcoming Ukraine-England match of Euro 2012 for AllOut.org, according to Outsports. He will be attempting to bring attention to pending legislation in the Ukraine that would ban freedom of speech for LGBT people and their allies.
  • From the “is this really real?” file: Towleroad reports that an Ohio man is urging Ohio residents to write their state Representatives to nix the Buckeye as the state tree because — get this — its a bisexual tree.
  • Jeremy Jordan of Broadway’s “Newsies” is jumping ship to join NBC’s “Smash,” according to Queerty. Oh and a new gay character joins the cast, blah blah blah…

Finally: Telemundo’s “Dangerous Relationships” is bursting out of the pink telenovella closet with its first same-sex coupling, Alejandro & Diego:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teDQ25lfXr0

(h/t Towleroad)

SPECIAL BONUS: Which are the gayest neighborhoods in America? Well Rehoboth Beach is in there, but where is Dupont Circle? Also, check out the prices in Ferndale Detroit adjacent Pleasant Ridge, MI! Maybe time to consider investing in some real estate back home! Would do we call “gay real estate?” Real e-gay-te? Queer estate? (h/t Towleroad)

Did I mention the A-List is gone? Oh I did? Just wanted to be sure we didn’t forget.

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World Pride 2025

Episcopal bishop to speak at WorldPride human rights conference

Trump demanded apology from Mariann Edgar Budde over post-Inauguration sermon

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The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde. (Screen capture via PBS NewsHour/YouTube)

The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde is among those who are scheduled to speak at the WorldPride 2025 Human Rights Conference that will take place from June 4-6.

Budde, who is the bishop of the Diocese of Washington, in January urged President Donald Trump “to have mercy” on LGBTQ people, immigrants, and others “who are scared right now” during a post-Inauguration service that he and Vice President JD Vance attended at the Washington National Cathedral. Trump criticized Budde’s comments and demanded an apology.

The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde speaks at the Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 21, 2025. (PBS NewsHour clip)

A press release the Washington Blade received notes Icelandic Industries Minister Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, UK Black Pride founder Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, and Bob the Drag Queen are among those who are also expected to participate in the conference.

The conference will take place at the JW Marriott (1331 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.) and registration is open here.

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World Pride 2025

Pabllo Vittar to perform at WorldPride

Brazilian drag queen, singer, joined Madonna on stage in 2024 Rio concert

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Pabllo Vittar (Screen capture via Pabllo Vittar/YouTube)

A Brazilian drag queen and singer who performed with Madonna at her 2024 concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach will perform at WorldPride.

The Capital Pride Alliance on Thursday announced Pabllo Vittar will perform on the Main Stage of the main party that will take place on June 7 at DCBX (1235 W St., N.E.) in Northeast D.C.

Vittar and Anitta, a Brazilian pop star who is bisexual, on May 4, 2024, joined Madonna on stage at her free concert, which was the last one of her Celebration Tour. Authorities estimated 1.6 million people attended.

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$3.7 billion RFK stadium proposal draws support from Team DC

Washington Commanders ‘proud’ to champion LGBTQ community

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The long-suffering RFK Stadium will be razed to make way for a new domed facility that could one day host the Super Bowl. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key)

Miguel Ayala, president of the D.C. LGBTQ sports organization Team D.C., has expressed support for the $3.7 billion deal reached between Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Washington Commanders football team to bring the team back to D.C. in a redeveloped site on the grounds of the city’s long shuttered RFK stadium.

With the deal calling for the city to provide $1 billion in taxpayer funds for infrastructure related costs for the massive redevelopment project — and with the Commanders to provide the remaining $2.7 billion — as of this week the deal did not have majority support on the D.C. Council, which must vote to approve it.

Ayala’s support for the project on behalf of Team D.C. raises the question of whether members of the city’s influential LGBTQ community might play some role in urging the D.C. Council to approve the project.

The proposal comes at a time when the Washington Commanders team includes a message of support for the LGBTQ community on its website. The message follows its hosting last October of its 4th annual LGBTQ Pride Night Out at the Commanders game against the Cleveland Browns.

“The Washington Commanders are proud to champion the LGBTQ+ community and its allies,” the team states on its website. “Through the unifying power of sports, we aim to create a culture where all feel welcome and celebrated.”

In a statement released to the Washington Blade, Ayala points out that the Commanders are among every D.C.-based professional sports team that hosts a Pride Night Out event, which Team DC helps to organize.

“Each year, our events have grown stronger, with vibrant tailgates, on-field celebrations, and powerful moments that shine a spotlight on our community,” Ayala said. “We can’t wait to kick off our first Night Out at the Commanders Stadium in 2030.”

He was referring to plans by the Commanders organization and the D.C. mayor’s office to have the stadium deal approved by the D.C. Council in July, with construction of the new stadium to begin then, and with a planned completion in time for the 2030 professional football season.

Ayala also points out that the RFK stadium grounds currently serve as home to LGBTQ-related sports activity, including the D.C. Gay Flag Football League and the D.C. Front Runners group. He added that the RFK grounds will serve as the playing fields for this year’s WorldPride Capital Cup sports competition, where LGBTQ rugby and soccer teams from around the world will compete.

“This new stadium will be more than just a field – it will be a powerful new addition to the vibrant, diverse, and proud communities we champion every day,” he said in his statement.

At an April 28 news conference, Bowser, Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris and other city officials provided details of the stadium project, noting that it includes a massive development of the new stadium and the surrounding 180 acres of land.

In addition to the 65,000-seat domed stadium, officials said the project would include 5,000 to 6,000 residential housing units, with 30 percent designated as “affordable” for low- and moderate-income residents. They said the project would also include parks and recreation areas, hotels, restaurants, retail, and neighborhood amenities.

“As we focus on the growth of our economy, we’re not only bringing our team home, but we’re also bringing new jobs and new revenue to our city and to Ward 7,” Bowser said in a statement

Opponents of the project, including D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson (D-At-Large), have said they don’t believe the city should use its own funds for a stadium and the related development. 

So far, just four Council members have expressed support for the project. Mendelson and two other Council members have expressed opposition, and the remaining five have not yet said whether they would vote for or against it. The project needs seven of the current 12-member Council for it to be approved.

Council member Zachary Parker (D-Ward 5), the Council’s only gay member, who initially had not taken a position on the proposal, this week said he was looking at the project more favorably, according to news media reports. 

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