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‘Like A Boss’ drops new trailer featuring Billy Porter

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7 years ago

December 10, 2019

**Billy Porter**, **Tiffany Haddish**, and **Rose Byrne** in “Like A Boss” (Image courtesy of Paramount Pictures)

Paramount has released a new trailer for its upcoming comedy, “Like A Boss,” starring Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne, and even though he’s only seen for a few brief moments, it’s all about Billy Porter.

The movie, which was directed by Miguel Arteta from a screenplay by Sam Pitman and Adam Cole-Kelly, is set to open early next year, and the new Red Band trailer dropped on Monday is the most extensive look at it we’ve gotten so far.

Judging from what it shows us, “Like A Boss” looks to be a raunchy, foul-mouthed, no-holds-barred female buddy comedy, full of big laughs and bad behavior. It also looks like Porter, the Tony and Emmy-winning out star of “Pose,” gives a scene-stealing performance as the two ladies’ co-worker.

According to the official synopsis:

“Best friends Mia and Mel (Haddish and Byrne) are living their best lives running their own cosmetics company they’ve built from the ground up. Unfortunately, they’re in over their heads financially, and the prospect of a big buyout offer from a notorious titan of the cosmetics industry, Claire Luna (Salma Hayek), proves too tempting to pass up, putting Mel and Mia’s lifelong friendship in jeopardy. The beauty business is about to get ugly.”

Besides Haddish, Byrne, Hayek and Porter, “Like A Boss” also stars Jennifer Coolidge, Ari Graynor, Natasha Rothwell, Jessica St. Clair and Karan Soni. It opens January 10, 2020.

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Entrepreneurs, business leaders, professionals to meet at Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs

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The Equality Chamber of Commerce is bringing together LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, business leaders, professionals, advocates, and community partners on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 2:30 p.m. at the D.C. Mayor’s Office for LGBTQ Affairs (899 N. Capitol Street, NE).

This is an afternoon and evening focused on one essential question: How do we build businesses and a business community that can thrive? The Pride in Business Expo and Profits & Pours with Stephanie will create a powerful forum for connection, practical knowledge, and economic opportunity at the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs. The Pride in Business Expo, taking place from 4-7 p.m., brings the region’s LGBTQ+ business community together to showcase businesses, build relationships, discover resources, and create new opportunities.

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Learn more about Virginia’s queer history

‘The Remarkable Visibility of Hannah Nokes’ event scheduled for Wednesday

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October 4, 2026

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Queer Virginia Contributor Amy Bertsch will host “The Remarkable Visibility of Hannah Nokes” on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. at Sprouse Rare Book Room inside the Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library (717 Queen St., Alexandria, Va.).

Amy will share the story of Hannah Nokes, an African-American transgender woman who made headlines in 1933 when she testified in a high-profile murder trial. Learn about Nokes’s life, her place in history, and the broader social context of her remarkable story. Her story is among those featured in the book “Queer Virginia: New Stories in the Old Dominion.”

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Annapolis Pride arrives this weekend

Sixth annual LGBTQ celebration held in Maryland capital

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October 2, 2026

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Annapolis Pride is set for Saturday. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key)

The Sixth Annual Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. on the streets adjacent to St. John’s College.

The theme of this year’s Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival celebration is “United in Pride, Together We Thrive!” Saturday’s parade will begin on St. John’s Street adjacent to St. John’s College, continue along Calvert Street to Northwest Street, to Church Circle, and onto West Street. The parade route then turns onto Amos Garrett Boulevard and eventually ends on Constitution Avenue near Maryland Hall.

Those with disabilities will be able to watch the parade from a special viewing porch at the Graduate Hotel at 126 West St. An Annapolis Pride volunteer will be there and available to assist.

For more details, visit the festival’s website.