So much for all those breakup rumors surrounding Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker!
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Breaking away from the trend of state governments implementing discriminatory legislation aimed at LGBTQ people, on June 16, Hawaii Governor David Ige signed three bills into law that advocates say will make life easier for members of the LGBTQ community.The first bill, known as the “Gender Affirming Treatment Act,” bans health insurers and insurance coverage providers from applying categorical or blanket exclusions denying coverage for gender-affirming treatments, or classifying such treatments as “cosmetic” — thereby requiring patients to pay for them out of pocket — when a medical provider has deemed them “medically necessary.”“The legislature finds that these arbitrary assessments of medical necessity are not evidence-based and interfere with the patient-physician relationship,” the bill reads.
“”They also place transgender persons who are denied treatment at higher risk of suicide and depression.”The bill was prompted by efforts by the previous presidential administration and federal judges to whittle away at protections against sex-based discrimination within the Affordable Care Act that had previously been interpreted as applying to the transgender community.By enshrining protections into state law, any insurance provider who wishes to do business in Hawaii must ensure that gender-affirming treatments for gender dysphoria are covered, especially in cases where similar or identical treatments for cisgender people would otherwise be granted but for a patient’s gender identity.The ban on medical discrimination is wide-ranging, encompassing medical treatments such as facial feminization surgeries, breast augmentations, vocal training, hormone therapies, and other gender-affirming care. Ige also signed into law a
.So much for all those breakup rumors surrounding Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker!
Jeff Bezos’ girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez was committed to not missing her pre-holiday workout.The 52-year-old, Emmy award-winning journalist took to Instagram to show us one of the impressive workouts that keep her looking fab, fit and toned. In the video, which played the Miley Cyrus’ song - ‘Party In The U.S.A.’ -the perfect song for the patriotric holiday - we can see Lauren and her trainer in the background while she is doing dumbbell presses on a bench, dips on a parallette bars, and other exercises.
Alexa PenaVega is opening up about her journey in Hollywood — and her journey away from the entertainment capital, too.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe King of Rock ‘n’ Roll is getting a hunk, a hunk of streaming love.The Elvis Presley Channel is now available on platforms in the U.S. representing 100 million-plus devices, offering a continuous, linear free stream of Elvis concerts, documentaries, specials and movies as well as other lifestyle and entertainment programming.
Gallery: On, off, on and OFF AGAIN! The Hollywood couples who just can't stop breaking up and making up. . . (BANG Showbiz)The insider went on to explain that the '.
EXCLUSIVE: Lacey Chabert (Christmas at Castle Heart) and Ektor Rivera (Sugar Plum Twist) are set to lead the Hallmark film . The project is set to premiere on the network later this year.
Glasgow has ranked among the happiest cities in the world, according to new research.
Post Malone has performed an acoustic cover of Pearl Jam’s ‘Better Man’ on The Howard Stern Show – check it out below.Malone performed the track to open his set for The Howard Stern Show, which was uploaded on YouTube on June 15. When asked why he chose to cover the 1994 Pearl Jam classic, he explained: “I remember my brother Jordan, he was a Marine, and he was stationed in Hawaii.
There’s no transformation quite like a Chrissy Teigen transformation. The entrepreneur has worn so many hats — model! chef! mom! muse! — that it’s impossible to pin her down to just one facet of entertainment. Instead, the social media superstar has done it all — from the time she was a little kid.
"Flash" star Ezra Miller has been hit with a protective order in North Dakota, but hasn't been located by the court. A court approved a protective order against Miller on behalf of Chase Iron Eyes and his wife, Sara Jumping Eagle.The two claimed Miller "physically and emotionally" abused their teenager, Tokata Iron Eyes.
Kate Aurthur editorAmazon Prime Video has greenlit the docuseries the Untitled Twin Flames Universe Project, which will focus on the couple Jeff and Shaleia Ayan (pictured above), who have become self-styled “love gurus” on YouTube — and possible cult leaders. They were the subject of an in-depth Vanity Fair story in December 2020 — “Everywhere I Went, They Went With Me, Because They Were on My Phone”: Inside the Always Online, All-Consuming World of Twin Flames Universe — which inspired the docuseries.The wild investigation, written by Alice Hines, chronicled the rise of Jeff and Shaleia, as well as the whole idea of twin flames — which is like a soulmate, but you pay a lot of money to try to find them.
William Earl Artists Den brings its “Live From My Den” series back for a special edition that spotlights Hawai’i, its rich musical heritage and the artists who bring it to life.New episodes of “Live From My Den: Hawai’i Edition” will premiere each week exclusively via Variety, beginning June 17. The season will feature four of the state’s award-winning artists: Grammy-nominated producer, singer/songwriter, and CEO of Haku Collective Kimié Miner; multigenerational family band Kapena; traditional Hawaiian music trio Keauhou; and legendary six-time Grammy-nominated vocalist Amy Hānaiali’i.Episodes were filmed in a diverse set of locations reflective of the artists’ heritage across the islands, including Papahana Kuaola, an environmental educational organization in Kāne’ohe; Parker Ranch, a historic cattle ranch in Waimea; the Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Campus in Honolulu, founded by the will of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop; and the breathtaking valley of Ha’ikū nestled along the slopes of the Ko’olau Mountains.
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[HBO series] ‘Enlightened,’ and I loved that show and started really getting into his stuff. I started this project pretty late. When I came in, we were, like, about a month from mixing time, so I started working only with the script.”Though Hawaii was a backdrop for “White Lotus” that Tapia de Veer was not terriblly familiar with, he knew that the tension of the series would present itself through unveiling emotions under the surface and expressed it with well-utilized instruments.“I have an instrument that’s called a charango, which is small guitar like a ukulele but with more strings,” the composer said.
Ezra Miller‘s already had their fair share of legal troubles this year following their recent arrests in Hawaii. But now it looks like that’s just the beginning, as newly filed court documents accuse Miller of grooming a minor since the age of 12, and using “violence, intimidation, threat of violence, fear, paranoia, delusions, and drugs to hold sway” over the young woman.