Mississippi trans woman’s slaying leads to calls for LGBTQ hate crime protections

Andra Day as Billie Holiday, who has already been nominated for two Golden Globes for the performance. The harrowing tale of Holiday’s traumatic childhood and tumultuous life in the spotlight has been famously recounted in the 1972 classic “Lady Sings the Blues,” starring Diana Ross, and on Broadway in the musical “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill,” led by Audra McDonald in 2014.

e’re going to make our case,” he said. “Our community is going to advocate with members of the Senate, and we’re going to work hard until we get the votes necessary to pass it.

The first trailer for the upcoming Netflix series Country Comfort, starring Katharine McPhee as an accidental nanny, has arrived.

See also: Mississippi wants to block transgender people under age 21 from receiving gender-affirming careCritics of Allen’s bill argue that the provision around school officials is ambiguous, and doesn’t make clear whether those officials would be thrown in prison for withholding information that a youth’s gender identity doesn’t match their assigned sex at birth.“Because it’s ambiguous, it can absolutely be read that those felony penalties would apply to teachers and that’s part of what makes

James McAvoy has revealed he had to convince movie bosses to hire him a live-in personal trainer after suffering an infection which almost killed him.The actor said he “nearly died” and was unwell and badly out of shape after a surgical scar became seriously infected.But he had just months to prepare for the part of muscle-bound psychotic character The Beast in director M Night Shyamalan’s superhero thriller Glass.The X-Men star first told in 2019 how he spent three weeks in hospital with the

Talking about why he joined, Stuart said: “Being a white, straight man, I’ve never had to deal with physical or mental harm because of my gender or sexual DNA.

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed writer-director Tina Mabry, who is best known for helming the 2009 critically acclaimed film Mississippi Damned starring Tessa Thompson.

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed writer-director Tiny Mabry, who is best known for helming the 2009 critically acclaimed film Mississippi Damned starring Tessa Thompson.

Gigi Hadid and Cardi B just had the sweetest social media exchange! It all started when the WAP singer Cardi B posted a video to Twitter addressing negative comments made about her online. “This is me with no makeup.

Atlanta investment firm Bay Point Advisors is launching a film financing division for productions in state with its first project as senior lender to Andrew Baird’s crime thriller One Way with Kevin Bacon, Travis Fimmel and Colson Baker. One Way is shooting in the southwest Georgia city of Thomasville.

James McAvoy were left with a smile on their faces this morning as he posted a video on his Instagram page.The Scots star has teamed up with Comic Relief to help promote 'Red Nose Day' and in a new promotion video, McAvoy had fans left wanting more.The video, which was titled: "James McAvoy teaches us his fav TikTok dances with kittens", the actor can be seen wear a Red Nose Day t-shirt while speaking to the camera.He says: "Hello James McAvoy here!"I'm so excited that Red Nose Day is back this

Gigi Hadid, who recently welcomed her first child, a baby girl named Khai with Zayn Malik, is responding to the rumours of getting plastic surgery and fillers done because of how her face has changed over the years.

Feeling nostalgic! Katharine McPhee posted a slideshow of pre-pregnancy photos on Wednesday, February 3.

James McAvoy lied about his friend being in a serious car accident so he could get out of an audition for Queen musical We Will Rock You.The X Men star was asked to meet casting directors for the hit West End show in London.However, James said he realised on the way to the audition that he didn't want to be in musicals and made up a story to allow him to escape.James, 41, even broke down in tears when he got there as he claimed he had just taken his pal to hospital after he had been knocked

Prince William has made a rare statement regarding the racist comments he’s been seeing about the Black football stars in England.

The Great British Bake Off is getting a boost of star power for its latest installment. Split actor James McAvoy, Star Wars star Daisy Ridley, musician Dizzee Rascal, and Little Mix member Jade Thirlwall are all set to compete on the hit reality series for to raise money for a cancer charity, Variety reports.

The SU2C show has a strong line-up of celebrities including KSI and Dame Kelly HolmesIt’s the feel-good programme we all need to lift our spirits and get us back to baking copious amounts of banana bread. That's right - Celebrity Bake Off it back!Channel 4 have announced its star-studded line up for the Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C) Bake Off series, and it does not disappoint.