Pride 2020: Dan Levy, Lena Waithe, Lil Nas X and More LGBTQ Entertainers of the Year

Lena Waithe Money is the only language that people in Hollywood understand. The only way we’ll see change in an industry that benefits from systems of inequality as they exist today is to hit people in their pockets.We need mandates for inclusion.

James Beard award-winning Karen Akunowicz is one of the many fan favorites who hail from the land of Top Chef. The fiercely amazing culinarian won our hearts when she first competed on the show’s 13th season before she unpacked her knives once more for its second All-Stars version in 2020.

Nicholas White In a sign of what may be seen as an emerging, successful alternative to expensive red carpet charity events, Saturday night’s two-hour Lead With Love: Project Angel Food Emergency Telethon, which aired live for the first time on KTLA 5, smashed fundraising goals by exceeding its $500,000 goal by nearly $200,000, totaling more than.

Paul Ryder   A post shared by Paul Ryder (@rupaulryder) on Jun 12, 2020 at 3:13am PDTHost of Dublin Pride’s Virtual Pride Parade Paul Ryder said, ‘Pride to me means celebrating with my friends, family and colleagues a day to be ourselves unapologetically even more so than the other 364 days of the year.’‘It’s bringing our community closer together along with our allies and showing an outside world how it is to love and be loved.’Katie McCabeRepublic of Ireland football captain Katie McCabe

Lena Waithe has a big reason to celebrate this weekend, her show “Twenties” has been renewed for a second season by BET.

Also Read: Summer TV 2020: Premiere Dates for New and Returning Shows (Photos)The eight-episode first season of “Twenties,” which premiered March 4 and concluded April 15, was the No.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorLena Waithe’s breakout hit Twenties will be back for a second go-round. BET has renewed the series for a second season.

Elton John, Adam Lambert and other prominent members of the LGBTQ+ community have come together for a good cause.

El Hunt This weekend in London, the streets would ordinarily be strewn with glitter, rainbow flags and a mass of people all out to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride. As usual, cities around the world had planned their own respective annual parades to commemorate the anniversary of the first ever Christopher Street Liberation Day.Mariah Carey was set to headline Brighton Pride.

coronavirus pandemic sidelining many in-person LGBTQ celebrations this year, NYC Pride will host a two-hour broadcast extravaganza, featuring “Pose” star Billy Porter, singer Janelle Monáe and more — in lieu of a parade —starting at noon Sunday on several ABC network platforms.But it’s not the only digital space where you’ll be able to wave your rainbow flag and revel in the past, present and future of the LGBTQ+ movement.

wasn’t part of NYC’s coronavirus Phase 2 reopening this week. But this Sunday two organizations will still recognize — one virtually, the other with an in-person gathering — the first Christopher Street Liberation Day March on June 28, 1970.In lieu of a march through the streets this year, NYC Pride will stream a star-studded “special broadcast event” from noon to 2 p.m.

Love, Victor star Michael Cimino talks about the Hulu series, and Loni Love advises all to read her latest book.Plus reviews of HBO’s powerful Welcome to Chechnya, Netflix’s extraordinary Dark, and the sweet gay romance Breaking Fast.And a ton of new, new Selfie Scenes, and Last Word.Click on the cover below to read the issue now or download it to your computer or device for reading later!As a free LGBTQ publication, Metro Weekly relies on advertising in order to bring you unique, high quality

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMiley Cyrus was one of the first celebrities to adapt to the new COVID-19 world order. Not long after stay-at-home rules were implemented, the singer-actor launched “Bright Minded,” a talk show on Instagram Live with a guest list that has included Elton John, Demi Lovato, Kerry Washington and Selena Gomez.

Lena Waithe doesn’t expect her new show to get attention during awards season.

actually matters: ensuring everyone under our umbrella is treated equally and with respect."As our current climate dictates, there is no longer room for segregation or hostile attitudes toward LGBTQ+ people. For me, what’s happening with the Black Lives Matter protests suggests that Pride, in its roots, is a movement requiring fierce support from all," former Paper magazine editor turned pop star Michael Love Michael tells Glamour.

Shirley Ju Teyana Taylor is set to release “The Album” on Friday, coinciding with Juneteenth, the day marking word of  emancipation reaching enslaved African-Americans in the outermost territories in 1865.To preview the project — featuring such music elites as Erykah Badu, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, Future, Kehlani, Quavo, Rick Ross and Davido, among others — Taylor threw a listening party at a private mansion in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, June 17.  Variety was among the guests in attendance

Showtime has set a virtual concert that will feature headliners Lena Waithe and Common — creative collaborators on the network's Chicago-set series he Chi T— and a focus on the Equal Justice Initiative. On behalf of the drama series, Showtime and parent company ViacomCBS will kick off the fundraising effort with a $500,000 donation.

Elton John has dubbed Rina Sawayama‘s debut LP ‘SAWAYAMA’ his album of the year thus far in the latest episode of his Apple Music radio show, Rocket Hour.Speaking with Sawayama over FaceTime, John said, “Hi Rina! It’s so wonderful to talk to you because so far you have made my album of the year. This is my favourite album of the year.”“Stop it, no way,” said Sawayama in response.“It’s a phenomenal record.

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