“Seven years clean and sober. Not a victory lap. Just a fact. To anyone in the fight right now: it gets quieter. Not easier. Quieter. In the quiet, you find out who you actually are. That’s the part they can’t take from you.”
– Hunter Biden celebrating his sobriety on July 6th, 2026.
Javier Bardem showed his support for Palestine during the Spain vs. Austria World Cup match at SoFi Stadium.
Meanwhile, Steven J. Demetriou, Executive Chair of Amentum Services, the sole contractor for ICE Camp East Montana in El Paso, TX, attended the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce the next day on July 3rd.
For decades, some of America’s most influential anti-gay pastors built careers preaching that homosexuality was sinful. They’ve led megachurches, advised presidents, appeared on television, and shaped the beliefs of millions. But behind the scenes, several of them were living secret lives that directly contradicted the messages they preached. Today, we are getting into those stories.
Check out Matt Cullen‘s look into hypocrisy of it all above!
The Champagne Room has been pulling an enviable guest list lately: queer punk cinema icon Bruce LaBruce, actor Jay Baruchel with his wife, designer Rebecca-Jo Dunham Baruchel, and award-winning author Téa Mutonji have all taken a seat, with DJ baddie Miss Bashful among the names still to come!
This week the chair goes to Canadian filmmaker Blake Mawson, who came ready to talk horror, queerness, and the pole and wig he worked long before any festival came calling.
What do strippers and independent filmmaking have in common? Both come down to protecting your autonomy and a healthy distaste for censorship. Oh, and he calls his mom mid-taping to get his birth time so the hosts can pull his big 3! 🤩 Check out the latest episode of The Champagne Room above!
Is MAGA is trying to end America with second hand embarrassment? This is more than bizarre…. Or is it right on brand for him?
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and model Miranda Kerr have erased over $550 million in medical debt for over 260,000 Californians
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Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr just wiped out $550 million in medical debt for over 260,000 Californians, partnering with RIP Medical Debt to make it happen. The $550 million figure is staggering when you remember that medical debt is typically purchased for pennies on the dollar, meaning their actual outlay was a fraction of that, but the relief felt by those 260,000 people is very, very real! Check out what they had to say above.
Civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo has published a data analysis of New York Times trans coverage, and the findings are getting a lot of attention. According to the analysis, something shifted editorially around 2022 — stories that had previously centered trans people’s lives and rights started giving way to a steadier diet of medical doubt and political conflict framing. GLAAD and other advocacy organizations say they saw this coming and have been raising the alarm for years.