Podcast: Jeb Havens, Barronelle Stutzman, Texas' "Bathroom Bill," Finland Ready For Marriage Equality

Click play below as I recap this week's top headlines from politics, pop culture and entertainment of interest to the LGBT community:

• Anti-LGBT florist Barronelle Stutzman loses again - this time in the Washington state supreme court over refusing to sell flowers for a same-sex wedding

• Texas gets pushback from the NBA and major stars on it’s proposed anti-transgender “bathroom bill”

• North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper shares his plan to repeal his state's anti-LGBT law, HB2

• Finland’s Parliament kills a last ditch attempt to block same-sex marriage

• Out singer/songwriter Jeb Havens dropped his uber-romantical, world-traveler music video just in time for Valentine's Day - "Pushy Little Compass Heart" from his album, Home Base

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Podcast: This Week In LGBT News - Eli Lieb, Laverne Cox & Transgender Protections

Check out this week's episode of The Randy Report on BlogTalkRadio as I recap these LGBT headlines:

• Florida pro-LGBT bakery Cut The Cake prevails in court after haters demand anti-gay messaged cake

• Trump administration pulls back on transgender protections - a sign of things to come?

• Tennessee state lawmakers file new legislation aimed at ignoring the Supreme Court's rulling on same-sex marriage

• Don't miss next week's premiere of Doubt next week on CBS featuring Laverne Cox as the first transgender series regular on broadcast television

• New music from uber-talented out singer/songwriter Eli Lieb - "Castles"

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Radio Show: This Week In LGBT News With Political Activist Aaron Baldwin

LGBT political activist Aaron Baldwin shares his thoughts Donald Trump's first weeks as president, including:

• The mixed signals from the Trump administration about LGBT rights/protections

• Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner - LGBT White House allies?

• The disastrous rollout of President Trump's immigration policy, from airport protests to a federal judge blocking implementation of the executive order

• Trump's allegations of widespread voter fraud and what it might mean to the country

• Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' nomination may be in peril

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Podcast: The Week In LGBT News - AGT's Brian Justin Crum; Recapping LGBT Legislation

My weekly podcast recaps the past week's most compelling pop culture, political and entertainment news of interest to the LGBT community.

On this week's show:

• America's Got Talent's Brian Justin Crum drops his first single since the TV talent competition - "Show Me Love" featuring Toy Armada and DJ Grind. Find it here on iTunes.

• Conservative Wyoming legislators withdraw anti-LGBT legislation House Bill 135

• North Carolina's Republican state Senate Leader says his state's hateful "bathroom bill" - HB2 - isn't going away any time soon

• Woofy Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian Sims introduced a bill that would outlaw so-called "conversion" or "ex-gay" therapy

• How would the repeal of the Affordable Care Act affect LGBTs?

• Republicans in Congress plan to re-introduce the "First Amendment Defense Act" which would allow anti-LGBT folks to discriminate same-sex couples

• President Trump has a bumpy week as his administration proposes a 20% tax on Mexican imports to pay for "The Wall," and his immigration plans cause protests across the country

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Podcast: Troye Sivan, Anti-LGBT Legislation In Wyoming & Texas, Trump Inauguration And LGBTs Scrubbed From White House Website

Take a listen to the latest The Randy Report podcast, including these stories and more:

• Minutes after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, all information regarding LGBTs disappeared from the White House website. Hmm....

• Attendance at Donald Trump's inaugural was dwarfed by the Women's March on Washington the next day as hundreds of thousands marched in support for not only women's rights but LGBT rights, civil rights, voting rights and more. And the Trumpster was not happy.

• The Texas state Supreme Court has agreed to hear an anti-LGBT hate group's challenge to spousal benefits for same-sex couples.

• New legislation introduced in Wyoming ("The Equality State") would legalize discrimination against same-sex couples and transgender people, and would make it impossible for any branch or part of the government to enact or enforce local non-discrimination ordinances and federal protections for the LGBT community.

• Out Music: Troye Sivan released his video for “Heaven,” from his Blue Neighbourhood album - a sensual black & white vision featuring intimate shots of Sivan along side clips of important moments in the LGBTQ rights movement.

Radio Show: Jennifer Holliday Cancels, CMT's Cody Alan Comes Out, Ben Carson Still Confused

This week on my BlogTalkRadio show, I recap these LGBT headlines and more:

• Tony & Grammy Award winner Jennifer Holliday agrees to perform at the Trump inauguration, then reverses in an open letter to her LGBT fans.

• CMT and iHeartRadio host Cody Alan comes out to fans.

• A new Gallup poll shows the LGBT community in the US growing to the tune of over 10 million.

• Dr. Ben Carson still thinks LGBTs want "extra rights," and he's wrong.

• Randy Rainbow parodies Into The Woods as he suggests President-elect Trump consider pulling back on the Twitter.

Podcast: Texas "Bathroom Bill," Ellen Boots Burrell For Anti-LGBT Sermon, Vivica Fox Says "No Homo" At Her Strip Club

2017 has begun - what stories are already impacting the LGBT community?

Check out the week's biggest stories in LGBT news via this week's podcast, including:

• Texas Republican lawmakers are looking to pass their own anti-transgender "bathroom bill" despite watching the economic carnage that resulted thanks to similar legislation in North Carolina.

• Ellen DeGeneres booted Kim Burrell from her show's guest list after the singer went on an anti-LGBT sermon. Ellen then discussed the rant with Burrell's duet partner Pharrell (who appeared solo) on the air.

• The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commits up to $140 million to help develop a device to deliver a steady stream of HIV medication to healthy patients (PrEP) over an extended period of time.

• IBM Corp. has released a new rainbow-colored logo in support of the LGBT community.

• LGBTQ Nation names professional provocateur and Breitbart 'alt-right' personality, Milo Yiannopoulos, its 2016 Person of the Year.

• Vivica Fox says it's strictly "no homo" for gays at her upcoming Las Vegas male revue.

• Plus, this weekend: the premiere of the new Debbie Reynolds/Carrie Fisher HBO documentary Bright Lights; and the boozy, buzzworthy wild child of Hollywood award shows, The Golden Globes.

Radio Show: The Best Of LGBT Entertainment In 2016

Tune in as I share our "Top 5" lists of the best in LGBT music, film, theater and more from the year that was 2016.

• Top 5 songs from out musicians Ty Herndon, David Hernandez, Jeb Havens, Halsey and Tegan & Sara

• Top 5 LGBT themed movies: Moonlight, Retake, Other People, First Girl I Loved and King Kobra

• Highlights from Broadway including The Color Purple, Falsettos and Dear Evan Hansen

...and more

Radio Show: This Week In LGBT News - Billy Gilman, Hairspray Live!, Trump's Cabinet Picks

Check out my latest radio show from BlogTalkRadio where I recap some of the week's entertainment and political news stories of interest to the LGBT community:.

This week's episode includes:

• Out singer Billy Gilman keeps killing it on THE VOICE

• The new Star Trek series, Star Trek: Discovery, will introduce the franchise's first openly gay leading character to be played by RENT star Anthony Rapp

• NBC is bringing us Hairspray LIVE! complete with Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein

• How LGBT friendly are President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks?

All those and more. Please hit the "play" button below and enjoy :)

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Radio Show: Observing World AIDS Day 2016

Since 1988, we have observed World AIDS Day.

In this episode of The Randy Report radio show, I share messages from world leaders like President Obama and Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom, along with his own remembrances of the impact of this hideous disease.

World AIDS Day is held on the 1st day of December each year, and it is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day, held for the first time in 1988.

Being diagnosed with HIV today means something very different than it did 20 or 30 years ago. HIV is no longer a death sentence. However, people’s attitudes can make living with HIV really difficult.

Some things from the 1980s and 1990s are worth revisiting, but HIV stigma isn’t one of them. It’s time to end HIV stigma.

During this show, I take a look into the history of the day, how the world looks at the ongoing epidemic and what it means to us as individuals.

What can you do? What is on the horizon in terms of HIV treatment?

Plus, I share my own initial encounter with HIV and what it meant to a 20-something gay man in NYC at the time.

And if you're at a loss for what to do to be a part of this World AIDS Day, I suggests a donation to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS which has been at the forefront of the epidemic since the mid-80s.

Take a listen, and feel free to share this show. Together we can make a difference.

Radio Show: Aaron Baldwin On The Last Days Of Election 2016

As the election cycle nears the very end of a long, long journey, check out my radio show this week with political activist Aaron Baldwin.

Aaron has been a guest on my show throughout the past year, and he's definitely that guy you gravitate to at a party when the topic is politics. Way smart, he has thousands of folks who follow him on Facebook for his up to the minute posts. And, a character trait near and dear to my heart, he speaks his very-educated mind.

Show description:

Well-known LGBTQ political activist Aaron Baldwin shares his thoughts on the final days of Election 2016:

• Will the latest news from the FBI regarding Hillary Clinton's emails change the race? The Comey comments gave her an $11.5 million windfall in it's aftermath.

• Donald Trump's legal scandals continue to add up as a "private server" has been found that shows a connection between Trump and a Russian bank, Trump's connections to Russian energy resources, plus the Trump University lawsuit goes to court soon.

• Predictions! Who will win? And by how much?

This Week In LGBT News - Will & Grace, Aston, & Daddy The Movie

Kick back and listen in as I recap several of the top LGBT stories of the week including:

• Pansexual music artist Aston dropped her new dance single "Circles" this week

• Update to the tragic story of Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers University freshman who committed suicide after cyber bullying by his college roommate.

• HIV history gets a rewrite as the myth of "Patient Zero" is debunked

• The U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear an important transgender rights case

• Rumors swirl about a possible Will & Grace reboot, plus Sean Hayes apologizes to LGBT community for not coming out sooner

• Randy's interview with hunky Bear City / DADDY film star Gerald McCullouch

And much more!

Radio Show: This Week In LGBT News 10/1/16

Happy Sunday, folks!

Here's this week's episode of The Randy Report on BlogTalkRadio.

My recap of popular & important stories of pop culture, politics and entertainment of interest to the LGBT community:

• Edie Windsor, LGBTQ hero who helped bring down the Defense of Marriage Act, finds love a second time.

• Anti-gay Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore suspended from the bench for instructing judges to not perform same-sex marriages even after SCOTUS ruled in favor of marriage equality.

• The first presidential debate came and went this week. Who won? I think Randy Rainbow did with his parody of a classic Mary Poppins song that recaps the Donald's debate performance.

• GLEE star Alex Newell teams up with the CDC to share new music and a new campaign to help stop HIV.

Tune in for these stories and more.

Radio Show: The Randy Report On @BlogTalkRadio

Check out my latest radio show on BlogTalkRadio where I recap the week's top pop culture and political news for the LGBT community, including:

• Out country singer Billy Gilman makes a splash on THE VOICE

• After 14 years, lesbian news and entertainment site AfterEllen shuts down

• This was Bi-Week (they only get a week?) and openly-bi Andy Mientus, of Broadway's Les Miserables and Spring Awakening, shared his thoughts

• "Sexually fluid" hottie (Dancing with the Stars, America's Next Top Model) Nyle DiMarco dropped a campaign spot for Hillary Clinton: "Your vote is the greatest voice we have."

• Short film "American Male" examines hyper-masculinity and internalized homophobia to a chilling effect

Radio Show: The Randy Report - RuPaul, Barbra Streisand & Whoopi Goldberg

My latest radio show on BlogTalkRadio:

This week in LGBT news:

• Out singer/songwriter Olly Alexander and his band Years & Years release new song for upcoming Bridget Jones film

• Craig Jungwirth indicted for terrorist threats via social media against gay community in Southern Florida

• Bombing in NYC gay neighborhood of Chelsea

• RuPaul makes history with win at the Emmy Awards

• NCAA pulls 7 championship games from North Carolina over anti-LGBT HB2

• Barbra Streisand's Trump parody of "Send In The Clowns" is a hit at LGBT fund raiser for Hillary Clinton

• Whoopi Goldberg shares, "Transgender people have been with us forever."

• More trouble behind the scenes of Logo TV's "Finding Prince Charming"

• Brian Justin Crum killed it this week with Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" on America's Got Talent

Radio Show: This Week In LGBT News

Dancing With The Stars champ Nyle DiMarco

Take a listen to my latest radio show episode, hosted on BlogTalkRadio, which aired today.

Episode synopsis:

Join Randy as he wraps up the latest in LGBT news from the worlds of entertainment, music, politics and sports.

• Three time Olympic medalist Danell Leyva is not only a double-silver medal winner but an ardent equal rights activist ally

• Hottie Nick Jonas talked about criticism he received for playing a gay MMA fighter on "Kingdom"

• "American Idol" alum/out musician David Hernandez drops his new single and music video "Beautiful"

• "America's Next Top Model" & "Dancing With The Stars" champ Nyle DiMarco announced as next 'Celebrity Guest Host' for the world-famous Chippendales

• E! Network cancels "I Am Cait" after only two seasons

• A new study shows homophobic men are possibly just hiding their own latent homosexuality

Tune in as Randy covers these stories and more.

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3-time Olympic medalist Danell Leyva

Nick Jonas

Caitlyn Jenner

Radio Show: Recapping The Political Conventions With Aaron Baldwin

Take a listen to my latest online radio show, aptly named The Randy Report, hosted on BlogTalkRadio.

Political activist Aaron Baldwin joined me to look back on the highs and lows of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.

The hits, the misses, the winners and losers.

Who gave the best speech? Who dropped the ball on an opportunity? Which party scored better among voters?

Did the upbeat message of the Democrats resonate with voters more than the darker tone of the Republicans?

What did the polls say in the aftermath of both conventions? Will Hillary get a post-convention bounce?

What's next in this very unusual presidential race?

Aaron Baldwin is my go-to political smart guy, so hit the play button below and see what Aaron thinks.

Radio Show: Talking Day One Of 2016 Republican National Convention

Check out my latest radio show episode from BlogTalkRadio:

Last night marked the kickoff of the 2016 Republican National Convention.

Speakers included 80s actors Scott Baio and Antonio Sabato Jr., former NYC Mayor Rudy Guiliani, and many more.

Plus, Melania Trump spoke - with some controversy - about her husband, Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee. Comparisons with Michelle Obama's Democratic National Convention speech in 2008 show many similarities.

I have my opinion about what happened, and I'd love to hear yours.

Radio Show: Political Activist Aaron Baldwin On The Current Presidential Campaigns

Check out my latest radio show on BlogTalkRadio:

Aaron Baldwin, San Francisco based LGBT/political activist, joins Randy to talk about the current state of the 2016 presidential campaigns and more.

While Donald Trump has the GOP nomination in hand, there are a few state primaries left for the Democrats including delegate-rich California and New Jersey on June 7th.

Currently leading in the polls for those states, when will Hillary Clinton finally close out the Democratic nomination?

What new twist will Donald Trump throw in the mix?

Aaron doesn't hold back when sharing what he thinks, so tune in to hear his thoughts on this unpredictable presidential race.

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Radio Show: LGBT Activist Aaron Baldwin Talks Presidential Primaries

Check out my latest BlogTalkRadio episode with San Francisco based LGBT activist Aaron Baldwin, who joins me to talk about the current state of the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns.

With the Ohio, Florida, Illinois and North Carolina primaries coming up on Tuesday, and the past Michigan/Mississippi primaries behind us, there's a lot to talk out.

Will Marco Rubio win his home state of Florida? Will John Kasich win his home state of Ohio?

What new twist will Donald Trump throw in the mix?

Hit play below to hear what Aaron thinks of this unpredictable election season.