Chromatica, James Lipton, Parliament House, Halloween, Perfume Genius, Phia Menard, Hustlers: HOT LINKS

CASH HAUL. Trump raised $86 million in February. “The RNC, the Trump campaign and authorized joint fundraising committees raised the combined $86 million haul. Entities raised more than $607 million since last year and have $225 million cash on hand, the RNC said, adding that February was the best month for digital fundraising since 2016.”

HUSTLERS. J Lo speaks out about Oscars snub. “Ouch.”

CLIMATE DENIAL. The Trump adminstration is adding climate denial language into scientific reports: “The misleading language appears in at least nine reports, including environmental studies and impact statements on major watersheds in the American West that could be used to justify allocating increasingly scarce water to farmers at the expense of wildlife conservation and fisheries.”

RIP. Inside the Actors Studio host James Lipton has died at 93. “Lipton passed away peacefully Monday morning at his home. His wife, Kedakai Turner, tells TMZ…”

SHILL OF THE DAY. Adam Rippon is extra and fancy for Skittles.

CHEERS. Harry Styles has announced his Halloween costume.

ORLANDO. Parliament House sold in foreclosure, but will remain open: “We’ve been here for 44 years,” Parliament House owner Don Granatstein said by phone. “We’re not going anywhere.”

TENNESSEE. Dance teacher sentenced to nine months in prison and four months probation for rape of teen student, exposing him to HIV. “Prosecutors with District Attorney General Amy Weirich’s office said Conner met the 16-year-old on a social media site in 2015. The two had sex several times, and exchanged nude photos and sexual text messages after the teen joined Conner’s dance team, the Infamous Dancerettes. Conner did not tell the teen he had been diagnosed with HIV in 2012, prosecutors said. The teen later also tested positive for HIV.”

COLORFUL. Lady Gaga has announced the name and release date of her new album.

MADAME X. Madonna bursts into tears, falls off chair in pain. “The Queen of Pop, 61, had to be helped up by one of her dancers after the accident at Le Grand Rex on Thursday night.”

COLD TURKEY. How Lady Gaga quit her 40-cigarette-a-day smoking habit.

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MALE MODEL MONDAY. Leo Cressant, Lucas Loyola, Francisco Lachowski, Stefan Petrov, Matt Claw and more.

PHIA MENARD. Transgender performer’s show pushed out of Bouffes du Nord theatre in Paris to make way for Kanye West hymn service.

COURT TV ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DAY. Judge Judy announces Judy Justice.

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY. Perfume Genius “Describe”.

MUSIC VIDEO 2 OF THE DAY. Kyle Motsinger “Whenever”.

TRAILER OF THE DAY. I Know This Much is True.

MOVIE TRAILER 2 OF THE DAY. Artemis Fowl.

MONDAY MUSCLE. Jeremy Fontanet Cullens.

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Chromatica, James Lipton, Parliament House, Halloween, Perfume Genius, Phia Menard, Hustlers: HOT LINKS

Miss Staten Island Banned From St. Patrick’s Parade After Coming Out

In addition to the bisexual beauty queen, two high school marching bands wearing rainbow stickers were also blocked from participating.

www.advocate.com/people/2020/3/02/miss-staten-island-banned-st-patricks-parade-after-coming-out

Bad Bunny opens up about sexual fluidity, won’t rule out being with a man

Puerto Rican rapper and longtime LGBTQ ally Bad Bunny made headlines in January with the release of his music video “Caro,” which left many wondering if he might identify as queer. Now, in a new interview with the LA Times, he’s setting the record straight. Sorta.

In “Caro,” Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, can be seen getting his nails done while watching a fashion show in a pink mansion. He then morphs into a female version of himself (played by model Jazmyne Joy) before reappearing later in the video, only to be kissed by another man as well as by his female self.

Many interpreted the music video as a nod to both gender fluidity and a metaphor for Bad Bunny embracing his own femininity. Some also questioned if it was his way of coming out as bisexual.

Now, speaking to the LA Times, the 25-year-old says he isn’t particularly interested in labeling his sexuality. Like many of his peers, he views it as fluid.

“It does not define me,” he says. “At the end of the day, I don’t know if in 20 years I will like a man. One never knows in life.”

He adds, “But at the moment I am heterosexual and I like women.”

Bad Bunny has been a vocal LGBTQ ally since bursting onto the scene in 2016.

Over the years, he’s praised women who don’t shave their body hair, criticized a nail salon that denied him entry, and called out reggaeton star Don Omar for making antigay remarks.

“Homophobia in this day and age?” he tweeted. “How embarrassing, man.”

And just last week, during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, he paid tribute to Alexa Negrón Luciano, a trans woman who was brutally murdered in Puerto Rico.

Watch that performance below.

www.queerty.com/bad-bunny-opens-sexual-fluidity-wont-rule-man-20200302?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

Miss Staten Island Banned from St. Patrick’s Day Parade After Coming Out as Bisexual: WATCH

Miss Staten Island Madison L’Insalata was banned from taking part in the NYC borough’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday hours after she came out as bisexual.

CBS News reports: “Jim Smith, the director of Miss Staten Island Scholarship Pageants, broke the news to L’Insalata late Saturday night. He said parade organizer Larry Cummings called him saying L’Insalata and another pageant queen who supported her were banned. … She showed up at the parade anyway, wearing her rainbow scarf and heart sticker, but was only able to watch.”

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Miss Staten Island Banned from St. Patrick’s Day Parade After Coming Out as Bisexual: WATCH