Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci are playing a gaycouple and fans are thanking the Zaddy God
While the world anxiously awaits solutions to life’s most pressing problems, you can rest a little bit easier tonight knowing the great powers that be have answered one prayer: Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci will play a loving gaycouple in an upcoming film called Supernova. No, it’s not a space movie.
And if you’re thinking, “But wait. Nobody was praying for that. Like… nobody,” well, you’re having the same reaction we did. But apparently this coupling has people very, very excited.
Don’t get us wrong — we love us some Firth and Tucci and the film sounds promising, although very sad.
Variety writes: “Supernova centers on Sam (Firth) and Tusker (Tucci), partners of 20 years, who are traveling across England in their old RV visiting friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker was diagnosed with early-onset dementia two years ago, their time together is the most important thing they have.”
But the level of glee for these two straight actors (surprise, surprise) playing out a heartbreaking gay love story is quite high, with Twitter writing “The excitement is very real for Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci’s upcoming romantic drama” on a roundup of comments that include:
ALL MY PRAYERS TO THE ZADDY GOD HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. t.co/WGXxVppgpF
Stanley Tucci. Colin Firth. Dementia. A test of their love. My reaction was to message @Harriet_Vane_ , then make a cup of tea, then sit down.t.co/djuFqUOt3r
Hamilton, who served as a coach for the school’s speech team, says he casually mentioned to a group of students that he was gay during a speech tournament. The next day, Hamilton says, human resources contacted him about his comments and asked to inspect his cell phone message history. Not long after, Hamilton was placed on administrative leave before the district announced it would fire him.
School officials insist firing Hamilton had nothing to do with his sexual orientation. Rather, the district says he sent inappropriate text messages to a student discussing his personal life. “To be clear, Mr. Hamilton’s sexual orientation has absolutely nothing to do with the reason Mr. Hamilton has been proposed for termination,” district spokeswoman Kristin Snively said in a statement. “Mr. Hamilton has been proposed for termination for good cause due to violations of the District’s electronic communications policy, violations of student privacy, failure to follow written directives, and violations of the Texas Educator’s Code of Ethics. In GCISD, we hold all employees to high standards for their interactions with our most important people, our students. His conduct is not acceptable for an educator in GCISD.”
Hamilton claims he only texted a student about a babysitting arrangement, though he did mention that he would be on a date at one point when requesting childcare. “If we’re going to fire a teacher for texting a kid, we’re going to fire a lot of teachers in Texas,” Hamilton said.
The district’s Board of Trustees voted 7-0 Monday to allow Hamilton’s termination. Hamilton plans to appeal to the state education agency.
The case of Josh Hamilton comes at a sensitive time for LGBTQ rights in the workplace, as the Trump Administration has argued before the Supreme Court that queer Americans are not entitled to civil rights protections, and that businesses should have the right to fire employees for identifying as LGBTQ.
Brother-sister duo charged with blackmailing gay people in Alabama
A brother and sister in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have been charged with extortion and making terrorist threats.
Police believe Jvell Hurt, 25, and his sister, Whitney Hurt, 23, may have been involved in extorting money from up to a dozen gay/bi people who they threatened to out to family and co-workers.
Authorities believe there could be victims they are unaware of and urge anyone who may have information to come forward.
The Tuscaloosa News reports the pair shared a home on Dragons Lane, Tuscaloosa. One alleged victim told police that Jvell told him to bring $2,100 to the house or he would “end him.” He also threatened to distribute private photos of the man, and called friends and family of the man, telling them to persuade the man to pay up.
“During this investigation, we were able to identify the defendant as a suspect by digital evidence,” said police in court records. “The defendant has continued to contact the victim and multiple associates of the victim in an attempt to obtain more cash.”
However, the alleged intimidation did not end there. Police also believe Jvell was behind a bomb call to the First United Methodist Church during a service on September, 29. The church was the regular place of worship of one of the victims.
They believe Whitney Hurt was behind a similar threatening call to the University of Alabama School of Nursing on October, 9. Again, one of the victims was associated with the institute.
Jvell Hurt faces two counts of extortion against two victims and two counts of making terrorist threats. His sister, Whitney, is accused of making a terrorist threat against the nursing school and of extorting one of the two victims. Police are continuing to investigate reports concerning ten other possible victims.
Anyone with relevant information can contact Tuscaloosa Police on (001) 205-248-4750.
Trial begins in discrimination case for St. Louis cop told to “tone down his gayness”
A trial centered around St. Louis cop Keith Wildhaber, a 22-year veteran of the force who claims he was discriminated against for being gay, kicked off on Tuesday. Wildhaber’s superiors allegedly told him to “tone down his gayness” if he ever wanted a promotion.
Wildhaber filed the discrimination suit in 2017, he says, after St. Louis County Police Board of Commissioners member John Saracino told him he would never receive a promotion to lieutenant unless he hid his sexual orientation. He also claims that Saracino transferred him to a precient that tripled his commute, and that he was placed on midnight shifts.
According to lawyers for Wildhaber, the transfer, shifting of hours and remarks came as a coordinated effort between Saracino and Police Chief Jon Belmar as an act of homophobia against their client. “The command staff has a problem with your sexuality. If you ever want to see a white shirt [get promoted], you should tone down your gayness,” Saracino allegedly said to Wildhaber.
“The police department under Chief Belmar is big on high-testosterone, type A masculine personalities, and my method of policing doesn’t conform with that,” Wildhaber said. “This chief is very heavy on promoting the SWAT, masculine type of guys, and I wasn’t doing that.”