Colombian women’s rights activist attacked with acid | CNN

Colombian women’s rights activist attacked with acid | CNN

CNN  —  Colombian police are investigating an acid attack perpetrated against a human rights activist, Lilia Patricia Cardozo, in the country’s northwestern Boyaca region, according to the city’s council. Cardozo is the director of a womens’ rights NGO called Plataforma Feminista Boyacense (Boyacense Feminist Platform), which works to end domestic abuse, gender violence and discrimination, … Read more

Former New Zealand rugby player Campbell Johnstone becomes first All Black to come out as gay | CNN

Former New Zealand rugby player Campbell Johnstone becomes first All Black to come out as gay | CNN

CNN  —  Former New Zealand rugby player Campbell Johnstone became the first All Black to come out publicly as gay, in an interview with TVNZ’s Seven Sharp on Monday. Johnstone – who played three Test matches for New Zealand, including two against the British and Irish Lions in 2005 – said he told his friends … Read more

Prominent Kenyan LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba reportedly found dead | CNN

Prominent Kenyan LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba reportedly found dead | CNN

Reuters  —  Kenyan police have discovered the body of a prominent LGBTQ rights campaigner stuffed inside a metal box in the west of the country, local media reported on Friday. Motorbike taxi riders alerted police after they saw the box dumped by the roadside from a vehicle with a concealed number plate, The Standard and … Read more

Emma Corrin resuscitates the debate over gender-neutral awards categories | CNN

Emma Corrin resuscitates the debate over gender-neutral awards categories | CNN

CNN  —  Awards season has barely begun, and one of the stars of streaming’s most decorated shows is weighing in on the debate over whether legacy awards shows such as the Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs should fuse their gendered acting categories to avoid a binary system. Emma Corrin, who starred in Season 4 of the … Read more

Tosca Musk, Elon’s sister, has a business venture of her own — and it’s all about romance and female sexuality | CNN

Tosca Musk, Elon’s sister, has a business venture of her own — and it’s all about romance and female sexuality | CNN

Atlanta, Georgia CNN  —  Tosca Musk strides onto the red carpet at a Regal Cinemas, statuesque in a white pant suit and glistening burgundy silk top. A hush comes over a group gathered outside the theater’s doors. Some whip out cell phones and start recording her every move. It’s a chilly October night in Atlanta, … Read more

Candace Cameron Bure criticized by JoJo Siwa and others over ‘traditional marriage’ comment | CNN

Candace Cameron Bure criticized by JoJo Siwa and others over ‘traditional marriage’ comment | CNN

CNN  —  Months after they had a public back and forth, JoJo Siwa is voicing her disappointment with Candace Cameron Bure. The singer/dancer, 19, posted on her verified Instagram about Cameron Bure after the former “Full House” star talked to the Wall Street Journal about her work with the faith-based channel, Great American Family. When … Read more

Dave Chappelle talks Kanye, antisemitism and Trump in ‘SNL’ monologue | CNN

Dave Chappelle talks Kanye, antisemitism and Trump in ‘SNL’ monologue | CNN

CNN  —  Dave Chappelle addressed several contentious topics in his latest “Saturday Night Live” monologue, focusing mostly on Kanye West’s recent antisemitic comments. In a lengthy stand-up set, Chappelle name-checked former President Donald Trump and Senate candidate Herschel Walker – and also may have alluded to the negative reaction to jokes he’s made about transgender … Read more

Dave Chappelle hosts ‘SNL’ tonight. Here’s a timeline of controversies surrounding his jokes about transgender people | CNN

Dave Chappelle hosts ‘SNL’ tonight. Here’s a timeline of controversies surrounding his jokes about transgender people | CNN

CNN  —  Tonight Dave Chappelle will host “Saturday Night Live” for the third time – an appearance that is courting controversy before he even takes the stage. The comedian has drawn increasing ire in recent years for making jokes aimed at transgender people, and the outcry grew louder last fall when Netflix released a Chappelle … Read more

‘Dangerous Liaisons’ ratchets up the sexual politics while dragging out the story | CNN

‘Dangerous Liaisons’ ratchets up the sexual politics while dragging out the story | CNN

CNN  —  For an 18th-century French novel, “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” certainly got around, inspiring a play, the movies “Dangerous Liaisons” and “Valmont” in 1988 and ’89, respectively, and the twisted teen variant “Cruel Intentions.” Now comes a Starz series prequel, “Dangerous Liaisons,” which ratchets up the sex while dragging out (and out and out) the … Read more

Qatar says it ‘commends’ call for reform after Socceroos video criticizing its LGBTQ and labor rights | CNN

Qatar says it ‘commends’ call for reform after Socceroos video criticizing its LGBTQ and labor rights | CNN

CNN  —  World Cup host Qatar has praised the Australian men’s national team for their efforts to raise awareness on “important matters” and said that “no country is perfect,” a spokesperson for Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy said on Friday. In a video message produced by Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) and released Wednesday, … Read more