Biden Signs Wide-Ranging Executive Order on Conversion Therapy, LGBTQ Youth

Happier than ever! As Sharna Burgess excitedly gears up to welcome her first child with partner Brian Austin Green, she’s reflecting on her difficult past that led her to this moment.

As the 2022 midterm elections draw near, a record number of LGBTQ candidates have been running for Congress. But while some segments of the community have made gains in political presence, other metrics are falling short when it comes representation that is reflective of the U.S. population.

Strictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas was in tears as she urged people to “be vigilant and ask more questions” of their loved ones, after reflecting on the “preventable” suicide of her brother. The entertainer, 61, said she failed to spot any signs that her older brother and “protector” David was suicidal before he took his own life in 2003 at the age of 44, despite the pair of them speaking every day on the phone.

Outfest has announced the complete lineup for its 40th-anniversary Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which will take place from July 14-24 at multiple locations throughout Los Angeles.

Sharna Burgess is baring it all. The  pro penned an emotional reflection in honor of her 37th birthday on Tuesday.«Thirty-seven. And it keeps gettin' better,» Burgess — who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Brian Austin Green -- wrote alongside a photo of herself cradling her baby bump. «I reflected on my last five years today,» she shared.

The youth wing of the SNP is calling on the party to review its complaints procedure "at all levels" following the Patrick Grady sexual harassment case.

ditched the DC world for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and he claims he doesn’t know a thing about it.The English method actor will next be seen in the MCU’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” and recently revealed to Total Film that he had no hesitations about taking on another superhero role after starring in Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” trilogy. “Absolutely not, no,” he said.

Christian Bale is no stranger to blockbusters and superhero films, specifically. This is the guy who wears the cape and cowl in three Christopher Nolan-directed ‘Batman’ films, of course.

The Batman reclaims Number 1 on the Official Film Chart following its release on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD.

Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground production company is heading to Amazon’s Audible platform.Following the end of a three-year deal with Spotify, the Obamas have reportedly inked an exclusive multi-year, first-look deal with the Amazon-owned platform.While firm details surrounding the Obamas’ new deal with Audible remain unclear at this time, comments from Michelle Obama hint at the possibility of their content with Audible being released on multiple streaming platforms.The Audible deal will see the Obamas “keep striving to tell compelling, provocative, and soulful stories — while doing everything we can to make sure they reach the folks who need to hear them,” Michelle Obama told The Hollywood Reporter.A Higher Ground spokesperson also told The Hollywood Reporter that the two companies “plan to make the Audible Originals available to the widest possible audience”.The newly signed deal with Audible comes after the Obamas’ three-year deal with streaming giant Spotify ended earlier this year. The Spotify deal saw them “develop, produce and appear” on select podcasts through their Higher Ground production company.The Obamas’ contributions to Spotify notably included the eight-part podcast series Renegades: Born In The USA with Bruce Springsteen.

Irvine Vics legend Kevin Adam has signed up for a second spell with the club.

Doing what’s best for her mental health! Cheryl Burke is such a big fan of going to therapy, she wasn’t afraid to demand estranged husband Matthew Lawerence come along too. 

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning screenwriter Chris Terrio has signed with Theresa Kang-Lowe’s Blue Marble Management for representation across film, television and all media.

Josh Brolin. But it didn’t take much for him to agree to star in Amazon Prime Video’s “Outer Range.”“I never want to do anything straightforward,” he tells Variety.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed actor Jessica Rothe (Utopia) and her production company, Lil’ Situation Productions, for representation in all areas.

LOVE Island viewers have branded the show a fix because Gemma Owen wasn’t voted one of the least popular. The 19-year-old has sparked constant debate since the show kicked off – but has survived the latest dumping despite all the drama.

Karen Idelson Georgia Fu was dying to get back behind the camera when she discovered Indeed’s Rising Voices competition.Fu hadn’t directed in nearly four years, but the idea of exploring the meaning of work resonated with the filmmaker. Her previous short films all had traditional narratives but Fu wanted to push herself as far as possible; she went all in with “Maps,” an ambitious, 15-minute film that spans 30 years in the life of a small Asian family, struggling to stay connected as work and ambition pulls them in different directions.“The script for ‘Maps’ was a beautiful and moving articulation of the meaning of work,” says LaFawn Davis, Indeed’s senior VP of environmental, social and governance. “The intergenerational narrative that Georgia weaved within the story was the singular vision that Rising Voices looks for in a final selection.” The title “Maps” is metaphor for the way the film charts the distance work puts between a mother and daughter.

Matt Dillon To Receive Locarno Award

Dumfries will host the Queen’s Baton Relay for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games tomorrow.

Ange Postecoglou has scoured the globe to make Celtic a force.

Law & Order: Organized Crime’s Christopher Meloni. The actor did so by taking to social media on the special day and sharing a hilarious Father’s Day text from his kid. And after seeing it for myself, I'm really loving the relationship they seem to have!While many know Christopher Meloni as a Law & Order OG, that's not his most important job.

Telling his side of the story. Bold and the Beautiful star Ashley Jones’ ex Joel Henricks is speaking out following their divorce finalization, exclusively telling Us Weekly that he wants to “clear up any misinformation.”

“You’re my hero,” Ben Stiller told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today on a visit to Kyiv. “You gave up a great acting career for this,” the Severance filmmaker joked with the former Servant of the People star.

Too much, too soon? Southern Charm‘s Leva Bonaparte thinks her costar Austen Kroll may have rushed into a relationship with newcomer Olivia Flowers.

Former Fox News host and conservative pundit Megyn Kelly equated gender-affirming care for transgender youth to conversion therapy that attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation.Appearing on the Eric Bolling: The Balance show on Newsman this past Tuesday, Kelly commented on a Fox News profile of Ryland Whittington, a trans 14-year-old boy living in California. Fox News’ Bryan Llenas, a correspondent for the America’s Newsroom program, interviewed Whittington and his family on the experience of coming out and transitioning. The story was viewed as a largely positive one, as the Whittington family was accepting of Ryland’s transition, and his mother, Hillary, reportedly said: “I would rather have a living son than a dead daughter.”But the positive coverage of transgender topics — which conservatives have seized on as a cause to rail against — angered many of Fox News’ viewers.

Mouth cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world, and the earlier it is detected, the higher chance of survival.

The Great British Bake Off 2020 winner Peter Sawkins has taken to Instagram to clarify that he does "not identify as LGBTQ+", after a video he posted of his holiday including a clip of him holding hands with a male friend led people to think he was "coming out" as gay during Pride month.The 21 year old took to his Instagram on Saturday to post a video of his cultural trip to Morocco, which was put to the soundtrack of I Found You by Stephen Sanchez.The video started with him leading a mystery person, who was filming him, by the hand as Peter looked back at the camera and beamed.The clip then cut to Peter showing off the delights of the place they were visiting, taking a second to smell some leaves and take a break on a bench. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter . You can sign up at the top of the page.

This story about “Outer Range” first appeared in the Comedy & Drama Series issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.The Amazon Prime Video series “Outer Range” dropped in April to lots of huzzahs and hoorays, but even its rapt audience was confounded when pressed to describe exactly what type of series it is. It possesses the rural family drama of land ownership a la “Yellowstone“, the science-fiction dread of “The Twilight Zone”, the sinister personalities of “Twin Peaks” and even musical interludes (sung by “Schitt’s Creek” star Noah Reid, as a very strange country boy) that could come right out of “Glee”.