You know who didn’t perform for the gays?  JoJo Siwa.  Should you think my dismissive attitude has anything to do with her fluid sexuality, you’re mistaken – I never liked her.  JoJo was scheduled to appear at Chicago Pride on June 29^th.  A week in advance, the Back Lot Bash announced on its website that Siwa would not be appearing, due to a “scheduling conflict”.  Said “conflict” coincided with an interview in which she revealed she was never actually a lesbian.  “When I came out at 17, I said, ‘I’m pansexual because I don’t care [about gender]’.  But then I kinda boxed myself in and I said, ‘I’m a lesbian’.  And I think I did that because of pressure.”  Couldn’t she have waited until Pride Month was over to make that revelation?

Last week, several Democratic Senators held a private event at the Justice Forum at the Kennedy Center.  Those senators were John Hickenlooper, Tammy Baldwin, Jacky Rosen, Brian Schatz and Elizabeth Warren (who was almost my neighbor…but that’s another story).  They hired the producer of Hamilton to put together a show called Love Is Love, which featured John Cameron Mitchell and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC.  You’ll recall that the chorus had cancelled performances at the Kennedy Center.  Hickenlooper posted the following on Instagram: “Today we hosted a Pride celebration at the Kennedy Center… The LGBTQ+ community has long embodied resilience, maintaining joy and creativity in the face of adversity.  It’s what America and the arts are all about.  This is about standing up for freedom.  It’s about standing up for self-expression.  At the core of it all, it’s about standing up for love.”

Have you heard that Caesars Palace is trying to open a casino in the middle of Times Square?  Because that’s what the most congested place in the USA needs.  However, it’s hard for me to bash the idea when they’ve pledged $5 million to support a local LGBTQ+ health center.  Plus you know how the gays love to shove things into slots…