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GameStop Hit With Federal Lawsuit After Gay Employee Reports Threats — Then Gets Fired
By Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News NEW YORK, NY — (October 16, 2026) — Video game retailer GameStop Inc. is facing a federal workplace discrimination lawsuit after a former gay employee alleged he was subjected to anti-gay harassment, threats of violence and retaliation before being terminated from a Brooklyn store. The lawsuit, filed October 13 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New [...]
BelAmi Turns Up the Heat as Kyle Brady & Matheo Bare Take Over the Barn
By: Keith Witchka – Senior Correspondent | Gay Adult Film News PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC — (October 16, 2026) — BelAmi is back in the spotlight with its latest photography special, “Kyle & Matheo,” featuring performers Kyle Brady and [...]
Meta Paid 29 Anti-LGBTQ Accounts as 2026 Midterm Misinformation Spreads
By Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News SAN FRANCISCO, CA — (October 14, 2026) — Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is facing renewed scrutiny over its creator payment [...]
Jimeno’s VR Fantasy Gets a Reality Check When Finn Andersson Walks In
By Keith Witchka – Senior Correspondent | Gay Adult Industry News THE NETHERLANDS — (October 15, 2026) — Virtual reality meets college-roommate comedy in He Mistakes VR for Reality, a new STAXUS Network release starring [...]
No Signal. No Escape. River Horror Trailer Turns a Family Trip Into a Bloodbath
By: Michael Jacobs – Senior Correspondent | Movie Entertainment News LAS VEGAS, NV — (October 13, 2026) — Universal Pictures is bringing a terrifying new survival nightmare to theaters with RIVER, the upcoming slasher thriller [...]
LGBT Political News
Orbán’s Anti-LGBTQ Legacy Crumbles as Hungary Votes 139–51 for Change
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Europe BUDAPEST, HUNGARY — (October 13, 2026) — In a major political reversal, Hungary's Parliament has voted 139–51 to repeal discriminatory provisions of former Prime Minister [...]
Japan Faces a $101.5 Billion LGBTQ Equality Problem, Economic Study Warns
By Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News TOKYO, JAPAN — (October 12, 2026) — LGBTQ discrimination and exclusion could be costing Japan's economy as much as $101.5 billion annually, according to [...]
Taipei Gay Bar Raid Sparks Outrage as Police Face LGBTQ Backlash
By Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics Asia TAIPEI, TAIWAN — October 11, 2026 — A controversial police raid on a popular Taipei gay bar has ignited protests, prompted disciplinary action [...]
Feds Raid Ilhan Omar’s Home — She Fires Back at Trump: ‘I Will Not Be Silenced’
By Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (October 12, 2026) — Federal agents searched the Washington, D.C., residence of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar early Monday, escalating a criminal investigation [...]
LGBTQ Voters Are Fired Up for the 2026 Midterms — HRC Survey Reveals 87% Plan to Vote
By Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (October 11, 2026) — With America's November 3 midterm elections approaching, new research from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) reveals overwhelming [...]
Novelty News
The Oh Collective Brings a Happy Ending to Retail with Three New Functional Foods
By Andy Powell – Senior Correspondent | B2B Pleasure Products News AMSTERDAM — (October 16, 2026) — The Oh Collective is expanding its intimate wellness portfolio with the launch of Happy Ending, a three-product functional food [...]
XR Brands Lands Fort Troff in Major Deal to Expand Wholesale Distribution
By Andy Powell – Senior Correspondent | B2B Pleasure Products News HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — (October 15, 2026) — Fort Troff is entering a new chapter in the adult specialty retail market after announcing a strategic partnership with [...]
Full Circle Brands Drops 6 New Pleasure Company Vibes in Stunning White Packaging
By Andy Powell – Senior Correspondent | B2B Pleasure Products News POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — (October 15, 2026) — Full Circle Brands is expanding its The Pleasure Company (TPC) intimate wellness collection with six new arrivals, introducing [...]
OEJ Makes Its Next Big Move, Names Polly Chen to Central U.S. Sales Team
By Andy Powell – Senior Correspondent | B2B Pleasure Products News LOS ANGELES, CA — (October 15, 2026) — Award-winning intimate wellness brand Our Erotic Journey (OEJ) is strengthening its U.S. sales operations with the appointment of Polly [...]
ECN Virtual Annual Show 2026 Day 3 Brings Four More Brands Into the Spotlight
By: Andy Powell – Senior Correspondent | B2B Pleasure Products News HIGHSTOWN, NJ — (October 11, 2026) — ECN Wholesale continues its 2026 Virtual Annual Show coverage with a third day of vendor presentations, bringing Evolved Novelties, Classic [...]
World LGBT News
MODUS VIVENDI Unleashes Purple Rain — And the Net Jersey Line Steals the Show
By: Michael Jacobs — Senior Correspondent | JRL CHARTS Men’s Fashion News ATHENS, Greece — ( October 7, 2026) — Greek men's underwear brand MODUS VIVENDI is making a splash with its new Purple Rain commercial, a [...]
MODUS VIVENDI Goes Full Joga Bonito with Bold New Varsity Underwear
By: Michael Jacobs — Senior Correspondent | JRL CHARTS Men’s Fashion News ATHENS, Greece — ( September 26, 2026) — MODUS VIVENDI is taking its latest men’s underwear collection straight to the football pitch, unveiling the new [...]
NEK Turns Up the Bronze Glamour With Striking New Wet-Look Menswear
By: Michael Jacobs — Senior Correspondent | JRL CHARTS Men's Fashion News FLENSBURG, GR — (September 13, 2026) — NEK is putting a metallic spin on contemporary men's fashion with a striking new black-and-bronze menswear look [...]
Marvel’s Wolverine Players Spot LGBTQ Censorship as Mystique’s Wife Vanishes in Some Regions
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT International News MIDDLE EAST NEWS — (September 23, 2026) — Sony Interactive Entertainment and Insomniac Games are facing questions over regional versions of Marvel’s Wolverine after players documented [...]
PUMP! Underwear Serves Up Match Point in Striking New Core Campaign
By: Michael Jacobs, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – Men’s Fashion News MONTREAL, QC — (September 3, 2026) — Business just picked up at PUMP! Underwear as the men's fashion brand steps onto the court [...]
Movie Trailers
No Signal. No Escape. River Horror Trailer Turns a Family Trip Into a Bloodbath
By: Michael Jacobs – Senior Correspondent | Movie Entertainment News LAS VEGAS, NV — (October 13, 2026) — Universal Pictures is bringing a terrifying new survival nightmare to theaters with RIVER, the upcoming slasher thriller [...]
Model Citizen Trailer: Aaron Eckhart Discovers His Entire Life May Be a Lie
By Michael Jacobs – Senior Correspondent | Movie Entertainment News LAS VEGAS, NV — (October 8, 2026) — Aaron Eckhart is stepping into a disturbing world of lost memories, hidden surveillance, and psychological manipulation in [...]
‘Two Eyes’ Brings Three Generations of Queer Lives to Montclair for One Special Night
By: Michael Jacobs - Senior Correspondent | LGBTQ Entertainment News MONTCLAIR, NJ— (October 6, 2026) — An acclaimed LGBTQ film spanning more than 150 years of queer history is returning to the screen this week when [...]
ANOMALY (2026) Blurs Science Fiction and Reality in Haunting New Trailer
By: Michael Jacobs - Senior Correspondent | LGBTQ Entertainment News LAS VEGAS, NV — (October 7, 2026) — What happens when the world's most extraordinary UFO encounters become the inspiration for cinematic science fiction? Filmmaker [...]
‘Free Fall’ Trailer Strands Alexander Kuznetsov in Space With One Voice He Has to Trust
By Michael Jacobs — Senior Correspondent | Movie Entertainment News LAS VEGAS, NV — (October 2, 2026) — There is nowhere to run when you're drifting above Earth. Epic Pictures has released the new trailer [...]
