TIKTOK: Mister USA’s Best in Swimwear competition was a smoke show, including popular favorite John Ahlstedt, who filled out his Speedos effortlessly on his way to finishing fifth overall.
The best thing about John is that even though he’s from Kansas and a straight, married dad, is he is an outspoken LGBTQ+ advocate who has smacked down Elliot Page’s critics, is anti-Trump and wears pink nail polish. Follow him on TikTok.
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What’s my type? I’m not sure. But, like, all of the above?
TICKETS: Bernadette Peters will host the Fetch Pet Gala, a VIP fundraiser.
BAY AREA REPORTER: The 2027 edition of the Bare Chest Calendar, a fundraiser for Bay Area LGBTQ+ nonprofits, is changing it up: Instead of featuring a guy a month, fans are getting groups of guys. But yes, they’re all shirtless — they’re not going crazy. (And the calendar will feature the work of Joe Mazza and Tom Schmidt aka Dot.)
ERIN IN THE MORNING: Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) reminds us that while a Dem in a seat is always better than a Republican, it’s not always wholly good. She is not merely saying what she needs to say on trans issues to get elected, she’s going the extra mile, referring to it as “trans ideology.”
THE GUARDIAN: Sunil Gupta reflects on his experiments in queer-centered ph
otography since the ‘70s. Choice quote:
“We weren’t shy. We were queers in leather!”
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: There are no good companies. Now, Universal appears to be laying the groundwork to back out of distributing Musk, the documentary critical of trillionaire Elon Musk because Trump.
PEOPLE: If Trump demolishes the Kennedy Center, all bets are off on what our response should be. Just utter insanity — and RFK Jr. is right at his side, jerking him off slowly.
HUFFINGTON POST: Florida Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar surprised her own party with an angry campaign ad highlighting her belief that mayyyybe Trump has gone too far on his immigration crackdown. The reason this witch found her backbone is she’s running in a solidly Trump district in an anti-Trump year against a Democrat — Eliott Rodriguez — who has a great shot at unseating her.
Too little, too late, ma’am.
EXTRATV: RIP to Sharon Gault, known as Mama Makeup, who was seen in Truth or Dare.
NEW YORK TIMES: RIP Peter Max, 88. His obituary should be in Day-Glo.
PINK NEWS: The cause of death for adult star Christian Styles, who died this month at 29, has been confirmed as alcohol and mitragynine toxicity. Mitragynine is better known as kratom, and is used by people who are weaning themselves off opioids, to boost their energy levels and to relieve anxiety.
INSTAGRAM: Danny Nucci’s bare butt is agelessly engrossing.
KENNETH IN THE (212): Lorenzo Musetti strips down for IUMAN Underwear.
THE RANDY REPORT: Oh, Mary! is coming to HBO Max in 2027.
THE ANKLER: An in-depth report on Oscar season (already!) from the film-fest world, with notes about how Andrew Scott is for sure in the running for Best Actor for Elsinore and how Julianne Moore is a lock for Best Actress for The Debut. Plus, Hudson Williams: