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Tommy Ferris tows his grandmother’s wheelchair on his sit-down lawnmower. (Screen capture via BBC) A gay grandson caring for his 81-year-old grandmother with dementia has documented his time spent in lockdown as Britain comes to grips with the coronavirus. Tommy Ferris, 31, from Yate, Gloucestershire, recorded the tearjerking moments he shared with Nana Jean, from
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Mitchell Haaseth/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank It’s been over a decade since we first arrived at Greendale Community College. When Community, Dan Harmon‘s increasingly meta comedy about a group of oddballs at said community college whose study group quickly evolves into something like a family, first debuted on NBC on September 17, 2009 as a part of
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Selena Gomez has opened yet another chapter of her personal life.  On Friday, the pop star spoke to Miley Cyrus via Instagram Live about her years-long struggle with her mental health. Selena, 27, shared for the first time that she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder during a recent stay at a Massachusetts psychiatric hospital. Selena explained that she’s
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Kathy Kozachenko. )Human Rights Party (Ann Arbor, Mich.) records / Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan) Forty-one years ago yesterday, on April 2, 1974, out lesbian Kathy Kozachenko made history as the first openly gay person elected to political office in the US. Three years before Harvey Milk, the more well-known gay-rights advocate commonly given
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One of the most creative videos to come out on the planet this year is California’s psych band Revolusn’s (spelled the Russian way), “Electric”, released April 1 2020. The song hits you like an avalanche spiraling down a mountain side with no prior warning or regard for sensibility. It’s a journey through a real of
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(From L-R) Elton John, Kylie Minogue and Phoebe Waller-Bridge and many more paid tribute to NHS workers shaken by the viral pandemic. (Screen captures via Twitter) Legends Elton John, Kylie Minogue and Phoebe Waller-Bridge are among a constellation of stars to take part in an emotional tribute video to the British National Health Service, strained
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Sara Bareilles is feeling “really grateful for every easy breath” she’s able to take as she recovers from the coronavirus.  On Thurs. afternoon the star took to her Instagram Story to reveal she’s on the mend after being one of the many individuals who contracted COVID-19. However, she assured, “I’m fully recovered, just so you know.”
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Arielle Charnas denies accusations of faking a coronavirus diagnosis, and also wants to set the record straight after coming under fire over both her family’s access to tests and decision to flee New York City despite statewide stay-at-home orders issued due to the pandemic. On March 18, the 32-year-old influencer and married mother of two announced on Instagram that she
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Stock image of blood donation. (Pexels) After pressure from politicians and LGBT+ advocates, the rules on gay and bisexual men donating blood in the US have finally been relaxed amid the coronavirus crisis. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revised its guidelines to allow for more blood donations from gay and bisexual men, as
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Editors’ Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline’s Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences of seeing a great industry screech to a halt. The hope
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Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Chris Cuomo is urging people to value facts over fear amid the coronavirus pandemic.  On Tuesday night, the CNN news anchor addressed his Cuomo Prime Time audience while recovering from the novel coronavirus in his New York City home, where he is currently quarantined away from his wife and kids. He told people he’s speaking
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Happy birthday, Owen!  On Tuesday, the 101-year-old, who went viral after sharing that his 101st birthday party was canceled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, rang in his milestone b-day with quite the fanfare. Since the adorable birthday boy has been social distancing, staffers at the Ashton Place Senior Living facility helped him celebrate with
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After announcing his engagement to Jessica Clarke over the weekend, Ben Higgins is giving us all the details from his intimate proposal.  During today’s episode of his Almost Famous podcast with Ashley Iaconetti, Higgins spilled all the tea about how he proposed to his girlfriend. “We had stopped all intentional conversations about our future back in December because I
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Weekends aren’t what they used to be but tonight’s going to be really special.  Ellen DeGeneres, Lady Gaga, Ryan Seacrest, Melissas McCarthy and Ben Falcone join Elton John tonight for his benefit concert to raise relief funds for those affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a press release.  The group of star-studded celebs will join Elton John tonight for Fox
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The former primate of all Nigeria, Nicholas Okoh. (The_ACNA/ Twitter) The recently retired archbishop and primate of all Nigeria Nicholas Okoh has said that the UK and the US are trying to “adulterate” the Bible with same-sex marriage. Throughout his time as primate, or leader, of the Church of Nigeria, Okoh has been relentlessly anti-LGBT+,
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