In this video I see a bunch of agents who don't know what they are doing and causing chaos. No different than what they did in Minnesota. They haven't changed. They just moved.

Just a reminder that Cristiano Ronaldo paid $375,000 to settle a sexual assault claim. Then he went to Saudi Arabia to accept their offer to use football to cover up/distract from the country's human rights violations (ie. sportswashing). www.cnn.com/2019/08/19/u...

VAR and the offside rule is RUINING football. This nonsense of elbows and inches is absolutely ludicrous.

I second the motion. All in favor?

But US players STILL winning this game. 2-0.

If you're new to football and watching US v Bosnia Herzegovina and just saw Balogun sent off, well that unfortunately illustrates this: players win games, coaches lose games, and refs ruin games. US players were winning the game. BH's coach was losing it. And this ref just ruined it for everyone.

THIS. 100% THIS. De-Trumpification.

As we're processing the Supreme Court decision on transgender athletes, yesterday I spoke with MN Attorney General Keith Ellison on this very issue. A clip from our convo:

Penalty kicks are the absolute worst way to end World Cup matches. Just awful. Regardless of who you root for. I wasn't backing anyone today. I just wanted to watch World Cup football. Instead I was bored out of mind at the ineptitude and had to watch two back to back games end in PKs. Boooo.

We'll be broadcasting LIVE from Twin Cities Pride this weekend! 2pm on Saturday and 3pm on Sunday! We'll be joined by ELEVEN shows from @am950radio.bsky.social! Eleven! No other broadcaster in MN does this. 🏳️‍🌈 See the full schedule here: www.am950radio.com/featured_eve...

At the 2024 Euros, France scored 0 goals. That's right 0. They got by on own goals and penalty kicks. 🤦🤬 In this World Cup, France has scored 10 goals in 3 games. Make of that what you will. But I'm cautiously optimistic.

We have many thoughts about Lavender Magazine's sudden closure and their justifications. We'll discuss on Monday's show. While there is no longer an active LGBTQ print publication in MN, The Gaily Show will continue to cover LGBTQ news here in MN every day at 2pm. We're not going anywhere. ✊🏳️‍🌈

It's my birthday so, naturally, as a working writer and parent in these cursed times, I must ask in lieu of gifts or birthday wishes that you buy my books, request them from your libraries, and/or tell people you know about them so they can do so. (P.S. @bookshop.org has free shipping right now.)

We've partnered with LGBTQ-owned & Minneapolis-based Pride Majic to offer official t-shirts! Multiple choices of colors and styles and fabrics! Your choice of The Gaily Show logo or Keep It Queer America. 🏳️‍🌈 Your purchase helps keeps queer media on the air! Link to buy: tinyurl.com/thegailyshowstore

A lot of discourse since Tuesday hinges on idea that some politicians are owed a seat, it’s their turn & it’s problematic to not back them. & that’s so odd to me — because not only you have to wait for 88-year olds to deign to retire, but then there’s someone else waiting who’s owed & you can’t run?

Ecuador besting Germany to stay in the World Cup was the match of the day. Real thriller. The US v Turkey match didn't have anything on the line. Sweden made it to the next stage with a tense draw. Big day tomorrow for Spain and Uruguay. France v Norway will be fascinating w/ Mbappe and Halaand.

Lol. Turkey will be on a plane home tomorrow where they'll watch the rest of the World Cup from their couches. So, yeah, the headline here is far too little and much too late after two embarrassing games that made them the 2nd team eliminated.

Great news! Starting today at 6pm, The Gaily Show will begin airing on 92.7 FM WDMX in Madison, WI on @civicmedia.us! We look forward to getting to know all of our new listeners and diving more into queer and progressive news in Wisconsin! My DMs open for story ideas. On Signal: radioborealis.23

As American media and pundits call Mamdani "far-left," I would just like to point this out as a dual citizen of France & the US. America has been dragged so far to the right that what it thinks is "far-left" is actually centrist everywhere else. Even Trump's darling Hungary has universal healthcare.

I asked @willtodman.bsky.social if Iran "won" the negotiations. Will's the Chief of Staff of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and a senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the @geopolitics.csis.org. He also hosts the excellent State of Play podcast.

New York Times about to seek out a safe space and move their offices to Staten Island.

RESULT: Brad Lander has ousted Rep. Dan Goldman in the Democratic primary in #NY10. The AP called it within minutes of polls closing.

RESULT: Claire Valdez has won the open Democratic primary in #NY07, and so is virtually certain to head to Congress in 2027. Valdez is the second of the Zohran Mamdani-backed congressional candidates to win in tonight's major Dem primaries, after Brad Lander.

"I do not want trans activists, aware or unaware of my stance, at my concerts, and neither do my fans. Other than that, all are welcome.” So, this person is fine with fans who are fascists, neo-nazis, KKK, and anti-Semites, but not trans?

As a lifelong France fan (or at least since I was 13 in 1994), I have to say what a relief it was to see Les Bleus actually play tonight and not sit back and wait for the win to magically happen (like at the Euros). Gutted for Iraqi fans on that error from their keeper. It wasn't Iraq's night.

Exactly.

It looks like New Zealand didn't have enough tactically to win the game, but the ref was CLEARLY on Egypt's side. No question. He undermined their offense every chance he got.

Before celebrating her, please know her party is the literal descendant of Benito Mussolini's. And she joined a neo-fascist party at 15 that was also founded by Mussolini supporters. Mussolini's grand daughter left Meloni's party because it was TOO far right. So...no. She's no heroine.

Um. This ref in the New Zealand v Egypt match is so in the bag for Egypt. He is giving them every advantage.

CONGRATS to @ilanaslightly.bsky.social on winning the Lambda Literary award for her novel Beings. 😍 SO GOOD. It starts in 1961. An interracial couple drives through the New Hampshire mountains. A UFO appears. Years later, hypnosis helps them remember, giving birth to the alien abduction narrative.

America thanks you for your service Zlatan!

Every World Cup: My friends: John, you gonna be ok if France loses? Me: Pff, of course. I'm not one of *those* fans. MF: [...] Me: What? I'm serious! MF: [...] Me: It's just a game! I'll be fine! MF: John. Me: I will sell my soul to Lucifer for an army of the damned to destroy my enemies.

Just got confirmation on some exiting news for The Gaily Show. Will announce on Monday! Stay tuned...

How did Transgender Healthcare become a flash point in a piece of legislation about National Defense? I asked Lucas Schleusener who is the the Co-Founder and CEO of @outinnationalsecurity.org.

I spoke yesterday with Richard Carlbom who is the chair of the MN DFL Party. I asked him what he has been hearing from voters. Here is his response.

He turned the reflecting pool into a swamp. www.wired.com/story/reflec...

Sen. John Fetterman (yes, THAT Sen. John Fetterman) going on Fox News to say Graham Platner isn't a Democrat is PEAK Sen. John Fetterman. Not defending Platner, just me pointing to Politico reporting that MAGA is actively trying to flip Fetterman. And he's thinking about becoming an "independent."

Iran has won the war (based on a review of the ceasefire details). apnews.com/article/iran...

Live at Golden Valley Pride! Tune in at 2pm CST or watch on YouTube! So grateful to be on a radio station that broadcasts from Prides, National Coming Out Day Lunches, and community events. Thanks AM950 Radio!

When you hear us pesky "out of touch" queers who "don't talk normal" (according to Gov. Newsom) about how gender is a performance, this is what we mean. When you discuss what real men do and don't do you're talking about how you perform your gender. So, gender is more than your sexual anatomy.

It's time for the Elon Musk Patriot Tax. Fun fact: According to Oxfam, you could place a 99% tax on the top 10 wealthiest dudes in America and they would STILL be billionaires. Tax the rich.

Will ICE be at MN polling locations this November? I asked Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon.

Will ICE be at MN polling locations in November? A preview of our convo with MN Secretary of State Steve Simon who joins us for the full hour (6/11/2026) to discuss voting rights, protecting voter data, and how MN is planning for the 2026 midterms. Links in bio to watch and/or listen!

GLAAD recently put out a new report about LGBTQ trends in social media and @danapiccoli.com has an excellent break down in the newest episode of This News Is So Gay from @thebuckeyeflame.com . New episodes of this excellent program drop on Wednesdays! Subscribe!

@heartlandsignal.bsky.social's Joan Esposito and I commiserated over how we used to be loyal Target customers and haven't set foot in their stores in over a year. Plus, we talked about what Pride means in 2026. Thanks Joan for having me on! omny.fm/shows/joan-e...

Hollywood Fringe Festival opens this weekend! Here's just one of the shows you NEED to see 👇

⭐ NEW PODCAST EPISODE! ⭐ This News is So Gay (6/3/26): Navigating Pride Month as a Queer Journalist and Previewing Upcoming LGBTQ+ Films. Featuring: @danapiccoli.com (@newsisout.bsky.social) and @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social (@thegailyshow.org). thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/06/03/t...

The first batch of results in #CA11, Pelosi's district, shows a very large lead for Scott Wiener over Connie Chan, 43% to 28%, and then Saikat Chakrabarti at 14%. (Remember this is a Top 2 primary, not a regular Dem primary, so the top 2 are moving to November.)

It's election day in Texas! → Cornyn vs. Paxton. → Both parties choose AG nominees → Many House runoffs (e.g. Al Green vs. Menefee, Julie Johnson vs Colin Allred, Briscoe Coe vs. Alex Mealer) → Bexar County DA & Harris County judge runoffs (And more!) Details: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...