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El nuevo especial de Dave Chappelle en Netflix es más de lo mismo en términos de apuntar a las personas transgénero. Sin embargo, está ampliando su alcance hacia las personas con discapacidad también.

En su nuevo show, "El Soñador", Dave sale a bromear sobre las personas trans de nuevo, esta vez contando una historia elaborada sobre el compromiso de Jim Carrey en el set de "Man on the Moon" y explicando cómo eso le recordó a las personas trans de hoy.

Tendrás que ver el especial para ver cómo conecta los puntos, pero básicamente ve paralelismos en lo comprometido que estaba Jim fingiendo tanto como lo hace la comunidad trans.

Ese fue el primer gran chiste que contó Dave, y aunque prometió dejar de hablar de los transexuales justo después, procedió a hacer aún más chistes sobre ellos durante el resto de "The Dreamer". Bromeó sobre escribir una obra acerca de una mujer trans cuyo pronombre era "n****" y que muere de soledad porque los liberales blancos no saben cómo hablar con ella.

Luego continuó diciendo que si alguna vez lo encarcelaban, esperaba que fuera en California, donde podría identificarse como mujer y ser encarcelado con mujeres, donde luego dijo que haría que otros reclusos le "chuparan esta polla de chica que tengo", sin tener que dar explicaciones.

Esos fueron sus chistes trans... pero también se fue en contra de las personas con discapacidad -incluyendo al ex-congresista Madison Cawthorn- y dijo que iba a empezar a burlarse de ellos porque "no son tan organizados como los gays" y le encanta "golpear hacia abajo".

Hubo mucho más... incluyendo sus pensamientos sobre la bofetada Will Smith/Chris Rock en los Oscar, aunque esa parte se siente bastante suave en comparación con esto.

Dave incluso nombró a Lil Nas X hacia el final de su set de una hora, diciendo que LNX se enfrentó a él por no estar en un video musical suyo, a lo que Dave terminó reflexionando acerca de que todos los niños en la escuela tenían un sueño, y Lil Nas X quería ser el gay más gay del mundo, deslizarse por una barra de stripper en el infierno y chupar el d*** del diablo.

De hecho, suena bastante incendiario, pero parece que Dave estaba yuxtaponiendo el "sueño" de Nas X con el suyo propio... que es un poco el tema principal de este especial, que se puede llegar a lo grande.

Aunque los chistes contra los transexuales suenan mal, no parece que estén provocando la misma tormenta de fuego que provocó su especial de 2021 hace dos años, cuando fueron casi el centro de atención. Será interesante ver cuáles son las consecuencias, si las hay, una vez que la gente lo vea por sí misma.

Dave Chappelle's new Netflix special is more of the same in terms of targeting transgender people -- but he's expanding his reach on marginalized people, roping in disabled folks too.

In his new show, "The Dreamer," DC comes out swinging right out the gate to joke about trans people again ... this time telling an elaborate story about meeting Jim Carrey on the set of "Man on the Moon" and explaining how that reminded him of trans people today.

You'll have to watch the special to see how he connects the dots -- but basically, he sees parallels in the very-committed pretending Jim did in that movie and the trans community.

That was the first big joke Dave told, and while he promised to stop talking about trans folks right after ... he then proceeded to make even more cracks about them throughout the rest of "The Dreamer." He joked about writing a play about a trans woman whose pronoun was "n****" and who dies of loneliness because white liberals don't know how to talk to her.

He then went on to say that if he ever got incarcerated, he'd hope it'd be in California -- where he could identify as a woman and be imprisoned with females ... where he then said he'd make other inmates "suck this girl dick I got," without having to explain himself.

That was the gist of his trans jokes ... but he also jabbed at people with disabilities -- including a crack at ex-Congressman Madison Cawthorn -- and said he'd start making fun of them because "they’re not as organized as the gays" and he loves "punching down."

There was a lot more material, of course ... including his thoughts on the whole Will Smith/Chris Rock Oscars slap -- but all of that felt pretty tame compared to this stuff.

Dave even name-dropped Lil Nas X toward the end of his hour-long set -- saying LNX confronted him for not being in a music video of his ... to which Dave ended up pondering something to the effect of ... out of all the kids in school who had a dream, Lil Nas X wanted to be the gayest gay in the world, slide a stripper pole in hell and suck the devil's d***.

Indeed, it sounds pretty inflammatory -- but it seems Dave was juxtaposing Nas X's "dream" with his own ... which is kinda the running theme of this special, that you can make it big.

While the anti-trans jokes do sound bad, they don't appear to be kicking up the same firestorm his 2021 special did 2 years ago ... when they were almost the entire focus. It'll be interesting to see what the fallout is here, if any, once people watch it for themselves.

A couple of "Survivor" fan favorites gave show loyalists an update on their personal lives ... and whether it was a coincidence or not, both announcements came on the same day.

Parvati Shallow, considered one of the all-time best to hit the Survivor islands and winner of Survivor: Micronesia back in 2008, posted a set of cute pics of herself with comedian Mae Martin Saturday with the caption, "We’re here. We’re queer. Happy new year," followed by several emojis including a rainbow.

It's seemingly the first time there's been any indication the two were an item ... Parvati was previously married to Survivor contestant, John Fincher, but they separated in 2021. The two have one child together.

A few hours before Pavarti's post went up, Erika Casupanan, winner of Survivor 41 made a special announcement of her own thanks to a funny TikTok video.

In the video, Erika joked she attempted to do a viral challenge of eating grapes under a table in hopes of scoring a boyfriend, but instead chugged a bottle of wine ... leading her to realize she was a lesbian.

Both announcements have been getting a ton of love and support from Survivor fans ... and both contestants seem super happy.

A U.S. Senate staffer who was filmed having sex in a high-profile space on Capitol Hill has lost his job after a tape showing the deed leaked -- and now cops are investigating.

The man depicted in the footage -- which was first published by The Daily Caller, and which has been making the rounds online since -- has been identified as 24-year-old Aidan Maese-Czeropski ... an aide to Democratic Maryland Senator Ben Cardin.

Unclear exactly when this sex tape was filmed, but TDC got its hands on it and threw it up on its site. Indeed, it shows Maese-Czeropski having anal sex with another man in a judiciary hearing room within the Hart Senate Office Building ... and reports indicate it's one where confirmations/grillings go down -- including for SCOTUS nominees, etc.

The camera is being held by the man who's doing the penetrating -- he films both Maese-Czeropski in front of him and the empty room that they're in ... capturing lots of angles.

It appears the two men are having sex where Senators themselves often sit ... perched up on the bench and looking down onto the table where witnesses/nominees would normally be.

Once the staffer in question was linked to Cardin ... a spokesman for his office confirmed the guy was no longer working for the lawmaker -- saying, "Aidan Maese-Czeropski is no longer employed by the U.S. Senate. We will have no further comment on this personnel matter."

Aidan himself appears to have also addressed the scandal -- a purported message from his since-scrubbed LinkedIn is being circulated ... and it reads in part, "This has been a difficult time for me, as I have been attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda."

He adds, "While some of my actions in the past have shown poor judgment, I love my job and would never disrespect my workplace. Any attempts to characterize my actions otherwise are fabricated." Just about all of Aidan's social pages have now been wiped.

Billie Eilish aparentemente no tenía intención de mostrarse como LGBTQ + este fin de semana, pero parece que no tuvo opción, todo por culpa de un reportero que dio un gran salto.

La estrella del pop publicó una serie de fotos y videos de sus agitados últimos dos días. Comenzó con una foto en la que se mostraba con sus pantalones y ropa interior cerca de sus rodillas, luego hizo una transición hasta unos clips en los que se le veía compartiendo en el evento de brunch Hitmakers de Variety el sábado.

Su pie de foto es revelador, se puede leer: "Gracias Variety por mi premio y también por exponerme en una alfombra roja a las 11 am en lugar de hablar de cualquier otra cosa que realmente importe. Me gustan los chicos y chicas, porfavor déjenme en paz al respecto. Literalmente, ¿a quién le importa?".

Por supuesto, ella se refiere a la entrevista que hizo con la colaboradora de Variety Tiana DeNicola a principios de ese día, donde se le preguntó directamente si tenía la intención de salir en la portada de Variety de principios de semana.

Sin duda fue una interacción incómoda, Billie inició las cosas diciendo que todavía tenía miedo de las mujeres y pensaba que eran bonitas, haciéndose eco de su cita de la pieza de Variety y también riéndose de ello en el momento.

DeNicola entonces siguió y aparentemente pensó que Billie había revelado algo sobre su sexualidad. Fue entonces cuando le preguntó si había tenido la intención de compartir su identidad LGBTQ +.

Billie dijo que no necesariamente, añadiendo que se imaginaba que todo el mundo ya lo sabía. En ese momento, varios medios de comunicación corrieron a mostrar su punto de vista al respecto, confirmando el hecho de que había salido del closet, sin embargo, a Billie no parece haberle gustado cómo salieron las cosas.

DeNicola no ha respondido a las quejas de Billie, ni tampoco Variety. Es difícil saber hasta qué punto Billie está enfadada por todo esto - ella no parece darle mucha importancia a "salir del closet", pero el hecho de que ella siente que fue sacada del armario es un gran problema.

Como Billie misma dice, le gustan las chicas y los chicos, pero no quiere ponerle una etiqueta a las cosas y definitivamente no parece que quiera seguir hablando de ello.

Billie Eilish apparently didn't mean to come out as LGBTQ+ this weekend, but now says she got put on the spot ... all thanks to a reporter who made a big leap.

The pop star posted a series of pics/vids from her eventful past couple days, and started the IG dump with a shot of her on the can with her pants and underwear down near her knees ... then transitioned into clips of her at Variety's Hitmakers brunch event on Saturday.

Her caption is telling -- it reads ... "thanks variety for my award and for also outing me on a red carpet at 11 am instead of talking about anything else that matters i like boys and girls leave me alone about it please literally who cares."

Of course, she's referring to the interview she did with Variety contributor Tiana DeNicola earlier that day -- where she was straight up asked if she meant to come out in Variety's cover story from earlier in the week ... which featured BE.

It was an awkward interaction for sure ... seeing how Billie kinda kicked things off by saying she was still scared of women and thought they were pretty -- echoing her quote from the Variety piece ... and also laughing about it in the moment.

DeNicola then followed up right after and apparently thought Billie had revealed something about her sexuality in the story ... and was apparently elaborating there on the spot. That's when she asked her if she had intended to share her LGBTQ+ identity.

Billie rolled with it at the time and said, not necessarily ... adding she figured everyone already knew. At that point, several outlets ran with the POV that she was, in fact, confirming the fact she'd come out -- but BE doesn't seem to have liked how it all shook out.

DeNicola hasn't addressed Billie's grievances, and neither has Variety. It's hard to tell how bent out of shape Billie is about it all -- she certainly doesn't seem to put much importance on "coming out," but the fact she feels she was outed is a big deal.

As Billie says herself, she likes gals and guys ... but she doesn't want to put a label on things -- and it definitely doesn't appear she wants to continue talking about it.

Billie Eilish recently said she was attracted to women, but people didn't know if she was actually coming out or not -- and now ... she's confirmed she, indeed, did.

The singer offered up the clarification Saturday at yet another Variety-sponsored event ... where one of their reporters asked if she meant to "come out" in a recent cover story for the outlet, where she confessed she loved the ladies -- and thought they were pretty.

Here's her exact quote from the story ... "I’ve never really felt like I could relate to girls very well,” Eilish says. “I love them so much. I love them as people. I’m attracted to them as people. I’m attracted to them for real."

Yep, a bit vague ... and since there's no follow-up or anything -- nobody really knew how to take it. We do now though ... 'cause BE now says she was, in fact, revealing something about her sexuality -- on its face, she's saying she's part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Check out Saturday's interview for yourself ... she says that story served as a coming-out moment for her -- but notes she felt it was obvious, and that pretty girls still make her nervous. In the same breath though, Billie says she doesn't like labeling herself.

The bottom line here ... she's into chicks. Of course, she's also into guys -- as we've seen her publicly date at least three fellas in recent years -- namely, Jesse Rutherford, Matthew Tyler Vorce and Brandon Adams (aka, Q) ... among other rumored BFs.

It's interesting that Billie is choosing to clear this up ... as she's faced queerbaiting accusations in the past -- especially after her all-girl music vid for 'Lost Cause.'

We also know Billie has teetered back and forth in terms of style ... specifically, between traditionally feminine looks and tomboy ones -- which actually helped make her famous.

As Billie notes ... hopefully it isn't the biggest deal in the world, 'cause she certainly doesn't seem to put much emphasis on her sexual identity. With that said, we're sure women who are into other women might be hearing this and are getting excited.

Rep. George Santos just got booted from Congress ... after the House voted to expel him following a controversial time in office, which includes multiple felony charges.

Santos is the first member of Congress not convicted of a felony to be expelled since the Civil War. Only 6 members have been expelled in U.S. history.

The vote to expel Santos was 311 - 114. Among those voting to expel ... 105 Republicans.

A defiant Santos refused to resign Thursday before Friday's vote ... but he's out of Congress now nonetheless.

Remember ... Santos was arrested back in May on a variety of felony charges, including lying, wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and making false statements to the House of Representatives.

Santos had escaped two previous votes to expel him from Congress, but the third time was not a charm for him.

The difference this time ... a recent House Ethics Committee report claiming evidence of Santos' alleged federal law violations. Among the report's juicy claims -- Santos allegedly used campaign funds for OnlyFans and Botox.

During his time in office, Santos was surrounded by controversy and accusations of lying his way to Congress ... he made a few friends, but even more enemies ... often sparring with media and, most recently, some anti-Israel protestors.

El representante George Santos acaba de ser expulsado del Congreso. Esto, después de que la Cámara votara a favor de su expulsión tras un controvertido tiempo en el cargo, el que incluye múltiples cargos por graves delitos.

Santos es el primer miembro del Congreso no condenado por un delito grave en ser expulsado desde la Guerra Civil. Solo seis miembros han sido expulsados en la historia de Estados Unidos.

La votación fue 311 a 114 y entre los votos a favor hubo 105 de republicanos.

Un desafiante Santos se negó a dimitir el jueves antes de la votación del viernes, pero ahora está fuera del Congreso.

Recuerden, Santos fue detenido en mayo por una variedad de cargos por delitos graves, incluyendo la mentira, fraude electrónico, lavado de dinero, robo de fondos públicos y hacer declaraciones falsas a la Cámara de Representantes.

Santos había escapado de dos votaciones anteriores para ser expulsado del Congreso.

La diferencia, esta vez, la hizo un reciente informe del Comité de Ética de la Cámara de Representantes que afirma tener pruebas de las supuestas violaciones de las leyes federales por parte de Santos. Entre las jugosas afirmaciones del informe está que supuestamente este utilizó fondos de campaña para OnlyFans y Botox.

Durante su tiempo en el cargo, Santos estuvo rodeado de controversias y acusaciones de mentir para llegar al Congreso. Hizo algunos amigos, pero aún más enemigos y a menudo estuvo en conflicto con los medios de comunicación y, más recientemente, con algunos manifestantes anti-Israel.

Dave Chappelle tiene un par de fans en el Congreso de EE.UU., y uno de ellos es la Republicana Lauren Boebert.

Boebert y la congresista Anna Paulina Luna se hicieron un selfie junto al cómico el jueves en el Capitolio y la congresista de Colorado convirtió el momento en una plataforma para sus puntos de vista anti-LGBTQ. Ella subtituló su post a IG, "tres personas que entienden que solo hay dos géneros 😄".

Una fuente con conocimiento directo le dice a TMZ que Dave no tenía intención de ponerse político con la sesión de fotos y que fue un momento espontáneo. Está en D.C. para un evento de "Arte es Activismo" en la Escuela de Artes Duke Ellington, que es el alma mater de la escuela secundaria de Dave.

Nos dicen que fue a reunirse con algunos amigos  —no políticos— que trabajan en el Capitolio, y terminó encontrándose con varios miembros del Congreso, incluyendo a Lauren y Anna, que se apresuraron para las fotos.

Hay que imaginar que Dave tenía un montón de bromas rebotando en su cabeza al ver a la diputada Boebert,  teniendo en cuenta todo el revuelo a principios de este año, debido al incidente donde se le vio manosenadose en la oscuridad con un chico en un teatro de Denver. Nada menos que mientras veían "Beetlejuice".

Dave Chappelle has a couple of U.S. Congresswomen full-on fangirling -- and since one of 'em is Rep. Lauren Boebert, ya couldn't blame Dave if he asked her to keep her hands in clear view!

Boebert and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna snapped a selfie alongside the comedian Thursday in the Capitol -- and the Colorado congresswoman turned the moment into a platform for her anti-LGBTQ views. She captioned her IG post, "Just three people who understand that there are only two genders 😄."

A source with direct knowledge tells TMZ Dave had no intent on getting political with the photo op, and it was a spontaneous moment. He's in D.C. for an "Art is Activism" event at Duke Ellington School of the Arts ... which is, famously, Dave's high school alma mater.

We're told he went to meet some friends -- not politicians -- who work on Capitol Hill, and ended up running into several members of Congress, including Lauren and Anna, who scrambled for pics.

Ya gotta imagine Dave had a bunch of jokes bouncing around his head upon seeing Rep. Boebert -- considering all the buzz earlier this year when she was getting super handsy in the dark with her date at a Denver theatre. While watching "Beetlejuice," no less!

Lil Nas X dice que está entrando en la "era cristiana" de su carrera y quiere que los fans lo tomen realmente en serio su última transición, a pesar de que su pasado diga lo contrario.

El rapero lanzó un nuevo fragmento de una canción en sus redes sociales el jueves para destacar su incursión en el cristianismo, con letras como "Padre estira mis manos" y referencias a los caminos solitarios.

Su camiseta también llevaba la cita: "Si Dios no existe, entonces ¿quién se ríe de nosotros?".

Los fans no estaban muy seguros si se trataba de un clásico trolleo de Lil Nas X. Recordemos, LNX ha afirmado estar embarazada para promocionar su nuevo álbum, y la transición en una mujer - que más tarde emitió una disculpa a la comunidad trans.

¡Los Holy Rollers no dejarían que el Sr. Old Town Road olvidara que una vez promocionó las zapatillas Nike Satanás de imitación para vender su álbum!

Lil ladró de vuelta con fuego y azufre y defendió su expresión artística, así como su derecho a ser gay de rodillas, un vaquero o satánico... solo Dios puede juzgarlo.

Lil Nas X says he's entering the "Christian era" of his career, and wants fans to take him seriously with his latest move, though the whole thing reeks of another troll job by the rapper.

On Thursday, LNX released a somber new song snippet and visual on his social media to highlight his foray into Christianity, complete with lyrics like "Father stretch my hands" and references to feeling isolated.

His shirt also captioned the quote, "If God Doesn't Exist Then Who's Laughing At Us?"

Fans weren't convinced it wasn't a classic Lil Nas X troll job ... remember, LNX has claimed to be pregnant to promote his new album, and transitioning into a woman -- for which he later issued an apology to the trans community.

Holy rollers wouldn't let Mr. Old Town Road forget he once promoted faux Nike Satan shoes to sell his album!!!

LNX barked back with fire and brimstone and defended his artistic expression ... as well as his right to be gay on his knees, a cowboy or satanic ... only God can judge him!!!

Antoni Porowski y Kevin Harrington han decidido separarse, solo un año después de que anunciaran su compromiso.

La separación fue amistosa, según se ha informado. Ambos habrían tenido conversaciones durante el proceso de planificación de la boda que los habría ayudado a darse cuenta de que querían cosas diferentes en la vida.

"Aunque aún tienen mucho respeto el uno por el otro, a medida que hablaban más y más sobre el futuro, se dieron cuenta de que iban por caminos diferentes", dijo un representante del chef de televisión a People y agregó: "Ambos siguen centrados en el trabajo y se están rodeando de amigos durante este tiempo".

Antoni y el director de estrategia de marca Kevin comenzaron a salir en julio de 2019. Se fueron a vivir juntos inesperadamente a Austin, Texas, en menos de un año debido a la pandemia de COVID, lo que pareció hacer maravillas en su incipiente romance.

Las cosas parecían andar muy bien para la pareja hasta hace poco. En septiembre vimos a Antoni aventurarse a Blackberry Mountain con amigos de "Queer Eye", como sus coprotagonistas Tan France, Gigi Hadid y Benji Pasek para su fin de semana de soltero.

Antoni Porowski and Kevin Harrington are going their separate ways ... just a year after they got engaged.

The split was reportedly amicable, with conversations during the wedding planning process playing a part in the duo realizing they wanted different things in life.

"While they still have a lot of respect for each other, as they talked more about the future, they realized they were on different paths," a rep for the TV chef told People ... adding, "They both remain focused on work and are surrounding themselves with friends during this time."

Antoni and brand strategy director Kevin started dating in July 2019 ... unexpectedly shacking up together in Austin, Texas, less than half a year later due to the COVID pandemic ... which appeared to work wonders for their fledgling romance.

Things seemed blissful for the pair as recently as September ... with Antoni venturing to Blackberry Mountain in Walland, TN with pals such as "Queer Eye" costar Tan France, Gigi Hadid, and Benji Pasek for his bachelor weekend.

El apoyo público de Marlon Wayans a su hijo transgénero, así como su apertura para hablar de su propio proceso de aprendizaje como padre, le está significando elogios de parte de los líderes de la comunidad LGBTQ +.

El comediante está siendo aplaudido por las cabecillas del Centro Nacional para la Igualdad Transgénero, el Centro Nacional para los Derechos de las Lesbianas y los Centros LGBT en San Francisco y Los Ángeles, pues dicen que está dando un gran ejemplo para los padres.

Recuerden, Marlon recientemente reveló que su hijo mayor, de 23 años, es transgénero y ahora se identifica como un hombre, pasando de Amai a Kai.

Marlon está llamando a Kai su hijo, y dice que le tomó un poco de estudio pasar de la negación completa a amar y aceptar a su hijo.

Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, director ejecutivo del Centro Nacional para la Igualdad Transgénero, dice a TMZ: "Celebramos que Marlon Wayans apoye a su hijo trans y muestre a los padres de todo el mundo que la aceptación es posible, incluso cuando es difícil. Deja que tu hijo sepa que lo amas y que lo apoyas, pase lo que pase. Es increíble que Marlon sirva de modelo para otros padres que quizá aún no lo entienden".

Como saben, los derechos trans son un tema controvertido en este momento, por lo que la aceptación de Marlon es aún más importante a los ojos de los grupos LGBTQ+.

Dani Siragusa, director de Desarrollo y Comunicaciones en el Centro LGBT de San Francisco, le dice a TMZ: "El apoyo incondicional de Marlon a Kai es tan poderoso porque en la cara del odio anti-trans, la sociedad necesita seguir viendo ejemplos de hermosas familias diversas, y nuestras comunidades necesitan seguir elevando historias de amor entre padres e hijos trans y viceversa".

Por su parte, Shannon Minter, del NCLR, nos dice: "En el clima político actual, con tantos proyectos de ley antitransgénero impulsados por legisladores hostiles, ser padre de un niño transgénero puede ser solitario, difícil e incluso aterrador. Al abrazar públicamente a su hijo transgénero, Wayans ha proporcionado un faro de esperanza y luz muy necesario para estas familias. Él es un poderoso recordatorio de que todos los jóvenes necesitan adultos que los apoyen y protejan".

Más cerca de casa, Marlon también ha recibido elogios del Centro LGBT de Los Ángeles, no solo por ser abierto sobre su hijo, sino también por abordar el tema en su nuevo especial de comedia "Rainbow Child".