What a year!
Lola was joined by regular guest Thomas Turner, daughter Lylyth Faire, and comedian Gwen Sunkel to take a look at the year that was. 2019 was a full year and marks the end of a decade and the beginning on a new roaring twenties.
Entertainment
This year saw the birth of Disney’s continued expansion into the world of entertainment. They Launched Disney+, and acquired 20th Century Fox. They released quite a collection of blockbuster hits and three “Live” remakes. Outside of Disney we saw many other blockbuster hits. Jasmine Masters created the catch phrase of the year with “And I Oop!” We also saw the explosion of Lizzo. She launched into acting, voice overs, and was a supporting character in the hit film Hustlers. Her hit single “Juice” was on top of all the charts. We also saw the Country Music Awards award their first openly LGBTQ nominee with Lil Nas and his hit “Old Town Road.”
World Pride
2019 Marked the first ever US held World Pride. New York city was in full rainbow mode as the World Pride celebrations also marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. We listened into CBS Weekend News coverage, Speeches from Bette Midler, and Lady Gaga. We also hear Woopi Goldberg’s opening remarks from the opening ceremonies. The next World Pride will be in 2021 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
LGBT Around the world
- India’s LGBT community protests transgender law at Delhi pride parade
- Istanbul LGBT activists defy Turkish government Pride ban
- LGBT activist remains in exile as Kenya upholds anti-gay laws
- Supreme Court takes on cases on gay rights, discrimination
- In Brunei, Sultan enacts gay sex stoning law as they take a more stringent religious stance on all their laws.
- Taiwan holds Asia’s first legal gay weddings, in a boost for LGBT communities
Lastly we worked through this all that 2019 brought us in US politics. It was a lot.
