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Sep 23 2023
News
Gay Country Singer Adam Mac Cancels Hometown Show Amid Homophobic Reaction to His Booking
Gay country singer Adam Mac pulled out of headlining a show in his hometown of Russellville, Kentucky after some in the community voiced concern and protested his appearance. In a video to fans, Mac recounted the situation. Earlier in the week, the town's chamber of commerce announced that Mac was going to headline the Tobacco & Heritage Festival. However, two days before the festival, the
The Messenger
May 04 2021
News
Ethiopia ‘at a crossroads’ amid spiraling ethnic conflict
Aba Yosief Desta preferred not to discuss the ethnicities of victims in the widening conflicts threatening Ethiopia’s unity.
A wooden cross in hand, the Orthodox monk in yellow robes insisted that victims of massacres “have the same face.”
Speaking to The Associated Press from the city of Gondar, where he manages a diocesan office, he reflected on the first known massacre of the
Associated Press
Jul 23 2013
News
The Heritage Foundation becomes a handful for Republicans.
The Heritage Foundation, long a stately think tank that sought to define conservative thinking for Republicans, now is often challenging the establishment GOP - making waves in the process.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Sep 22 2023
News
Out country singer Adam Mac pulls out of Kentucky festival after due to anti-LGBTQ+ backlash
Queer country singer Adam Mac has canceled an upcoming performance at a Kentucky festival after members of the community said they intended to protest the show. Mac made the announcement that he was pulling out of the headlining spot at the upcoming Logan County Kentucky Tobacco and Heritage Festival in Russellville, Kentucky, via his official TikTok account on Thursday. “This is not the video
LGBTQ Nation
Nov 22 2012
Opinion
Bring heritage breeds to holiday table
Last week, I sat down with colleagues and students to an early Thanksgiving meal prepared by my university's cafeteria. Along with our winter greens, butternut squash, brussels sprouts with apples and bacon, and pumpkin grits, we ate a roasted "heritage breed turkey."
CNN (Online News)
Sep 22 2023
News
Gay country artist pulls out of Kentucky festival following calls of protests
RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) - A country music artist announced he has removed himself from an upcoming performance at the Logan County Tobacco & Heritage Festival due to questions surrounding his sexuality and calls of protests. Queer country artist and Russellville native Adam Mac made the announcement on social media Thursday Sept. 21, saying he received a call from someone on the festival’
WBKO 13
Sep 22 2023
News
Gay Country Singer Adam Mac Backs Out of Music Festival Over Homophobia
Gay country singer Adam Mac, who was supposed to headline the upcoming Logan County Tobacco and Heritage Festival in his hometown of Russellville, Kentucky, has now announced that he is stepping down from the performance after he found out some board members were “concerned” that he was going to be “promoting homosexuality” while on stage. Mac announced the news in an Instagram video, saying
Out
Sep 22 2023
News
Gay country singer Adam Mac exits Kentucky festival after local backlash
Gay country singer Adam Mac has pulled out as headliner of a Kentucky festival after local people threatened to protest the show due to his sexuality. On Thursday (21 September), Logan County KY Tobacco & Heritage Festival shared a post on its Facebook page announcing the Grand Finale Concert – due to be held on 14 October – has been “cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control”. The
PinkNews
Sep 15 2023
News
Armed man posing as U.S. Marshal arrested at Robert F. Kennedy Jr. event at Wilshire Ebell Theatre
Police arrested a man who was allegedly posing as a United States Marshal during a Hispanic Heritage Month event hosted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday in the Wilshire Park area. Kennedy, 69, took to X, formerly known as Twitter shortly after the event ended, claiming that the man attempted to approach him at a Hispanic Heritage speech held at the Wilshire Ebell Theater. "The man, wearing
CBS News (Online)
Sep 21 2023
News
Country singer quits festival after organisers worry he would ‘promote homosexuality’
Country singer Adam Mac has dropped out of a Kentucky festival after organisers expressed concerns about him “promoting homosexuality”, he claims. The Logan County Tobacco and Heritage Festival announced earlier this week that Mac, 33, would headline its Grand Finale Concert on 14 October. However, on 21 September, the festival wrote on its official Facebook page that the concert had been
The Independent