2021 was one for the record books.
In addition to a never ending global pandemic, this year we saw the first president in U.S. history to be impeached… twice, a killer cop was found guilty and sentenced to prison, someone actually married Matt Gaetz, and, oh yeah, there was a failed coup on the U.S. government.
It was also an epic year for karma.
From homophobic politicians to toxic male pop stars to failed gubernatorial candidates, pedophile reality TV personalities, and more, a lot of well-deserving people have their receipts cashed in this year…
How about we take this to the next level?
Our newsletter is like a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.
Rudy Giuliani
Between being named in a billion dollar defamation lawsuit and having his law license suspended, having Federal investigators execute a surprise pre-dawn search of his Manhattan apartment and office, being stiffed hundreds of thousands of dollars by Donald Trump, getting banned from Fox News, and being trolled by a Tik Toker, it hasn’t been a great year for the former-New-York-Mayor-turned-national-embarrassment.
Related: Rudy Giuliani, broke and friendless, was just dealt another devastating blow
Justin Timberlake
The former boy bander was hit by a tidal wave of negative criticism in February after that Framing Britney Spears documentary painted him out to be a total jerk who shamelessly used the pop princess to advance his own career after they broke up in 2002. He was hit by another tidal wave of negative criticism in November after that Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson documentary painted him out to be a total jerk who shamelessly threw the dance diva under the bus after exposing her breast to millions of people on live TV in 2004.
Related: The internet has canceled Justin Timberlake’s “MAY!” meme and given it to someone more deserving
Matt Gaetz
The antigay Florida frat boy spent most of 2021 denying accusations that he paid a high schooler for sex and burning through money paying for high profile lawyers to help fight a federal investigation into his alleged actions. On top of that, his fundraising dollars dried up, resulting in his reelection campaign operating at a loss for most of the year. Oh, and to and insult to injury, most of his friends have stopped returning his calls because they’re afraid the FBI is monitoring his communications.
Related: Matt Gaetz’s friends have all ditched him, won’t answer texts, joke about how he’s totally screwed
Jussie Smollett
Three years after claiming to be the victim of a violent hate crime at the hands of Donald Trump supporters, the former actor was found guilty on five counts of disorderly conduct for lying to police about the attack. He now faces up to three years in prison and a $25,000 fine.
Related: Jussie Smollett is about to go through some things after yesterday’s guilty verdict
Josh Duggar
While we’re on the subject of guilty verdicts, the antigay activist/admitted child molester was found guilty by a jury of receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography. He now faces 20 years in prison plus a $250,000 fine for each count.
Related: Antigay activist Josh Duggar can now add “convicted child sex predator” to his esteemed resumé
Jacob Wohl
The amateur conspiracy theorist/smear campaigner/OnlyFans model who once falsely accused Pete Buttigieg of sexual assault finally had his date with karma this year when he was slapped with a $5 million fine from the Federal Communications Commission over an alleged illegal robocalling scheme to suppress voter turnout and help get Donald Trump reelected in 2020.
Surely won’t be long before Jacob Wohl announces a 40% off promo for his OnlyFans in a bid to raise the cash for that $5 million FCC fine pic.twitter.com/SYg6csSeaO
— Patrick Swayne (@pswayne7) August 25, 2021
Related: Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly hired OnlyFans star Jacob Wohl for $25,000 last month
John Barrowman
This was a truly disappointing one… The out actor was fired from Doctor Who: Time Fracture and axed as a judge on Dancing on Ice after he was accused of exposing himself at work on numerous occasions. In a statement, Barrowman apologized for his past “high-spirited behavior” and promised to do better in the future, saying that “with the benefit of hindsight, I understand that upset may have been caused by my exuberant behavior.”
Related: John Barrowman accused of sexual misconduct on set, admits to “tomfoolery” and “exuberant behavior”
Jenna Ryan
The Texas realtor/Trump superfan made headlines when she took a private plane to Washington, D.C. to break into the U.S. Capitol building and then posted all about it to her social media pages. Afterwards, she bragged about how she was “definitely” not going to jail because she’s white. So you can imagine her surprise when a judge sentenced her to two months in prison and ordered her to pay $1,500 in fines.
I'm just gonna make a blanket statement to all the people that are calling me and texting me. You win!!! I'm going to prison. So you don't need to contact me anymore. Pop champagne and then rejoice. But just leave me alone. Thank you
— Jenna Ryan (@dotjenna) November 4, 2021
Perez Hilton
In a rare moment of quasi-introspection, the notorious gossip blogger acknowledged in a September interview with The Sunday Times that he’ll probably never be forgiven for all the horrible things he did to people over the years, like all the times he outed LGBTQ celebrities for sport. “I am irredeemable in the eyes of most,” the 43-year-old said. “No matter how much I change, grow, evolve, apologise, they refuse to see me for who I am today.”
Related: A brief, probably incomplete list of all the LGBTQ celebrities Perez Hilton tried to destroy
Mike Richards
Days after hiring himself over Anderson Cooper and Robin Roberts to replace Alex Trebek as permanent host of Jeopardy!, Mike Richards stepped down from the gig after old episodes from his podcast resurfaced in which be made all sorts of misogynist, anti-Semitic, anti-Asian, classist, and fatphobic remarks.
Related: Mike Richards quits “Jeopardy!” gig after being outed for past bigotry, says he has “work to do”
Kevin Whitt
The ex-gay Republican field organizer/QAnon enthusiast was fired from his job with the Texas GOP after participating in the January 6 insurrection. Days later, his audition tape for RuPaul’s Drag Race surfaced online. “The reason drag is important to me and is an important part of my life, is that drag is like therapy for me,” Whitt said in the video, “and hey, it’s not like I have to pay a therapist!”
Related: WATCH: “Ex-gay” QAnon queen’s ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ audition tape resurfaces
Ted Cruz
The homophobic Texas senator was widely ridiculed in February after he was busted for sneaking down to Cancún, Mexico while his state was in the middle of a deadly winter weather event then tried blaming the whole thing on his 10 and 12 year old daughters. This was after he tried to undermine democracy by objecting to the certification of the 2020 presidential election results, which ultimately resulted in a violent mob descending on the U.S. Capitol.
Related: Twitter cares more about Ted Cruz’s poodle Snowflake than Ted Cruz does
Caitlyn Jenner
Last but not least… It has certainly been a year for the problematic reality TV personality. Jenner launched a disastrous gubernatorial campaign in California in which she repeatedly voiced her support for banishing homeless people from the state and banning trans athletes from competing in sports. In the end, her little vanity project cost her thousands and thousands of her own dollars, won her roughly 1% of the vote, and turned her into a joke among Democrats and Republicans alike. She capped off her crappy year by being kicked out of the Beverly Hills Hotel for wearing ripped jeans to dinner.
Related: Caitlyn Jenner “can’t believe” her election defeat, bitterly says voters get what they “deserve”
Jim
Mike Richards hiring himself over Anderson Cooper and Robin Roberts????
They weren’t in the running. They were doing a one time thing.
Can some one give Graham a reality check???
Heywood Jablowme
That’s an odd one because Queerty never mentioned Cooper or Roberts as guest hosts at the time, or any time before now.
Queerty has also not even mentioned Amy Schneider, the current long-running champion (#4 of all time), who is trans and has spoken about it several times on the show.
Kangol2
@Heywood, I think one of Queerty’s partner sites that doesn’t allow us to comment but shows up on Queerty’s homepage did feature an article on Amy Schneider, who is AMAZING. It’s thrilling to watch her pull away each day toward victory. I also love that she has referenced her transness several times, including through that reference to the fairy tale embedded in the Oz books, and has talked about her girlfriend as well.
barryaksarben
I havent watched much Jeopardy for a feew years but have it back on my dvr with AMY as she is amazing and PUT and PROUD. I hope she continues to win and beats even Ken Jennings records
Mr. Stadnick
I was hoping there would be voting for douche of the year!
THAT Steve
It would be a tie between so many public figures!
Bob
And you have to vote for only one?? Sorry, couldn’t do that. Too many possibilities.
man5996853
This isn’t karma. Not even close.
Duggar and Smollet…maybe. The rest are still rich and mostly insulated from insult and injury.
yancha
Ironic how Graham Gremore isn’t on this list!
Ronbo
I’m still waiting for Graham Gremore’s karma to recognize his multiple FALSE sexual-oriented reports attacking Alex Morse causing a gay progressive to lose to Graham’s favorite conservative.
Queerty apologized for the corrupt reports; Graham didn’t //crickets// .
Apologize Graham, unless the “mistake” was actually a choice.