Luke Evans (image via Instagram) Some news items you might have missed: • Gayety: Out actor Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast) has joined the cast of Dan Levy’s (Schitt’s Creek) upcoming feature film directorial debut, Good Grief. • Military.com: Same-sex spouses who were in long-term relationships with a veteran but were not legally able to marry before 2015 may now qualify for survivor benefits under a policy change announced by the Department of Veterans Affairs. https://twitter.com/jonatancotto/status/1582368556737445896 • NBC News: A member of the far-right Oath Keepers who stormed the U.S. Capitol testified that he was ready to die to keep Donald Trump in office. “I just feel pretty stupid about the whole thing.” • Washington Blade: The U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear oral arguments in the case of a Colorado-based web designer who sued to challenge state’s anti-discrimination law as she was refusing to work on websites for same-sex couples. Note: she’s never been asked to design a web site for a same-sex couple. https://twitter.com/WashBlade/status/1582507865809600513 • Washington Post: About 70 percent of Ukrainians are determined to keep fighting until their country wins the war against Russia, according to a Gallup poll amid strong Ukrainian counteroffensives that recaptured land in the south and east. • The Advocate: Kevin Spacey has taken the stand as the first witness in his own defense in the sexual misconduct trial against him, brought by actor Anthony Rapp. https://twitter.com/TheAdvocateMag/status/1582386019214696448
