Tom Holland (photo: Depositphotos/ChinaImages) Some news items you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: Tom Holland caught some homophobic #NotMySpiderman backlash after a recent gay sex scene in his Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room went viral. Twitter had to remind the haters that the other Spiderman actors have also done gay roles. • Attitude: Italy is removing gay mothers from children’s birth certificates in crackdown on LGBTQ parenting. This comes as a result of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s disapproval of same-sex couples raising children. https://twitter.com/AttitudeMag/status/1680925714055417856 • NBC News: Rachel Powell, a Pennsylvania mother who was known as “Bullhorn Lady” because she used the sound amplifier to instruct Jan 6 rioters at the Capitol was convicted Tuesday of nine federal counts. #FuckedAroundFoundOut • Axios: Being on the beach isn’t offering much solace from the sweltering heat affecting the country. The heat index in Miami has topped 100°F for 37 consecutive days, and 106°F for 13 straight days – a new record. https://twitter.com/axios/status/1681292433357787136 • Legacy Admissions: A new survey of college students by Generation Lab shows 75% feel considering an applicant’s legacy status — giving applicants a leg up if they are directly related to an alumnus — is unfair. • Twitter: Fans of Broadway star Lea Salonga managed to work their way backstage after a performance of “Here Lies Love” (they weren’t on the security list) and then wouldn’t leave until they got a selfie with her. Salonga handles this with much more grace than MANY would have. https://twitter.com/OnstageBlog/status/1680916409264615425
