Some news items you might have missed: • Reuters: By a vote of 369-10, Thai lawmakers overwhelmingly passed four draft bills on same-sex marriage in their first reading, moving the country closer towards its legalization in a country with one of Asia’s most open and visible LGBT communities. https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1737782648003580217 • The Advocate: A Black gay conservative influencer was showered with chants of “f*gg*t” by a group of white supremacists at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest on Sunday evening. When you think the leopards won’t eat your face… https://twitter.com/TheAdvocateMag/status/1737563705338921072 • Berkshire Eagle: An anonymous complaint about the coming-of-age book, Gender Queer, led to a plain-clothes police officer showing up at a middle school (complete with body cam) to search for the book in a classroom of students. Police going into schools hunting down books is the kind of thing you hear about in Russia, no? • Mediaite: According to new polling in Iowa, a stunning 42% of Republican respondents say Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric, like his Nazi-echoing “poisoning the blood” of the nation remarks, makes them more likely to vote for him. https://twitter.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/1737533570363576408 • GLSEN: The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN), which works to end bullying in schools, has announced it will exit X (formerly known as Twitter) following increased harassment against transgender and LGBTQ youth. • The Messenger: U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell has ruled former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss may immediately pursue the $146 million judgment against Rudy Giuliani citing his history as an “uncooperative litigant,” his mounting debts from other court cases, and concerns that he will “conceal his assets.” https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1737601822066380830
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