Some news items you might have missed: • The Wrap: CNN has agreed to pay out gay news anchor Don Lemon $25 million in a contract settlement 10 months after firing Lemon from the network’s morning show. • LGBTQ Nation: Students at Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma, walked out of class Monday to protest the school’s response to anti-LGBTQ bullying, which they say led to the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict earlier this month. https://twitter.com/lgbtqnation/status/1762538513965191505 • New York Times: Odysseus — the first American spacecraft to land on the moon since 1972 — is likely to die soon. It touched down sideways, limiting its ability to send images back. • Pink News: Good news – The Utah House of Representatives has blocked a bill that would have banned LGBTQ+ Pride flags in classrooms and required teachers to be “politically neutral.” https://twitter.com/PinkNews/status/1762525191060476357 • HuffPost: President Joe Biden said he hopes a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that would pause hostilities and allow for remaining hostages to be released can take effect by early next week. • Boy Culture: MGMT‘s music video for their new single, “Dancing in Babylon,” featuring Christine and the Queens is ’80s-powered and gay, gay, gay, featuring real-life husbands Julian Morris and Landon Ross as lovebird soldiers. https://youtu.be/fIRRHU_D8CE?si=1aRE_sULTvEumADs
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