Some news items you might have missed: • Pink News: Taking a look at Bi Visibility Day which falls annually on September 23 and why it’s important. • The Lincoln Project: 80-year-old Sam Elliott lends his gritty, no nonsense baritone to this new campaign spot – “Are we really going down that same f*cking broken road?” • LGBTQ Nation: The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) has ordered local school districts to promote abstinence in sex ed classes and cannot include discussion of contraception or pictures of reproductive health organs. #LordHelpTheKids • The Advocate: More than 10,000 books were banned from public schools in the 2023-2024 academic year, nearly triple the number from the previous year, according a group that advocates for freedom of expression.
Book bans nearly triple in 2023-2024 school year: PEN America report https://t.co/ZlXxo9JjE8
— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) September 24, 2024
• Axios: FBI data shows that national violent crime decreased an estimated 3% in 2023 compared to 2022 estimates, and aggravated assault numbers also dropped an estimated 2.8% in 2023. • NBC News: The untroubled July arrival of the Netflix dating reality show “The Boyfriend” may be a sign that the normalization of queerness in Japan is on the way.
Japan’s gay dating show, “The Boyfriend,” is unlikely to be labeled as revolutionary, but it nevertheless represents a small step toward a broadening of Japanese society. https://t.co/KJOCkZxHhr
— NBC Out (@NBCOUT) September 20, 2024
• Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska State Sen. Mike McDonnell (R) says he won’t support a proposed change in how the state distributes its electoral votes. GOP lawmakers hoped to make the change in an effort to help Donald Trump as the swing district around Omaha has twice gone to Democrats in recent years. • WRAL: Controversial Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R-NC), currently running for governor, has threatened to sue CNN for its bombshell reporting on lewd comments he allegedly made on a pornography message board. And yet, Robinson has turned away tech experts who’ve offered to prove the remarks weren’t his.
Mark: I AM BEING SET UP! IT WASN’T ME!
IT Specialist: We can find out who did this. Mark: No no no no, don’t do that!https://t.co/IeTF5b9x5w — Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) September 23, 2024
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