Some news items you might have missed: • OUT Magazine: Karla Sofía Gascón (above) has made history as the first out trans woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe as lead actress in a film for her performance in Emilia Pérez. Daniel Craig also scored a nod for his daring turn in Queer. More LGBTQ nominations at the link. • The Advocate: House Republicans added language to the annual must-pass defense spending bill that would ban the children of U.S. service members from accessing gender-affirming healthcare.
Nearly 300 advocacy groups have joined to urge Congress to reject a portion of the National Defense Authorization Act that would bar the military’s health insurance plan from paying for gender transition care for children of service members. www.advocate.com/politics/org…
[image or embed] — The Advocate (@advocate.com) December 10, 2024 at 4:56 PM
• AP News: New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed the ‘Freedom to Read Act,’ banning book bans in the Garden State. Over 10,000 books were removed from U.S. school shelves in the 2023-2024 school year. • NBC News: Donald Trump admits he can’t guarantee his tariffs won’t raise prices for American consumers.
Welker: Economists of all stripes say that ultimately, consumers pay the price of tariffs.
Trump: I don’t believe that. Welker: Can you guarantee American families won’t pay more? Trump: I can’t guarantee anything.. [image or embed] — Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) December 8, 2024 at 3:25 PM
• LGBTQ Nation: The hit movie musical Wicked has reportedly been banned in Kuwait due to “lesbian and gay portrayals.” • Pink News: Gregory Maguire, author of the original Wicked novel, has confirmed the lesbian subtext between Glinda and Elphaba you may have picked up on is intentional.
The author of OG Wicked novel confirms lesbian subtext between Glinda and Elphaba is intentionalhttps://t.co/7n6jZbfpzP
— PinkNews (@PinkNews) December 10, 2024
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