Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Washington, D.C., Episcopal bishop who asked Trump to have mercy on on frightened LGBTQ people earlier this week, presided over a service honoring gay hate-crime victim Matthew Shepard at the Washington National Cathedral in 2018. • TMZ: Solomon Henderson, 17, who fatally shot a 16-year-old student and injured two others at Antioch High School in Nashville this week was apparently inspired by Adolf Hitler and far-right conservative talking head Candace Owens, a Black woman.
The Tennessee school shooter apparently drew his inspiration for his deadly rampage from the likes of Candace Owens and Adolf Hitler — and he was even photographed doing a Nazi salute. pic.twitter.com/iIBuwf1p1u
— TMZ (@TMZ) January 24, 2025
• AP News: Target announced that it will join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back DEI initiatives that have come under attack from conservative activists. • Gayety: The first slate of performers for the 2025 Grammy Awards have been announced including a diverse lineup of queer talent.
With the 2025 Grammy Awards just around the corner, excitement is building as the Recording Academy has announced the first wave of performers set to take the stage, and let’s just say it’s pretty queer. ️
: https://t.co/hSAxJhelZj pic.twitter.com/t3vsOtsAN7 — Gayety (@gayety) January 24, 2025
• Alternet: A call between Donald Trump and Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen about Greenland recently spiraled out of control, according to several officials briefed on the call. Sources described the U.S. president as “aggressive and confrontational.” • OUT:Folks are thirsting over “Red, White, & Royal Blue” star Taylor Zakhar Perez’s sexy underwear campaign.
The ‘Red, White, & Royal Blue’ star’s latest campaign with Lacoste has arrived, and the gays are going wild! #taylorzakharperez
: www.out.com/fashion/tayl… [image or embed] — Out Magazine (@out.com) January 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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