Some news items as we head into the weekend:
• them: A new bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate seeks to re-establish national emergency suicide prevention services for LGBTQ+ youth — which were stripped away by the Trump administration.
• AP News: The Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to overturn a court order allowing people use the gender or “X” identification marker on their passport that lines up with their gender identity.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of the latest LGBTQ publications including the ‘Leather Wknd’ issue from GLOSS Magazine.
• LGBTQ Nation: Republicans have un-cancelled ‘cancel culture’ to persecute people who mock Charlie Kirk’s death.
• Queerty: Madonna has announced she plans to release “Confessions on a Dance Floor Part 2” in 2026. The first installment, released in 2005, hit #1 in 40 countries.
Madonna has a new dance album coming in 2026 and it’s a sequel to one of her most beloved records.
https://t.co/aipZd7OVvs— Queerty (@Queerty) September 18, 2025
• Axios: If you’re looking to get the updated COVID vaccine, your eligibility could depend on where you live. Here’s a map detailing each state’s current rules on getting the shot.
• JoeMyGod: Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office today that criticizing him is “really illegal.” p.s. he didn’t win in a “landslide” – he won the 2024 election by 1.5 points (49.8% vs 48.3% with a turnout of just 64% of eligible voters).
Trump: “When you have networks where I won an election in counties — I guess it’s 2,600 to 525, that’s called a landslide times two — when you have that kind of popularity or voter support, and yet 97% of the newscasts are against me … I think that’s really illegal.” pic.twitter.com/T2yoCeZphf
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 19, 2025
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