‘Biceptember’ Is Back + Georgia’s 1st Out Black Congressman + More

Some news stories for you on this quiet Labor Day:

• Queerty: How did I miss this? Apparently, men have been sharing bicep pics and videos to mark ‘Biceptember’ for a few years now.

Commemorating Biceptember 💪⚡️ pic.twitter.com/wjVegvq5S7

— Caleb_Channing (@Caleb_Channing9) September 4, 2026

• Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters: Six times anti-LGBTQ activists have been caught lying about drag queens and children.

• The Advocate: Everton Blair Jr. was sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives this past week, making the Georgia Democrat the first out gay Black person from the South to serve in the chamber.

The Georgia Democrat’s arrival in the House of Representatives made history and placed him beside a speaker whose career has been defined partly by opposition to LGBTQ+ equality. https://t.co/xH76aLkLts

— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) September 7, 2026

• New York Times: The Trump administration accused a Colorado school district of having 61 “biological males” playing on girls teams. The real number was 0. Team Trump had confused male mascots and team managers for athletes.

• Variety: Movies are definitely back. This summer’s box office season has become the highest-grossing of all time. Domestic ticket sales from May 1 through Labor Day on Sept. 7 stand at $4.76 billion surpassing the long-held record set in 2013 with $4.755 billion.

Need proof the movies are really, truly back? The summer box office was already the biggest since COVID upended the industry in 2020 — and now the season has become the highest-grossing of all time.

Domestic ticket sales from May 1 through Labor Day on Sept. 7 stand at $4.76… pic.twitter.com/IYQ5YVB2V6

— Variety (@Variety) September 7, 2026

• Axios: Democrats have been running roughly 10 points ahead of their 2024 presidential performance in special elections this year. A swing of that magnitude would produce a comfortable 230-205 Democratic majority in the House.

• Truth Social: Trump posted a map depicting the U.S. conquering the entirety of North America. He can’t even conquer the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, so there’s that.