Gay Judo Champ Suffers Broken Jaw After Attack By Defeated Opponent + More

Some news stories I thought worth your time:

• Pink News: Out gay Olympic judo star Timo Cavelius (above) is recovering from a broken jaw after being violently attacked by an opponent immediately after defeating him in a competition in Germany. He will need 10–12 weeks to recover and will probably miss the World Judo Championships as a result.

• LGBTQ Nation: A cisgender high school student in Idaho saw a trans girl in the bathroom, and then sued. The Boise school district has agreed to pay her $34,000.

She saw a trans girl in the school restroom and then sued.https://t.co/bMAeD3kZR1

— LGBTQ Nation (@lgbtqnation) September 15, 2026

• Vote America: Today is National Voter Registration Day and the votes of LGBTQ people and allies are once again essential this November. Hit this link to check that you’re registered to vote.

• Queerty: Gay Democrat Chris Gallant, currently running for a U.S. House seat representing Long Island, said he is “not embarrassed or ashamed” after explicit photos resurfaced over the weekend.

We’ll take a good boy over a MAGA rumpswab any day.https://t.co/DZzhbBYLiw

— Queerty (@Queerty) September 15, 2026

• Washington Sun: The Iran war has cost nearly $40 billion, consumed as many as two-thirds of some critical missile interceptors and is expected to push inflation higher into next year.

• CityNews: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney summed up the currently fraught relationship between Canada and the U.S. in a lighthearted moment at the Canada Investment Summit on Tuesday when he shared a story of Donald Trump giving him a “special” gift.

According to Carney, Trump told him, “It’s a key to the White House. You just bring it, they’ll let you in’ and then he says ‘maybe they’ll shoot you.”