Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Washington Blade: Following last month’s raids in Turkey that targeted the LGBTQ community and resulted in dozens of people being detained, more than 60 House Democrats on Thursday called upon the Trump administration to confront the Turkish government.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of LGBTQ (and adjacent) publications including out Emmy winner Dan Levy covering the latest from Flaunt Magazine.
• QulturVultur: Out actor Andrew Bonomolo says he was fired from a professional theater production after the company learned of his past as adult OnlyFans performer Troye Jacobs, and he isn’t going quietly.
• The Trevor Project: The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has restored its “Press 3” specialized services for LGBTQ youth, more than a year after the federal government eliminated them.
• Politico: Amid the ongoing fighting over the Kennedy Center, the performing arts institution has announced this year’s Kennedy Center Honors will take place, but off-site at the Capital One Arena.
• LGBTQ Nation: Pennsylvania state Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R) is in hot water his loud, homophobic rant in the middle of a crowded bar in where he reportedly called gay state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D) an anti-gay slur and falsely claimed he lost weight over the past several years because he has AIDS.
PA State Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R) hurled insults about State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D), who wasn’t even there.https://t.co/iJjmZzCQix
— LGBTQ Nation (@lgbtqnation) October 1, 2026
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