News Round-Up: September 3, 2021

Brody is ready for his birthday weekend (above), plus some news items you might have missed: • Kansas City Star: From the op-ed board – “The decision to remove a display of Kansas City’s gay and lesbian history from the Missouri State Capitol is outrageous, potentially illegal, and yet another embarrassment for a state with a history of intolerance.” • CBS Los Angeles: A California woman faces up to 20 years behind bars and she’s been banned from Southwest Airlines after she allegedly punched a flight attendant during a flight in May who asked her to place her face mask over her nose. https://twitter.com/CBSLA/status/1433686256706277403 • Audacy: A poll published Thursday by the Public Policy Institute of California showed only one percent of likely voters said they would choose Republican Caitlyn Jenner in the upcoming gubernatorial recall election. • Kenneth-in-the-212: Hit that link to check out Kenneth’s weekly round-up of the what’s what in LGBTQ publications like Quinn B covering this year’s Pride Issue of WireMag. • Edge Media: A 23-year-old New York man was riding a Brooklyn-bound subway on Thursday, Aug. 26, when he was attacked by a man spouting gay slurs. The suspect reportedly approached and began punching the victim in the head multiple times. • Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump says he’ll probably skip any vaccination booster shot – “It’s probably not for me.” https://twitter.com/McCormickJohn/status/1433865141112774687