News Round-Up: January 28, 2022

Some news items you might have missed: • Boy Culture: The one and only Cher serenades the memory of the one and only Betty White singing “Thank You For Being A Friend.” https://twitter.com/mattrett/status/1487211974803050497 • OUT: Netflix lost its spot on the Human Rights Campaign’s annual Corporate Equality Index thanks to Dave Chappelle’s controversial special The Closer. This is the first time in 5 years the streamer did not appear on the  “Best Places to Work” for list. • Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out Kenneth’s weekly round-up of the what’s what in LGBTQ publications like out Olympian Gus Kenworthy covering Gay Times.

• Back2Stonewall: Bastion of masculinity Tucker Carlson mocked Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as an “unqualified” kid who “breastfeeds.” • Gayety: Moderna, the same biotechnology company that created the highly effective COVID-19 vaccine, announced testing is already underway for a possible HIV vaccine using the same mRNA technology. https://twitter.com/moderna_tx/status/1486702116102193161