News Round-Up: March 11, 2022

Some news items you might have missed: • NBC News: Georgia legislators introduced a Florida-style bill this week that would prohibit discussions about gender identity and sexual orientation in some private school classrooms.

Georgia legislators introduced a bill this week that would prohibit discussions about gender identity and sexual orientation in some private school classrooms. https://t.co/2H28dwnfGj

— NBC Out (@NBCOUT) March 11, 2022

• Instagram: A fan brought roses for Tony Award winner Patti LuPone currently starring in COMPANY on Broadway, but got a tad overly-excited in throwing the stems to Miss Patti. https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ca4zOrFgnvu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link • Playbill: Provincetown’s Art House Theatre announced its summer 2022 season which will include appearances from Tony winners Audra McDonald, Stephanie J. Block, Chita Rivera, Lillias White, Donna McKechnie, and more. • BroadwayWorld: I Was Better Last Night, the new memoir by Harvey Fierstein – cultural icon, gay rights activist, and four-time Tony Award®-winning actor and playwright – has officially made the New York Times Bestsellers list. https://twitter.com/HarveyFierstein/status/1502313512328208386 • The Advocate: Actor Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail, $120,106 in restitution to the city of Chicago, a fine of $25,000, and 30 months probation after being convicted on charges related to staging a racist and homophobic attack on himself and lying to police about it. • Statista: As of early March 11, website Gasbuddy put the price of a gallon of regular at $4.35 in the U.S. on average. Turns out my home state of Nevada has some of the highest taxes on gas which is what puts us on the “most expensive” list.