Anderson Cooper On His Love Life + More News

Some news items you might have missed: • Queerty: CNN anchor Anderson Cooper recently opened up about his love life, or lack thereof, during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show now that he’s a self-described 56-year-old ‘twunk.’ • Twitter: Laphonza Butler was officially sworn in today as the first LGBTQ person of color to serve in the U.S. Senate. The former president of Emily’s List was picked by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to fill the seat of the late Dianne Feinstein. https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1709307579342684183 • The Advocate: The Centers for Disease Control are recommending widespread use of the common antibiotic doxycycline as a “morning-after” pill (a protocol known as DoxyPEP) to battle the rising number of STIs among gay and bisexual men and transgender women. • Deadline: xXPonyBoyDerekXx, described as “a boundary-breaking digital play fusing theater, film, and mixed digital media into an epic multi-week online event,” was launched on Monday and will play out across the internet on X (formerly Twitter) and OnlyFans.

• Pink News: The state of Nebraska will now require transgender minors to undergo at least 40 hours of “gender-identity-focused” therapy that are “clinically neutral” before receiving gender-affirming care. In other words, a misnamed version of conversion therapy. • PR Newswire: The United States Postal Service has released a new Forever stamp honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.