WHAM! bandmates Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Andrew Ridgeley of Wham! has opened up about the last time he saw his bandmate George Michael before the latter’s unexpected death in 2016. • LGBTQ Nation: A bill has been introduced in Navajo Nation to legalize marriage equality. Two bills to recognize same-sex marriages in the Navajo Nation were introduced last year. Both were rejected. • TIME: After wrapping up promotion for her new Netflix series, Glamorous, the show’s star – Miss Benny, who plays gender non-conforming “Marco” – has come out as transgender in an essay for TIME Magazine. https://twitter.com/TIME/status/1673398975183855631 • Virginia Mercury: Virginians no longer have access to Pornhub, one of the internet’s most popular pornography sites, after the company disabled access to the site in the commonwealth in response to a new age verification law. • Pink News: A right-wing Christian preacher is calling for a “holy judgement” on the upcoming Barbie movie over the over its supposed LGBTQ+ content. The flick hits theaters July 21. https://twitter.com/PinkNews/status/1675876705938882566 • OUT: Tony Award winner Idina Menzel (Wicked, RENT) says she owes her career to the LGBTQ community. “I feel like I’ve learned how to be a better human being through their courage and their willingness to live their lives authentically.” • New York Times: Forty-two years ago today, the New York Times issued its first report of what would become the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
