Some news items you might have missed:
• AP News: A Japanese high court on Friday ruled that Japan’s refusal to legally recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, marking the ninth victory out of 10 rulings since the first group of plaintiffs filed lawsuits in 2019.
• Kenneth-in-ther-212: Check out the latest in LGBTQ publications this week including the St. Patrick’s Day issue of GLOSS Magazine.
• Texas Tribune: That measles outbreak in west Texas has now risen to nearly 200 cases. Of those, 23 patients are hospitalized. But HHS Secretary RFK Jr. doesn’t believe in vaccinations…
• OUT: Lady Gaga finally dropped her new album, Mayhem, and the gays are having it.
• The Advocate: Mickey Harmon and Jordan Celotto, a gay couple known for art and activism, were killed in their Buffalo, N.Y., home this week, and a suspect has been charged with murder.
• Survey Center on American Life: Taking a look at the steady rise in LGBTQ identity among the public as well as the increasing gender gap in LGBTQ identity. Interesting read.
In less than a decade, the percent of young women who are LGBTQ increased by almost 20 percentage points – reaching nearly a third. In 2017, there was only a six point gap between young men and young women who are LGBTQ. In 2024, the gap increased to almost 20 percentage points. pic.twitter.com/3Y9xnW445g
— Survey Center on American Life (@amersurveyctr) March 6, 2025
• New York Times: There were fireworks in the Cabinet Room of the White House as simmering anger at Elon Musk’s unchecked power spilled out in a remarkable Cabinet Room meeting. The president quickly moved to rein in Musk.
• KTLA: After days of speculation, medical examiners believe Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa probably died of an ongoing medical condition a few days before Hackman did in their New Mexico home. One of the couple’s dogs also died of thirst and starvation due to being penned in a crate.
#BREAKING: Gene Hackman died from heart issues, wife died from hantavirus, coroner says. Updates: https://t.co/ussneQ6VbO pic.twitter.com/jYc8f1axlI
— KTLA (@KTLA) March 7, 2025
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