Ben Cohen (image via official Facebook) Some news items you might have missed: • Metro Weekly: Rugby champ and longtime LGBTQ ally Ben Cohen makes his acting debut in the coming-of-age, coming-out episode “SuperBen”in Dekkoo’s new queer-themed British anthology series Patterns. • What To Watch: The “prince of England’s hearts” falls for the American president’s son (or is it the other way around?) in “Red, White & Royal Blue,” an effervescent gay rom-com available beginning today on Amazon Prime Video. https://youtu.be/pt56IC8gDZ4 • Gayety: Anti-transgender activists love to say that trans people who undergo gender-affirming surgery later regret it. But a new study finds regret was 0 out of 100, meaning not a single patient involved in the study regretted their choice to have the surgery. • Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out Kenneth’s round-up of the latest in LGBTQ publications including the new cast members of the acclaimed series Heartstopper covering Attitude Magazine. • Washington Post: The woman who first encountered the 6-year-old who shot his teacher at a Virginia elementary school shares chilling details before and after the shooting. “I did it,” she says he declared. “I shot the b***** dead.” • Ars Technica: Illinois became one of the few states to pass an anti-doxxing law, making it possible for victims to sue attackers who “intentionally” publish their personally identifiable information with intent to harm or harass them. https://twitter.com/arstechnica/status/1690085985445388288
• Washington Post: The woman who first encountered the 6-year-old who shot his teacher at a Virginia elementary school shares chilling details before and after the shooting. “I did it,” she says he declared. “I shot the b***** dead.” • Ars Technica: Illinois became one of the few states to pass an anti-doxxing law, making it possible for victims to sue attackers who “intentionally” publish their personally identifiable information with intent to harm or harass them. https://twitter.com/arstechnica/status/1690085985445388288