Some news items you might have missed:
• GayCities: The 10 best LGBTQ travel destinations ranked by GayCities readers. I’ve been lucky to travel to just about all of them, and I concur with these choices 🙂
• People: Voting is open now for PEOPLE’s “Sexiest Man Alive Readers’ Choice poll.”
Have your say on who’s sexy! Vote now in PEOPLE Sexiest Man Alive Readers’ Choice Poll: https://t.co/aBdqmltAPY
— People (@people) October 1, 2026
• Erin in the Morning: A new poll finds that more Americans oppose bans on transgender youth care than support them, with the gap narrowing even among Republicans, and that the public now says Republicans talk about transgender issues too much.
• AP News: A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds only 17% of U.S. adults approve of Donald Trump’s handling of the cost of living. Just 26% approve of his handling of the economy overall. #SoMuchWinning
New AP poll: Trump’s job approval rating falls to 31%, while 69% disapprove.
• His approval rating on the economy: 26%
• On the cost of living: 17%
• On Iran: 28%
• Trade negotiations: 38%
• AI: 31%
• Immigration: 39%
• Border security: 48%https://t.co/XtHuyb8BYK pic.twitter.com/ltyLXsnlCY— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 1, 2026
• Miami Herald: The editorial board for the Miami Herald has endorsed Democrat David Jolly over the Republican on the ballot, Trump-endorsed U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds. Just yesterday, Donalds announced solar power is a “fad” and that it doesn’t work at night.
• IFC: The acclaimed film Mouse arrives in theaters November 6. Synopsis: “When an introverted high-schooler in small-town Arkansas loses her best friend to a car accident, she forms an unexpected bond with her friend’s mother while navigating the fraught, fragile, and often funny stages of grief.”
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