Some news items you might have missed: • Broadway Cares: Broadway Backwards, the annual Broadway concert event which takes familiar songs in the Broadway canon and transforms them into queer anthems, returns to the New Amsterdam Theater in NYC on March 11. • The Advocate: A far-right group is attacking the Oreo cookie brand, accusing the company of “grooming” children because of its partnership with PFLAG. Oreos has been a donor to PFLAG for years, sponsoring supportive films and fundraising events and releasing special-edition cookies and packaging for Pride Month. https://twitter.com/TheAdvocateMag/status/1756422873235784149 • Pink News: Missouri Republican candidate Valentina Gomez claims she is being “censored” after a video of her burning LGBTQ books with a flamethrower was removed from Instagram. • Queerty: Check out this curated selection of 19 gay date ideas that step outside the usual bar scene. https://twitter.com/Queerty/status/1756456763123994984 • NBC News: A Utah state school board member is facing widespread condemnation and calls to resign after she shared a post on social media that falsely suggested a 16-year-old girl on her school’s basketball team is transgender. • X: At a campaign rally, Donald Trump mocked former Gov. Nikki Haley’s husband for being absent during the GOP primary season. Note: Major Michael Haley is currently deployed overseas with the South Carolina Army National Guard serving his country in uniform. https://twitter.com/NikkiHaleyHQ/status/1756412972400804087
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