U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman at the annual Budapest Pride march in Budapest, Hungary (screen capture via U.S. Embassy to Hungary Twitter)Some news items you might have missed:
• Washington Blade: Out gay U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman was among the more than 35,000 people who participated in the annual Budapest Pride march that took place amid fears right-wing protesters would disrupt it.
• The Advocate: California voters will have the chance to remove Prop. 8 (the 2008 legislation that bars same-sex marriage) from their state’s constitution in 2024’s general election.
• The Gaily Grind: Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) is worried drag queens or transgender soldiers might launch nuclear missiles at a Montana air force base.
Rosendale: We have drag shows at Malmstrom Air Force Base. There are 150 ICBM missiles that are being controlled by that Air Force Base and by these individuals. I do not want someone who doesn’t know if they are a man or a woman with their hand on a missile button pic.twitter.com/Sx7InVqxCt
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 13, 2023
• Popular Information: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., currently running for the Democratic nomination for president, has received maximum donations of $6,600 from 96 donors. Of those, 37 have previously only donated to Republican candidates for federal office. #hmmmm
• Kansas Reflector: A city commissioner in St. Marys wants to pull the lease for the city’s public library because he doesn’t like books about LGBTQ people.
St. Marys officials again threaten library because of LGBTQ books | via @RachelMipro #ksleg https://t.co/rGLC8n5ZOD
— Kansas Reflector (@KansasReflector) July 11, 2023
• JoeMyGod: The FDA has authorized the sale of over-the-counter birth control pills without requiring a physical examination or prescription. The ‘Christian’ group Family Research Council says that availability somehow “encroaches on religious freedom.”
• Deadline: Season four of the popular Jesus of Nazareth series The Chosen is the first known series to be granted a waiver from SAG to continue filming amid the actors strike.
EXCLUSIVE: The prayers of ‘The Chosen’ fans have been answered with news that season four of the popular Jesus of Nazareth series has been granted a waiver from SAG to continue filming amid the strike https://t.co/QEmheFXe6R
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) July 17, 2023
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