Some news items you might have missed: • Xtra Magazine: A town in Alberta, Canada, has approved a new bylaw that bans crosswalks or flags that support “political” or “social” movements. The town council must now move to ban rainbow crosswalks and Pride flags on public property. • Queerty: In a recent GQ Magazine interview, superstar Ricky Martin admits, “I have a foot thing. I love foot massages, and I would kiss your feet like crazy for hours.” https://twitter.com/Queerty/status/1761862384329585049 • Metro Weekly: In a nod to Black History Month, Will O’Bryan remembers Trayvon Martin, who was killed by George Zimmerman in February 2012 for walking while Black. As a gay man, O’Bryan recalls the fear of being ‘hunted’ as Martin was. • Reuters: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion two years ago, giving the first official figure for more than a year. #FuckPutin • Netflix: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt had a “The Devil Wears Prada” reunion at the SAG Awards last night, and it was golden. https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1761599788829884759 • Washington Post: Virulently anti-LGBTQ troll Chaya Raichik (aka LibsOfTikTok) said she’s proud of being called a stochastic terrorist — someone who inspires supporters to commit violence by demonizing a person or group. “Honestly, like, that makes me feel really important.” Here’s the full interview. For someone who loves her ‘power,’ she’s not very articulate when trying to justify her hate on camera. https://youtu.be/XL-40gDBRx0?si=o1yjOZoByalofmt_
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