Mayor Eric Adams of New York City (screen capture)
Three White Men Found Guilty Of Hate Crime In Arbery Murder
Three white men have been found guilty of hate crime charges in the February 2020 shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. They were found guilty of violating Arbery’s civil rights and other violations when they hunted him down and killed him for the crime of jogging while Black. Continue reading “Three White Men Found Guilty Of Hate Crime In Arbery Murder”
News Round-Up: February 21, 2022
American Idol favorite David Archuleta (photo: Zack Knudsen)
Percentage Of U.S. Identifying As LGBTQ Doubled Since 2012
A new report from Gallup indicates the percentage of U.S. adults who self-identify as LGBTQ (or something other than heterosexual) has doubled from 3.5% in 2012 (when Gallup first began to ask the question) to a new high of 7.1% in 2021. Continue reading “Percentage Of U.S. Identifying As LGBTQ Doubled Since 2012”
News Round-Up: February 19, 2022
Gus Kenworthy at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games (image via Instagram)Some news items you might have missed:
• Edge Media: Out Olympian Gus Kenworthy at the 2022 Olympic Games: “Honestly, it means the world to me to get to compete here as an out proud gay man and to know that there are other out LGBTQ athletes that are here competing. I think for anybody that wants to come out but is struggling, I’d just encourage them to try and live their truth or speak their truth, even if it’s just to one person.” Continue reading “News Round-Up: February 19, 2022”
Trump Took Top Secret Materials National Archives Confirms
Donald Trump (screen capture)reign of terror administration came to an end. Continue reading “Trump Took Top Secret Materials National Archives Confirms”
Women’s Olympic Figure Skating Finals Spiral Into High Drama
Anna Shcherbakova
News Round-Up: February 18, 2022
Colton Underwood (image via Instagram)
Kimberly Potter Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison For Shooting Death Of Daunte Wright
Kimberly Potter, former Brooklyn Center police officer, was sentenced Friday to two years in prison after being found guilty of first and second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in April of 2021. Continue reading “Kimberly Potter Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison For Shooting Death Of Daunte Wright”
News Round-Up: February 17, 2022
Some news items you might have missed: • Gallup: The percentage of U.S. adults who self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual has increased to a new high of 7.1%, which is double the percentage from 2012, when Gallup first measured it. Continue reading “News Round-Up: February 17, 2022”