Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Gerald Declan Radford (above), the Florida man who claimed he was acting in self-defense when he fatally shot a gay man in a dog park last month, has been arrested and charged with murder and a hate crime. https://twitter.com/TheAdvocateMag/status/1767234125973398013 • LGBTQ Nation: Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin (R) signed a bill on Friday that ensures same-sex marriage will remain legal in Virginia regardless of any change in federal protections. • New York Times: In film and on TV, the ‘gay best friend’ was a sign of cultural progress. Then he was a tired stereotype. Then he disappeared. This essay asks “why do we want him back?” https://twitter.com/JeremyReesnz/status/1767281176665018784 • JoeMyGod: When the Florida Legislature adjourned last Friday, 21 of 22 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were effectively killed. The only bill to pass is an anti-DEI teacher training bill. This session saw some of the most severe bills ever proposed against transgender individuals, and nearly all are now officially dead. • Wired: Airbnb will soon ban hosts from watching their guests with indoor security cameras and require disclosure of outdoor monitoring tech to guests before they book. • CNN: The woman whose story Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) appeared to have shared in the Republican response to the State of the Union as an example of President Biden’s failed immigration policies told CNN she was trafficked before Biden’s presidency and never in the U.S. https://twitter.com/JoJoFromJerz/status/1767206695120282045
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