Some news stories you might have missed:
• The Advocate: A federal appeals court has reinstated the Pentagon’s ban on people living with HIV enlisting in the armed forces, undoing a lower-court decision that had briefly opened the door to qualified recruits with undetectable viral loads.
• Queerty: The new memoir from American Idol alum David Archuleta, Devout, details his experiences of growing up within the Mormon Church, and then finally stepping away from it after coming out.
• Them: Gay bars across the U.S. are closing at a heart-breaking pace.
• Law Dork: The Trump administration has issued new policy aimed at ending transgender-related care in federal prisons, even for those who have been on hormone therapy for “an extended period.”
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of LGBTQ publications including Northern Ireland’s out singer/actor Fra Fee covering Attitude Magazine.
• OUT: Silver medal-winning Olympic curler Bruce Mouat of Team Great Britain shares how coming out as gay helped him reach the heights of his sport.
• TikTok: I don’t know who thought we needed to see Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. & Kid Rock working out together shirtless in a sauna, and chugging whole milk in a hot tub post-workout…? Truly one of the odder things I’ve seen on the interwebs in a while.
https://www.tiktok.com/@davidpakmanshow/video/7607983730530995486?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
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