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News: Fans Throw DIY Pride Night For Out Hockey Player + More

Fans of out pro hockey player Luke Prokop threw a DIY Pride Night when his team didn't organize one. "It meant a lot to me," said Prokop.
Out pro hockey player Luke Prokop (photo: Candice Ward)

Some news stories you might have missed:

• ESPN: Fans of out pro hockey player Luke Prokop threw a DIY Pride Night for him when his team didn’t organize one. “It meant a lot to me,” Prokop told ESPN. “Seeing all the fans that enjoyed the night … the night is about them, not me.”

• NBC Out: State Rep. Webster Barnaby of Florida apologized Monday after he called transgender people “demons” and “mutants” at a legislative hearing on a bill that would criminalize using restrooms that match people’s gender identities when the restrooms don’t match their “biological sex.”

• Axios: Chipotle unveiled an all-electric restaurant concept Tuesday that relies entirely on alternative energy to power its stoves, grills, electric car charging ports and more utilizing rooftop solar panels and offsite wind generators.

• Cache Valley Daily: A former local leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is facing 4 felony criminal charges for allegedly sexting with a teenage girl in his congregation. #NotADragQueen

• TIME: Only 38% of Americans would be willing to pay a $1 per month carbon fee to address climate change, according to new polling released Tuesday. That’s the lowest level of support since the poll began in 2016, and it represents a 14 percentage point decline since 2021.

• JoeMyGod: Donald Trump told Tucker Carlson last night that when he was booked and charged at a Manhattan court house last week, “People were crying.” Clearly this is just another iteration of his bullshit claim about big strong men crying in his mighty presence. Note – none of the reporters or court house staffers there have reported any crying.