Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: The state of Florida is rescinding a rule that allows transgender individuals to alter their driver’s licenses when they transition. “Misrepresenting one’s gender, understood as sex, on a driver’s license constitutes fraud… and subjects an offender to criminal and civil penalties.” • Instinct Magazine: “Fire Island” actor Zane Phillips shared in a recent interview some of the rejections he faced early in his career, including getting fired from an acting job. https://www.instagram.com/p/C2tPZ9-xrkL/ • OUT: RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 1 star Crystal has won her libel suit against British actor and conservative activist Laurence Fox after he called her a pedophile in an October 2020 social media exchange. • Mediaite: The game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens was the most-watched AFC Championship ever, with an average viewership of 55.47 million. The game peaked at more than 64 million viewers.. This is one reason why Trumpers are melting down over Taylor Swift. https://twitter.com/Mediaite/status/1752402822421676072 • BroadwayWorld: In addition to losing Broadway legend Chita Rivera today, we also lost 3-time Tony Award winner (and serious triple threat) Hinton Battle. A soulful singer, spectacular dancer and moving actor, Battle could do it all. He won Tonys for his turns in Sophisticated Ladies, The Tap Dance Kid, and Miss Saigon. Additionally, he appeared in the Broadway productions of Dreamgirls, Chicago the Musical, The Wiz, Ragtime, and more. Rest in peace, Hinton Battle. https://youtu.be/yBZCt4mbKJM?si=I82HK3LPMRTvgjua https://youtu.be/K5-WV7A4rJA?si=rnYGYdibtXgsxeNd&t=575
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