Some news stories you might have missed:
• Gayety: The Colorado Supreme Court handed transgender youth and their families a legal victory this week, ruling that Children’s Hospital Colorado must resume gender-affirming medical care for patients under 18.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: There’s a reason why Kenneth’s long-running ‘Tennis Tuesday’ feature is so popular. You can follow Andrew Morrill here.
• The Advocate: Alan Manning Chambers, the former leader of Exodus International, that promoted conversion therapy and claimed it could “cure” queerness, has been arrested for soliciting sex from a minor in a police sting.
• Pink News: My absolute favorite Strictly Come Dancing pro-dancer, Johannes Radebe, has been announced as one of the show’s hosts for the upcoming season. Here’s just one clip showing his grace and gravitas.
• PBS: By a 50-47 vote, the Senate advanced a resolution to limit Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran on Tuesday, marking a breakthrough for Democrats after seven failed attempts. Four Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) — voted in favor of the resolution.
• Mediaite: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) came out against the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” announced by Trump’s Department of Justice: “Yeah, not a big fan…I don’t see a purpose for it.”
• X: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche refused to say whether any of the “anti-weaponization” money would go to people who had assaulted police officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot at a Senate hearing this morning.
under questioning from Merkley, Blanche repeatedly refuses to commit to encourage the commissioners of Trump’s taxpayer-funded J6 slush to not give payouts to insurrectionists who assaulted police officers pic.twitter.com/xWKv9AJggz
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 19, 2026
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