Some news items I thought worth your time:
• The Advocate: New data from the Census Bureau shows about 1.7 million households in the U.S. were headed by same-sex couples in 2024, marking a significant increase from about 777,000 households in 2004.
• Outsports: The Miami Open, south Florida’s top-tier tennis tournament, quietly canceled its LGBTQ inclusion event. In 2019, the tournament created “Out At The Open” in an effort to welcome LGBTQ fans to the Miami Open.
The Miami Open reportedly canceled its LGBTQ inclusion event ‘Out At The Open’ this year will still hosting other themed events.https://t.co/SUGxg1F462
— Outsports (@outsports) April 1, 2026
• Queerty: Gay men reveal the things they’ve vowed never to do again.
• Labor Department: The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in March, while the number for February was revised down from a net loss of 92,000 jobs to a loss of 133,000 jobs. The unemployment rate inched down to 4.3 percent.
while the March job numbers came in better than expected, the revision to February’s numbers was significantly downward. 133,000 jobs lost just that month.
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) April 3, 2026 at 5:48 AM
• Washington Post: Another U.S. aircraft, an A-10 attack plane, was hit today by Iranian fire. The pilot navigated the plane into Kuwaiti airspace before ejecting and being rescued. Additionally, two U.S. search-and-rescue helicopters also were attacked. Earlier this week, Donald Trump declared Iran’s defenses were “obliterated.”
• AP News: The White House is asking Congress to approve about $1.5 trillion for defense in the 2027 fiscal year, which would set a record for military spending in modern history. The proposed increase would be partly offset by steep cuts to key federal health, housing and education programs.
President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs. https://t.co/TRphIc6Mzo
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 3, 2026
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