Some news items you might have missed: • Queerty: Out actor Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton, Fellow Travelers) recalls a disconcerting encounter he had in a coffee shop where a homophobe threatened to shoot him. • ESPN: Pro soccer player Jakub Jankto says one of the reasons he came out earlier this year was to be able to date openly without hiding or clandestine meetings. https://twitter.com/GraemeSLangford/status/1733186144844562718 • New York Times: Republican leaders have selected Mazi Melesa Pilip – a local legislator who was born in Ethiopia and is a former Israeli military veteran – to run for expelled former Rep. George Santos’s congressional seat. Democrats have tapped former Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY), who previously held the seat. • OUT: A newly-released scene from Our Son, starring out actors Billy Porter and Luke Evans, about a gay couple going through marital issues and fighting over custody of their son. In theaters now. https://youtu.be/lYqXytBPpLY?si=zv91i2t3EEPzGTfz • The Guardian: Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma has signed an executive order effectively banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at agencies and public colleges and universities across the state. • Twitter: On the 11th anniversary of the deadly Sandy Hook mass shooting, Mothers 4 Democracy released this ad calling for sensible gun reform. https://twitter.com/DemocracyMoms/status/1735291027810902098
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