Some news items you might have missed: • NBC News: Daniel Penny pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely. Jurors can’t consider the second count until they decide on the first, which they are deadlocked on.
BREAKING: The jury in the trial of Daniel Penny told a judge Friday morning that it could not come to a unanimous decision on the top charge of manslaughter. https://t.co/dJDPD9jWFi
— Janelle Fiona Griffith (@janellefiona) December 6, 2024
• LGBTQ Nation: A South Carolina mayor invited a man to sleep naked in his bed and then used the anti-gay slur “faggot” during a public comment portion of a Tuesday city council meeting. He later claimed he didn’t really know what the word means. • Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out the latest in LGBTQ publications this week including Adam Jones covering ‘The USA Issue’ of DNA Magazine. 
• Detroit News: Michigan lawmakers have begun the process to repeal the state’s law against sodomy, calling it a “zombie” law since a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidated sodomy laws across the country. The laws were historically used to prosecute same-sex couples. • The Advocate: Despite skepticism from conservative justices, LGBTQ+ groups are expressing cautious optimism that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of transgender youth’s access to gender-affirming care.
LGBTQ+ groups cautiously optimistic that Supreme Court will rule for trans youth care https://t.co/kg1PaE9TUM
— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) December 6, 2024
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