Some news items you might have missed: • Pink News: On what would have been her 118th birthday, a TikTok has gone viral in which legendary actress Katharine Hepburn discussed being a “tomboy” with NBC News: “I was called Jimmy, and I hated being a girl. I really hated it. I just shaved my head and thought, ‘I’m a boy’.” https://www.tiktok.com/@ieshaedits/video/7503126090068823342?refer=embed • Them: The Defense Department will soon begin combing through troops’ medical records to find transgender military service members who haven’t already identified as trans for expulsion. #hideous • LGBTQ Nation: A man in Beachwood, Ohio, checked out 100 books about Jewish history, African-American history, and LGBTQ+ education from the Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL) and then allegedly burned the books in a video posted to social media.
Man burns 100 LGBTQ+, Black, & Jewish library books on social media video – buff.ly/yfktIMk
[image or embed] — LGBTQ Nation (@lgbtqnation.com) May 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
• CNN: House Republicans are looking to make several big adjustments to federal workers’ retirement benefits to help pay for Donald Trump’s “big beautiful” spending bill. • Broadway World: Full list of winners of this year’s Outer Critics Circle Awards honoring theater on and off-Broadway this past year. 
• New York Times: The Trump administration plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 plane from the Qatari royal family that will serve as Air Force One. The plane would be donated to Trump’s presidential library when he leaves office, allowing him to continue using it as a private citizen. • Politico: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat elected to two terms in a deeply red state, is making serious moves toward a 2028 presidential run.
Politico: Andy Beshear is making serious moves toward a 2028 presidential run www.politico.com/news/2025/05/07/andy-beshear-2028-presidential-campaign-groundwork-00327724
[image or embed] — Bluegrass Politics (@bluegrasspolitics.bsky.social) May 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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