Some news items you might have missed: • Pink News: Kit Connor (above), best known as bisexual rugby player Nick Nelson in Netflix’s queer coming-of-age series Heartstopper, has been cast in a leading role in the upcoming A24 film titled Warfare. • Kenneth-in-the-212: Catch up on the what’s what in LGBTQ publications this week, including pop star Jake Shears covering the latest issue of The Advocate. 
• The Advocate: Sacramento’s city council has voted unanimously to declare the capital of California a sanctuary city for transgender people ensuring local resources are not used to aid law enforcement from other jurisdictions in their attempts to prosecute the families of minors receiving gender-affirming care. • LGBTQ Nation: A new study revealed that the New York Times failed to get comment from a transgender person in 66% of its stories regarding anti-transgender legislation, pointing to a lack of transgender voices in stories that directly involve trans people. https://twitter.com/lgbtqnation/status/1773107798538178637 • New York Times: Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange who was convicted of stealing billions of dollars from customers, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday. In November 2022, FTX imploded virtually overnight, erasing $8 billion in customer savings. • Gr8erDays: A new book chronicles the making of the unintentional camp classic, Mommie Dearest. Check out the new book on Amazon here. 
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