Some news items you might have missed: • Newsweek: Lawyers for Kyle Rittenhouse (above) say he has lost his money since he was acquitted over three shootings (2 of the victims died) at a protest. You’ll recall he illegally obtained a rifle at age 17 and had his mother drive him to Wisconsin where he went looking for trouble. • Pink News: Romania’s Prime Minister says his country “isn’t ready” to uphold LGBTQ rights in line with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). This comes after the ECHR ruled that Romania had breached of article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights by refusing to legally recognize same-sex relationships. https://twitter.com/PinkNews/status/1728443430110441624 • Variety: 70s/80s pop duo Hall & Oates are embroiled in a confidential legal battle that has led to Daryl Hall getting a restraining order against his former music partner John Oates. • The Advocate: In an alarming development for the LGBTQ community in Kansas, the public library in St. Marys has removed all youth-oriented LGBTQ+ books from its shelves to order to keep its lease for another year. https://twitter.com/TheAdvocateMag/status/1728066219079516520 • AP News: The two people killed when their car crashed into a border checkpoint in Niagara Falls and exploded were identified Friday as a western New York husband and wife whose family owns a lumber business and several hardware stores in the Buffalo area. Nope, not terrorists. • Queerty: It’s officially calendar season and you can always count on the Australian Firefighter calendar to bring the heat. There are actually several different calendars from the firefighters from Down Under with themes ranging from dogs to cats to horses to “Heroes.” All funds raised go to various charities. https://youtu.be/YGiJbl1gaEY?si=hW5Sxb32GCumdzym
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