Taylor Swift and Laith Ashley in ‘Lavender Haze” (screen cap)Some news items you might have missed:
• New Music: Pop queen Taylor Swift dropped her latest video, “Lavender Haze,” co-starring trans model Laith Ashley as her love interest. The video and song are pretty irresistible.
• TheOUTfront: My friend Larry shares his observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. “We have the past to look back on, to learn from, to take heed from, and most importantly, to take action before it is too late.”
• The Advocate: The Colorado Court of Appeals Thursday upheld a lower court’s ruling that Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, violated the state’s anti-discrimination law by refusing to make a cake celebrating a transgender woman’s transition.
Jack Phillips, the Colorado baker who’s been sued multiple times for anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination, has been dealt a setback by an appeals court. https://t.co/rc05WvNRYm
— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) January 28, 2023
• Forward: Republicans attending the party’s winter meeting voted to condemn the anti-semitism of Kanye West, Nick Fuentes and Milo Yiannopoulos, who recently worked for one of the party’s highest-profile members of Congress.
• Orlando Sentinel: Valencia College has canceled optional faculty development diversity courses (deemed too “woke”) which planned to address topics like racism, microaggressions, privilege and inequities in the LGBTQ community.
• ABC News: Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday he takes “full responsibility” for the classified documents found at his Indiana home.
"Mistakes were made, and I take full responsibility," Pence said as he spoke at Florida International University. https://t.co/GgoYvs5czV
— ABC News (@ABC) January 27, 2023