Some news items you might have missed: • Expats: As a same-sex marriage bill works its way through the Czech Republic’s parliament, a new poll shows that 80 percent of Czechs believe it won’t negatively affect their lives, and 11 percent expect an improvement. • The Advocate: A Missouri Republican running for the GOP nomination for secretary of state burned LGBTQ+ books with a flamethrower and posted the video online. https://twitter.com/TheAdvocateMag/status/1755350811691954429 • Washington Blade: Cecelia Gentili, a well-known New York City-based transgender activist, actress, and author, died Wednesday at age 52. • Metro Weekly: A Buffalo-area pizzeria has agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of a transgender man formerly employed by the restaurant who says managers and co-workers misgendered him, asked invasive questions, and compared him to a pedophile. • Buzzfeed: Kalen Allen reflects on his time on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and how he stays authentic to himself as a queer content creator. https://twitter.com/BuzzFeed/status/1755320962399056244 • PEOPLE: A former daycare director will serve 180 days behind bars after admitting she directed her workers to give 17 children melatonin gummies without their parents’ knowledge in an attempt to get the children to sleep. • Pride.com: Viral sensation “Dixon Dallas” (aka Jake Hill) shares how he deals with critiques of his country music and whether he’s queerbaiting with the sexual content in his songs: “The haters can stay mad. This music isn’t for them.” Here’s a taste of his new single, “Leave This All Behind,” which finds him singing about wanting a new boyfriend who treats him “like a queen.” https://www.instagram.com/p/C2-0s5ZObGX/
Discover more from The Randy Report
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.