Some news items for you: • WSMV: A high school senior in Tennessee was suspended, not allowed to attend her graduation ceremony, and her diploma is being withheld all because she posted on social media that she was gay. • New Music: Out recording artist Reneé Rapp cuts loose in the music video for her grungy new single, “Leave Me Alone.” • Washington Blade: And speaking of Rapp, she, actress and trans activist Laverne Cox, and LGBTQ trailblazer Deacon Maccubbin will serve as grand marshals for this year’s WorldPride parade. • JoeMyGod: Megachurch pastor William Eugene Johnson was sentenced to a minimum of 68 months and a maximum of 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to 15 charges including child porn. Johnson was fired from his church after placing a video recording device inside a unisex restroom.
[image or embed] — JoeMyGod (@joemygod.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
• The Advocate: The massive budget cuts approved by the House last night will disproportionately affect LGBTQ people. The budget bill still has to be approved by the Senate, where Democrats are hoping to change or block it. Here’s a look at the details. • AP News: The Archdiocese of New Orleans agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday, the latest in a string of settlements by the Catholic Church. 
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