Christian Borle and J. Harrison Ghee in ‘Some Like It Hot’ (photo: Marc J. Franklin) Some news stories you might have missed: • Broadway News: The hit musical Some Like It Hot scored 8 Drama Desk Awards this week including Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical for the show’s star J. Harrison Ghee, who identifies as non-binary. https://twitter.com/SLIHmusical/status/1663976756577988608 • New York Times: President Erdogan of Turkey vilified gay people during his re-election campaign, calling them a threat to society and rallying conservatives against them. Now that he’s won a third term, many are frightened for what’s next. • RadarOnline: Out journalist Gio Benitez was recently named GMA weekend host— but sources say his handsome husband Tommy DiDario’s half-naked photos on social media caused a stir with execs before the decision was announced. https://www.instagram.com/p/BhxefGwBkuG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== • It Gets Better: Not everyone can attend a Pride event in person, so the folks at It Gets Better have arranged a Digital Pride lineup for you, streaming new content every Thursday in June. • Raw Story: In her latest podcast episode, far-right nut-job Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) says the January 6 riots were actually caused by the FBI: “They set up honeypots and traps to draw people in and take part in making these people commit crimes.” https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1664037149329575936
