News Round-Up: August 9, 2021

Some news items you might have missed: • Outsports: The queer-centric sports website tracked the achievements of the 180 out athletes at the Tokyo Summer Olympics reimagining them as a unified team. Had they been their own country, Team LGBTQ would have finished 7th, ahead of France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Brazil, taking home 11 Gold, 12 Silver, and 9 Bronze medals. • Edge Media: Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib says he’s received “nothing but love and support” from his teammates since he came out as gay in late June becoming the first out active player in the NFL. https://www.instagram.com/p/CRhEyy1MP8T/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link • Queerty: This year’s Gay Days at Disney are scheduled for September 17-19 and include performances by Tony Award winners Audra McDonald and Chita Rivera as well as lots of free activities. Hit the Queerty link to read about what really goes on at the magical events. https://twitter.com/Queerty/status/1423864485446447109 • New York Times: After deceptive practices, like opting Trump donors into automatic recurring contributions by pre-checking a box on digital donation forms, Donald Trump & the RNC has had to refund more than $135 million to donors from the 2020 election cycle through June 2021. • Politico: Hiring surged in July as American employers added 943,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped from 5.9%  to 5.4% indicating the U.S. economy is continuing to bounce back with surprising vigor from last year’s coronavirus shutdown. https://twitter.com/USDOL/status/1424798898707705858 • Washington Post: I found this story of a Missouri mother of two young children coping with life after her husband’s COID-19 death devastating in its sobering details. • NBC Miami: Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) keeps trying to allow unvaccinated people to vacation on cruise ships even as the Delta variant continues to surge in his state. But a judge has ruled Norwegian Cruise Lines can require proof of  vaccinations before boarding its ships. https://twitter.com/nbc6/status/1424656829116829696