Some news items you might have missed: • New York Times: Lawmakers in Chile have approved marriage equality legislation by a wide margin. The South American nation will become the 31st country in the world to legalize same-sex marriages. President Sebastián Piñera is expected to sign the bill into law soon. https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1468265582147551236 • Queerty: Netflix is taking queer makeovers international with Queer Eye Germany, the first overseas spin-off from the successful Queer Eye reboot launched in 2018. • The Advocate: Japan’s capital city, Tokyo, plans to recognize same-sex partnerships next year. Japan is the only G7 nation that does not recognize same-sex marriage. https://twitter.com/TheAdvocateMag/status/1468671732894498820 • Axios: Pfizer and BioNTech said Wednesday that two doses of their COVID-19 vaccine were significantly less effective at neutralizing the Omicron variant in early lab tests, but a three-dose regimen was more effective. • NBC Washington: A company once owned by “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli will pay up to $40 million to settle allegations that it jacked up the price of an HIV medication by roughly 4,000% after obtaining exclusive rights to the drug. • LGBTQ Nation: A Methodist pastor who wore drag on an episode of HBO’s We’re Here has been fired by his church. The show follows drag queens visiting small towns as they “spread the magic of drag.” https://twitter.com/lgbtqnation/status/1468370500611035139
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