Some news items you might have missed: • Back2Stonewall: Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick won the special election in Florida’s heavily-Democratic 20th District with 79% of the vote. But her Republican opponent/convicted felon Jason Mariner is calling it election fraud. https://twitter.com/BACK2STONEWALL/status/1482056415313375232 • The Advocate: Under the guise of “protecting” girls and women’s sports, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has released a national TV ad touting legislation in her state banning transgender girls from school sports. • Xtra: Comedian Sam Sferrazza pens a lighthearted valentine to the forgotten sexiness of condoms: “Right on the precipice between foreplay to penetration, an intermission filled with sexual anticipation.” https://twitter.com/XtraMagazine/status/1482132923801161729 • LGBTQ Nation: A 30-year-old trans man was attacked in Denver while waiting for a train, and he couldn’t even get home after the beating because the Uber car he ordered kicked him out when he said he was trans. • NewNowNext: HBO’s Somebody Somewhere follows Sam, a woman who lives in Kansas dealing with family drama, including an alcoholic mother and a ‘perfect’ sister, while mourning the recent death of her queer sister. She meets Joel, a gay man who introduces her to the underground world of “choir practice,” a sort of queer Island of Misfit Toys. https://youtu.be/AReWFGoUmHY • Gayety: Former Miss Universe Australia, Maria Thattil, came out as bisexual to the world in an episode of the Australian reality television series I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! • New York Times: Tennis star Novak Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time. The No. 1-ranked tennis player has attempted to skirt Australia’s COVID rules to compete in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated. #NoSympathy https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1481980691336384516
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