Some news items I thought worth your time: • The Advocate: Out lesbian boxer Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba secured the historic first medal for the Refugee Olympic Team when she defeated Davina Michel of France 5-0 in a quarterfinal match.
Meet the out lesbian boxer who won the first medal for the Refugee Olympic Team https://t.co/3ouJwPfBDK
— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) August 7, 2024
• The Hill: Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign raised $36 million in the 24 hours after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) was added to the ticket. This follows raising more than $200 million in the week after she was elevated to the top of the ticket. • JoeMyGod: 34-time convicted felon Donald Trump has backed down from backing out of the previously agreed-upon ABC News presidential debate on September 10. • Outsports: The out athletes at the Paris Olympics have won 28 medals so far. If Team LGBTQ were a country, we’d be in 7th place.
We are nearing the end of the #Olympics. And still, if #TeamLGBTQ were a country, they’d be top-10.
It’s the power of being out and celebrating who you are.#CourageIsContagioushttps://t.co/Sixd6OgAVQ — Cyd Zeigler (@CydZeigler) August 7, 2024
• Pink News: Bulgaria’s parliament has passed a ban on LGBTQ “propaganda” in schools. • The Daily Beast: J.D. Vance briskly marched up to Air Force 2, Kamala Harris’ plane, planning to give reporters a show as he confronted the vice president uninvited on Wednesday. His power play dreams, like most of his chaotic veep run, were immediately thwarted once he realized Harris was not present. • YouTube: A newly-released video clip for the upcoming movie musical WICKED invites you to the Emerald City with Elphaba and Galinda. Part One of WICKED hits theaters on November 22, 2024. https://youtu.be/dYbkQhyGS2I?si=jN7y_EAkDCOOT_fh
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