Some news items you might have missed: • OUT Magazine: A queer guide to Bluesky, the social media platform millions have chosen to switch to after the decline of X (formerly Twitter). • PRIDE: A new book about Hollywood icon James Dean claims that the actor was blackmailed into paying off a former lover just before his big break because he was terrified about being outed as gay.
James Dean was blackmailed by an ex to keep their gay affair secret, new biography claims
The ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ actor supposedly entered into an age-gap relationship that ended in blackmail and a lawsuit. https://t.co/EnC9LLwtfQ — PRIDE.COM (@pride_site) November 19, 2024
• LGBTQ Nation: After the Tennessee Legislature passed an updated book ban in July, a single school district in the state has removed over 400 books from school libraries (including LGBTQ-themed books) deeming them as “appealing to the prurient interest.” • Queerty: Recalling the oh-so-campy “sword-and-sandals” classic Jason And The Argonauts (1963) complete with homoerotic Hercules subtext. • Reuters: Donald Trump is expected to name Linda McMahon, co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), as his nominee for Education Secretary. McMahon has never been a teacher, never run a school district. • ABC7: Donald Trump’s disastrous nominee for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, allegedly paid for two women in 2019 to travel to New York to have sex, watch his appearance on Fox News, and attend the Broadway show “Pretty Woman.”
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz allegedly flew 2 women to New York, paid them for sex: Attorney https://t.co/SxygEmFDJs
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) November 19, 2024
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