Rosie O’Donnell (via Instagram)Some news items you might have missed:
• Queerty: Rosie O’Donnell on Donald Trump’s latest indictments in Georgia – “He’s in big sh*t!”
• The Advocate: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has signed a bill into law banning the use of the “gay panic” defense in homicide cases. At least 17 states and the District of Columbia have banned the use of “gay defense.”
The new law bars defendants in homicide cases from blaming their actions on a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity. https://t.co/tNITee2XL6
— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) August 15, 2023
• Pink News: RuPaul’s Drag Race fan-favorites Trixie Mattel and Katya are going viral for their side-splitting reaction to the second season of the hit series Heartstopper (which is excellent, btw).
• New York Times: In 2021, a local Wisconsin newspaper reported that a businessman had called a 13-year-old a “fag” at a county board meeting. He sued, claiming defamation. Witnesses confirmed he used the slur, so the lawsuit was dismissed, but he’s still using legal maneuvers to put the local paper out of business.
• Twitter: Eric McCormack (currently starring on Broadway in The Cottage) took his night off to see fellow Will & Grace alum Sean Hayes in his Broadway play Good Night, Oscar.
My dear friend, Eric McCormack, came to “Good Night, Oscar” this past weekend. It’s so wild we both have Broadway shows just a block or so away from each other. 😱 I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again – go see Eric in “The Cottage”. It was SO good and he is masterfully… pic.twitter.com/J6Sb2GWcBj
— Sean Hayes (@SeanHayes) August 14, 2023
• JoeMyGod: While pushing his doomed “National Prayer in School Act,” Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) got shady, saying, “I think that more space for prayer for students in schools is probably better than creating more space for, you know, the next pansexual poetry hour in Portland.”
• CNBC: Many of the attorneys who took part in Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election (like Rudy Giuliani) were never paid for the work they did on Trump’s behalf, even though their false claims of election interference helped Trump raise $250 million after the November vote.
🤣LOL: Several attorneys—including Rudy Giuliani—who took part in the alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election got ZERO payment from Trump’s campaign, despite Trump raising $250 million off their fraudulent claims in the weeks after the election. https://t.co/zXTh51Y4pW
— Dena Grayson, MD, PhD (@DrDenaGrayson) August 15, 2023
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