Some news items you might have missed: • Pink News: RuPaul has expressed deep sorrow over the death of The Vivienne, the first winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, after the drag star unexpectedly passed away this weekend at the age of 32. • The Advocate: Meta (parent company of Instagram, Facebook, and Threads) has announced drastic changes to its content moderation policies weakening protections for LGBTQ+ users and other marginalized groups, allowing hateful rhetoric to thrive on its platforms.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced sweeping changes to content moderation across the company’s platforms—Facebook, Instagram, and Threads—that critics say could create a haven for hate speech and misinformation.
[image or embed] — The Advocate (@advocate.com) January 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
• LGBTQ Nation: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) snuck an anti-trans bathroom ban at the U.S. Capitol into the January 3 edition of the Congressional Record stating that access to all gendered facilities at the Capitol complex will be based on “biological sex.” • JoeMyGod: Pierre Poilievre, Conservative Party leader and very possibly the next prime minister of Canada says, “Canada will never be the 51st state,” despite Donald Trump’s recent ramblings.
[image or embed] — JoeMyGod (@joemygod.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
• New York Times: The House passed a bill on Tuesday that would target undocumented immigrants charged with nonviolent crimes for deportation. The measure was approved by all House Republicans and 48 Democrats. The legislation appears to have bipartisan support in the Senate. • Yahoo News: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the first out gay Cabinet member to be confirmed by the Senate, is set to be replaced by anti-LGBTQ former reality TV personality and congressman, Sean Duffy.
Donald Trump names Fox Business host Sean Duffy — former Wisconsin congressman and reality TV star — as the Secretary of Transportation. pic.twitter.com/wNcnU3tVN4
— Pop Base (@PopBase) November 18, 2024
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