Seeing Homophobic Mom Call For Banning LGBTQ Books + More News

Some news items you might have missed: • Edge Media: Weston Brown, 28, felt his heart tighten as he saw a Twitter video of his own homophobic mother telling a local school board that books with LGBTQ themes should be banned. This was four years after she effectively disowned him after he came out.

This is my mom. Seeing her advocate for the erasure of queer representation is crushing. Coming up on the 5 year anniversary of being effectively cut off from my family and siblings after coming out in 2018. Much love to those standing up and pushing back for representation.🏳️‍🌈 https://t.co/TGyMelFwJd

— Weston Brown (@wstnbrwn) July 3, 2022

• Washington Post: House Democrats approved the Inflation Reduction Act to lower prescription drug costs, address global warming, raise taxes on some billion-dollar corporations and reduce the federal deficit. The final vote was 220-207. All Dems voted in favor, all Republicans opposed. • Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out Kenneth’s round-up of the what’s what in LGBTQ publications like the end of Summer issue from GLOSS Magazine. • Gayety: Jacob Elordi (Euphoria, The Kissing Booth) shares – “From the moment I did a play I was called gay at school. But I had this abundance of confidence in myself because I could do both: I was quite good at sport and I think I was quite good at theater. I felt like I was above it, or it made me feel older. It made me feel wiser.” • The Insider: The Justice Department is investigating if Donald Trump violated three federal laws involving gathering, transmitting, or losing defense information (Espionage Act); the destruction, alteration, or falsification of records; and the concealment, removal, or mutilation of records. • New Music: Randy Report favorites Cameron Hawthorn and Bright Light Bright Light team up for this infectious country/pop bop, “Country Boy Two-Step.” https://youtu.be/TeV0AdRyDPk