Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Sheryl Lee Ralph, the Emmy-winning star of Abbott Elementary, who has a long legacy of allyship – from founding an HIV/AIDS charity to talking about pronouns on social media – is this year’s Advocate of the Year. 
• NBC News: The CDC’s latest STI surveillance report shows diagnoses of primary and secondary syphilis among gay and bisexual men dropped 13% last year. Experts say the drop is likely tied to preventive antibiotic use called ‘doxyPEP.’ • New York Times: Two-term Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) has penned an op-ed for the New York Times saying Democrats don’t have to abandon LGBTQ people to win elections.
Democrats will win again, but we need to show the American people that our focus is on the things they wake up thinking about. Read my essay in the NYT about our path forward. https://t.co/ZgL0mBIJB1
— Andy Beshear (@AndyBeshearKY) November 12, 2024
• New York Times II: Check out this moving article chronicling the strength and resolve of National Ballet of Ukraine dancers as they continue with their art and performances even as the war in their country rages on. Damn, dancers are some tough stock. • Mother Jones: Renowned anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (who has no real background in medicine) says he would fire and replace 600 people from the National Institutes of Health on “Day One” of a second Trump term. • JoeMyGod: Former Vice President Mike Pence says Donald Trump should NOT pardon violent January 6 rioters.
Pence: Trump Should Not Pardon Violent Jan 6 Rioters https://t.co/CoP3Ov7o4z pic.twitter.com/b6Gl95zDbG
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) November 12, 2024
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