Some news items I thought worth your time:
• The Advocate: Check out this Top Ten list of states with the most same-sex couples living together. One hint – my state is number 4.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: This week’s round-up of the latest LGBTQ publications including the ‘Miami Spice’ issue of Wire Magazine.
• Boy Culture: Matt Rettenmund explains how his long-running gay blog came to an end, the race to save its legacy, and what he learned along the way. RIP Boy Culture, and long live BoyCulture.Substack.com. (I’ve already subscribed to his Substack).
• LGBTQ Nation: Excellent read on legendary HIV activist and author Mark S. King. Despite living through the darkest days of the HIV epidemic – losing friends and confronting his own diagnosis before any effective treatment existed – the now-65-year-old survivor looks back at his journey as one of triumph.
• JoeMyGod: QAnon conspiracy theorist/former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters has hit the one-year mark of serving a nine-year prison sentence for breaching election machines. She posted a manic rant on social media calling on the Justice Dept to get her out of her “hellhole” prison. #FAFO
• Erin In The Morning: Elon Musk and other far-right nutjobs are leading a boycott of Netflix after the streamer’s Dead End: Paranormal Park featured a transgender character.
1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.
If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.
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— Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.com) October 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
• Reuters: Donald Trump’s administration froze $26 billion for Democratic-leaning states, following through on a threat to use the government shutdown to target Democratic priorities.
• Washington Post: A new poll shows 47% of Americans blame Donald Trump and congressional Republicans to blame for the current shutdown, 30% blame Democrats in Congress, and 23% weren’t sure.
WaPo flash poll of 1,010 people: 47% blame Trump and Republicans in Congress for the government shutdown, 30% say Democrats in Congress. Gift link https://t.co/mD7iE6tVKw pic.twitter.com/3YDd6lxD4A
— Jill Lawrence (@JillDLawrence) October 2, 2025
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