Tag: Carl Nassib

Some news items you might have missed:

• Substack: Edmund White, one of the great authors of queer literature, died June 3 at the age 85. His novels – like A Boy’s Own Story – were unapologetically queer, helping millions of gays to figure themselves out. White was the LGBTQ community’s archivist, its provocateur, and its most literate party guest. Rest well, Edmund White.

• NBC News: Gracie McGraw, the daughter of country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, said she has been an “out and proud queer, bisexual woman” after tabloid media said she had recently “come out” in a recent Instagram post.

Gracie McGraw, the daughter of country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, said she has been an “out and proud queer, bisexual woman” after tabloid media said she had come out in an Instagram post.

[image or embed] — NBC News (@nbcnews.com) June 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM

• Facebook: Scott Abel recalls a ghastly episode from his college days when a friend needed emergency care but EMTs walked away when they found out the friend had AIDS. The story points up why elder gays are still so fervent on the subject of queer rights.

• Florida’s Voice: A Naples father has filed an emergency (!) request in federal court seeking to stop a June 7 Pride festival, which is expected to feature a family-friendly drag performance (horrors!) on the main stage of a public park.

• Washington Post: Carl Nassib, the first openly gay NFL player to compete in a regular season game, now has a jersey hanging in the National Museum of American History.

Carl Nassib, the NFL’s first openly gay player, now has a jersey hanging in the National Museum of American History, commemorating a historic moment for LGBTQ athletes [image or embed]

— Post Sports (@postsports.bsky.social) June 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM

• New York Times: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday that the broad Republican bill to cut taxes and slash some federal programs would add $2.4 trillion to the already soaring national debt.

• Law Dork: A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration must give migrants sent to an El Salvador prison, under an 18th-century wartime law, a chance to challenge their removals.

• Variety: The official poster for Wicked: For Good has arrived. The film, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, opens in theaters November 21.