Politics, pop culture and entertainment news of interest to the LGBTQ community
Some news items you might have missed:
• Edge Media: Florida advised school districts to ignore protections for LGBTQ students that President Joe Biden’s administration is trying to implement, saying the anti-discrimination language is not binding law.
Continue reading “Florida Continues Attacks On LGBTQs + More News”
President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 (screen capture)President Biden has tested negative for the coronavirus and will end his five-day isolation, his physician said in a letter released Wednesday morning. Continue reading “Biden Tests Negative For COVID-19 After Five Day Isolation”
L-R James Longman, Alex Brannan (via Instagram)Some news items you might have missed:
• Instinct Magazine: ABC News foreign correspondent James Longman has married his partner, Alex Brannan, with a service at Marylebone Registry Office in London. Two years ago, their marriage proposal went viral. Continue reading “News Round-Up: July 25, 2022”
President Joe Biden (screen capture)The White House reported today that President Biden has tested positive for COVID-19. He is reportedly experiencing “very mild symptoms.”
Biden was not airlifted to Walter Reed Hospital as Donald Trump was upon his COVID-19 diagnosis. Continue reading “Biden Has Tested Positive For COVID-19”
The COVID pandemic isn’t over yet, folks. The coronavirus has other ideas. As the Saturday morning PSA used to say, “The more you know.” Continue reading “Report: Risk of COVID Reinfection From New Variant Grows”
(stock image via Depositphotos)A new study found Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug popularized as a way to treat COVID-19 at home despite warnings from the FDA, was not shown to have a meaningful effect in shortening symptoms or decreasing the rate of hospitalizations or deaths, according to clinical trial results published Sunday. Continue reading “Ivermectin ‘Did Not Lower Incidence Of Hospitalization Or Death’ In New Study”
The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine could be an option for some of the thousands of service members who have refused other coronavirus vaccines for religious reasons. Continue reading “Novavax Could Be Option For Troops With Religious Concerns”
Karine Jean-Pierre (photo via White House – public domain)Some news stories you might have missed:
• The Advocate: Karine Jean-Pierre held her first briefing as White House press secretary on Monday. Jean-Pierre, a lesbian and longtime political activist, is the first out member of the LGBTQ+ community to be White House press secretary. She is also the first Black person in the job. Continue reading “News Round-Up: May 16, 2022”
President Joe Biden (photo: public domain)President Biden ordered the U.S. flags at the White House and all federal buildings, military posts, and naval vessels flown at half-staff in memory of the Americans lost (so far) to COVID-19 as the death toll crosses the one million mark. Continue reading “Biden Orders Flags Flown At Half-Staff As COVID Deaths Cross 1 Million Mark”
Note the rise on the far right of the graph (via NY Times)Well, here we go again, kids. The number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise again in nearly every state in the U.S. Continue reading “COVID-19 Cases And Hospitalizations On The Rise (Again)”