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News: Dwyane Wade Left Florida Over Anti-LGBTQ Laws + More

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Some news stories you might have missed: • Washington Blade: Former Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade said in a recent interview he moved his family out of Florida because of the state’s increasing hostility to LGBTQ people. Continue reading “News: Dwyane Wade Left Florida Over Anti-LGBTQ Laws + More”

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News: Montana Silences Trans Lawmaker + Disney Sues Florida + More

Some news items you might have missed: • NPR: Montana’s Republican-controlled state House of Representatives has voted to formally silence trans Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D). During a debate last week on a bill that would ban gender-affirming care, Zephyr told her colleagues they would “have blood on their hands,” referring to the lowered risk of suicide among trans people who have proper medical care. Continue reading “News: Montana Silences Trans Lawmaker + Disney Sues Florida + More”

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News: “Grey’s Anatomy” Star Jake Borelli + Jojo Siwa + More

Jake Borelli (photo: SharpShooter/Depositphotos)
Some news stories you might have missed this week: • Queerty: Grey’s Anatomy star Jake Borelli chats on everything from his early childhood crush to his Survivor obsession to all the ways “Dr. Levi Schmitt” has changed his life. Continue reading “News: “Grey’s Anatomy” Star Jake Borelli + Jojo Siwa + More”

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Chicago Says No 2nd Term For Mayor Lori Lightfoot + News

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot won't return for a second term in office after voters turned on Lightfoot over concerns about crime.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot (via official Facebook)
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot won’t return for a second term in office after voters turned on Lightfoot over concerns about crime and the city’s slow recovery from the pandemic. Lightfoot is the city’s first Black woman and first out gay person to serve as mayor. Continue reading “Chicago Says No 2nd Term For Mayor Lori Lightfoot + News”

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Montana Man Guilty Of Hate Crime After Firing Assault Rifle Into Lesbian’s Home

A federal jury found John Russell Howald, 46, of Basin, Montana, guilty of hate and firearms crimes for firing an AK-style assault rifle at the residence of a woman, who identified as lesbian, and was home at the time.
John Russell Howald (mug shot)
After a four-day trial, a federal jury found John Russell Howald, 46, of Basin, Montana, guilty of hate and firearms crimes for firing an AK-style assault rifle at the residence of a woman, who identified as lesbian, and was home at the time. Continue reading “Montana Man Guilty Of Hate Crime After Firing Assault Rifle Into Lesbian’s Home”

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Man Confronts Tucker Carlson: ‘You Are The Worst Human Being Known To Man’

A Montana man told Tucker Carlson he is "the worst human being in the world.'

When I first heard about this little Tucker Carlson moment in a fly-fishing store in Montana, it seemed characterized as this big, angry, loud confrontation. The man, Dan Bailey, posted a video of himself confronting the Fox News host at the store in Montana saying to him “you are the worst human being known to mankind. I want you to know that.” Continue reading “Man Confronts Tucker Carlson: ‘You Are The Worst Human Being Known To Man’”

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Montana Gov. Signs 2 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Into Law

Highway sign which reads, "Greetings from Montana"

Highway sign which reads, "Greetings from Montana" Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) has signed not one but two anti-LGBTQ bills into law this week – Senate Bill 99 and House Bill 112. Senate Bill 99 calls for “a parent, guardian, or other person who is responsible for the care of a child” to be allowed to “refuse to allow the child to attend… a course of instruction, a class period, an assembly, an organized school function, or instruction provided by the district… regarding human sexuality instruction.” If any instruction is scheduled having to do with “human sexuality” – or even just sexually transmitted diseases – at least 48 hours notice must be given to parents. “Human sexuality education” is defined in the bill as anything related to “sexual orientation, gender identity, and abstinence.” House Bill 112 calls for “public school athletic teams to be designated based on biological sex.” Additionally, cisgender athletes will be able to seek damages from schools that allow transgender students to compete as their gender identity because of the “direct or indirect” harm that would be caused for the cisgender student. State Rep. John D. Fuller (R) introduced the bill in January. He told Montana Public Radio he “felt compelled to introduce the legislation because he’s coached women’s soccer and he thinks transgender women have a physical advantage if they compete in sports consistent with their gender identity. That is unfair to females and women’s sports — period.” Montana is now the 7th state to prohibit trans youth from participating in sports to some degree. Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, South Dakota, Tennessee, and West Virginia have adopted similar laws that shut the door on transgender girls playing sports as their gender identity.  

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News Round-Up: April 1, 2021

Film & TV star Richard Chamberlain

Film & TV star Richard Chamberlain
Film & TV star Richard Chamberlain (image via Boy Culture)
Some news items you might have missed: • Boy Culture: Out actor Richard Chamberlain (above) turned 87 this week. Click over to BC for more photos of the eternally handsome star. • The Gaily Grind: The Nebraska Supreme Court has reversed a ruling by a judge who denied a lesbian couple’s petition to adopt a child because he said a dictionary defined a “wife” as having a husband. • Instinct Magazine: Did you know it’s the 20th anniversary of the first legal same-sex wedding and marriage? Twenty years ago, Dutch couple Gert Kasteel and Dolf Pasker became the first same-sex couple to get legally married in the Netherlands and the world.

• CNN: The ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine confirms its protection remains high for at least six months after the second dose and likely lasts even longer. The vaccine also appears to be fully effective against the B.1.351 variant currently circulating in South Africa and beyond. • RawStory: Supporters of Donald Trump are furious that his vice president, Mike Pence, might try to run for president in 2024. Trump fans are still angry about Pence refusing to fight the 2020 election with the Electoral College certification. • NBC News: Every Republican in Congress voted against President Biden’s COVID stimulus package, that’s not stopping them from trumpeting popular aspects of the bill to their constituents as if they’d actually done something. • AP: The Montana legislature has approved a bill that would allow discrimination against LGBTQ people based on their ‘religious beliefs.’ Lawmakers rejected an amendment that would make it clear the law couldn’t be used to justify discrimination. The legislation now heads to the governor’s desk who has indicated he will sign it into law.