Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is exerting pressure in his state to undermine surrogacy and in vitro fertilization (IVF), attacks that threaten reproductive freedom and the ability to start a family.
Uthmeier, a Republican appointee of Gov. Ron DeSantis, has inserted himself in a routine case attempting to argue that surrogacy violates the 13th Amendment’s prohibition on slavery, and that the state constitution bars biological parents from transferring parental rights at all. Continue reading “Florida AG Equates Surrogacy And Adoption Rights With ‘Slavery’”
Some news items you might have missed: • Queerty: The gays have a new favorite MLB player—mustached Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Davis Schneider. After years of working his way through the minor leagues, he became a team favorite last season when he hit a home run in his first at-bat. Continue reading “New Favorite MLB Player + More News”
Chippendales’ Jeffrey Garrovillo and co-star (via Instagram) Some news items you might have missed: • InstaHunks: Book a ‘Chippendales at Home’ party (above) and you never know – you might get two woofy Chipps for the price of one. • Instinct: Why are some gay Republicans unhappy about the recent Supreme Court victory for LGBTQ protections in the workplace? • Politico: A coalition of advocacy groups sued the Trump administration on Monday over its rollback of LGBTQ patient protections, arguing that last week’s Supreme Court decision extending workplace legal protections to gay and transgender employees invalidates the new rules. • LGBTQ Families: Family Source Consultants, Fertility Centers of Illinois and International Fertility League Group are hosting an expert-led discussion on family building for the LGBTQ+ community on June 25th at 5pm CDT via ZOOM. The informational event is focused on couples and individuals who are interested in building their family through third party reproduction. • Newsweek: Kentucky has slashed the number of polling locations for Tuesday’s primary elections to just 170 in-person polling stations across the Commonwealth — a major drop from the standard 3,700 sites usually made available for voters. The decrease comes as state officials heavily encourage residents to vote by mail amid the coronavirus health crisis. Many of the state’s most populous areas, like Jefferson County, home to half of the state’s Black residents, will have ONE polling location. • NY Post: A defiant shopper fought his way into an Orlando Walmart after he was denied entry for refusing to wear a face mask, a viral video shows. The incident occurred on the same day masks became mandatory in the county. In the viral video, an employee tries to block the man from entering. “You gotta wear a mask, bro!” the man behind the camera says. The older man then shoves the Walmart worker, even falling to the ground at one point.
