• The Advocate: House Democrats are demanding answers from Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth about delayed separation pay for transgender service members forced out under the Trump administration’s military ban. Some trans vets have been waiting months and months for tens of thousands.
(image: public domain/WhiteHouse/Flickr) Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Republicans barely passed this year’s defense bill with ‘poison pills’ like barring gender-affirming healthcare coverage for trans service members, killing the current policy of reimbursing female military members who have to travel to other states in order to have an abortion, and ending diversity training. It won’t pass in the Senate. Continue reading “House GOP Targets Culture Wars With Defense Bill + More News”
Donald Trump (screen capture) For years now, Donald Trump has alleged that “thousands” of votes cast in the 2020 election were fraudulent ballots cast in the name of dead people. For instance, in a phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on January 2, 2021, Trump claimed “close to 5,000 people” had voted in dead people’s names. But it turns out researchers paid by the Donald found only a tiny fraction of that. Continue reading “Trump’s Own Researchers Found Only Tiny Fraction Of ‘Dead’ Votes”
Naomie Ackie as Whitney Houston (promo photo) Some news items you might have missed: • Out: The new Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, is apparently getting not-so-great reviews from critics who have seen it. Some say the script “whizzes” past important plot points of the diva’s life (including her sexuality). In theaters December 21. Continue reading “Critics On Whitney Houston Biopic + More News”
A Republican elections official, Jason T. Schofield, was arrested and charged with 12 felony counts for falsely obtaining and filing absentee ballots last year in a brazen voter fraud scheme. This must be that election fraud Donald Trump keeps talking about… Continue reading “GOP Elections Commissioner Charged In Voter Fraud Scheme”
Investigation by AP found few potential cases of voting irregularities in Arizona Some news items you might have missed: • LGBTQ Nation: It seems Caitlyn Jenner is filming her ‘campaign’ for governor of California – any guesses why the reality TV celeb might be doing that? • OUT: Two gay men vacationing on the French island of Corsica were brutally attacked by group of up to 20 men while a large crowd gathered and watched but did nothing to stop the brutal assault. • It Gets Better: Regular readers of TRR know I’m not only a huge supporter of the Olympic Games but especially the Paralympic Games. Check out the journey of out lesbian Courtney journey who will be competing in wheelchair basketball for Team USA at this year’s Games.
• Instinct Magazine: Michael Henderson, the popular head coach of Murrieta Valley High School’s cheer and student program in southern California, was abruptly fired from his job last month. Henderson says he was fired for being gay and has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit alleging that the process leading to his dismissal was “flawed.” • Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out Kenneth’s round-up of the what’s what in LGBTQ publications including out swimmer Michael Gunning covering the latest from Attitude Magazine. (image via Attitude Magazine) • 4WWL: Alan Scott Lanoix tested positive for COVID-19 and spent 17 days in the hospital with several on a ventilator. His wife and 3 sons all tested positive too. Lanoix died June 9 at 54 years old. According to his sister, “He thought the vaccine was poison.” • AP: Investigation by the Associated Press finds fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud identified by Arizona’s local election officials out of 3.4 million ballots cast in last year’s presidential election.
BREAKING: Investigation by @AP finds fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud identified by Arizona’s local election officials out of 3.4 million ballots cast in last year’s presidential election. @APChristie@AP_Christina. https://t.co/SiHYm4dOa6