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Lawmakers in the West Virginia state Senate have approved legislation that would revoke non-discrimination ordinances in 20 cities across the state that protect members of the LGBTQ community from being evicted or fired based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Continue reading “West Virginia Senate Moves To Revoke Local LGBTQ Protections”
Some news items you might have missed: • them: A suspect has been arrested in connection with the deaths of Mickey Harmon and Jordan Celotto, (above) who were found dead in their home on Tuesday, March 4. Continue reading “Suspect Arrested In Murder Of Buffalo Couple + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • Pink News: Keri Blair (above), a member of the anti-LGBTQ “Moms for Liberty” chapter in Tennessee, resigned from her school board position after being arrested for shoplifting more than $700 worth of products from her local Target store. So much for holier-than-thou values… Continue reading “‘Moms For Liberty’ School Board Member Resigns After Shoplifting Charge + More News”
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Some news items you might have missed: • Boy Culture: Matt Rettenmund pens this excellent list of Best Films of 2022. Not only is Matt a terrific writer, but we agree on the #1. Continue reading “Best Films Of 2022, Hakeem Jeffries Gave A Speech + More News”
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In this week’s podcast, the U.S. Senate will NOT be voting on the Respect for Marriage Act before the midterm elections. Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: Kit Connor Deletes Twitter, New Music From Ryan Nealon + More”
Some news items you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: The Department of Labor and the Department of Treasury have released new guidance that mandates almost all insurance companies within the U.S. must make PrEP, the HIV prevention pill otherwise known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, free with no cost-sharing. • The Advocate: A federal judge in West Virginia issued an injunction Wednesday against the state’s law barring transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams for their gender identity. “At this point, I have been provided with scant evidence that this law addresses any problem at all, let alone an important problem,” the judge wrote. • YouTube: Texas real estate agent Kelci Cashman and her children were removed from a plane in Orlando heading to Dallas when she went on a homophobic rant and refused to wear her mask. The crowd cheered when she finally left the plane.
• Reuters: Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban stepped up a culture war with the European Union today by announcing a referendum on legislation that bans the use of materials seen as promoting homosexuality and gender change at schools. • PBS: COVID-19 cases tripled in the U.S. over two weeks amid an onslaught of vaccine misinformation that is straining hospitals, exhausting doctors and pushing clergy into the fray. The seven-day rolling average for daily new COVID-19 cases rose over the past two weeks to more than 37,000 on Tuesday, up from less than 13,700 on July 6. • NPR: A couple whose gender reveal ceremony sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter last year were charged with involuntary manslaughter on Monday. The charges included one felony count of involuntary manslaughter, along with other felony and misdemeanor counts related to the fire.
A couple whose gender reveal party sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter were charged with involuntary manslaughter. The blaze injured 13, forced hundreds of evacuations and blackened nearly 36 square miles of land.https://t.co/ZmFVg5R69n
— NPR (@NPR) July 21, 2021