Some news stories you might have missed:
• The Advocate: A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Texas law banning drag performances one day before the law would have taken effect.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out Kenneth’s weekly round-up of the what’s what in LGBTQ publications, including Lavender Magazine featuring the Gay Softball World Series.
• Pink News: Texas’s Supreme Court has ruled that a new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors will go into effect on Friday, September 1.
• HRC: Two parents were arrested and charged with second-degree murder following the death of their 17-year-old transgender child last year.
Morgan Moore, a 17-year-old trans boy, died in 2022 as a result of criminal neglect from his parents, which resulted in worsened health issues.
Morgan's death marks the at least 39th violent killing of a trans or gender non-conforming that year. https://t.co/rjSkLfFtVc
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 29, 2023
• Mediaite: The Georgia trial of Donald Trump on charges he conspired to overturn the 2020 election will be televised and streamed live on the Fulton Co. Courts’ YouTube channel.
• Philadelphia Inquirer: Zach Rehl, president of the Philadelphia chapter of the alt-right Proud Boys, was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal prison for his role in fomenting the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Zach Rehl (via Justice Dept)