(image via Universal Pictures) Some news items you might have missed: • Back2Stonewall: My buddy Will Kohler at B2S raves about the new romantic comedy Bros – “A Historic, Hysterical, Fabulash First!” • The Advocate: The Folsom Street Fair returned to San Francisco in full force last weekend for the first time since the COVID pandemic began drawing over 100,000. Photo round-up at the link. https://twitter.com/TheAdvocateMag/status/1575998933234585607 • Pink News: UN officials have called for Iran to immediately halt its planned execution of two LGBTQ+ rights activists who were sentenced to death for supporting the queer community • Instinct Magazine: An unattended child at the park told the son of a gay man “gay people are the devil and going to hell.” So, the dad offered the 7-year-old his own bit of ‘wisdom’ and the Twitterverse cheered. https://twitter.com/Robbiepierce/status/1575313983996715008 • Variety: “Blonde,” starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, hit the top of Netflix’s movie chart after its first day available to stream. But despite a 14-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival, critics are calling it “sexist,” “cruel” and “one of the most detestable movies” ever made. • Yahoo News: A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows 51% of registered voters believe Donald Trump should not “be allowed to serve as president again in the future.” • Tamron Hall Show: In his new memoir A Place Called Home, Amazon executive David Ambroz shares growing up homeless while being raised by his mentally ill mother, and realizing he was gay along the way. He discusses his journey with Tamron Hall below. https://youtu.be/d-NPDggj5g4
