Tom Holland (photo: Depositphotos/ChinaImages)Some news items you might have missed:
• Instinct Magazine: Tom Holland caught some homophobic #NotMySpiderman backlash after a recent gay sex scene in his Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room went viral. Twitter had to remind the haters that the other Spiderman actors have also done gay roles.
• Attitude: Italy is removing gay mothers from children’s birth certificates in crackdown on LGBTQ parenting. This comes as a result of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s disapproval of same-sex couples raising children.
"I cried for 10 days when I opened the letter" https://t.co/hZDZ46mRLS
— Attitude Magazine (@AttitudeMag) July 17, 2023
• NBC News: Rachel Powell, a Pennsylvania mother who was known as “Bullhorn Lady” because she used the sound amplifier to instruct Jan 6 rioters at the Capitol was convicted Tuesday of nine federal counts. #FuckedAroundFoundOut
• Axios: Being on the beach isn’t offering much solace from the sweltering heat affecting the country. The heat index in Miami has topped 100°F for 37 consecutive days, and 106°F for 13 straight days – a new record.
As of Monday, the heat index in Miami had topped 100°F for 37 consecutive days, and 106°F for 13 straight days. https://t.co/Y3nhRPSKyk
— Axios (@axios) July 18, 2023
• Legacy Admissions: A new survey of college students by Generation Lab shows 75% feel considering an applicant’s legacy status — giving applicants a leg up if they are directly related to an alumnus — is unfair.
• Twitter: Fans of Broadway star Lea Salonga managed to work their way backstage after a performance of “Here Lies Love” (they weren’t on the security list) and then wouldn’t leave until they got a selfie with her. Salonga handles this with much more grace than MANY would have.
Audience members at ‘Here Lies Love’ were able to get backstage and infiltrate Lea Salonga’s dressing room and then wouldn’t leave?!?!
She literally had to escort them out herself.
— Chris Peterson – OnStage Blog 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 (@OnstageBlog) July 17, 2023