Some news items you might have missed: • LGBTQ Nation: The family of deceased trans teen Nex Benedict has released details left out of the medical examiner’s preliminary report that listed suicide as the cause of death. Notably, multiple contusions, hemorrhages, lacerations, and abrasions were found on his head, revealing “the severity of the assault” before he died. • What To Watch: The 2016 gay drama Handsome Devil (top graphic) – “Ned (Fionn O’Shea) and Conor (Nicholas Galitzine) are forced to share a bedroom at their boarding school. The loner and the star athlete at this rugby-mad school form an unlikely friendship until it’s tested by the authorities.” It also stars Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers) as a gay English teacher who takes the two under his wing. The film (with an 84 Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes) is currently available on Peacock, Tubi, Dekkoo, and Amazon. https://youtu.be/V6EvMq0Xwbs?si=fLmPwd_1T8hxmhtQ • The Advocate: LGBTQ TikTokers say banning the app will “eliminate” online communities and activism. • Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out the what’s what in LGBTQ publications this week including Hot Spots Magazine featuring Below Deck’s Bruno Duarte on the cover. 
• CBS News: Federal prosecutors were warned in 2016 that Alexander Smirnov, the FBI informant whose alleged lies about President Biden’s business dealings fueled — and then damaged — a GOP impeachment effort, was a known “liar and a fraudster.” • Fox News: Former Vice President Mike Pence declared in an interview today that he “cannot in good conscience endorse (his former boss) Donald Trump.” https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1768729590615224526
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