The Weekly Readlines

The Weekly Readlines January 19

The Weekly Readlines (rhymes with headlines!) offers news you can use every Wednesday morning.  

  BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES 

First the good news: New Jersey codified marriage equality into law with the governor’s signature January 10, in the event Their Royal Highnesses on the Supreme Court overturn Obergfell.

Conservative gadfly Ann Coulter declared Trump over, she’s got a C-note on DeSantis in the Crazy Stakes. Putin moved forward with the Ukraine invasion everyone knows is coming. And Democratic woes increasingly spell doom for the road ahead. Don’t worry, be happy!

  LGBTQ+ NEWS

Welcome to Another Year of Anti-Trans, Anti-LGBTQ Lawmaking
The Daily Beast

Veterans Can Now Identify As Transgender, Nonbinary On Their VA Medical Records
Washington Blade

Jim Obergefell, Face of Gay Marriage, to Run for Ohio House
EDGE Media Network

Out Athlete to Rep U.S. in Skeleton Sledding at Winter Olympics
EDGE Media Network

  U.S. AND BEYOND 

US Senate Candidate Smokes Marijuana Blunt In Campaign Ad About Harms Of Criminalization
Marijuana Moment 

America’s Youth Goes Left
Axios 

NYC Subway Ridership Still Only 40 Percent of Usual Average
JoeMyGod 

Mother Charged After Teen Son Found In Car Trunk At COVID Test Site
Huffington Post

Minnesota Ranked Fourth-Best State To Raise A Family
wxow.com

The Trump Effect: A Florida Republican Who Lost Race by 59% Refuses to Concede
HillReporter

Tokyo Same-Sex Partnership Plans Highlight Road Ahead For LGBTQ Rights | The Japan Times
The Japan Times

22-Year Delay Of Review Into Treatment Of LGBT Veterans A ‘National Disgrace’
Belfast Telegraph

  HEALTH AND AGING

We’ll Never Have A Normal Flu Season Again
Vox

Inclusive Health Care For LGBTQ+ Older Adults
AARP States

A More Positive Attitude Toward Aging Could Protect You From The Negative Effects Of Stress
Nokia News

  FINANCE AND RETIREMENT 

73% Of Americans Worry Social Security Will Run Out Before They Retire
Fox Business 

Tips To Plan For A Longer Retirement
Forbes 

  THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT 

David Archuleta Talks About His Spiritual Journey With Being Gay And Mormon
QSaltLake Magazine 

Jim Carrey Turns 60: From ‘Eternal Sunshine’ to ‘Ace Ventura,’ His 10 Best Film Performances
Variety

Who Will Be ‘Jeopardy!’ Host? Who Cares? The Show Is Having a Great Season
The Wall Street Journal

Daniel Radcliffe to Play Weird Al Yankovic in New Biopic
The New York Times

  TRAVEL 

Can a Gay Cruise Keep 5,500 People Safe Amid Covid?
The New York Times

Airlines Warn Of ‘Economic Calamity’ From 5G Rollout
NY1

  ISN’T THAT SOMETHING? 

Apparently Abandoned Tarantula Found On London Commuter Train
UPI 

New Zealand Man Had Cockroach Trapped In Ear For 3 Days
UPI