The Weekly Readlines

The Weekly Readlines June 24

The Weekly Readlines (rhymes with headlines!) offers news you can use every week. You can view the archives here. 

  Quote for the Week: “For many LGBTQ+ kids, libraries are a place of refuge and information where they can be welcomed and affirmed for who they are. We will not tolerate a ‘Don’t Say Gay’ philosophy taking root in our state.” – New York Governor Kathy Hochul

  BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES

First the good news: A record number of LGBTQ candidates are running for Congress, “motivated in part by red states passing scores of laws targeting LGBTQ people.” (Axios.) Closets? What closets?

The Texas GOP blasted off the rails with a party platform brimming with everything hateful they could think of, from returning women to the status of property, to ending marriage equality and calling gay lives abnormal. They feasted on the delusion that Biden’s not really the President, and they washed it all down with a with a secession chaser. That’s what I call a tease!

  LGBTQ+ NEWS

Drag Queen Blasts GOP Candidate for Arizona Governor
EDGE Media Network 

The Under-the-Radar History of LGBT People in Politics in Washington, DC
Next Avenue 

Elon Musk’s Trans Daughter Seeks To Sever Ties To Him
Reuters

Megyn Kelly Calls Trans Health Care a Form of “Conversion Therapy”
Metro Weekly 

Ask Joan: Pride, Isolation, Resources And The LGBT Elders Conference
The Eagle-Tribune

  U.S. AND BEYOND

Supreme Court Allows Carrying of Firearms in Public
NBC News

GOP Bill Seeks To Eliminate ‘No-Fly Zones’ Over Disney Theme Parks
Los Angeles Times

Gay Republican Group Blasts ‘Crazy People’ Texas GOP For Anti-LGBT Platform
MyHighPlains.com

Israel To Allow LGBT Palestinians Granted Asylum To Work
The Times of Israel

Analysis: America Is On Edge, And That’s Bad News For The White House
CNN

Texas To Use Federal Infrastructure Funds To Create Statewide Network Of Electric Car Charging Stations
Texas Tribune

  HEALTH AND AGING 

End-Of-Life Care Considerations For LGBTQ Older Adults With Carey Candrian, Phd
American Medical Association 

Health For The LGBTQ Community
The Financial Express 

Dementia Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency, Study Shows
WebMD

  FINANCES AND RETIREMENT

How Climate Change May Affect Your Long-Term Finances
NPR

Retirement Funds Are Getting Beat Up in 2022. How Investors Can Cope
CNBC

  THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT 

Harry Styles Helps Fan Come Out As Gay During Love On Tour Wembley
PinkNews

Broadway Will Lift Its Audience Mask Mandate Starting July 1
CNBC 

Paul Haggis, Oscar-Winning Filmmaker, Arrested in Italy on Sexual Assault Charges
Vanity Fair 

  TRAVEL 

Focus On LGBTQ+ Travel
Travel Weekly 

Summer Air Travel Off To Messy Start – YouTube
YouTube 

Expert Shares Grim Warning For Those Planning To Travel This Summer
6ABC 

  ISN’T THAT SOMETHING?

Cops Bag 5-Foot-Long Snake In British Family’s Living Room
UPI.com