The Weekly Readlines June 24
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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