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The Weekly Readlines January 27

The Weekly Readlines (rhymes with headlines!) is a feature at LGBTSr.com, offering news you can use every Friday.  

  Quote for the Week: “Listen, if there is such a thing as the woke mob in Florida, I aspire to lead it.” – Professor Marvin Dunn

  BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES 

First the good news: Drag queens and their friends fight back in San Antonio, complete with firearms, and I have a new hero.

Two mass shootings occurred in California within days of each other, kickstarting America’s violent pastime for 2023. Classified documents keep turning up wherever Joe Biden (and now Mike Pence) forgot he put them. And voice of a generation David Crosby died at 81.

  LGBTQ+ HEADLINES

Indiana Lawmakers Launch All-Out Campaign Against LGBTQ Hoosiers
Indiana Capital Chronicle

DeSantis Demands Info On Trans College Students
Daily News

United Methodists Lose 1800 Churches in Split Over LGBT Stance
Christianity Today

Concerned LGBTQ+ Parents Consider Leaving Florida
EDGE Media Network

Santos Gets Into Flame War With “Drag Race” Winner
JoeMyGod

How One LGBT Community Met Anti-Drag Protestors Head On – YouTube
YouTube

Man Smashes Windows At Two Orlando Gay Bars
JoeMyGod

AgeSpan Prepares for 12th Annual LGBTQ+ Elders in an Ever-Changing World Conference in June
WHAV

  U.S. AND BEYOND  

What’s Happening With The Debt Ceiling (Again)?
Brookings

Johns Hopkins Expert: Sending Tanks to Ukraine Worth the Risk for U.S.
Newswise

Pence Documents Discovery Sparks Scrutiny On US Classification System
The Guardian

Majority Of Democrats Say Biden Should Be 2024 Nominee: Poll
The Hill

Four Oath Keepers Found Guilty Of Seditious Conspiracy In Latest January 6 Convictions
The Guardian

M&M’s Drops Spokescandies for Maya Rudolph, Cites ‘Polarizing’ Reaction to Candies’ Shoes
Mediaite

England Finally Joins Europe In Banning Single-Use Plastic Foodware
Salon

Laboratory-Grown Meat Could Go On Sale This Year
Reuters

A Black Professor Defies Desantis Law Restricting Lessons On Race
Washington Post

No More Sliced Cheese Under Iowa Republicans SNAP Proposal
Axios

Dem Rep. Ruben Gallego To Challenge AZ Sen. Sinema
CBS News

Shorter Height, Lower Salary: Height Discrimination Is Real
Salon

  FINANCE AND RETIREMENT  

Nearly Seven In 10 Investors Say They May Continue Working In Retirement
PR Newswire

Companies, Older Workers May Benefit From Semi-Retirement Option
The Journal Record

UK Retirement Age To Rise To 68 By The End Of The 2030s
The Independent

Tipping Amid Inflation: Should Consumers Draw a Line for Sake of Their Finances?
GOBankingRates

Legislation to Boost Retirement Saving Plans Signed into Law
Senator Susan Collins

  HEALTH AND AGING

Older LGBTQ Adults Face Unique Challenges In Giving And Receiving Care
American Heart Association

Do Women Age Differently From Men?
SciTechDaily

Gut Microbes May Affect Motivation To Exercise
National Institute on Aging – National Institutes of Health

How to Be 18 Years Old Again for Only $2 Million a Year
Bloomberg.com

How Antidepressants Help Bacteria Resist Antibiotics
Nature.com

Initial Symptoms Could Predict How Fast Alzheimer’s Progresses
U.S. News & World Report

Wearable Sensor Uses Ultrasound to Provide Cardiac Imaging On the Go
UC San Diego Health

Symptoms Of Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycemia)
Forbes

20-Year Study Finds Cancer Mortality On The Rise People with Type 2 Diabetes
MD Magazine

Head Injuries Decrease Long-Term Survival Time
MedPage Today

  ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE

The 2023 Oscar Nominations, and What Should Have Made the List
The New Yorker

The André Leon Talley Estate Auction Goes Beyond the Clothes
Vogue.com

  TRAVEL

Splash Mountain Line Reaches Three Hours on Closing Day
Gayety

Viginia’s ‘Lake Tahoe Of The East’ Is One Of The Best Places To Buy A Vacation Home In The U.S.
Travel + Leisure

  ISN’T THAT SOMETHING?  

Fear The Deer: Crash Data Illuminates America’s Deadliest Animal
Washington Post

Ohio Chihuahua Named Oldest Dog Living By Guinness World Records
UPI

Jealous Wife Tracks Down Husband’s Brothel and Ends Up Working There in Odd Revenge Plot
The Daily Star

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