The Weekly Readlines May 18
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The Weekly Readlines (rhymes with headlines!) is a feature at LGBTSr providing news you can use every week.
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES
The terror from Tallahassee continues: Wilton Manors’ board of commissioners voted unanimously to force compliance of Florida’s anti-drag law for their upcoming Pride parade. There will be no queens on floats this year.
Fallout continues from CNN’s clown hall, complete with its audience of hyenas, while right-wing extremists once known as the Republican Party celebrate it as a win.
A 3-judge panel of the 5th Circuit appears ready to reveal itself as the idealogues they are and limit or ban the use if Mifepristone. And mass shootings continued as a daily presence in American life.
LGBTQ NEWS
LGBTQ Elders Risk Aging In Isolation. A Nonprofit Is Trying To Change That
Detroit News
Florida Grocer Sorry For Refusing “Trans Joy” Cake
Joe.My.God
Pronouns Matter, And The Entire Supreme Court Just Proved It
Daily Kos
G-7 Summit Statement To Show Resolve To Protect LGBT Rights
Kyodo News
U.S. AND BEYOND
House, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill To Expand Supreme Court
NY1
NC Republicans Override Dem Gov’s Abortion Ban Veto
Associated Press
Publisher, Parents, Authors Sue Over Florida Book Bans
NBC News
Cops: Man Twerked Nude On Catholic Church’s Altar
JoeMyGod
Texas Boy, 12, Charged With Murder Over Shooting Of Sonic Drive-In Employee
CBS News
Ron DeSantis Doubles Down On Defense Of ‘Good Samaritan’ Subway Vigilante’
Florida Politics
Hispanic Truckers Threaten To Suspend FL Deliveries
JoeMyGod
Florida Rejects Holocaust Education Textbooks In Clampdown On ‘Woke’ Instruction
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
‘Mommunes’: Mothers Are Living Single Together
New York Times
HEALTH AND AGING
Surging Brain Activity in Dying People May Be a Sign of Near-Death Experiences
Smithsonian
FINANCE AND RETIREMENT
Protect Your Retirement Funds From State Seizure
Forbes
ENTERTAINMENT
Martha Stewart on Doing a Sports Illustrated Cover at 81
New York Times
Pride Starts Now With Beyoncé’s Queerest Extravaganza Ever
GayTimes UK