The Weekly Readlines July 25
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES
Florida history teachers are now required to say slavery was a skill set offered at no cost to the enslaved, kind of like free tuition to college in Hell.
Not to be outdone in the hate stakes, GOP House members struck the only three (3) earmarks in the Transportation-HUD appropriations bill that benefited LGBTQ people, including one for senior housing. I guess we’re never too old to groom!
And Alabama defied the Supreme Court and refused to add a second majority-Black district, paving the way for the rest of us to ignore their rulings, too.
LGBTQ NEWS
Despite Funding Cut, Housing Development For LGBTQ+ Seniors Will Go Forward
Boston.com
The Rainbow Flag: Flown, Banned And Raised Again
Washington Blade
Putin Signs Bill Marking Final Step Outlawing Gender-Affirming Procedures
VOA
Harm Of Anti-LGBTQ Laws Includes Economic Pain For Communities, Families
Michigan Advance
Grindr Employees Launch Union Drive Amid Tech Layoffs And Anti-LGBT Attacks
Time
Voice Study: Bisexual Men Sound The Most Masculine
PsyPost
Italy Starts Removing Lesbian Mothers’ Names From Children’s Birth Certificates
CNN
U.S. AND BEYOND
Kevin McCarthy Makes Most Direct Impeachment Threat Against Biden
CNN
Biden Threatens To Veto GOP Spending Bills That Defund Diversity, LGBT, Abortion Initiatives
WFIN
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Rejects Demand To Remove Floating Barriers Targeting Migrants
The Guardian
Gov. Newsom Fines Temecula Valley School Board $1.5 For Rejecting New Curriculum
CBS
HEALTH AND AGING
Mental Health Disparities in Older LGBTQ+ Populations: A Research Roundup
The Good Men Project
Study of 1.6 Million Veterans Links Neighborhood and Dementia Risk
MedPage Today
Aging While LGBTQ
The Gazette
Artificial Intelligence Unlocks New Possibilities in Anti-Aging Medicine
SciTechDaily
FINANCE AND RETIREMENT
Retirement in America: Were We Better Off 50 Years Ago?
Morningstar
6 Ways To Manage Finances With Multiple Income Streams
Yahoo Finance
How A Couple Turned To Travel As A Way To Retire Early
CBS News
TRAVEL
US Airlines See No Letup In Travel Demand Despite Broader Economic Concerns
Reuters
More Same-Sex Honeymooners Visiting Places Without Marriage Equality
The Independent
Gadgets, Apps And Packing Tips: Travel Writers’ Must Haves On Every Trip
USA Today
ENTERTAINMENT
‘Barbie’: Ken Has Never Been Barbie’s Boyfriend. He’s Her Gay BFF
The Daily Beast
Pop Music Legend Tony Bennett Dies At Age 96
NBC News
Go See ‘Barbie’ And ‘Oppenheimer’ In Theaters — Doubleheader Or Not Is Your Call
NPR
’Jury Duty’ Star Ronald Gladden Shares What It Was Like Being The Only Non-Actor In The Hit Freevee Series
About Amazon
ISN’T THAT SOMETHING
Scientists Observe Metal Repairing Itself For The First Time
Live Science
The Sea Otter Harassing Surfers Off The California Coast Eludes Capture As Her Fan Club Grows
KSN-TV
What Were Those Strange Lights Appearing Over Texas?
Chron
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