The Weekly Readlines August 4
On a personal note: The Readlines is moving to Friday mornings, as I change my production schedule. Other new content from LGBTSr.com will go out on Mondays. – Mark
Quote for the week: “The attack on our nation’s Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy. As described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies. Lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the U.S. government: the nation’s process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election.” – Special Counsel Jack Smith
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES
Former President Donald Trump was indicted (again). The charges are extremely serious, involving his efforts to overturn the election he lost, and may result in America having its first incarcerated Commander in Chief.
Actor Paul Reubens, aka Peewee Herman, died at 70. While it was sad, it was another one of those ‘He was 70?!’ moments I experience these days when people who are essentially my peers are exiting Planet Earth.
LGBTQ NEWS
Anti-LGBTQ Bills Drive Top Louisiana Kids’ Heart Doctor Out Of State
Shreveport Times
Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame to announces 2023 inductees
Windy City Times
Former KY Teacher Of The Year Creates LGBTQ Library
Spectrum News
New Film ‘Kokomo City’ Chronicles Black Trans Sex Workers
HuffPost
Michigan Bans Conversion Therapy for LGBT Children
The Wall Street Journal
Ron “Don’t Say Gay” DeSantis Is No Match For The Queers Of Key West
Queerty
Pence Vows To Reinstitute Trump’s Trans Military Ban
JoeMyGod
Brit Couple Fleeing Greece Wildfires On TUI Trip Refused Home ‘Because They’re Gay’
Edinburgh Live
Houston School District To Eliminate Librarians And Convert Libraries Into Disciplinary Centers
ABC 13
U.S. AND BEYOND
Bidens Publicly Acknowledge Their Seventh Grandchild For The First Time
CNN
Mitch Mcconnell’s ‘Sandbag’ Moment Stokes Anxiety Over US Gerontocracy
Financial Times
Biden To Keep US Space Command In Colorado, Reversing Trump Decision
CNN
Trump Charged With Willfully Retaining US Military Plan to Attack Iran
VOA News
‘I’m Not Wanted’: Florida Universities Hit By Brain Drain As Academics Flee
The Guardian
US Supreme Court Faces ‘Outright Defiance’ From Alabama
CNN
Should I Stay Or Should I Go? The LGBTQ+ Community’s Search For A Future In Turkey
Euronews
’Anger And Radicalization’: Rising Number Of Americans Say Political Violence Is Justified
The Guardian
India LGBT Couples: ‘My Parents Were Ready To Kill Me For Their Honour’
BBC
HEALTH AND AGING
How to Have a Healthy Retirement With Diabetes
diaTribe
Facts on LGBTQ+ Aging
National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
Maintain Your Fitness And Muscle Strength For Healthy Aging
Irish Examiner
The Key To Living Well After Retirement Is Having Purpose. Here Are 3 Science-Backed Ways To Find It
Yahoo Finance
Anti-abortion Politics are Threatening a Vital HIV Prevention Program
LGBTQ Nation
Alzheimer’s: Why Losing Sense Of Smell May Be Early Sign Of Disease
Medical News Today
Inflammaging: The Hidden Cause Of Aging And Age-Related Conditions
News Medical
Depression Triples Risk of Dementia For Adults Under Age 59, Study Says
WebMD
Mysterious Meat Allergy Passed By Ticks May Affect Hundreds Of Thousands In US, CDC Estimates
CNN
Inergenerational Pride: UBC Research Highlights Struggles And Joys Of 2SLGBTQIA+ Aging
The Ubyssey
FINANCE AND RETIREMENT
The Best State To Retire In Isn’t Florida, New Study Finds
CBS News
Don’t Fade Away As You Age. Have A ‘Badass’ Retirement
MarketWatch
All the States That Don’t Tax Retirement Distributions
GOBankingRates
TRAVEL
Celebrity Cruises Is Having a Buy-one-get-one Sale Right Now — With Cruises Up to 75% Off
Travel + Leisure
Wait, Do You Need a Visa to go to Europe Now? The New ETIAS Requirements, Explained
NPR
The Philippines As One Of Asia’s Most LGBT-Friendly Destinations
Travel Daily Media
ENTERTAINMENT
The Indigo Girls Find Themselves in a Barbie World
NPR
Lizzo Sued by Former Backup Dancers
People
ISN’T THAT SOMETHING
What Were Those Strange Lights Appearing Over Texas?
Chron
Man Sues Taco Bell For False Advertising Of Crunchwrap And Mexican Pizza Menu Options
Salon
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