The Weekly Readlines July 27

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK

“I am afraid. Not of life, or death, or nothingness, but of wasting it as if I had never been.” — Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon

BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES

Wow, that was an earthquake. Vice President Kamala Harris will be the Democratic nominee. On Sunday, President Biden announced he would not run for a second term and immediately endorsed VP Harris. Within 24 hours, nearly every significant Democrat and Democratic organization had lined up behind her.

Meanwhile, Trump remains chained to the virulently misogynistic, homophobic literary fraud and Christian nationalist cheerleader JD Vance (his preferred name).

LGBTQ

Kamala Harris To Appear On ‘Rupaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season Finale

LGBTQ+ Americans Are Coming Out Earlier In Life: Gallup – The Hill 

At Least 144 LGBTQ Athletes To Compete In Paris Olympics – NBC News

LGBTQ Community Sounds Alarm Bells Over Vance – The Hill 

Tom Daley Trains With Pride Towel As Athletes Receive LGBT Support – The Telegraph

What Is ‘Greysexuality’? Canadian Medical Journal Recognizes Lesser-Known Sexual Orientation – MSN

How to Find an LGBT-Friendly Bank: A Guide for Inclusive Banking – Business Insider

HEALTH AND AGING

Newer Shingles Vaccine Linked to Delayed Dementia Diagnosis

Experts Say Injection That Offers 100% Protection Against HIV Is ‘Stunning’

Prevalence of Epilepsy in People of Sexual and Gender Minoritized Groups – JAMA Network

National Resource Center on LGBT Aging: Celebrating 13 Years of Knowledge

Experience, Perspective And Wisdom Are All Benefits Of Aging – Iron Mountain Daily News

ISN’T THAT SOMETHING?

Honeybees Wing-Slap Ants That Try To Invade Their Hive

What Chimpanzee Gestures Reveal About Human Communication

Scientists Discover Incredible Plant That Could Survive on Mars