The Weekly Readlines February 16 -

From the Editor’s Desk:

Photo: the late Sylvia Rivera

The beauty of battle scars

You may know by now that the ‘T’ was removed from LGBT on the Stonewall Monument’s web page (surely they will rescind its designation altogether soon). I met Sylvia Rivera before her death. I interviewed her. We attended the same church, MCC New York, whose pastor, Rev. Pat Bumgardner, married me and my husband. Sylvia was the trans activist who was at Stonewall, along with others. She was a bottle-thrower and a fire starter. The idea that our progress, now under attack, happened without transgender people is a lie, and the hope some of us have that we’ll be spared without the ‘T’ is delusional. They are coming for us all, even if it’s one letter at a time. Throwing anyone under the bus will only get you crushed by the wheels.

BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES

In this continuing nightmare …

Trump Cabinet picks continued to be confirmed, one horrible nominee at a time.

The erasure of LGBT Americans continued to accelerate, with the removal of our lives from government websites and once-great institutions.

The Trump administration continued to do Putin’s bidding, much to the delight of the Kremlin.

And President Elon Musk and his merry band of tech boys continued to infiltrate every data system in the United States government.

LGBTQ

Protests At Stonewall National Monument After “LGBTQ” Changed To “LGB” On Government Website

LGBTQ+ Rights And Health: A Shifting Landscape – The Lancet

‘A Catastrophe’ – LA LGBT Center Sounds Alarm On RFK’s Appointment – Weho Times

Kennedy Center Cancels Acclaimed Kids Musical Over ‘Sparkly Boys,’ Creators Hint

CEO Of Los Angeles LGBT Center Discusses President Trump’s Executive Orders (Youtube)