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The Weekly Readlines Special Edition July 2: SCOTUS Turns the Clock Back
The Weekly Readlines (rhymes with headlines) is a round with news you can use every week. Today’s special edition is brought to you by a house on fire.
Quote for the Week: “The logic would be amusing if it weren’t so embarrassing.” – Justice Sotomayor, scorching Gorsuch in her dissent in the LGBTQ discrimination case.
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIESSCOTUS took a blow torch to freedom at the end of its term, slicing and dicing 50 years of affirmative action, gut-punching Bidens student debt relief effort, and greenlighting anti-LGBTQ discrimination as the cherry of top of their hate fudge sundae.
LGBTQ NEWSMoms for Liberty’s Conference Infiltrated by Activists Calling Out Its Hate
Advocate.comHouse Democrats organize against anti-trans bills across U.S. – Axios
AxiosLGBT Support Makes Good Economic Sense
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The Weekly Readlines June 21 (Now Every Wednesday!)
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NEWS FLASH! I will now be providing The Weekly Readlines every Wednesday, and sending it to our email subscribers as a stand-alone supplement. All other content will arrive in their virtual mailboxes on Friday as usual. – Mark/the newsroom team
Quote for the Week: “Fear kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Anonymous
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIESIn a bit of good news amidst the onslaught of hate, a Federal judge permanently blocked Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
Hunter Biden reached a plea deal on tax-evasions charges and a gun violation, causing right-wing head explosions nationwide.
The most recent one-term president was raked over the coals in an interview with Bret Baier on Fox, essentially admitting to obstructing justice. But will he soon have a jumpsuit to match the spray tan?
LGBTQ NEWS’Just Us’ Documentary Explores The Lives Of LGBTQ People
Colorado Public RadioBuilding Support, Celebrating Contributions Are Key to LGBTQ+ Pharmacists
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The Weekly Readlines June 16
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Quote for the Week: “Our thing is this: If you come into this house, love one another. If you’re an a–hole, there are plenty of other places on Lower Broadway to go.” Garth Brooks, on continuing to serve Bud Light at his Nashville bar BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIESDozens of supporters showed up to protest the former president’s arraignment in Miami, in a show of force unequaled since Attila the Hun led his horsemen down the steppes.
A Starbucks union reported that Starbucks pulled its Pride merch nationwide, before a corporate denial the same day. Avoid the controversy, support your local coffee shops!
President Biden showed he had the spine lacking in corporate America to stand up for LGBTQ people by flying the Pride flag at the White House, much to the dismay of the rightwing hate machine.
And the great Glenda Jackson, whose breathtaking portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I on PBS so many years ago, has left this mortal coil.
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The Weekly Readlines June 9
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Quote for the Week: “When we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.” – King Lear, Act 4 Scene 5
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIESThere is only one truly huge story: Donald Trump has been indicted. I’m still trying to digest this, and the possible consequences. It’s a sad day for America, and as much as I loathe the man and what his movement has done to this country, the thought of an American president in prison is chilling. Let’s think this through …
The manufactured debt ceiling crisis, that stressful Kabuki theater staged by Republicans every time there’s a Democrat in the White House, failed to materialize once Biden and McCarthy struck a deal. The empire lives to crumble another day!
Despite Florida Republicans’ efforts to stuff LGBTQ people back into ill-fitting closets, Disney’s annual Gay Days went on with glorious rainbow defiance.
And the Bible was removed from one school district’s elementary and junior high libraries due to ‘vulgarity or violence.’ What’s good for the goose …
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The Weekly Readlines May 25
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Quote for the Week: “Until a drag queen walks into a school and beats eight kids to death with a copy of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ I think you’re focusing on the wrong shit.” – Wanda Sykes
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIESTina Turner has died at 81, and the world mourns the loss of a great.
In hopeful signs, several Florida cities are fighting back, refusing to cancel Pride events or ban drag performers from them. Meanwhile, Target has moved some of its Pride merchandise to the back of its stores because that’s what threats of violence can make you do – and they know it.
Governor Ron “Benito” DeSantis has announced his candidacy, setting himself up as the little stuffed arcade doll Trump will soon be blasting off the shelf. Perhaps the only entertainment value in any of this?
And the country teeters once again on the verge of default, held hostage by the usual Republican suspects to the surprise of absolutely no one.
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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.
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The Twist #218: Combat Queens, Monks in Heels, and the Latest in Resistance Wear
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we catch fire stoking the resistance, chat about regional foods, salute the combat queens, and scan the heinous headlines.
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The Weekly Readlines March 10
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Say it ain’t so: Tennessee House passes bill eviscerating marriage equality, sealed with a kiss to SCOTUS.
Quote for the Week: “Drag queens are the Marines of the queer movement …And by the way, a social media post has never been as powerful as a registered vote.” – RuPaul
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES
First the good news: Boston still rocks! Don’t believe me? Check out the Verb Hotel (my review here). It’s a great place to stay, filled with rock ‘n roll memorabilia without a trace of must or dust. And the golden tiger-patterned bathrobes are good enough to buy – which Frank did!
The fascist takeover by Republican legislatures continues across the country, with one vicious bill after another gleefully torturing all who beg to differ. Trans kids and their families are living with particular terror, as Florida gets set to take the children from their parents, even if the kids have been moved to another state for their own protection. Annie got her gun, that’s all I’ll say.
LGBTQ+ HEADLINES
988 Suicide Prevention Line Ramps Up LGBTQI+ Chat, Text Services
Bloomberg Law NewsThe Anti-Drag Bill Passed In Tennessee Is Straight From History’s Playbooks
NPRIowans Stage Massive Rally Against Anti-LGBTQ Bills
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The Weekly Readlines February 17
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Say it ain’t so: Amsterdam bans weed in its red light district. And the Eagles lost the Super Bowl.
Quote for the Week: “Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, let us march on till victory is won.” – Lift Every Voice and Sing, James Weldon Johnson BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIESFirst the good news: California moves to enshrine marriage equality in their Constitution. And Senator Diane Feinstein announces her retirement at the end of her term. We salute you, Senator Feinstein!
Governor Ron ‘New Sheriff in Town’ DeSantis secretly wanted guns banned from his election night bacchanal, asking the venue to say it was their idea. They refused. And in a pointless gesture, Nikki Haley announced her run for the Republican nomination (but her speech was pretty good).
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The Weekly Readlines February 17
Now with a side of audio!
The Weekly Readlines (rhymes with headlines!) offers news you can use every Friday.
Say it ain’t so: Amsterdam bans weed in its red light district. And the Eagles lost the Super Bowl.
Quote for the Week: “Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, let us march on till victory is won.” – Lift Every Voice and Sing, James Weldon Johnson BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIESFirst the good news: California moves to enshrine marriage equality in their Constitution. And Senator Diane Feinstein announces her retirement at the end of her term. We salute you, Senator Feinstein!
Governor Ron ‘New Sheriff in Town’ DeSantis secretly wanted guns banned from his election night bacchanal, asking the venue to say it was their idea. They refused. And in a pointless gesture, Nikki Haley announced her run for the Republican nomination (but her speech was pretty good).
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The Weekly Readline February 10
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Say it ain’t so: NYC Fire Department Ends Famed Beefcake Calendar.
Podcast Pick: Stuff You Should Know
Stuff You Should Know is an informative and entertaining podcast covering strange facts and science. It’s a perfect choice for listeners who want to learn a little of everything. Do fish get thirsty? Is bariatric surgery a smart move? What is absinthe, and are cats an invasive species? Hosts Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant can make even the most obscure topics intriguing.
Quote for the Week: “Black people have always figured out ways to teach our history in spaces beneath, beyond, and betwixt the machinations of people like Ron DeSantis. The only thing he ever got right in his life was understanding how insurgent our stories really are, how threatening to the status quo of a nation built on theft.” – Eve L. Ewing
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIESFirst the good news (and lots of it!): Biden crushed it, even seeming to enjoy the crass clowning of some Republicans during his State of the Union address. Iowa and New Hampshire will no longer be the first primaries for Democrats. The January jobs report blew past expectations, adding a phenomenal 517,000 for the month. And Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker fired back at the College Board and Florida’s fascist governor, declaring his state would reject an AP African American Studies course if it remained neutered to mollify MAGA world.
A Chinese balloon floating over Montana caused a panic among Americans more accustomed to being spied on by their iPhones. It was shot down off the South Carolina coast, allowing the country to return to its regularly scheduled surveillance.
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The Weekly Readline February 10
The Weekly Readlines (rhymes with headlines!) offers news you can use every Friday.
Say it ain’t so: NYC Fire Department Ends Famed Beefcake Calendar.
Podcast Pick: Stuff You Should Know
Stuff You Should Know is an informative and entertaining podcast covering strange facts and science. It’s a perfect choice for listeners who want to learn a little of everything. Do fish get thirsty? Is bariatric surgery a smart move? What is absinthe, and are cats an invasive species? Hosts Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant can make even the most obscure topics intriguing.
Quote for the Week: “Black people have always figured out ways to teach our history in spaces beneath, beyond, and betwixt the machinations of people like Ron DeSantis. The only thing he ever got right in his life was understanding how insurgent our stories really are, how threatening to the status quo of a nation built on theft.” – Eve L. Ewing BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIESFirst the good news (and lots of it!): Biden crushed it, even seeming to enjoy the crass clowning of some Republicans during his State of the Union address. Iowa and New Hampshire will no longer be the first primaries for Democrats. The January jobs report blew past expectations, adding a phenomenal 517,000 for the month. And Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker fired back at the College Board and Florida’s fascist governor, declaring his state would reject an AP African American Studies course if it remained neutered to mollify MAGA world.
A Chinese balloon floating over Montana caused a panic among Americans more accustomed to being spied on by their iPhones. It was shot down off the South Carolina coast, allowing the country to return to its regularly scheduled surveillance.