Plus Leslie Jordan's last words, how gaydar works, & multiple rebellions
October 28, 2023
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Here are this week's most popular positive stories. Enjoy this newsletter? Share it with a friend. ([link removed]) Everyone could use more good news.
Halloween is America’s gay holiday ([link removed]) and queer Christmas is upon us.
While the best celebrity costumes ([link removed]) or a 9-year-old's Bob the Drag Queen outfit ([link removed]) were fun, my favorite Spooky Season article is still about the 10 gayest candies on Earth ([link removed]) . Gummy bears aren't #1?
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** 200,000 people showed up for Orlando Pride in defiant middle finger to Ron DeSantis ([link removed])
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The last few months haven't been kind to the Florida governor.
Not only is his presidential campaign ([link removed]) tanking, drag queens are humiliating him ([link removed]) in court and even Republicans are starting to criticize ([link removed]) his obsession with LGBTQ+ people.
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** Deranged ([link removed]) mayoral candidate pulverized in election ([link removed])
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She loves Nazis and hates LGBTQ+ people. Unless her husband is prancing through Chicago in a speedo during a Pride parade. That was okay ([link removed]) .
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** Tennessee Republicans keep losing court battles with drag queens ([link removed])
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It's starting to give a whole new meaning to "Slay!"
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** Scholastic reverses stupid decision after national outrage ([link removed])
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They won't go along with GOP demands to segregate "diverse" children's books now.
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** You’ve probably never heard of America’s first out elected officials ([link removed])
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It wasn't Harvey Milk.
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** NHL players defy league's anti-LGBTQ decision ([link removed])
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Don't try to tell hockey players what they can do with their sticks.
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** How does gaydar work? ([link removed])
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Science has the answer. The explanation is simple.
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** Japan’s Supreme Court strikes down sterilization requirement for trans people ([link removed])
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They forced trans women to do WHAT?
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** Leslie Jordan’s touching goodbye recorded before his death ([link removed]) revealed ([link removed])
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His induction ceremony for the Walk of Stars had a surprise guest: the late comedian himself.
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** Extra Treats
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* INTO: These are officially the gayest jobs ([link removed])
* QUEERTY: Cher recalls meeting gay men for the first time as a child ([link removed])
* GAYCITIES: Homo for the holidays: 5 getaways for chosen family ([link removed])
* SOCIAL: What everyone is thinking but too afraid to say ([link removed])
* SPOOKY: PHOTOS: Hollywood summoned queer music icons on Friday the 13th ([link removed])
I hope you have a great weekend. Got some extra time? We've got some fascinating long-reads for LGBTQ History Month ([link removed]) .
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