January 18, 2025 View this email in your browser [link removed] Here are this week's most popular positive stories. Like this newsletter? Share it with a friend. [link removed] Everyone could use a little good news.
Wedding bells and love songs are playing in this week's good news round up as we see politicians proposing, the pope opening up the priesthood, and some powerful expressions of queer solidarity!
Why prolong the pause? Let's stop alliterating and jump right in!
Pete Buttigieg reveals first thing he’ll do now that he’s out of a job [[link removed]]
Mayor Pete, the outgoing transportation secretary, will be hitting the friendly skies, using his Christmas gift and making up for some lost time.
And talking about queer people who have tried to better the community, remember the activist who has spent his life making sure the Black LGBTQ+ community gets their due [[link removed]]? How about the hometown hero connecting LGBTQ+ elders with younger people [[link removed]]? And do you recall when the “Paw Patrol” introduced its first non-binary character [[link removed]]?
Read More [[link removed]] Democrat introduces bill to block Donald Trump’s trans military ban [[link removed]] Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) has a trans sibling, and is trying to protect the estimated 15,000 trans people in the military. Brian Sims marries his partner of four years at "incredible" wedding [[link removed]] He got married in a historic building and had a warm reception, despite the chilly weather. Karine Jean-Pierre shows her daughter love at final White House briefing [[link removed]] She made history as the first out and Black press secretary ever to serve a U.S. president. [[link removed]*|DATE:Ymd|*&stpe=static] Gay lawmaker surprises everyone by proposing to boyfriend after taking oath of office [[link removed]] Everyone cheered as he got down on one knee.... A lesbian princess just helped end a bad Lithuanian law [[link removed]] The stunning high court decision all began with a fairy tale about a princess and a shoemaker's daughter. Pope Francis gives blessing, allowing gay men to train for priesthood [[link removed]] There's just one BIG catch... America’s first gay rights group formed a century ago this year [[link removed]] Before Stonewall and before the Mattachine Society, there was this groundbreaking group that you’ve probably never heard of. Oregon’s first LGBTQ+ treasurer sworn in by nation’s first lesbian governor [[link removed]] Elizabeth Steiner wants to double the percentage of kids in the state with college savings plans. [[link removed]*|DATE:Ymd|*&stpe=static] From our sibling sites: OUTSPORTS: 83% of NBA teams are hosting a Pride Night [[link removed]] QUEERTY: This queer shepherd & his gay sheep are spinning gold on social media [[link removed]] INTO: This 60-year-old photo of a lesbian near-kiss is part of Beatles history [[link removed]] GAYCITIES: Pittsburgh activists seek historic designation for former gay bar [[link removed]]
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