| Arizona - Jim Kolbe dies at 80. Congressman Kolbe was the first openly gay Republican member of Congress and after retiring, became a strong advocate of LGBTQ+ community members and Hill staffers. Colorado - Colorado Springs suspect formally charged with 305 counts in Club Q shooting. The 22 year-old Anderson Aldrich was charged for killing five people and wounding 19 others in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub on November 19th. Massachusetts - Texas man arrested for threatening to kill Boston doctor who provides gender-affirming care. Matthew Jordan Lindner left a threatening voicemail at the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center in Boston, saying that people were on their way to “handle” the doctor. This follows threats and protests targeting Boston Children’s Hospital for their long-standing gender-affirming care for trans youth. Michigan - Michigan library receives $100K donation to keep it open. The Patmos Library in Jamestown was defunded by voters over anger at their display of LGBTQ+ themed books. This $100K donation, along with other private donations received since the loss of public funding, will help keep the library open through 2025. New York - Gay bar registered as historic landmark. Julius’ in Greenwich Village is the oldest gay bar in the City, as well as the site of historic protests for gay rights. Julius’ patrons stagged a “sip-in” in protest of discriminatory laws and against gay bars and other spaces for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers three years before the famous Stonewall Riot. North Carolina - Gunfire at electricity substations cause power outages. About 45,000 residents in Moore County lost power due to an “intentional attack” on two electric substations caused by gun damage. Police are investigating whether this attack is connected to a drag show that received threats prior to the planned event. North Dakota - Trans women set up nonprofit aimed at helping trans Americans resettle in other countries. TRANSport aims to help trans people in the U.S. emigrate to countries more welcoming to trans people by assisting with necessary paperwork, paying for associated costs and providing resettlement support. Ohio - Legislature amends anti-trans athlete ban bill. HB151 was amended to remove the requirement for a genital examination by a physician, and instead requires high school athletes to submit their birth certificates. PFLAG National opposes any attempt to ban trans athletes from playing sports, regardless of enforcement mechanism. Tennessee - Methodist Hospital ceasing trans procedures is temporary. Despite the introduction of legislation to ban gender affirming care in the upcoming legislative session, Methodist hospitals confirmed they will continue providing gender-affirming procedures following a temporary hold on procedures earlier in the month. All procedures that were previously canceled will be rescheduled before the end of the year, according to a spokesperson for the Methodist hospitals. Texas - Bills filed in legislature looks to restrict transgender health care and drag shows. Lawmakers have pre-filed a bill to criminalize gender-affirming care under state child abuse law. Another bill intends to prohibit liability insurance coverage for gender-affirming care. In separate legislation, drag shows are being categorized as a “sexually-oriented” business, which would require drag venues to only admit adults over 18 and charge a fee upon entrance. | 
