Nikki Hiltz, a non-binary trans middle distance runner, set a new US Olympics Trials record in the women's 1,500-meter of 3:55.33, beating the old record by 2 and half minutes, en route to qualifying for the Summer Olympics that will be held later this month in Paris. Hiltz said "This is bigger than just me". They went on to say that they "wanted to run this one for my community. All the LGBTQ folks."
President Joe Biden issued a blanket pardon today for the thousands of US military veterans who were convicted or forced out of the military under the Uniform Code of Military Justice article 125 which previously banned gay relationships. read more
The US Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that government agencies can request that social media companies to moderate misinformation. The three liberal justices were joined by Barrett, Kavanaugh and Roberts in overturning a lower court ruling in the case of Murthy v Missouri. The ruling, authored by Justice Barrett, found that while government communications played a role in calling attention to various content, the platforms exercised their own independent judgement in enforcing their long-standing content-moderation policies.
Two republicans senators joined with Democrats to support a bill to guarantee access to "any drug, device, or biological product intended for use in the prevention of pregnancy" but it was not enough to overcome the 60 vote threshold required to overcome a filibuster in the US Senate. The voted ended up 51 yeas to 39 nays and 10 Senators not voting. read more
Some trashy right wing publication that has at times called cancel culture "maoism with less killing" and "valueless freedom messaging" is using Pride Month in the US to try to cancel Dolly Parton for not being a hateful bigot. "You've got to be scraping the bottom of the manufactured outrage barrel to go after Dolly Parton just because doesn't hate gay people," writes Christie Zizo.
The prosecutor debating the felon. This ought to be good.