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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
I’ve now been sharing news (and some opinions) with you for the better part of a year through this column. For those of you following along, you know 2023 has been a heavy year for LGBTQ+ people, with 495 homophobic bills being tracked by the ACLU, with only 216 defeated, […]
Hold My (not Bud Light) Beer Not to be outdone by the seven Attorneys General warning Target that its Pride line may violate their states’ new anti-LGBTQ+ laws just two days before, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) sent his own letter to Target — this one calling their efforts to […]
7 GOP Attorneys General Attack Target’s Pride Line On July 5, Todd Rokita, Republican Attorney General of Indiana, sent a six page letter to Target, co-signed by the Republican Attorneys General of Arkansas (Tim Griffin), Idaho (Raul Labrador), Kentucky (Daniel Cameron), Mississippi (Lynn Fitch), Missouri (Andrew Bailey), and South Carolina […]
I’m completing this column on Independence Day, after eating a cheeseburger and watching fireworks in stereo between my television and the outside window. I’ve given up on reading the entire opinion issued by the Supreme Court on Friday, which found that businesses can refuse public services to LGBTQ+ people based […]
We Need to Talk About Twitter Let’s ignore the billionaire cage fight drama for a minute, because something very dangerous is happening on Twitter, and is poisoning the public dialogue. In April of last year, Elon Musk sold about $8.5 billion in Tesla stock, purchased about nine percent of Twitter, […]
Father’s Day Father’s Day, celebrated on the third Sunday of June each year, is a day many focus on honoring their dads and grandpas — paying them visits, giving them phone calls, taking them out to dinner, or otherwise showing appreciation for them. For many, however, the day is a […]
It Really Isn’t Just Me A recent survey of just over 1,000 LGBTQ+ American adults, conducted just last month, shows that queer people are really feeling the hate right now. Survey results showed that eight percent of Trans and six percent of Black Americans have already fled their homes in […]
On Friday, The Little City’s Vice Mayor, Letty Hardi, announced that the two-term Councilmember would be seeking a third term in a blog post on her website. Hardi said the decision was difficult because, even though she is only in her second term, she feels strongly that a steady stream […]
