Gay USA 5/11/2022

The fight for abortion rights and LGBTQ freedom gets hotter; all the LGBTQ Tony nominations. ∎ Resistance builds to the Supreme Court’s assault on abortion rights that has divided the nation and threatens LGBTQ rights. ∎ One lesbian rises in the White House and another falls on “Jeopardy!,” but only after a great run. ∎ Republican US Senators want parental warnings on TV with LGBTQ content. ∎ New study on trans kids finds only a handful regret taking steps in transitioning. ∎ Big Alabama charter school serving LGBTQ youth under Republican attack. ∎ The New York Times’s look inside former NYC Mayor Ed Koch’s closet makes false assertions. ∎ We mourn the loss of an early gay leader in San Francisco and pioneering gay journalist in Canada. ∎ First trans nominee for the Tony Award.