'LGBTQ celebrities, lawmakers speak out against ICE for Alex Pretti shooting' & other Mon/Tue news briefs

Alex Pretti

 Editor's note - I apologize for not posting as much as I should.  The situation in Minnesota is bad enough to make me sad for my country, but a personal tragedy at home knocked me on my ass. I'm slowly getting back up.

Billie Eilish, Meg Stalter, and All the LGBTQ+ Celebs Speaking Out Against ICE - Unless you've been living under a rock, you know about the recent killing of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minnesota and how it has served as an inflection point in which many on ALL sides of the political spectrum have rained condemnation down on the Trump Administration (except for very loyal Donald Trump ass-kissers.) LGBTQ celebrities are also making their voices heard. Pretti's killing comes less than a month after ICE agents shot and killed Renee Good. 

Queer lawmakers call for ICE to be reined in after killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis - LGBTQ lawmakers are also making their voices heard. 

Firestorm as Apple CEO makes eye-popping White House visit: 'You’ve tarnished your legacy' - Tim Cook is LGBTQ family, but he's so wealthy that he's not affected by Trump's anti-LGBTQ agenda like the rest of us. It's sad how money takes precedence over integrity.

Court settlement smacks down DOJ “fishing expedition” to harass young trans patients - BOOM! There has been some good news in spite of all of the madness.

Are Democrats ready to talk about trans issues in the midterms and 2028? - They had better be because you had better believe the Republicans will be weaponizing anti-trans lies. It's pretty much all they have.

Iowa lawmakers may ban K-12 teaching about gender, sexual identity - More distractions and nonsense.

LGBTQ Kids’ Books Lauded With Youth Media Awards in Multiple Categories - But they will not render us, our lives, or our families as invisible.

above photo courtesy of Media Matters for America.