December 2nd, 2020
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Coverboy Going On A Trip!
Kavaan the Worlds Loneliest Elephant
By Daddy
Las Vegas — I've been following the progress of Kavaan's relocation from Pakistan to Cambodia. It took a lot of people including being serenaded by Cher to get him moved. Cher's foundation "Free The Wild" and the Four Paws international organization were instrumental in the process which took six years to happen.
Alone since 2012 when his partner Saheli died. He's now exploring his new much expanded environment and was introduced to one of the three female Asian elephants who his keepers hope will form his new pride.
I've recovered from whatever I had last week and feeling fairly good today. All it took was sleeping most of the weekend and turning my electric mattress pad on. Somehow Winter snuck up on me and I'm always the last one to get the memo.
As is usual as we head into the holidays, money gets tight. To all those that have donated, Thank you for your donations!. Any help is appreciated. Here's a link to the How to Donate Page
Biden Details How He Will Roll Back Trump's Anti-LGBTQ Policies
By Donald Padgett
Washington — The incoming Biden administration has promised swift action to protect LGBTQ+ rights upon taking office in January. According to their transition team, Biden and Harris plan on employing a multifaceted approach to swiftly counter rising hate and discrimination, using executive orders to reverse discriminatory Trump-era policies while working with Congress to pass stalled legislation that would guarantee LGBTQ+ protections nationwide. One of the first on the list of soon-to-be-axed policies is Trump’s ban of transgender members of the military. (More)
US Approves Breakthrough HIV Test
By Tris Reid-Smith
Unknown — he US has cleared a new HIV test that can not only find out if someone is positive but also measure their viral load. The viral load – the amount of the virus in the body – is hugely important for doctors to determine the best treatment for new patients. (More)
Passport Denial Violates Trans Man’s Equal Protection Rights
By Oliver Bruce Morris
Nevada — A federal district court in Nevada has ruled the State Department violated the Fifth Amendment equal protection rights of Oliver Bruce Morris, a transgender man, by refusing to issue him a passport identifying him as male unless he provided a doctor’s certification of clinical treatment for gender transition. (More)
Japanese Man Outed by Boss Wins Settlement
By David Reddish
.JAPAN — A former employee of a Japanese company has reached a rare settlement with the company. The man in question was outed as gay by his boss to his fellow employees, and claims he suffered discrimination by his co-workers as a result. (More)
Pink’s 9-Year-Old Daughter Stuns With Note-Perfect Take on Christmas Classic
By Curtis M. Wong
Unknown — ink’s 9-year-old daughter Willow Sage Hart on Monday stunned audiences when she showed off her vocal prowess on ABC’s “The Disney Holiday Singalong.” During the show, Pink and Willow donned flowing gowns to perform “The Christmas Song” while an adjacent screen displayed clips from animated Disney classics. (More)
Obama Says He’ll “Call Biden” to Make Sure Dolly Parton Gets the Presidential Medal of Freedom
By Bil Browning
Washington — During an appearance on The Late Show, former President Barack Obama told host Stephen Colbert that his failure to give country music singer and LGBTQ icon the Presidential Medal of Freedom was a “screw up” and that he would “call Biden” to fix it. (More)
In Moving Post, Elliot Page Comes Out as Transgender
By Staff
Cyberspace — "Juno" and "The Umbrella Academy" star Elliot Page, formally known as Ellen Page, took to social media Tuesday to announce they are transgender, adding that he will be using he/they pronouns. "Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot," the actor, 33, wrote in the moving post. "I feel lucky to be writing this. To be here. To have arrived at this place in my life." (More)
What World AIDS Day Means in 2020
By Trudy Ring
World — This year has seen the world grapple with a new pandemic, but World AIDS Day, observed December 1 every year since 1988, is a reminder that an earlier one hasn’t gone away. (More)
Groundbreaking ‘Red Hot + Blue’ Album Returns on World AIDS Day to Mark Org’s 30th Anniversary
By Andy Towle
Cyberspace — PBS Newshour took a look back at the Red Hot organization’s 30-year-fight against AIDS. Readers of a certain age will know the organization best through its “Red Hot + Blue” album of Cole Porter tracks covered and reimagined by the day’s biggest recording artists. (More)
