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Slightly Used News :: September 29, 2020
Handmaids in the Supreme Court, YMCA, Presidential Debates, Noah Purvis, and Fran the Bi-Weather Girl takes a turn. It's this week's Slightly Used News!
Court: Private Locker Room Violated Transgender Boy's Rights
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday that schools must allow students to use locker rooms that are consistent with their gender identity.
Sex Ed Mandate Sparks Bitter Washington State Ballot Fight
Democrats in the Washington state Legislature thought they had passed a routine sex education requirement for public schools earlier this year.
Times' Tax Story is Talker, but Perceptions Mostly Hold
"Bombshell" was a word frequently employed on Monday; how it was used depended on whether you were in Trump-friendly or unfriendly media territory.
Fox News' Judge Andrew Napolitano Likes his Bottom Slapped by 'Daddy,' Law Suit Claims
Fox News' Judge Andrew Napolitano was hit with a $15 million lawsuit on Monday by a New Jersey man who claims "the legal analyst forced him to engage in a 'bizarre sex act' involving father-son role play in 2015."
Time's 100 Most Influential People Includes a Roster of LGBTQ Names
The 2020 edition of Time magazine's annual "TIME100 Most Influential People" includes several people from the LGBTQ community.
Watch: A Fifth West Hollywood Gay Bar Closes Due to COVID
A fifth gay bar in West Hollywood, Calif. is closing for good after being hard hit by COVID.
Trump's Tax Revelation Could Tarnish Image that Fueled Rise
The bombshell revelations that President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for office and paid no income taxes at all in many others threaten to undercut a pillar of his appeal among blue-collar voters.
Trump Ex-Campaign Boss Hospitalized Amid Threat to Harm Self
President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Brad Parscale has been hospitalized after he threatened to harm himself, according to Florida police and campaign officials.
NY Times: Trump Paid $750 in US Income Taxes in 2016, 2017
President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House, according to a report Sunday in The New York Times.
TikTok Fate in the Balance as Judge Weighs App Store Ban
Lawyers for TikTok pleaded with a U.S. federal judge on Sunday to delay the Trump Administration's ban of the popular video sharing program from app stores set to take effect at the end of the day.
Homespun BLM Products Include Cookie Kits, Garden Gnomes
A few weeks after nationwide protests erupted over the police killing of George Floyd, Julie Muller looked for something positive she could contribute to the movement from her Houston home.
Her Words: Amy Coney Barrett on Faith, Precedent, Abortion
Some notable quotes from Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, a former Notre Dame law professor and current judge on the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
California Will House Transgender Inmates by Gender Identity
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Saturday requiring California to house transgender inmates in prisons based on their gender identity — but only if the state does not have "management or security concerns."
Why Are Hispanic/Latino Men 4 Times More Likely to Get HIV Than White Men?
Despite an overall decrease in HIV infection rates, the rates for Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men are more than four times that of white males. EDGE finds out why.
Amy Coney Barrett, Likely High Court Pick, is Scalia's Heir
Though Amy Coney Barrett is the expected replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she is more aptly described as heir to another departed Supreme Court justice: conservative hero Antonin Scalia.
GOP Expecting Trump to Tap Barrett for Supreme Court
Republicans were expecting President Donald Trump to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, as he aims to put a historic stamp on the high court just weeks before the election.
Unicode Announces New LGBTQ-Related Emoji for 2021
Unicode recently announced Emoji 13.1, a series of 217 new emoji to be released in 2021, including new LGBTQ-related emoticons.
Former Congressman Ron Paul Hospitalized, Says He's OK
Former GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul posted a picture of himself in a hospital Friday but said he was OK after video circulated online of him struggling to speak during an interview.
Murder of Brooklyn Muralist Prosecuted as a Hate Crime
James Williams, a 51-year old New York City man, has been charged with a hate crime in the September 7th murder of 29 year old muralist Massiah Berkley.