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Los Angeles Magazine: Erik Menendez's pre-murder letter (rightfully) triggers bombshell court order, but am I the only one who finds what he wrote about his father's weight to be odd? (Would the abuse have been less traumatic if his dad were in better shape, or am I missing something here?)

Ed Aguila: Why gay men can't go to Disney World

THR: Vice Media set to be acquired out of bankruptcy by Fortress-led group of buyers

The Randy Report: Father and aunt of George Santos backed his bond in fraud case

Thursday Ad Watch: Bulge sold separately

NYT: The 25 most influential works of postwar QUEER literature

Some great stuff on the list, but this online comment took the words right out of my mouth:

This column begins, "If there’s no single definition of what it means to be queer..." Huh? That's what you think? That's how our gay culture has been diluted by the "LGBTQIA2S+" arrivistes who so desperately need to latch on to something. Here's some news: being gay (or "queer," as The New York Times has been suckered into calling it) means being sexual with someone of your own sex. Call me old fashioned.

Out: Meet Hig Roberts, gay alpine skier and Luke Macfarlane's homosexual lover

USA Today: Texas man mauled to death by pack of dogs days after Gov. Abbott vetoes related bill

Gallup: Majority worldwide for first time says their area is good place for gay people to live

Billboard: Billy Crystal, Dionne Warwick, Barry Gibb among Kennedy Center honorees

WaPo: He had debilitating anxiety and panic attacks. Here’s how he dealt with it.

Back2Stonewall: San Francisco displays largest Pink Triangle sign in defiance against LGBT hater during Pride

NBC News: 'The Stroll' puts trans sex workers on the map of NYC's LGBT history

Lara Boyle: When I started college, I was afraid to be openly gay. By the time I graduated, I was able to celebrate who I am.

The Advocate: Unknown victim of deadly 1973 arson in Upstairs Lounge gay bar finally identified. (This is good news, although I've always been disturbed that this case has somehow been misleadingly cast as an example of hatred and intolerance of LGBT people when by all accounts it was a disgruntled homosexual who committed this heinous crime.)