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☆ Katy Perry ‘fixed’ Harrison Butker’s controversial commencement speech
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Katy Perry has reimagined a recent commencement speech by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker that was criticized as homophobic and sexist. The pop star and former “American Idol” judge posted on her social media an edit of Butker’s May 11 address at Benedictine College, a small Catholic college in Kansas. Perry’s version took the NFL player’s actual words and reimagined them to make them more positive and empowering. “Fixed this for my girls, my graduates, and my gays — you can do anything, congratulations and happy pride,” the caption on Perry’s post reads. He later defended his commencement speech at a gala hosted by Regina Caeli Academy – a hybrid campus/homeschool Catholic school group with several locations across the country.

Persons: Katy Perry, Harrison Butker, Idol ”, Butker Organizations: CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, Idol, Benedictine College, NFL, Regina Caeli Academy, Catholic Locations: Kansas

☆ 6 LGBTQ+ royals you probably didn't know about
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Princess Isabella of Parma exchanged hundreds of letters with her sister-in-law that implied the pair's relationship was more than friendly. A portrait of Princess Isabella of Parma. The pair exchanged letters "constantly" back and forth over the years, according to Making Queer History, and many of them are believed to be queer-coded or romantically affectionate in nature. "I cannot tolerate this uncertainty, I can think of nothing but that I am madly in love," Princess Isabella reportedly wrote in one letter. After two miscarriages, Princess Isabella was pregnant for a fourth time when she died from smallpox at the age of 21 in 1763.

Persons: Princess Isabella of Parma, Isabella of Parma, Archduke Joseph of Austria, Archduchess Maria Christina, Princess Isabella, Maria's, Prince Albert

☆ Adele scolds audience member who makes anti-Pride Month comment during Las Vegas concert
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Adele is making it clear that hateful comments are not tolerated at her concerts. “Excuse me, did you come to my f***ing show and just say that ‘Pride sucks’?” Adele said, appearing immediately aggravated by the outburst. It is not known whether the audience member who shouted stayed for the rest of the concert. Adele is known for interacting with her audience during her Las Vegas residency concerts. The singer will take a break from her Las Vegas show in August to perform a special “Adele in Munich” concert series in Germany.

Persons: Adele, ” Adele, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Las Locations: Las Vegas, Munich, Germany, North America

☆ When your kid comes out as trans, here’s what to do
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN spoke with a doctor, gender rights activists and parents of trans children about what to say when a child comes out as transgender, how to address certain challenges and what receiving gender-affirming care is like. Some parents want to support their child but worry if their gender identity is the result of a phase, or if they’ll change their mind later. It would be their decision resulting from the exploration of their gender identity, rather than someone trying to control it for them. Rhyland’s son later realized he is trans masculine nonbinary and uses he/him pronouns, and he’s OK with Rhyland calling him her son. (Trans masculine nonbinary means someone’s gender identity is nonbinary, yet they present in a typically masculine fashion with their name, style and more.)

Persons: CNN — Maryhope Howland, ’ ”, Howland, didn’t, ” Howland, ”, Nova, Williams, Rachel Cornwell’s, Evan, Cornwell, ” Cornwell, “, Kade, It’s, Goepferd, “ There’s, ” Goepferd, Jocelyn Rhynard’s, Rhyland’s, aren’t, —, ” Rhynard, “ we’ve, ‘, ’, Rhynard, ’ ” Howland, Sarah McBride Organizations: CNN, Families United, Trans Rights, Dumbarton United Methodist Church, Human Rights Locations: Washington ,, Minnesota, Delaware

☆ 22 LGBTQ+ figures you should know
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Frank Olito | Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elliot Page is one of the most visible transgender actors in Hollywood. Craig Barritt/Stringer/Getty Images for TIMEElliot Page is known for starring in the Oscar-winning film "Juno" and Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy." In 2020, he came out as transgender and said he uses he/they pronouns. Since then, Page has gone through top surgery and he sat down with Oprah Winfrey for an interview in April 2021 to explain his journey. "It felt important and selfish for myself and my own wellbeing and my mental health," Page told Winfrey about coming out.

Persons: Elliot Page, Craig Barritt, Stringer, Page, Oprah Winfrey, Winfrey, I've Organizations: Umbrella Academy Locations: Hollywood

☆ Opinion: Billie Eilish’s “Lunch” is the Pride anthem we so desperately need
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Opinion Allison Hope | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Billie Eilish’s new song, “Lunch” is the definitive queer anthem of 2024. Eilish’s “Lunch” symbolizes the seismic evolution in queer women expression in music. Eilish’s “Lunch” is a brilliant reinvention of our freedom of queer expression, and it comes at a most desperate time. If only we tune into Eilish’s song and to its inherent humanity — carnal, raw, authentic — and recognize in it our own hidden desires that we should face with the same openness she does. What Eilish has achieved, though, with her latest album and particularly with the song, “Lunch,” is to raise the bar on the unabashed expression of queer and women’s sexual desire.

Persons: Allison Hope, Billie Eilish’s, ” Allison Hope, Eilish, Marsha P, Johnson, Billy Porter unapologetically, She’s, Barbie, Finneas O’Connell, We’ve, Whitney Houston, Lang, Tracy Chapman, Jodie Foster, Elliot Page, Katy Perry’s, It’s, Nex Benedict, Starr Brown, Trevor, Lily Tomlin, Rosie O’Donnell, Ellen DeGeneres, Melissa Etheridge Organizations: New Yorker, The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Slate, Pride, MTV, US State Department, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, Twitter, Facebook, Lifeline Locations: New, Stonewall, New York, veneers, k.d, Russia, Ghana, Uganda, Italy, Buenos Aires, Memphis

☆ The far-right is set to make huge gains in European election. It could define the next five years of European politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Luke Mcgee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

EU politics has always relied on awkward alliances between countries and political ideologies that represent vastly different electorates. Francois Greuez/SIPA/APThe European Parliament is the place where this is most visible at an EU level. Most of the lawmakers (known as MEPs) belong to a political party in their own country. ECR and ID are typical of European Parliament parties in that they are home to a pretty broad group of conservatives. The European Parliament can often seem like looks like a boring, bureaucratic blob, tediously grinding its way through process.

Persons: Francois Greuez, Angela Merkel, Christoph Reichwein, David Cameron, Georgia Meloni, Viktor Orban, Orban, Ursula von der Leyen, Giorgia Meloni, Hungary's Viktor Orban, –, Geert Wilders Organizations: CNN, European Union, National Rally, European, European People’s Party, EPP, European Conservatives, Politico, British, Brexit, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia EU, EU, SS, Nazi, Dursun, ERC, European Commission, Kremlin Locations: United States, South Africa, Mexico, Taiwan, Ukraine, China, EU, France, Belgian, Brussels, Hungary, Russia, Italian, Anadolu, United Kingdom, Germany, Europe, Netherlands, Europe’s

☆ A drag performer was awarded $1.1M after a blogger falsely accused him of exposing himself to minors during a Pride event
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

An Idaho jury awarded a drag performer $1,176,000 for defamation. The performer was falsely accused by a right-wing blogger of exposing himself to minors. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAn Idaho jury awarded a drag performer $1,176,000 in damages after finding that a right-wing blogger defamed him by falsely claiming that he exposed himself to minors at an LGBTQ+ Pride event.

Persons: —, Summer Bushnell, Eric Posey, Mona Liza Million Organizations: Service, Coeur, Park, Coeur d'Alene Press, Business Locations: Idaho, Kootenai County, Coeur d'Alene

☆ Target slashed this year's Pride collection after last year's backlash, leaving some LGBTQ+ insiders feeling alienated
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewOn Tuesday, May 14th, members of Target's LGBTQ+ employee resource group logged on for a much-anticipated virtual meeting to preview the 2024 Pride collection, two council members told Business Insider. Target's online Pride collection on May 28. But late last May, conservative protesters took aim at Target's Pride collection, falsely claiming the merchandise was "Satanic" and sexualized minors. However, the two Pride Council members and multiple LGBTQ+ vendors who worked on past Pride collections told BI they feel the company hasn't done enough to rebuild its relationship with its LGBTQ+ partners over the past year. AdvertisementOne of the employees involved in the Pride Council told BI that a lot of LGBTQ+ people, herself included, joined Target specifically because of its stated support for trans and queer rights.

Persons: —, Brand Management Carlos Saavedra, Dominick Reuter, Erik Carnell, hasn't, Hayley Marzullo, Marzullo, Leslie Garrard, Garrard Organizations: Service, Business, Brand Management, Pride +, Council, Target, Pride Council, Christian Right, BI Locations: —

☆ Target has around 75 Pride items in its collection right now. That's over 2,000 fewer than last year.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Target has slashed its annual Pride collection after the retailer faced protests last summer. AdvertisementTarget's annual Pride collection is a shadow of its former self after the retailer faced protests from conservative groups last summer. Target's online Pride collection on May 28. For now, what previously had been the location of a front-of-store Pride display was instead occupied by a summer "Swim and Sand Shop." AdvertisementA Pride month display at a Target in Wisconsin last year.

Persons: it's, —, Target's, Dominick Reuter, Brian Cornell, we're, Brand Marketing Carlos Saavedra Organizations: Service, Business, Target, Brand Marketing Locations: Pride, California , New York, Wisconsin, Madison , Wisconsin

☆ Pope Francis apologizes for using a homophobic slur during a meeting with bishops
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Christopher Lamb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Pope Francis has apologized for using an anti-gay slur during a meeting with bishops. The 87-year-old pontiff reportedly made the homophobic remark in a closed-door meeting last week as he told Italian bishops that gay men shouldn’t be allowed to train for the priesthood. “As he (Pope Francis) has said on several occasions, ‘in the Church there is room for everyone, everyone! Francis’ comments were made in the context of proposals from the Italian bishops to amend guidelines on candidates to seminaries. A view of St. Peter’s during a mass celebrated by Pope Francis on the first World Children’s Day on May 26, 2024 in Vatican City, Vatican.

Persons: Pope Francis, shouldn’t, “, Pope, ’, Francis ’, Peter’s, Franco Origlia, Francis Organizations: CNN, Repubblica, della Sera, Argentine Locations: Vatican City, Vatican

☆ Pope Francis accused of making homophobic slur in a closed-door meeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Christopher Lamb | Sharon Braithwaite | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Pope Francis allegedly told Italian bishops to not permit gay men to train for the priesthood, with two Italian newspapers claiming that the 87-year-old pontiff made a homophobic slur in a closed-door meeting last week. Citing sources from inside the meeting, the Corriere della Sera and La Repubblica newspapers reported Monday that the Pope had made the comments while meeting with Italian bishops on May 20. The remarks took place in the context of proposals from the Italian bishops to amend guidelines on candidates to seminaries. Two years later he told the Italian bishops not to accept gay candidates for the priesthood. A source close to the Pope told CNN that it could also be understood as there is a “gay climate” in the seminaries.

Persons: Pope Francis, Pope, Francis, “ Organizations: CNN, La Repubblica, della Sera, Argentine Locations: La

☆ How teens view social media’s impact on their mental health
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In conversations about these phenomena, social media has consistently been at the center, though mental health issues can have multiple contributing factors. Those with depression were more susceptible to social comparison and pressure to show their best selves on social media. Many young people reported an inability to control their use, social media distracting from other activities and unconsciously reaching for social media when bored. Ask the teens in your life what they like about these platforms and what types of connections or activities support their mental health, Lenhart said. Let them know you’re there to help figure out a solution if social media is upsetting them or interfering with other responsibilities.

Persons: ”, Amy Green, “, Amanda Lenhart, Mitch Prinstein, Prinstein wasn’t, ” Lenhart, Douglas Gentile, ” Gentile, wasn’t, ” Prinstein, Lenhart, Prinstein, “ Young Organizations: Lifeline, CNN, Sense Media, Opinion Research, University of Chicago, Sense, American Psychological Association, Social, Black, Iowa State University Locations: Hopelab

☆ Supreme Court Justice Alito sold Bud Light stock, then bought Coors during boycott
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sold shares of beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev as conservatives were ditching the Bud Light brewer over its partnership with a transgender social media influencer . The Supreme Court did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment on Alito's transaction report or the timing of his stock activity. In May 2023, Modelo replaced Bud Light as the top-selling beer in the U.S. Data from around that time showed sales of Bud Light had dropped nearly 25% year over year. Roth noted that the beer companies in question have no pending business before the Supreme Court that he can think of.

Persons: Samuel Alito, Alito, Bud Light, Busch, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Mulvaney, —, Martha, Ann Alito, Gabe Roth, " Roth, Roth Organizations: East, Anheuser, Busch, Molson Coors, Supreme, Busch InBev, Bud, Modelo, InBev, Coors, Blacks, New York Times, Trump, U.S . Capitol, Times, CNBC, Bud Light Locations: Washington , DC, U.S

☆ Artist Kehinde Wiley denies accusations of sexual assault
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Stephy Chung | Nicole Mowbray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Kehinde Wiley, the American artist best known for painting former US President Barack Obama’s official portrait, has denied accusations of sexual assault. In an Instagram post shared Sunday, British-Ghanaian artist and curator Joseph Awuah-Darko alleged Wiley sexually assaulted him twice in 2021. Awuah-Darko said the first incident occurred on June 9, 2021, at a dinner held at the Noldor Artist Residency in Ghana, to celebrate Wiley’s work. In Sunday’s Instagram post, he wrote that reporting the assault in Ghana “would have been problematic at best — dangerous at worst,” given the country’s broader attitudes towards LGBTQ people. Wiley rose to international fame in 2017, when he was chosen to paint Obama’s official portrait for the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.

Persons: CNN — Kehinde Wiley, Barack Obama’s, Joseph Awuah, Darko, Wiley, Awuah, ” Awuah, ”, ” Wiley, “, Kehinde Wiley, Barack Obama, Mark Wilson, I’m Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Getty, ” CNN, Wiley, Ghana “, Yale University Locations: British, Ghanaian, Ghana, Accra, Washington , DC, Nigeria, New York, Ghana’s

☆ Target's Pride looks a lot different after last year's backlash — and some LGBTQ+ insiders are disappointed
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewOn Tuesday, members of Target's LGBTQ+ employee resource group logged on for a much-anticipated virtual meeting to preview the 2024 Pride collection, two council members told Business Insider. Last year, Pride products had already been on sale online for weeks by mid-May, and each of the retailer's nearly 2,000 US stores was busy setting up displays near their front entrances. But late last May, conservative protesters took aim at Target's Pride collection, falsely claiming the merchandise was "Satanic" and sexualized minors. However, the two Pride Council members and multiple LGBTQ+ vendors who worked on past Pride collections told BI they feel the company hasn't done enough to rebuild its relationship with its LGBTQ+ partners over the past year. AdvertisementOne of the employees involved in the Pride Council told BI that a lot of LGBTQ+ people, herself included, joined Target specifically because of its stated support for trans and queer rights.

Persons: —, Brand Management Carlos Saavedra, Eager, Dominick Reuter, Erik Carnell, hasn't, Hayley Marzullo, Marzullo, Leslie Garrard, Garrard Organizations: Service, Business, Brand Management, Pride +, Council, Target, Pride Council, Christian Right, BI Locations: —

☆ Tsai Ing-wen: the leader who put Taiwan on the map and stood up to China
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Wayne Chang | Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

While supporters applaud Tsai for standing up to China, defending Taiwan’s sovereignty, freedom and democracy, critics blame her for straining ties with Beijing, stoking cross-strait tensions. Beijing, which deems the tacit agreement a precondition for dialogue, has cut official contact with Taipei since Tsai took office. Taiwan President Tsai inspects reservists at a training session at a military base in Taoyuan on May 11, 2023. But under Tsai, Taiwan has sought to enhance its asymmetric defense capabilities, developing and procuring cheaper and more mobile weapon systems that could be instrumental in halting a potential Chinese invasion. Taiwanese military experts have increasingly advocated for such an approach, noting that Taiwan can never match China in military might and assets.

Persons: Taipei CNN — Tsai Ing, introvert, ” Tsai, Xi Jinping, Xi, Tsai, stoking, Taiwan’s, Lai Ching, ”, Alex Chan Tsz Yuk, Wellington Koo, “, Vanessa Hope, Ma Ying, Taiwan's, Jose Lopes Amaral, Wen, Amanda Hsiao, Nancy Pelosi, Chien Chih, Nancy Pelosi’s, Huang, Jameson Wu, ” Sung, ” Hsiao, “ Tsai, Sawayasu Tsuji, Sung, ” Tsai’s, –, Lai Organizations: Taipei CNN, Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, Kuomintang, KMT, World Health Organization, WHO, Atlantic, Trump, Biden, International Crisis, US, Getty, World Health Assembly, National Chengchi University, Getty Images, Taiwan’s Military Academy, ” Tsai’s DPP Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, China, United States, Beijing, Tsai, Asia, Wellington, Ukraine, Gaza, Japan, Czech Republic, Republic of China, Taoyuan, AFP, Washington, Hong Kong

☆ A Covid-19 memorial website, The WhoWeLost Project, offers pandemic mourners a digital safe space
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Ashley Williams | Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

A year ago, the World Health Organization declared an end to Covid-19 as a global public health emergency. On the fourth anniversary of Settle’s death – and driven by a need to mourn – Koenig wrote about his former partner on the Covid-19 remembrance website WhoWeLost. Greenwald expanded the website nationally after a 2021 story on the website from an NPR affiliate garnered widespread praise. “I think the need for the site, in a way, is larger because less people are paying attention (to Covid-19),” Greenwald told CNN. They can write those stories down here.”New York City resident Wiandy Santiago’s 65-year-old brother Wilmard Santiago died of Covid-19 in April 2020, a week after being placed on a ventilator.

Persons: Jody Settle, Ed Koenig, Settle’s, Willie Nelson’s, ”, Koenig, – Koenig, Martha Greenwald, “, ” Greenwald, Greenwald, Kentuckians, Kent Nishimura, Wilmard Santiago, ” Wiandy Santiago, Alberto Locascio, doesn’t, ” Santiago, she’s, –, Wilmard, Locascio’s, Nicholas, She’s, Sarah Wagner, Covid, ” Koenig, Poynter, ’ ” Greenwald, Spencer Platt, “ We’re, ” Paige Gavin, that’s, ” Wagner, WhoWeLost, “ Covid Organizations: CNN, New York City, Settle, World Health Organization, United, NPR, Los Angeles Times, American Psychiatric Association, York City, Wiandy, Yankees, George Washington University, Getty Locations: Irish, New York, United States, Covid, Kentucky, New Jersey, Louisville , Kentucky, Washington, Washington ,, United Kingdom, ”, York, Bronx, New

☆ The US did a complete 180 on same-sex marriage
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The vast majority of Americans opposed same-sex marriage on May 17, 2004, when the first same-sex couples took their vows after a court decision in Massachusetts. Barack Obama notably opposed same-sex marriage when he ran for president as a Democrat in the 2008 election and, as public opinion was rapidly shifting, changed his tune in 2012 to support same-sex unions. Warnings were unfoundedThere is also evidence that warnings about same-sex marriage somehow endangering “traditional marriage” simply never materialized. A new study by researchers for the RAND Corporation to assess two decades of same-sex marriage in the US argues marriage rates actually increased among opposite-sex couples as same-sex couples were granted the ability to marry in certain states. A key difference between support for same-sex marriage and support for abortion rights, according to Lundry, is that support for abortion rights has remained positive for decades, in contrast to same-sex marriage, which saw a complete turnaround.

Persons: CNN —, Mitt Romney, George W, Bush, Hillary, Julie Goodridge, Charles Krupa, Sen, John Kerry, Hodges, Barack Obama, Obama, Romney, Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, weren’t, ” Romney, Obergefell, —, PRRI, Alex Lundry, Republican pollster, “, ” Lundry, Gen, Dick Cheney, Joe Biden Organizations: CNN, Republican, House, Boston City Hall, Massachusetts Democrat, Democrat, Supreme, Gallup, RAND Corporation Locations: Massachusetts, Utah, Oregon, Ohio, Without Ohio, America

☆ US State Department issues worldwide security alert due to potential for attacks on LGBTQI+ people and events
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Kylie Atwood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The US State Department issued a worldwide security alert on Friday due to the potential for terrorist attacks against LGBTQI+ people and events. “Due to the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests, the Department of State advises U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution. The Department of State is aware of the increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events and advises U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution,” the alert read. The alert comes two weeks before Pride Month begins on June 1. That same year, the Human Rights Campaign, for the first time in its 40-year history advocating for the LGBTQ+ community, declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans.

Persons: –, CNN’s Avery Lotz Organizations: CNN, US State Department, U.S, Department of State, of State, Pride, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, Parade, Human Rights Locations: Austria, Idaho

☆ The Chiefs kicker who told women to be 'homemakers' rather than have careers has a physicist mother
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewKansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker gave some controversial advice to young women during his commencement address at Benedictine College's graduation ceremony on Saturday. Some critics zeroed in on the fact that Butker's mother is a career woman. Several users on X pointed out that Butker's mother, Elizabeth Keller Butker, is a physicist. According to a LinkedIn page that appears to belong to Butker's mother, she earned her undergraduate degree from Smith College and has worked at Emory since June 1988. AdvertisementButker, his wife, or his mom haven't spoken out publicly about Butker's graduation speech comments.

Persons: —, Harrison Butker, Taylor Swift, wasn't, Elizabeth Keller Butker, Harrison, — Jessica Valenti, @JessicaValenti, Elizabeth Keller Butker's, Butker, they're Organizations: Service, Kansas City Chiefs, Catholic, NFL, Business, Emory, Benedictine College, Benedictine, Emory University School, Medicine's Radiation Oncology, Smith College, Business Insider

☆ Drag queen Nymphia Wind performs at Taiwan’s presidential office
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Christy Choi | Wayne Chang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Taipei, Taiwan CNN —Taiwanese drag queen Nymphia Wind gave a riotous performance at Taiwan’s presidential office on Wednesday, celebrating her win on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” last month. Taiwanese drag queen Nymphia Wind shakes hands with Taiwan's outgoing leader Tsai Ing-wen. Taiwanese drag queen Nymphia Wind performs on May 15, 2024. Nymphia Wind attends "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 16 finale screening at The Edge at Hudson Yards. Nymphia Wind and Jimbo onstage at the "RuPaul's Drag Race" season 16 finale screening event on April 19, 2024 in New York City.

Persons: Nymphia, Tsai Ing, Gaga’s “, Huang Fei’s “ Chase, Chase, ”, ” Nymphia, Tsai, Wang Yu Ching, Xi Jinping, Lai Ching, Taiwan’s, popstar, “, Sun, Sun Yat Sen, Santiago Felipe, Leo Tsao, that’s, Jimbo, ” Tsai Organizations: Taiwan CNN, Communist Party, Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, Facebook, Weibo, Sun Yat, Hudson Yards, Reuters Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, ” Taiwan, Beijing, Taiwanese, Asia, China, Taiwan’s, East, Santiago, West, New York City

☆ Pope Francis says his conservative critics in the church have a ‘suicidal attitude’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Christopher Lamb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Pope Francis has suggested that his conservative critics in the United States have a “suicidal attitude,” in an interview with CBS News. Asked about criticism from “conservative bishops” in the US who have opposed Francis’ more progressive papacy and efforts to reform the Catholic Church, the Pope paused on the word “conservative,” saying a conservative is “one who clings to something and does not want to see beyond that. It is a suicidal attitude.”There is an important difference between taking “tradition into account” and being “closed up inside a dogmatic box,” Francis emphasized. Francis has envisioned a merciful Catholic Church open to everyone, a “field hospital” ready to bind up the wounds of a suffering humanity. Those who oppose Francis say they want a pope instead who lays down the law and presents doctrine in black-and-white terms.

Persons: Pope Francis, ”, Francis ’, Pope, ” Francis, Francis, Cardinal Raymond Burke, Harrison Butker’s, Butker Organizations: CNN, CBS News, Catholic Church, Catholic, CBS, Kansas City Chiefs Locations: United States, Tyler , Texas

Video footage shows the young man in a white hoodie, identified as Edan On, striking at the barrier around the pro-Palestinian encampment. From Social MediaOn, a local high school senior, was captured on video striking a pro-Palestinian protester with a pole. A pro-Palestinian demonstrator is beaten by counterprotesters attacking a pro-Palestinian encampment set up at UCLA's campus. Etienne Laurent/AFP/Getty ImagesA counterprotester, identified by CNN as Malachi Marlan-Librett, pushes a pro-Palestinian protester in the barrier of the UCLA encampment. Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesMarlan-Librett is seen throwing the bottom of a broom at a pro-Palestinian protester.

Persons: counterprotesters, UCLA –, –, “ Edan, Sharon, Edan, William Gude, “ We’re, counterprotesters calmy, “, ”, Chaim Seidler, Feller, Hillel, On’s, wasn’t, Malachi Marlan, Etienne Laurent, Wally Skalij, Librett, Dolores Quintana, Quintana, ” Dolores Quintana, Tom Bibiyan, Bibiyan, Trump, William Gude Tom Bibiyan, William Gude “, Angie Givant, she’d, Narek Palyan, Palyan, Catherine Hamilton, Hamilton, UCLA’s, Boosinger, ” Dylan Kupsh, ” Kupsh, Kupsh, Audrey Ash, Isabelle Chapman, Scott Glover, Curt Devine Organizations: CNN, UCLA, Fox, Facebook, Israel, Social, Social Media, Los Angeles Police Department, Patrol, UCLA Police Department, Bruins, LA, Key, Beverly Hills High School, Israel Defense Forces, UC Santa Cruz, Getty, Los Angeles Times, ”, Los Angeles Valley College, USC, Green Party, ucla, “, Student, ” Thistle, Thistle Locations: Gaza, Israel, California, Angeles, UCLA's, Los, Los Angeles

☆ Harrison Butker speech: The biggest mistake he made in his controversial commencement comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —The NFL is distancing itself from controversial comments by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker during a recent commencement address. However, plenty of women (and Taylor Swift fans) have made their feelings plainly known. Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs speaks to the media ahead of Super Bowl LVIII on February 5, 2024, in Las Vegas. Conservative voices have praised Butker’s speech for being “100% correct” and for reflecting his self-professed deep Catholic faith. Feminists and Taylor Swift fans have fired backButker, 28, has been with the Chiefs for seven seasons.

Persons: Harrison Butker, Butker, –, Taylor Swift, “ Harrison Butker, ”, Jonathan Beane, “, —, ” Butker, Isabelle, Robin Alam, Sam McDowell, Swift, Travis Kelce, Taylor, ’ ” Butker, Travis, ” Taylor Swift, Ezra Shaw, Harrison, I’ll, influencers, Elizabeth Keller Butker, Emory University’s, Vicki Chan, Kelce, Roger Goodell, Lisa Guerrero, • Butker, Joe Biden, Andrea Williams, Patrick Mahomes, “ Harrison Butker doesn’t, doesn’t, Yvette Walker, CNN’s Kevin Dotson Organizations: CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, Pride, Benedictine College, NFL, Chiefs, Super Bowl, Kansas City Star, Conservative, San Francisco 49ers, Getty, Emory, Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute, Smith College, Football, Catholic, America Locations: Atchison , Kansas, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Massachusetts

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