Immediately after the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, LGBTQ rights advocates sounded the alarm, saying the conservative court “won’t stop at Roe.” At least one justice — Clarence Thomas — has confirmed their fears, with his statement that the high court “should reconsider” its decision on Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
Meanwhile, vandals smeared homophobic graffiti on the exterior of The Pryde, the LGBTQ senior housing complex under construction in Boston. And Hollywood’s latest rom-com is set among a group of vacationing gay men. “Fire Island” offers a fresh take on a summer romance which celebrates queerness.
Those stories and more on our LGBTQ News Roundtable.
GUESTS:
Grace Sterling Stowell, executive director of the Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth, or BAGLY
Janson Wu, executive director of GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, or GLAD
Sue O’Connell, commentator and host at New England Cable News, NBC 10 Boston and NBC LX; co-publisher of Bay Windows and The South End News
