Gay USA Episode 991: Gay USA 11/4/2020

Congressman-elect Ritchie Torres, D-NY; results for other LGBTQ candidates around the U.S. ∎ It was a turbulent election that did see more LGBTQ people elected. Our guest is Congress Member-Elect Ritchie Torres of the Bronx, the first Afro-Latinx LGBTQ member of the US House. ∎ Supreme Court hears case on whether people can use religious excuses to discriminate vs. LGBTQ people and others. ∎ We mourn the losses of community leaders David Scondras in Massachusetts and Dvorah Stoll in New York and Betty Dodson, a pioneering for female self-pleasure. ∎ Taiwan, which has gotten coronavirus under control, was able to hold a vibrant LGBTQ pride celebration. ∎ Manila enacts civil rights protections for LGBTQ people. ∎ The Vatican throws cold water on the Pope’s alleged embrace of gay couples.