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LastWord. People say the queerest things “As a cisgender woman, I now understand that I should not have considered this role, and that the transgender community should undeniably have the opportunity to tell their own stories. ” —HALLE BERRY, in a statement vowing to “listen, educate and learn from this mistake” after she was criticized for saying she was considering playing a transgender male character in an upcoming film, and misgendering the character during her description of him. “I vow to be an ally in using my voice to promote better representation on-screen, both in front of and behind the camera.” We can’t search the entire body, but by the best evidence, “ we do not have infected cells.” —DR. RICARDO DIAZ of the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, speaking to The Telegraph after a Brazilian man was found to have no trace of HIV in his body after a drug trial using a cocktail of antiretrovirals and nicotinamide, and no detectable viral load 15 months after ceasing the medication, However, other scientists have warned that this doesn’t represent a “cure,” and might be a unique instance of remission through antiretrovirals alone. “You’re a gay homosexual piece of crap who’s going to burn in hell. ” —An excerpt from a racist, anti-gay rant by Tennessee resident SONYA HOLT aimed at Black Lives Matter protesters, WCYB-TV reports. Holt screamed “white lives matter, white lives are better,” called a teenager a “poor little Black girl with a messed-up mind,” and told a male protester to “cross the line, fag boy.” Holt has since been fired from her job at Keith Family Vision Clinic in Johnson City. “Such practices constitute an egregious violation of rights to bodily autonomy, health, and free expression of one’s sexual orientation and gender identity. ” —VICTOR MADRIGAL-BORLOZ, the United Nations’ Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, in a report calling for conversion therapy to be outlawed globally. He said the practice “exclusively [targets] LGBT persons with the specific aim of interfering in their personal integrity and autonomy” and could even constitute torture when conducted forcibly. “He attacked me after calling me a ‘fucking faggot,’ put me in a chokehold and started punching me in the back of the head. ” —ALANA REALI, alleging that Portland, Maine, resident Michael Roylos assaulted her in a grocery store parking lot because he didn’t like the way she had parked her car. Royals has been charged with aggravated assault, the Bangor Daily News reports. JULY 9, 2020 • METROWEEKLY.COM 35
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