Wed. 08/11 - Robin, Batman's Sidekick, Has Come Out of the Closet

<p><strong><em>Robin has officially come out of the closet. No statement yet from Batman, but I do have the other details, and a brief history of LGBTQ+ superheroes. Plus, SpaceX is planning to put billboards in space. And plastic pollution is confusing the hermit crabs in Yorkshire.</em></strong></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/08/10/1026482411/batmans-sidekick-robin-comes-out-it-makes-sense-if-you-were-paying-attention" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robin, Batman's Sidekick, Comes Out, Which Only Makes Sense</a> (NPR)</li><li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/comics/22617395/robin-gay-queer-batman-dc-comics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robin comes out as gay in new Batman comic, adding to DC's LGTBQ characters</a> (Polygon)</li><li><a href="https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/news/evolution-extrano-dcs-first-openly-gay-super-hero/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Evolution of Extraño, DC's First Openly Gay Super Hero</a> (DC Universe Infinite)</li><li><a href="https://nerdist.com/article/why-tim-drake-robin-coming-out-as-bisexual-matters-dc-comics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Tim Drake's Coming Out as Bisexual Matters</a> (Nerdist)</li><li><a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/sav_rodgers_the_rom_com_that_saved_my_life#t-176041" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sav Rodgers: The rom-com that saved my life</a> (TED)</li><li><a href="https://www.themarysue.com/elon-musk-billboards-in-space/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">No One Wants Your Space Billboards, Elon Musk</a> (The Mary Sue)</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-start-up-launch-satellite-space-advertising-cryptocurrency-2021-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SpaceX and Canadian Startup Launching Space-Advertising Satellite</a> (Business Insider)</li><li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/09/spacex-acquiring-satellite-data-start-up-swarm-technologies.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SpaceX acquiring sa