LGBTQ News: Activists Alarmed By Supreme Court Nominee, Pope Francis' Civil Union Support, And Bisexuality Redefined

<p>LGBTQ rights advocates protest ultraconservative Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Plus, Pope Francis’ vocal support for civil union laws for same-sex couples sparks an international reaction. And the Merriam Webster dictionary updates the definition of bisexuality.</p> <p>Those stories and more on our LGBTQ News Roundtable.</p> <p><em>Guests:</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.bagly.org/grace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grace Sterling Stowell,</a></strong> executive director of the Boston Alliance of Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Youth, or <strong><a href="https://www.bagly.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BAGLY</a></strong>.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/ejgraff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">E.J. Graff</a></strong>, journalist, author, and managing editor of ‘<strong><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/monkey-cage/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Monkey Cage’</a></strong> at the Washington Post.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/jansonwu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Janson Wu</a></strong>, executive director of <strong><a href="https://www.glad.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GLAD</a></strong>, G-L-B-T-Q Legal Advocates &amp; Defenders. </p> <p><strong>LATER IN THE SHOW:</strong></p> <p>More than six months into the pandemic, the U.S. is still in a coronavirus-induced recession. But one industry, the alcoholic beverage market, has been toasting its recent record-breaking sales.</p> <p>Numbers show that people are cracking open lighter, more affordable beers during this time — those easily bought in cases. Light beers are brewed in the world’s most popular beer style, pilsner, called the 'beer of kings'. But why is this pale lager the best-selling alcoholic beverage of all time? And is there another beer or alcoholic beverage which can usurp pilsner’s throne?</p> <p><em>Guest:</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://tomacitelli.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Acitelli</a></strong>, author of "The Audacity of Hops," "Ame