June 22 1963
Lesley Gore remained at #1 on the R&B chart with “It’s My Party”.
June 22, 1969
American singer, actress, Judy Garland, died of a barbiturate overdose aged 47, she was found on the floor of her rented Chelsea home, in London, UK. Made more than two dozen films, played Dorothy in the 1939 film ‘Wizard Of Oz’, sang ‘Over The Rainbow’ in the film, (voted the ‘Song Of The Century’ in a 2001 poll published in America). 1961 US No.1 comeback album ‘Judy At Carnegie Hall’.
1974
“You Won’t See Me” by Anne Murray was the new #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1990
Ry Cooder and David Lindley, The Cure, Happy Mondays, Sinead O’Connor, Deacon Blue, De La Soul, Adamski, Blue Aeroplanes, Julian Cope, Del Amitri, Jesus Jones, James and The Pale Saints all appeared on the first day of this years Glastonbury Festival. A three day ticket cost £38.
2021
Italy is debating an LGBT anti-hate law. The Vatican just took a rare step to protest it.Church figures commonly take stances on affairs in other countries. But this time, the Vatican is using a diplomatic channel and testing its clout as a state.www.washingtonpost.com
Activists: Vatican is ‘meddling’ in Italy’s LGBT rights law | The StarMILAN (AP) — The Vatican has formally opposed a proposed Italian law expanding anti-discrimination protections to the LGBT community, a leading Italia…www.thestar.com
Guatemala: 3 Killings of LGBT People in a Week | Human Rights WatchUnidentified assailants killed two transgender women and one gay man in Guatemala in separate attacks within the span of one week, including Andrea González, the leader of a trans rights organization.www.hrw.orgthere is no defense to denying or delaying rights
Hungary’s foreign minister defends law limiting LGBT rights – CityNews Torontotoronto.citynews.cawork, housing access to the public square and equal treatment under the law
https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007796/at-shanghai-job-fair%2C-advocates-call-for-more-lgbt-inclusion
FC Barcelona send LGBT pride message – Barca BlaugranesIt was small but it comes after controversy surrounding displays of pride at the Eurowww.barcablaugranes.com
Pride Month 2021: Scotland’s LGBT community helped me find my true selfEach LGBT person’s journey of self-discovery is different, and it’s OK if you don’t ‘always know’ who you are, writes Roman Berriman.www.pressandjournal.co.ukhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/two-spirit-chief-serpent-river-first-nation-1.6069067
Site of former Sir John A. Macdonald statue tagged with white supremacist graffiti – Kingston | Globalnews.caThe pedestal that once held the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in City Park has been hit with white supremacist messaging on multiple occasions since being removed on Friday.globalnews.cahttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-unanimous-motion-adopted-by-the-house-of-commons-on-residential/
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-trudeau-challenges-china-to-publicly-probe-its-mistreatment-of-uyghurs/
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