It’s the second Friday of 2015! And it’s been a weird week, with sad or troubling news on both the personal and worldwide level.

Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:

American Treasure Betty White Won A People’s Choice Award And Was Escorted To The Stage By Captain America.

FL Counties Ending Courthouse Weddings Over The Gay.

Christians Behave Like Prayer Does Not Work.

Siberian, Native American Languages Linked — A First.

Despite lawsuit, Apple’s iOS 8 storage is actually far more efficient than Google’s Android, Samsung’s Galaxy, Microsoft Windows.

Why We Should Ban Conversion Therapy.

7-Year-Old Girl Climbs Out of a Plane Crash That Killed Her Parents, Her Sister, and Her Cousin.

Florida Law Firm Steps In To Marry Gay Couples After County Clerks Refuse: Today In Gay.

Why is television still ignoring gay lives?

No going back to the closet.

Straightwashing at the movies: the Pride DVD shows gay people still make the film industry nervous.

A Dad Dropped His Son Off on a Date and It Restored My Faith in Humanity.

Let’s just let history decide who showed respect and who didn’t.

Want to Help Stop LGBT Teens From Committing Suicide? End Conversion Therapy.

It Gets Boring: NPR Features Same Old Ex-Gay Story.

Researchers Use Cangrande Mummy To Solve 700-Year-Old Murder Mystery.

Mike Huckabee Has Resumed Digging His Grave with a Knife and Fork.

What It’s Like Working for a Funeral Home.

The Blasphemy We Need.

DisneyWorld guest challenges Beauty & the Beast’s Gaston to a push-up contest:

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Eurotix – When You Are In My Dreams (Official Video):

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Frances Carroll & Her Coquettes Featuring Drummer Viola Smith:

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