## Police beat crowds marching for gay Spanish man Samuel Luiz

Authored by pinknews.co.uk

A protect in Madrid over the death of a young gay man spiralled into police violence.

Riot police in Madrid, Spain, responded with brutality and batons to the thousands protesting the killing of Samuel Luiz, a gay man whose death has sparked a national outcry.

They were all there for one reason: the death of Samuel Luiz, 24.

Demonstrations erupted Monday (5 July) in response to the attack across A Coruña, Barcelona, Valencia, Salamanca, Bilbao and Zaragoza.

As unrest gripped the country, many protesters held signs reading “Your homophobia is killing us” as they called for government action.

Thousands of LGTBIQ+ activists protest in Barcelona (Spain) over the death of Samuel Luiz (24), who was attacked outside a nightclub last weekend in A Coruña.

“We are being abused and murdered for being LGBT+,” the State Federation of Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals said in a statement on Twitter. »

### Sha’Carri Richardson Is Left Off the U.S. Olympic Team

Authored by wsj.com

Team USA’s roster of track and field athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will be missing its biggest newsmaker ahead of the Games: sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson.

The 21-year-old winner of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials’ women’s 100 meters last month was left off the team named Tuesday by USA Track & Field, after an anti-doping test detected a chemical found in marijuana.

Richardson was disqualified from the 100 meters, but USATF, the sport’s national governing body, had the option to select her to run in a relay in Tokyo. »

### Mary Simon named as Canada's first Indigenous Governor General

Authored by beta.ctvnews.ca

"I would like to congratulate Mary Simon on her appointment as our country’s first Indigenous Governor General.

Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada's next governor general — the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. »

### Tom Hardy ‘Spent Months’ Breaking ‘Venom 2’ Plot Over FaceTime, Earns First ‘Story By’ Credit

Authored by indiewire.com

Tom Hardy is the face of Sony’s “Venom” franchise, but he’s more than just the star of the upcoming sequel “Venom: Let There Be Carnage.”

“Venom: Let There Be Carnage” reunites Hardy and Michelle Williams opposite franchise newcomer Woody Harrelson as the eponymous villain.

“This is new for him, to get credit,” Marcel said, “but it’s not new for him to be this involved. »

### Catholic Church is being persecuted, says Canadian bishops' conference head

Authored by international.la-croix.com

"And so I say in my heart… You know something?

His homily that was livestreamed online and posted on YouTube by the Archdiocese of Winnipeg came under much criticism from indigenous communities.

Following the first discovery of graves in British Colombia in May-end some Catholic churches have burnt in fires that authorities are investigating as suspicious. »

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