This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (3:22 - 3:22) One of the 20th Century’s Most Influential Lives in World Politics Comes to An End: Mikhail Gorbachev Dies at 91 — And We Await Russia’s Response

PART II (15:28 - 15:28) EuroPride Festival Brought to Screeching Halt in Serbia — Where You Find Historic, Orthodox Christianity, You Find a Society That Knows God’s Intention for Gender, Sexuality, and Family

PART III (20:43 - 20:43) What Happens When Identity Politics Turns on the Sexual Revolution? Harry Styles Gets Accused of ‘Queerbaiting’

• Harry Styles Accused of 'Queerbaiting.' What is That – and Why Does It Matter? by USA Today (David Oliver)

PART IV (23:26 - 23:26) ‘We’re a Part of the Abortion Movement Too’: Trans Men Meet Ontological Obstacles as They Demand Recognition from Abortion Movement

• 'We're a Part of This Movement, Too.' Transgender and Nonbinary People Say They Feel Excluded from the Abortion Fight by CNN (Jacquelyne Germain)