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Hi y'all,
🎧 Have you listened to The Advocate's new podcast The Advocate Weekly? Our host Kevin Ortega-Rojas takes listeners through a roundup of headlines, a deep dive with one of The Advocate's journalists, and a special interview with an LGBTQ+ changemaker. You can find The Advocate Weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other podcast platforms.
🧩 It Gets Better released a "banned words" crossword puzzle mocking Donald Trump's censoring of certain words — including "advocate" — in the federal government. (Honestly, it's the first crossword puzzle I've done in more than 10 years. I'm a bit obsessed.)
🗳️ Pete Buttigieg has decided not to run for the U.S. Senate or Michigan's governorship in 2026. “I care deeply about the outcome of both races, but I have decided against competing in either,” Buttigieg wrote on Substack. The decision not to run may indicate Buttigieg is eyeing a presidential run in 2028.
Onwards and upwards,
Alex Cooper
Editor-in-chief, Advocate.com
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Transgender Rep. Sarah McBride calls out 'weird' obsession by Republicans in whose minds 'I appear to live rent-free'
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
Protesters unveil giant Pride flag in response to Utah's new bill trying to ban it
Brent Olson/Shutterstock; nito/shutterstock
'Banned words' crossword puzzle mocks Donald Trump's LGBTQ+ censorship in federal government
tone kale/shutterstock; a katz/Shutterstock
The deplorable way House Republicans are treating Rep. Sarah McBride knows no historical equal
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images
Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva, fierce LGBTQ+ ally & progressive champion, dies at 77
Courtesy Office of Raúl Grijalva
Federal judge dismantles Trump's trans military ban in explosive hearing
Courtesy United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary; Courtesy The Federalist Society
Fox News covers transgender issues almost twice as much as other major networks
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