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Happy Thursday,
🚽 About 15 people were arrested at the U.S. Capitol today for protesting Speaker Mike Johnson's trans bathroom ban for House of Representatives facilities. Those detained include whistleblower Chelsea Manning and activist and author Raquel Willis. The protestors also gathered outside of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson's office, chanting “Speaker Johnson, Nancy Mace, our genders are no debate!” while a group of allies displayed a yellow banner in the halls outside that read: "Congress: Stop pissing on our rights!”
❌ A South Carolina mayor says he doesn't know what the antigay f-slur means. In a somewhat strange interaction where he told a resident at a city council meeting to come sleep in his bed, he clarified that he wasn't a [f-slur]. He's now saying he meant a bundle of sticks. Sure. Totally.
🚒 Need some warmth in your life? How about a scorching calendar full of pictures of Australian firefighters? Yes, it's that time of year again when the annual Australian Firefighter Calendar is released. We have a preview of the images as well as how you can get your hands on one. Enjoy! 🔥
Onward and upward,
Alex Cooper
Editor-in-chief, Advocate.com
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📰 In other news...
- In photos: U.S. v. Skrmetti protest at the Supreme Court in support of transgender youth (exclusive)
- Meet Michele Rayner, who could become Florida's first queer woman senator
- LGBTQ+ groups cautiously optimistic that Supreme Court will rule for trans youth care
- Roommate convicted in brutal murder of Kenyan LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba
- New England wedding vendors offer help to same-sex couples before Trump inauguration
- Marjorie Taylor Greene gets booed after talking about trans kids at the Supreme Court
Chelsea Manning and Raquel Willis among 15 arrested at U.S. Capitol during bathroom sit-in
Photo credit to Alexa B Wilkinson
Marjorie Taylor Greene gets booed after talking about trans kids at the Supreme Court
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
New England wedding vendors offer help to same-sex couples before Trump inauguration
Lensy Michelle Official Website; Shutterstock
‘I don’t even know what that word means’ says South Carolina mayor who used antigay slur at meeting
Mayor Curtis Boyd via facebook
Meet Michele Rayner, who could become Florida's first queer woman senator
Octavio Jones/Getty Images
LGBTQ+ groups cautiously optimistic that Supreme Court will rule for trans youth care
Nikki Aye for The Advocate
In photos: U.S. v. Skrmetti protest at the Supreme Court in support of transgender youth (exclusive)
Nikki Aye for The Advocate
🌈 Look, a hint! 🌈
Each week, The Advocate newsletter has a little bit of LGBTQ+ trivia. Tuesday, you'll get a question. Today, you'll get a hint. And Saturday, you'll get the answer.
This week's question: What Mean Girls actor was recently dubbed the "Gay King of Christmas" by Out magazine?
This week's hint is: He's played many of his Christmas roles on the Hallmark Channel.
✨ Reply with the right answer and you might be featured in a future email newsletter.
📣 What you should also be reading:
- David Archuleta addresses his role in the bedroom: “Doing only one thing is boring to me” (Pride)
- MAGA husband says giving his wife orgasms not babies is 'gay sex' and we're cackling (Pride)
- Marissa Bode hopes Wicked makes the world safer for her & her girlfriend (Out)
- Attention, gays! The price of your vodka soda could jump 60 percent (Out)
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