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🌈 Happy Thursday, y'all!
Tonight, the New Jersey Devils are going to troll the NHL hard. If you didn't know, the NHL banned players from wearing themed jerseys during warm-ups, but they didn't say anything about wearing them before warm-ups. The team is using that loophole to celebrate Pride night. Donations from the night's special auction will go to a local HIV/AIDS health organization.
Thirty-five years ago on Christmas Day, celebrated drag ball performer Venus Pellagatti Xtravaganza was found dead in New York City’s now-defunct Duchess hotel. Our latest cold case story delves into what we know about her death and how cops have investigated her murder. More than three decades later, it’s still unknown who killed Xtravaganza.
🎥 There was apparently a second gay sex video investigation at the Capitol. In 2022, video was leaked of a House staffer doing the deed with another man and also with himself. 🎥
And speaking of congressional sex tapes, Bowen Yang recently joked on his podcast about performing as the "congressional twink" in a SNL sketch inspired by the most recent one. Read that conversation at the link below.
In other news:
- The owners of the St. Louis gay bar that was crashed into by police have alleged, through their lawyer, police misconduct.
- The Indigo Girls are releasing a documentary film, highlighting their influence on both music and activism.
- Austin Wolf recently had a collab week with some of the biggest names in gay adult entertainment. He spoke with us about the adult film industry and his career.
- A cardinal — the priest kind, not the bird — said that Jesus would be jailed for being opposed to marriage equality. Others would disagree.
Onward and upward,
Alex
New Jersey Devils Troll the NHL by Wearing LGBTQ+ Pride Jerseys in Spite of Ban
Illustration: Kathryn Kennedy for the New Jersey Devils; Image: Shutterstock
Bowen Yang Jokes About Playing the 'Congressional Twink' on 'Saturday Night Live'
Image: NBCUniversal
Venus Xtravaganza Was Murdered on Christmas Day in 1988. Her Case Is Still Cold.
Image: Off White Productions
Teenagers Found Guilty in Brutal Murder of Transgender Girl Brianna Ghey
Image: Peter Summers/Getty Images
The Indigo Girls Pay Tribute to the Queer Community in New Documentary
Image Courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories
Groundbreaking Transgender Psychiatrist Jeanne Hoff Dead at 85
Image: Collection of the Kinsey Institute, Indiana University
Everything You Missed at Austin Wolf's Inaugural Collab Week
Image: Tony Valadez
Look, a hint!
Each week, The Advocate newsletter has a little bit of LGBTQ+ trivia. Tuesday, you'll get the question. Today, you'll get a hint. And Saturday, you'll get the answer.
This week's question is: Who was the first Supreme Court member to conduct a same-sex marriage ceremony?
This week's hint is: The justice was nominated to the high court by a Democratic president.
Reply to this email with your answer, and you may get a shout-out in a future newsletter!
What you should also be reading:
- From Laughs to Love Stories: The Must-Watch LGBTQ+ Shows of 2023 (Pride)
- Ryan Gosling Drops A "Ken" Holiday Bop, We're Gagged! Watch The Video Here (Pride)
- All The Queer Shows Canceled In 2023 (So Far) (Pride)
- Trixie & Katya's New Animated Christmas Short Is Our Fave Gift This Year (Out)
- 11 Kisses That Melted Our Queer Hearts in 2023 (Out)
- Tom Daley Is Back in the Water & Taking Home Gold(Out)
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