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Happy Thursday!
Last night, Republican presidential hopefuls, sans former President Donald Trump, took to the debate stage to yell over each other once again. This time, however, there were only four candidates. While the previous debates didn't focus a lot of attention on LGBTQ+ rights, this one, for some reason, delved right into attacking gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called it child "abuse." It isn't.
Businessman-turned-wannabe politician Vivek Ramaswamy called it a "mental health disorder." It isn't.
Even former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said that while he wouldn't ban gender-affirming care, the treatment is still "dangerous." It isn't.
Every leading medical association supports gender-affirming care for trans youth.
In other news:
- Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez took transphobes to task in a congressional hearing earlier this week.
- A cold case of a murdered gay man in Utah once had a prime suspect. So what happened?
- TV legend Norman Lear died. He was behind a variety of inclusive television, including some of the first positive portrayals of LGBTQ+ people on the small screen.
- Far-right pundit Matt Walsh said that it was probably better for children to have a limb cut off than to have gay parents.
Check out these stories and more below! See you all Saturday.
Onward and upward
Alex
Police Questioned a Prime Suspect in a Utah Gay Man’s Murder. Why Is the Case Still Cold?
Images: Salt Lake City PD (crime scene); Kris Robinette via Salt Lake Tribune (portrait)
May December’s Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman on Playing Transgressive Women
Courtesy of Netflix
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: When was The Advocate first published?
This week's hint is: It was the same year Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first Black U.S. Supreme Court justice.
What else you should be reading:
- Trace Lysette on Independent Spirit Award Nomination: 'You've Got to Dream' (Out)
- The 'Red, White & Royal Blue' Boys Reunited & It Was Absolutely Beautiful (Out)
- Fans Think Jason Mraz Was 'Robbed' on the 'Dancing With the Stars' Season 32 Finale (Out)
- We’re Gagged Over How Many Adult Scenes Austin Wolf Shot In A Single Day (Pride)
- John Fetterman Just Clowned George Santos & Bob Menendez So Hard We'll Never Stop Laughing (Pride)
- Lil Nas X Shuts Down His 'Christian Era' Critics With A Golden Shower Joke, We're Cackling (Pride)
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