Advocate newsletter for Thursday, Sept. 28: The Republican debate edition

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The Republican presidential debate targets trans people

🗳️ What to know: The second Republican presidential debate of 2023 was rife with anti-transgender sentiment, Trudy Ring reports. Candidates called transgender people mentally ill and vowed to ban gender-affirming health care.

The debate was also marked with the usual GOP rhetoric about abortion, immigration, tax cuts and school "choice." Read the full story.

Nancy Pelosi and the Little Gay Pub

Nancy Pelosi and the Little Gay Pub Photos by Thomas Cluderay

🍸 Now this is cute: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi made a surprise appearance at a Washington gay bar that has become a popular hotspot for locals and visitors alike in the short time since it’s been open.

She told The Advocate's Christopher Wiggins on Wednesday that she was grateful for the Little Gay Pub and its role in the LGBTQ+ community. See more photos from her visit, and read our interview with the pub's owners.

Hello, Stefanos!

🌈 Pictures of progress: Businessman Stefanos Kasselakis, 35, could become Greek's first openly gay prime minister. He was elected this week to lead the country's leftist party.

Kasselakis is married to American nurse Tyler McBeth, and though marriage equality is not yet recognized in Greece, Kasselakis promises to reform the country's anti-LGBTQ+ laws. See more photos of Kasselakis and his husband and read about his background.

🎬 And in entertainment news, we've got a look at Nathan Lane singing about his "old gay life" in the upcoming musical Dicks, plus Schitt's Creek actor Emily Hampshire is set to appear on Celebrity Jeopardy.

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