02/01/24

Happy Thursday!

🧩 It's already February? 2024, please slow down. 🚦 The new year comes with new changes. Vice President Kamala Harris's long-time policy adviser Ike Irby stepped down from his role in her office. Irby, who is gay, spoke with The Advocate about working with Harris from her days in the Senate to the vice presidency. Read the interview here.

💫 Meet the Gen Z transgender woman looking to change Louisana politics by running for Congress. While Rivule Sykes knows it's an uphill battle to win in their district, they are ready to make waves and challenge the status quo. 🏔️ 🌊 "At the end of the day, my campaign isn’t about electing me, it’s about bringing people’s attention to the issues we all face together and coming together to form community-focused solutions that won’t leave anyone behind," they said.

🫖 Megyn Kelly seems to be upset that Rachel Maddow makes a lot of money. Like, a lot. I mean maybe that's because Rachel led a successful primetime show for years, still draws a ton of viewers, and also has project after project earn critical acclaim. Maybe? I don't know. 🫖

In other news:

• Utah's governor signed into law an anti-trans bathroom bill that might be the worst one yet.
• Activists in North Carolina are challenging the state's "don't say gay" law.
• Pennsylvania's supreme court ruled that restricting abortion access is discrimination.
• And apparently, those guys who had sex in that Senate hearing room won't be charged with anything. Police said that while it went against conduct policy, a crime wasn't committed.

Alex Cooper

Meet the Gen Z trans woman running for Congress in Louisiana

Courtesy Rivule Sykes

Gay lawmaker demands to know extent of U.S. Christian group's ties to Uganda's deadly antigay law

Courtesy Mark Pocan

8 images from 'Gay Icon's Guide to Life' that prove we're the wisest AND the shadiest of them all

All Artwork Courtesy Weldon Owen International

Police close Senate hearing room gay sex case after probe, finding no evidence of a crime

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Megyn Kelly is peeved that Rachel Maddow reportedly makes $30 million

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North Carolina's 'don't say gay' law and anti-trans sports statute challenged by activists

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Utah Gov. signs anti-trans bathroom bill, which advocates say is 'harassment in the most private of settings'

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Abortion restrictions amount to sex-based discrimination, state Supreme Court says

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