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Hi y'all,
Happy Monday! Here are some highlights from The Advocate:
⭐ Democratic state Rep. Lauren Ashley Simmons of Texas schooled a Republican colleague who apparently didn't know intersex people existed. In a video shared on social media, Simmons calls out the GOP for attacking LGBTQ+ rights in a budget bill. Watch the exchange here.
💔 Hungary's parliament passed a law banning LGBTQ+ events in public and allowing authorities to use facial recognition to identify those who participate. Thousands have protested over the weeks, including over the weekend when the political opposition put on a "grey Pride" march calling out the legislation.
🙃 Donald Trump has nominated an Alabama urologist, Brian Christine, with a long record of anti-trans rhetoric — but also a history of marketing gender-affirming care to some transgender people — to replace Dr. Rachel Levine in a top federal health role — the highest ranking out trans person in the federal government in U.S. history. Christine has called for "corrective care" for trans youth.
Check out these stories and more below. ⬇️
Onwards and upwards,
Alex Cooper
Editor-in-chief, The Advocate
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'Andy, that's not true:' Texas Republican mocked after admitting he doesn't know what intersex is
footage stills via instagram @texashousedems
Trump and El Salvador's president attack transgender people during White House meeting
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images
Rachel Levine's potential replacement once said trans youth should undergo 'corrective care'
Courtesy HHS; footage still via youtube
Keith St Clare, pioneering gay magazine publisher, dead at 79
Vanguard magazine via The LGBTQ History Project; Will Shellhorn; shutterstock creative
Trans Norwegian politician wants to give asylum to transgender people fleeing Trump's policies
footage still via instagram @karinaodegard; mark reinstein/Shutterstock
Hungary passes constitutional amendment banning public LGBTQ+ events
ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images
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Each week, The Advocatenewsletter has a little bit of LGBTQ+ trivia. Today, you'll get the question. Wednesday, you'll get a hint. And Friday, you'll get the answer.
This week's question: What is the name of the new film that is a remake of a 1993 movie directed by Ang Lee?
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📣 What you should be reading:
- JoJo Siwa & Chris Hughes flirty cuddles on Big Brother leave fans very confused (Pride)
- You betta werk! 15 vintage photos of drag queens from the turn of the century (Pride)
- How trans musician Sasha Allen won the heart of America — and Adore Delano (Out)
- Laith Ashley dishes on 'very, very gay' Revry series Unconventional (Out)
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