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📚 Chasten Buttigieg is releasing his latest book on May 20. The Advocate's Christopher Wiggins recently spoke to the author, former teacher, and husband of Pete Buttigieg about his latest project — Papa’s Coming Home, a tender, funny, and beautifully illustrated children's book. In this climate of book bans, it's anything but apolitical.
🌈 Lea Salonga, one of the Broadway divas featured on Out’s May/June cover, is a champion for young transgender people — including her 18-year-old son, Nic. “It’s important for me to speak up for kids like my own kid, because trans folks are being erased, as if their existence never happened. But trans folks have been around forever,” she told The Advocate’s sibling publication. You can find Out's epic cover story here.
🏛️ A Montana court has struck down the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The ban violates the rights to privacy and free speech guaranteed by the Montana Constitution, and it amounts to discrimination based on viewpoint, Judge Jason Marks wrote for the court. How about that for some good news?
Onwards and upwards,
Alex Cooper
Editor-in-chief, The Advocate
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Why Chasten Buttigieg wrote a new children’s book about two dads that isn’t about being different
Courtesy Philomel Books; Carina Teoh (provided)
Pete Hegseth is trying to force this transgender soldier out of the military. He won't leave voluntarily
Courtesy Nicolas Talbott; frontpage/shutterstock
Children of lesbian parents who are donor-conceived are as well-adjusted as anyone else: study
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Appeals court deals another blow to Florida's anti-drag law
footage still: Hamburger Mary Orlando via facebook
The pope’s MAGA brother and how even the holiest families have a black — and red — sheep stained by Trump
CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images
Silence isn't a strategy: Why leaders must talk about depression before it talks back
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Broadway star Lea Salonga on helping her trans son to be 'a successful human being'
Sam Waxman for Out Magazine
Trans Americans consider moves to safer states because of Trump election: Williams Institute
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Malcolm Kenyatta says David Hogg is distorting the truth as DNC moves toward new leadership election
Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for SiriusXM; Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Fast Company
Pope’s brother shared a video falsely suggesting Nancy Pelosi is a drunk and her husband uses Grindr
CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images; Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images
Congressional Equality Caucus condemns Medicaid cuts, anti-trans provisions in budget bill
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images
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🌈 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: Dr. Rachel Levine, who is the highest-ranking out trans federal official in U.S. history, served in what role under the Biden administration?
This week's hint: Her role was in the Department of Health and Human Services.
⚡ Respond with the correct answer, and you might get a shoutout in a future email newsletter!
📣 What you should also be reading:
- Dan Levy's new comedy series news just might heal the Schitt's Creek-shaped hole in your heart (Pride)
- Benito Skinner dishes on his steamy sex scenes in Overcompensating (Pride)
- Idina, Megan, Kristin, Lea, and Maleah take the stage for LGBTQ+ equality (Out)
- Cooper Koch's Calvin Klein underwear campaign is blazing hot (Out)
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