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🚲 Democratic U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff will participate in the upcoming AIDS/LifeCycle 2025 ride (the last one) in California, making him the first U.S. senator to take part in the seven-day fundraising bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles. He previously participated as a member of the House of Representatives.
👀 Hours after Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California over a transgender student athlete’s participation, the California Interscholastic Federation announced a new “pilot entry process” for the state championships on May 30–31. The organization said the decision had been made before Trump's threats.
🏛️ The second Trump administration has brought back some familiar faces — and installed new ones with poor track records on LGBTQ+ rights. Here's where each Trump cabinet member stands on LGBTQ+ rights.
Onward and upward,
Alex Cooper
Editor-in-Chief, The Advocate
Democrat Adam Schiff to be the first U.S. senator to participate in California's AIDS/LifeCycle bike ride
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D.C. police investigate suspected hate crime at bar for queer & trans people of color during WorldPride
Courtesy instagram @sinnersandsaintsdc; Samuel Alia/Shutterstock
Seattle police arrest 23 during anti-trans rally clashes in LGBTQ+ neighborhood
footage still via x.com @ChuckCallesto
Trump pressured Gavin Newsom over trans teen athlete. Then California changed its track championship rules
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11 historic photos of New York's LGBTQ+ history from the book Queer Happened Here
Daisy Ang Collection via Prestel Publishing; Ande Whyland via Prestel Publishing
Kevin Aviance ‘lucky to be alive’ in New York City hospital after serious health scare
Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for iHeartRadio
Thieves used Grindr to lure scientist to his death and dismembered him, police say
Courtesy Max Planck Institute for Brain Research; Julio Ricco/Shutterstock
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