Newsletter
Subscribe To
OUT MAGAZINE
OUT MAGAZINE
We need your help
Your support makes The Advocate's original LGBTQ+ reporting possible. Become a member today to help us continue this work.
Your support makes The Advocate's original LGBTQ+ reporting possible. Become a member today to help us continue this work.
Hey there!
🌈 In an interview with The Advocate, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she'll "fight like hell" for LGBTQ+ people. "I always love going to Pride events. They are some of the happiest, mos inclusive, and most fun events there are, and I'm really proud that we've come a long way in Michigan," Whitmer said. "There's always more good work to do, but we've made great strides. ... That's why it's always important to show up, to show my support, and to work together to make sure we continue to make Michigan a good place for all people." 🌈
💍 Saju Mathews, a medical analyst for CNN, opened up recently about his escape from an arranged marriage in a Pride Month post. Born and raised in a South Indian family, Mathews shared that he was originally arranged to marry a woman until he broke off the engagement and came out to his fiancée and family as gay.
👕 A school district in Massachusetts was within its rights to ban a student’s “There Are Only Two Genders” T-shirt, as protecting LGBTQ+ students from harassment overrides free speech considerations, a federal appeals court has ruled. 👕
🇺🇸 Martha-Ann Alito is sick of seeing the LGBTQ+ Pride flag, so she's going to replace it with a "shame" flag instead. Alito went on an unprompted rant about flags, saying in a newly released recording, “You know what I want? I want a Sacred Heart of Jesus flag, because I have to look across the lagoon at the Pride flag for the next month.” Happy Pride, y'all!
Have a news tip for us? Message us at news@equalpride.com.
Onward and upward,
Alex Cooper
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will always 'fight like hell' to protect LGBTQ+ rights (exclusive)
facebook @GretchenWhitmer
Samuel Alito's wife, Martha-Ann, calls to replace the Pride flag with a 'shame' flag
ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images
Massachusetts school can in fact ban 'two genders' T-shirt, federal appeals court rules
Stutterstock Creative; Press Release Photo via Alliance Defending Freedom
Jon Stewart wants everyone to 'stop pretending' corporations can support Pride
Darwin Brandis/Shutterstock
The gays bring surge to D.C. Metro ridership for Capital Pride Parade
Baiterek Media/Shutterstock; Rena Schild/Shutterstock
Look, queer trivia!
Each week, The Advocate newsletter has a little bit of LGBTQ+ trivia. Today, you'll get the question. Thursday, you'll get a hint. And Saturday, you'll get the answer.
This week’s question is: What are the colors of the Pride flag?
Reply to this email with the answer and you may get a shout-out in a future newsletter!
@wgacooper
Latest Stories
Charlie Kirk DID say stoning gay people was the 'perfect law' — and these other heinous quotes