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đ President Donald Trump may not want drag artists on stage at the Kennedy Center, but he couldnât stop them from booing him in the audience. As the president attended a performance of Les MisĂ©rables at the Washington D.C. venue Wednesday night, drag artists Tara Hoot, Ricky RosĂ©, Vagenesis, and Mari Con Carne also attended the show donned in formal regalia â and full drag.
đ A decade ago, on June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that marriage equality was the law of the land and that same-sex couples had the legal right to a marriage equal to different-sex couples. The Advocate wants to hear from couples and individuals about what marriage equality means to you. Where were you when you heard the news? What did you think? Tell us your story.
đ Last week, thousands came out to rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial Sunday in Washington, D.C., as part of WorldPride 2025. Under grey skies which turned into downpours, LGBTQ+ people from across the country â and the world â listened to speakers talk about the current state of queer rights under President Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ administration.
Onward and upward,
Alex Cooper
Editor-in-Chief, The Advocate
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Drag artists who crashed Donald Trump's first Kennedy Center show want him to know: 'You canât erase us'
Kevin Carter/Getty Images
Gay congressman confronts Pete Hegseth over Harvey Milk ship, military diversity
Courtesy Eric Sorensen; Joshua Sukoff/Shutterstock
50+ photos of unapologetic queer joy and rebellion at WorldPride 2025 rally and march
Courtesy Chantis Parks Photography
During Trumpâs dictatorial military parade Saturday, America needs a Tiananmen Square moment
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Federal agents drag California U.S. senator from Kristi Noemâs Los Angeles press conference in handcuffs
Luke Johnson/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images; David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images
Judges forced a Florida Pride drag show indoors at the last minute
Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images; Courtesy City of Naples Florida
Orlando to honor victims, commune with survivors on 9th anniversary of Pulse shooting
Mia2you/Shutterstock
Tennessee AG: It was God's will for him to defend gender-affirming care ban at Supreme Court
Courtesy Tennessee Attorney General's Office
Confederate or not? Army bases revert to names of rebels but supposedly honor others
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images
45% of the world doesn't think their country is a good place for gay and lesbian people
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New survey reveals crucial role of family support in transgender health and wellbeing
Mariano Gaspar/shutterstock
đ Look, a hint đ
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: Where is WorldPride being held next year?
This week's hint: The host city is in the country that was first in the world that legally recognized marriage equality.
⥠Respond with the correct answer, and you might get a shoutout in a future email newsletter.
đŁ What you should also be reading:
- Vico Ortiz shares how creating their solo show unearthed their earliest trans moments (Pride)
- 75 photos of DC WorldPride parade that show that the Capitol is full of queer joy (Pride)
- Why is Tim Gunn not on Project Runway season 21? Here's what we know (Out)
- Who gets to tell the story of FĂ©lix GonzĂĄlez-Torres? (Out)
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