11/14/2024

Hello,

It's been a week. And I mean that in a couple of different ways. But before we get to articles in this newsletter, I'd like to ask a favor. Is there a topic you think The Advocate needs to cover more? Have ideas about how The Advocate can improve our LGBTQ+ news coverage? Reach out at news@equalpride.com. I'd love to hear from you. 🌈 Now back to the news...

🫠 Donald Trump has announced a stream of more and more absurd administration choices, including Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, Robert J. Kennedy Jr. as head of HHS, and Kristi Noem as head of Homeland Security. These appointments still need to be confirmed by the Senate.

✨ Has this week made you want to get involved with nonprofit groups or donate to a cause? Here are 26 organizations that will be crucial in protecting human rights under another Trump administration. You can also be inspired by this piece from senior politics editor Trudy Ring who dove into queer social movements. As she writes, from the Mattachine Society to ACT UP to marriage equality, "it’s useful to remember that at other times we were faced with forces of oppression, we acted up and fought back." ✨

🎉 In other news, Sheryl Lee Ralph is officially The Advocate's Advocate of the Year! Since the beginning of her now legendary career, the indomitable star of stage and screen has also been a fiercely outspoken advocate for queer people and other marginalized communities — which is why we're delighted to honor her. 🎉

Onward and upward,

Alex Cooper

Editor-in-chief, Advocate.com

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