12/12/24

Hi there,

It's only been a couple of days since the last newsletter, but a lot has happened so sit tight.

🚨 Republican lawmaker Nancy Mace is claiming a foster care activist attacked her. Earlier this week, the South Carolina representative said she was assaulted by a pro-trans rights advocate then she had him arrested. However, eyewitness reports don’t support her story.

🚽 Donald Trump apparently doesn't want to discuss anti-trans bathroom bans even though his political party is starting to use them at the Capitol and elsewhere. He said it was an issue dividing the country. Really? Wonder if the millions of Trump campaign dollars spent demonizing trans people could have something to do with that...

🕯️ We're taking a moment in this newsletter to honor Troy Masters, publisher of LGBTQ+ news outlet the Los Angeles Blade. Masters was 63.

⚡Sheryl Lee Ralph graced the stage at equalpride's Out100 event Wednesday night (equalpride is The Advocate's parent company). The Advocate honored Ralph as its Advocate of the Year. Check out what she had to say about advocacy and what wisdom she gave during her speech here.

Onward and upward,

Alex Cooper

Editor-in-chief, Advocate.com

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Donald Trump says he won’t debate trans bathroom use affecting ‘very small number of people’

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Virginia Republicans vote to take control of local library after losing fight to remove LGBTQ+ books

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Pete Hegseth really doesn’t like LGBTQ+ people in the military

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Mistrial declared in case of missing Black gay Ole Miss student Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee

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Vatican adds event for LGBTQ+ Catholics to Holy Year calendar

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Troy Masters, publisher of LGBTQ+ paper Los Angeles Blade, has died at 63

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Sheryl Lee Ralph accepts the Advocate of the Year Award at Out100

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All about the nation's first gay rights group, the Society for Human Rights, founded 100 years ago

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U.K. bans puberty blockers for trans youth indefinitely

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Hollywood’s new 'it' girl, Somebody Somewhere’s Bridget Everett, on starring in the best TV show of 2024

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Montana Supreme Court upholds block on gender-affirming care ban

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