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Hi all,
🍗 A restaurant on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is getting pushback for advertising a couples’ night limited to “the real kind of couple,” those who “can produce a child.” I'm not kidding...
📣 Queer and allied lawmakers are demanding answers to Trump's ban on the VA providing gender-affirming care to veterans. Sixty-nine members of Congress, led by gay Rep. Mark Takano, have sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins opposing his decision to phase out gender-affirming care for transgender veterans.
🌈 As Texas Republican lawmakers consider one of the most extreme anti-transgender bills in the country, Joelle Espeut of The Normal Anomaly Initiative is urging community members to resist fear — and instead, lean into joy and hope. Here's how.
Onwards and upwards,
Alex Cooper
Editor-in-chief, The Advocate
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Mississippi restaurant gives out straight-couples-only offer and is roundly lambasted for it
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Congress members denounce VA's end to gender-affirming care, demand answers
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White House Correspondents' Dinner scraps Amber Ruffin's comedy routine, bowing to Trump administration
Bryan Bedder/Variety via Getty Images
New photo from Pulse shooting shows exit blocked by refrigerator, which may have cost lives
Gerardo Mora/Getty Images
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Signalgate, Trump’s tariffs, and defending the LGBTQ+ community
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Transgender Texans refuse to be erased as Republicans try to make their existence illegal
Courtesy The Normal Anomaly Initiative
Missing gay Arizona yoga instructor, Marcus Freiberger, found dead after blind date
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Federal judge again blocks Iowa book ban; expected to rule on 'don't say gay' restrictions soon
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Walmart fires 6'4" cisgender woman threatened by man who thought she was trans
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Trump executive order targets law firm challenging anti-trans policies
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Parents call out school board member for anti-LGBTQ+ posts
Footage Still via WFIE 14 News; Union County Board of Education
20 things we have more of than transgender NCAA athletes: From Trump felonies to measles cases
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New Netflix show has a gay president and first gentleman — and its actors are 'profoundly proud'
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Enjoy the Mar/Apr 2025 Health PLUS Wellness digital edition.
Check out an inspiring chat with our spring cover star, wellness expert Jess King — and read the full issue now!
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