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🧀 Wisconsin's Democratic governor has vetoed an anti-transgender sports bill that would bar trans students from participating in sports that aligned with their gender identity. "LGBTQ kids deserve our love and respect and support just like any other kid," Gov. Tony Evers tweeted. Evers also vetoed a Republican-led effort to ban gender-affirming care for minors in December. 🏀
👀 The Southern Poverty Law Center has listed Libs of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik on its extremist watchlist. Is anyone surprised? The organization said that Raichik has used her social media platforms to spread conspiracy theories and misinformation targeting LGBTQ+ people. The group added that the disinformation spewed by Raichik has led to violence against the LGBTQ+ community. Well, the SPLC was not holding back. 🫖
✨ Vermont's largest city now has a queer mayor who also happens to be the city's first woman mayor too. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak was sworn in Monday. "Vermont has this outside perception of being this big progressive state that's really inclusive and safe, and it was not that way growing up here," she recently told The Advocate. "We have a lot of work to still do."
Onward and upward,
Alex Cooper
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor vetoes Republican transgender sports ban bill
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Rachel Levine on being out in government and the ‘faux’ outrage over Trans Day of Visibility (exclusive)
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Two men arrested in death of trans activist and performer Cecilia Gentili
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Southern Poverty Law Center adds Libs of TikTok creator to extremist hate watchlist
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JK Rowling stoops even lower, mocks hate crime law & dares police to arrest her
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When even blue states aren't safe from anti-LGBTQ+ laws, this queer mayor is protecting her city
Emma for Mayor
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: In what year was Transgender Day of Visibility — which falls on March 31 each year — first organized?
Reply to this email with the answer and you may get a shout-out in a future newsletter!
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