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Happy Thursday!
⁉️ What's in a name? Quite a lot actually. It's why the It Gets Better Project — the organization that began after that Dan Savage and Terry Miller video went viral in 2010 — is dropping "project" from its name. But given what we've seen across the country in 2023 and into 2024, does it still get better?
💫 “The phrase ‘it gets better’ might sound simplistic, especially when LGBTQ+ youth in states like Florida face daunting realities,” Ross von Metzke, senior director of communications of It Gets Better, told The Advocate. “Our goal is to empower these young people to navigate life’s challenges with better tools and community support.” 💫
📖 Haven't read our latest cover story yet? You should get on that then. In our 💕 love 💕 issue, we spoke with the George Takei and his husband Brad about their 38 years together. The adorable photos alone are worth taking a peek at.
And it looks like Gen Z is hecka gay. 🌈 In fact, according to a recent survey, Gen Z folks are more likely to identify as LGBTQ+ than as Republican. I'm fine with that. But Gen Z also has notoriously rejected labels of all forms. Read more about the survey here. 🐘
In other news:
- Madonna took a moment to recognize two nurses who worked in AIDS wards at the height of the crisis. The pop icon has been a queer icon for decades and this is why.
- A Maryland man was sentenced to 48 years in prison for murdering Taya Ashton, a trans woman.
- Ariana DeBose has a new film out and spoke with us about making it.
- It's National Gun Violence Survivors Awareness Week. We spoke with some folks who advocate for better gun laws and about the tragedies that led them to their activism.
- An out lawmaker in Florida is backing a ban on social media for kids younger than 16. LGBTQ+ advocates say the ban would prevent kids from accessing needed information and resources.
See you on Saturday,
Alex Cooper
It Gets Better Project changes name amid challenging landscape for LGBTQ+ youth (exclusive)
via It Gets Better Project
Less GOP and more LGBT — Gen Z is more likely to be queer than Republican, survey reveals
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Out Florida lawmaker defends bill banning kids from social media
Michele Rayner for Florida
I.S.S.’s Ariana DeBose and Gabriela Cowperthwaite on nationalism and normalizing queer ID
Bleecker Street
Madonna pays tribute to two heroes of the AIDS crisis during NYC show
Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation
Gun violence ‘is always going to sit with me:’ Grief, trauma, and the rising threat of firearms in America
Images Courtesy: Sara Grossman, Vincent Perez
Maryland man sentenced to 48 years for murder of transgender woman Taya Ashton
via HRC; via PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY POLICE
Look, a hint!
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 is: Who was the first out LGBTQ+ person to be nominated for an Oscar for playing an out LGBTQ+ character?
This week's hint is: This person received the Oscar nomination in 1999.
Reply to this email with the answer and you may get a shout-out in a future newsletter!
What you should also be reading:
- Margaret Cho is blasting Republicans on her upcoming tour and we're here for it (Pride)
- Here are all the celebrities who came out in 2024 (so far!) (Pride)
- Tyra Banks squished between furries at NBA game has everyone so confused (Pride)
- Here's where to watch all of this year's 'Best Picture' Oscar nominees (Out)
- Watch Colman Domingo absolutely slay his Out cover shoot (Out)
- Bobby Berk opens up about Tan France drama & why he really left Queer Eye (Out)
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