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🚓 In a recent interview, Donald Trump was asked if he'd pardon disgraced gay former GOP lawmaker George Santos, who recently began a seven-year prison sentence for fraud. Trump praised Santos's politics and said no one had asked him to pardon Santos. Well, Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene just did...

🏛️ A federal judge has dismissed Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes’s defamation lawsuit against MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and NBCUniversal.

❤️ The gayest bromance? Jonathan Gregg, who is straight, and Tom Felix, who is gay, are looking to challenge how we normally think about masculinity, friendships, and more. The two spoke with The Advocate's Christopher Wiggins about their platonic love and their podcast, No Homo.

Onward and upward,

Alex Cooper

Editor-in-Chief, The Advocate

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Marjorie Taylor Greene officially urges Trump to commute George Santos’s prison sentence

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Indiana Lt. Gov. Beckwith shares post from church that called for death to gays; his team walks it back

footage still via facebook @sfbcIndy1611; Courtesy Office of the Lt. Governor

Judge dismisses Truth Social CEO’s defamation suit against Rachel Maddow

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Donna Ward/Getty Images

Trump Administration to limit abortion for veterans after restricting gender-affirming care

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Trans darts champion laments ban against trans women as 'loss for the trans community'

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Nancy Mace announces run for South Carolina governor with anti-LGBTQ+ remarks

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

'Gilded Age' side-eye: How a silent maid unveils centuries of trans history

Bettmann/Getty Images; National Museum of American History; By Unknown author - The Days’ Doings, New York, August 12, 1876, Public Domain

One is straight. The other is gay. Together, these best friends are reimagining masculinity

Courtesy Jonathan Gregg & Tom Felix (provided)

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