Daily newsletter 11/20

➡️ Transgender Day of Remembrance brings us another tragic headline about a trans woman killed in an act of violence. “It is absolutely devastating to learn about the loss of Girlalala, a bright light in my home state of Florida,” Victoria Kirby York, director of public policy and programs at the National Black Justice Collective, said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Trump’s Coast Guard has recategorized symbols like nooses and swastikas from “hate incidents” to “potentially divisive symbols," and The 19th News reports on Republicans downgrading the country’s HIV programs.

We also dig into the case of a lesbian astronaut falsely accused of committing crime in space, and hear from 90s fitness icon Susan Powter on her new out-and-proud life.

Until tomorrow,

Christine Linnell
Social media manager, The Advocate

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Black trans TikTok star Girlalala killed; boyfriend charged with her murder

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