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➡️ Orlando residents repainted the rainbow crosswalk in front of the Pulse nightclub in Florida over the weekend, but state transportation officials have painted over the street a second time. Last week, city representatives and local lawmakers were shocked after Florida state officials covered up the rainbow colors, a memorial to the 49 victims of the Pulse shooting, in the dead of night.
⛪ LGBTQ+ Americans are significantly less likely to be religious than their straight and cisgender peers — but they're still more spiritual, according to a newly released study by Pew Research.
👀 Oh, Nancy Mace. The anti-LGBTQ+ Republican's campaign for South Carolina governor suffered an embarrassing stumble last week when she canceled a planned speech in Myrtle Beach after just a few people arrived.
Have a good one, y'all.
Onward and upward,
Alex Cooper
Editor-in-Chief, The Advocate
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