👏🏼 Rachel Maddow calls 'em like she sees 'em

Plus, Jake Shears graces The Advocate's print issue Hello! 👋🏼 It's been a minute! A huge shout-out to Christopher Wiggins for writing the newsletter last week while I enjoyed some time away with family. I hope I didn't miss too much. 🌈 📺 Bye, Ronna. Former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel got sacked by NBC News days after the company announced it had hired her as a political analyst. McDaniel had worked with Donald Trump during his presidency while leading the RNC. In that role, she actively attacked the press and even pushed conspiracies about the 2020 election. NBC's biggest news star [Rachel Maddow]( didn't hold back on her show Monday. “We are contending with something we’ve never had to contend with before in the news business … but part of our resilience as a democracy is going to be recognizing when decisions are bad ones and reversing those bad decisions," Maddow said. On Tuesday, another announcement indicated that NBC execs had seemingly heard the complaints loud and clear: [They ousted McDaniel.]( 🎤 Jake Shears, former lead singer of queer pop band Scissor Sisters, was our print cover star for our most recent issue. In his interview, the singer — whose latest endeavors included working on a musical with Elton John on the life of Tammy Faye Messner — talks about his success and whether we'll be seeing a Scissor Sisters reunion anytime soon. [Read the interview here.]( 🪩 ✨ Y'all, it's good to be back. ✨ Onward and upward, Alex Cooper [We kiki with Jake Shears about Cabaret, Tammy Faye, Elton, and more]( [Ronna McDaniel out at NBC after Rachel Maddow and others call out hiring the ex-RNC chair]( [Watch these brothers step up after their dad refused to attend their sister's queer wedding]( [Police arrest 3 teens for allegedly kidnapping and killing young trans man, dumping his body in the desert]( [New York Times fails to include trans voices in coverage, say GLAAD, Media Matters]( [The horrific reality of transgender individuals in Texas prisons]( [Pete Buttigieg commits federal resources to Baltimore bridge collapse recovery]( 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: What global musical icon dedicated their last album to their gay family member, Uncle Johnny? Reply to this email with the answer and you may get a shout-out in a future newsletter! What you should also be reading: - [Nicholas Galitzine on how Mary & George is a story of queer & female empowerment]( (Pride) - [Does Paul Mescal have the sexiest legs in Hollywood? PRIDE investigates]( (Pride) - [The queer stars of Universal Television stun in spring menswear]( (Out) - [Barbie star Hari Nef is starring in a biopic about this trans legend]( (Out) Do you know someone who would like to receive The Advocate newsletter? Share it with them! [Click to email a link to your friends]( Keep up with the latest LGBTQ+ news -- from politics to entertainment to opinions from queer voices. The Advocate is part of [equalpride]( a proudly LGBTQ-owned and operated media company that serves as a leading voice on equality with LGBTQ, women and people of color. Follow us [X]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2024 equalpride. All rights reserved. PO Box 241579, Los Angeles, CA 90024 [Privacy policy]( [Terms of use](