📣 Jill Biden calls out Donald Trump for being a bully

Plus, Democrats introduce resolution supporting queer kids Hello, ✨ Dr. Jill Biden [took Trump and Republican lawmakers to task]( for targeting [LGBTQ]( rights. “We’ve made progress, but there’s still so much more to do. And we can’t, and we won’t go back and refight the fights of the past,” Biden said at a Human Rights Campaign Speech on Friday, outlining the ongoing legislative attacks aimed at the LGBTQ+ community. “Just last month, we had to fend off more than 50 antigay amendments that Republicans tried to force into the government funding bill,” she noted. 📣 🚨 The brother of a gay British man is warning that despite his release from Qatari prison, his brother's detention in the country[could be a death sentence](. Forty-four-year-old Manuel Guerrero moved to Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal, seven years ago for his work. He was detained on February 4 after being entrapped by law enforcement through a fake Grindr profile, and was held in jail for nearly two months. Now, he's no longer detained, but he can't leave the country. 🌈 LGBTQ+ and allied members of Congress Friday [introduced a resolution to support the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative,]( “a call to action to communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in K–12 schools,” as the resolution states. 🌈 Onward and upward, Alex Cooper [Jill Biden calls Donald Trump a ‘bully’ and ‘dangerous to our country’ at Human Rights Campaign event]( [British gay man ‘tortured’ in Qatar is almost out of HIV medicine, family says (exclusive)]( [A youth's call to action on this Day of NO Silence]( [Germany makes it easier to change gender and name on legal documents]( [Democrats introduce resolution in support of LGBTQ+ youth]( [White House announces new rules on background checks for firearms sales in America]( [Watch Jimmy Kimmel's hilarious LGBTQ+ campaign video: 'You can't spell Biden without Bi']( ​Look, a hint! Each week, The Advocate newsletter has a little bit of LGBTQ+ trivia. Today, you'll get the question. Today, you'll get a hint. And Sunday, you'll get the answer. This week's question is: What was the most challenged book in 2023, according to the American Library Association? The hint is: It's the third year in a row that the book has landed at the top of the most challenged list. Reply to this email with the answer and you may get a shout-out in a future newsletter! What you should also be reading: - [A queer author wrote a children's book inspired by Mariah Carey—and she absolutely loves it]( (Out) - [Here's how you can watch Pedro Pascal & Ethan Hawke's underrated gay cowboy movie]( (Out) - ['Chucky' creator on why taking Devon & Jake’s love story to the next level was ‘transformative’]( (Pride) - [GOP lawmaker’s BONKERS take on gay marriage: cousins can marry too]( (Pride) 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](