🎯 Target is cutting Pride merch after right-wing backlash

Plus, Eurovision crowns nonbinary winner Hi all, A happy Mother's Day to you! 💐 In a personal essay, author [Shannon Mannon]( talks about how loving her [transgender]( son has transformed her. "Our love for our transgender children compels us to live in tension between reality and possibility, between a broken world and a new world calling. All the while, we're cultivating the qualities to endure these perilous times and shape them," she writes. ✍🏽 🎯 Target has [reportedly cut LGBTQ+ Pride Month merchandise]( from some of its stores this year. The retailer, which has almost 2,000 locations across the United States, will only stock Pride products in about half of their stores, sources close to the situation told the outlet. The company is still determining which stores will carry the merchandise based on recent sales data. All products will still be available online. A Target spokesperson only said: “Target is committed to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month and year-round." 🌈 Eurovision has crowned its first nonbinary winner! On Saturday, after a politically charged competition, Switzerland's [Nemo]( came out on top with their song "The Code," which is about accepting their identity. Check out our latest news, trivia, and tea below! Onward and upward, Alex Cooper 🫖 Tea time 🫖 A recent study suggesting that lesbian and bisexual women have a shorter lifespan than straight women sparked a lot of conversation on our Instagram page this week — as well as a little dark humor. One commenter remarked, "Moving all the time is very stressful," to which the one and only Brandi Carlile replied, "[:joy:] honestly." Others pointed out potential causes like stigma against queer women, higher rates of substance abuse, struggles with depression and anxiety, and social isolation. ☕ What's your take on this study? Join the conversation by emailing us at social@advocate.com. ✨ Share some queer joy! ✨ Got a joyful story? We'd love to hear it! Respond to the email and tell us something positively queer that's going on with you or your community. [Happy Mother's Day to more than 60 of our favorite LGBTQ+ moms]( [Target scales back on LGBTQ+ Pride Month merch after right-wing outrage damages sales]( [David Duke's godchild comes out as transgender in new memoir about leaving white nationalism]( [Eurovision crowns first nonbinary winner after politically charged song contest]( [A mom's Mother's Day tribute to learn and grow alongside her transgender child]( [Cyndi Lauper hailed as a pioneering activist for queer people in a new documentary]( [At Mother’s Day, Jerrod Carmichael's fractured relationship between a gay son and his mom resonates]( [California competition bars transgender and intersex surfer, then reverses course]( [​​Joe Biden and Kamala Harris celebrate the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces at White House event]( Look, the answer! Each week, The Advocate newsletter has a little bit of LGBTQ+ trivia. Tuesday, you'll get the question. Thursday, you'll get a hint. And today, you'll get the answer. This week’s question was: Who created what is widely known as the transgender pride flag? This week's hint answer is: Monica Helms. The flag made its debut in Arizona in 2000, after Helms, a military Veteran and trans woman came up with the colors. “We were talking and [Michael Page, creator of the bi pride flag] said, ’You know the trans community needs a flag too,” Helms told [Transilient]( several years ago. Some time later she woke up one morning, “And all of a sudden the pattern and colors came to me.” Do you have a news tip for us or know a story you think The Advocate should pursue? Get in touch. Email us at news@equalpride.com. What else you should be reading? - [25 FUNNIEST reactions to Trump being too dumb to know what 'ambidextrous' means]( (Pride) - [WNBA announces Toronto expansion team for 2026 Season]( (Pride) - [Jinkx Monsoon is exhilarating as a scene-stealing 'Doctor Who' baddie]( (Out) - [Misinformed bigots are no match for Sasha Velour on We're Here]( (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](