Top Stories from Advocate.com for 09/28/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Anti-Trans Rhetoric Flies at Second Republican Presidential Debate]( [Republican candidates]The second Republican presidential debate of 2023 was rife with anti-transgender sentiment, with trans people being called mentally ill and promises from candidates to ban gender-affirming health care. [Read on »]( [Travis Kelce Will Have No Problem with the Gaylors]( As a football fan, it’s not uncommon to see big NFL stars date celebrities. When I was growing up in Pittsburgh, the Steelers’ quarterback Terry Bradshaw dated figure skater JoJo Starbuck. That was such a big deal at the time. For a brief period, they were the "it couple." [Read on »]( [Emily Hampshire Looks to Raise Big Money for GLAAD on 'Celebrity Jeopardy!']( [Emily Hampshire]Celebrity Jeopardy! returns to the airwaves Wednesday night, and the first match will feature queer actor [Emily Hampshire]( of Schitt’s Creek fame [raising money for GLAAD.]( [Read on »]( [Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr Says She's 'Thankful' After Judge Blocks Trans Care Ban]( [Scales of justice]A Montana court has blocked enforcement of the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. [Read on »]( [Nancy Pelosi Makes Surprise Visit to DC’s Little Gay Pub in Tribute to LGBTQ+ Community]( [Nanci Pelosi at the Little Gay Pub]In a quietly remarkable moment on a bustling Tuesday evening, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi made a surprise appearance at a gay bar that has become a popular hotspot for locals and visitors alike in the short time since it’s been open. [Read on »]( [NYPD Officers May Be Cleared in Killing of Gay Black Man, According to Draft Report]( [Kawaski Trawick]A draft New York Police Department report suggests dismissing charges against two police officers implicated in the 2019 fatal shooting of [Kawaski Trawick]( a gay Black man killed in his Bronx apartment. [Read on »]( [Fewer Black Queer People are Taking PrEP. Meet the Students Fighting to Change That.]( [HRC’s PrEP Student Ambassadors for 2023] [Read on »]( [California ‘LGBTQ Community’ Doctor Charged with Sexually Assaulting Male Patients]( [California ‘LGBTQ Community’ Doctor Charged with Sexually Assaulting Male Patients Over 5-Year Period]A [California]( infectious diseases doctor specializing in care for the LGBTQ+ community has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting at least nine former male patients over a five-year period, prosecutors announced on Tuesday. [Read on »]( [Meet the Gay Man Elected to Lead Greece's Leftist Party in Historic First]( [Gay Man Elected to Lead Major Greek Political Party in Historic First] [Read on »]( [Florida Man Pleads Guilty to $16.7 Million Bogus HIV Medication Scheme]( A Florida man on Monday pleaded guilty to distributing at least $16.7 million worth of counterfeit [HIV]( and other medication to suppliers, pharmacies, and patients. [Read on »]( [2 Men Plead Guilty to Hate Crime Against Trans Woman Hours Before Her Murder]( [2 Men Plead Guilty to Hate Crime Attack on Trans Woman in Puerto Rico Hours Before Her Murder]Two men in Puerto Rico pleaded guilty to federal hate crime and obstruction of justice charges for their 2020 videotaped attack on a transgender woman experiencing homelessness hours after she used the women’s restroom at a local fast-food restaurant. The lifeless body of Alexa Neulisa Luciano was found riddled with bullets the following day. [Read on »]( [Advocate Subscription]( [Advocate Channel]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:newsletters@pridemedia.com) Copyright © 2023 equalpride, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: newsletters@pridemedia.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.