Top Stories from Advocate.com for 09/29/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [How LEGOs Helped Build a Romance for Gay 'LEGO Masters' Contestants]( [Brad Bergman and Mike Tarrant]In some ways, Brad Bergman and Mike Tarrant’s relationship has been built on LEGOs. [Read on »]( [How Jonathan Van Ness Clapped Back at Megyn Kelly Over Mocking Trans Inclusion in Sports]( [Jonathan Van Ness and Megyn Kelly]Jonathan Van Ness, beauty influencer, entrepreneur, and star of the popular Netflix reality show Queer Eye, took to Instagram on Wednesday to respond to comments by Megyn Kelly mocking their advocacy for trans inclusion in sports. In an impassioned video, Van Ness challenged Kelly’s assertion that trans inclusion endangered women’s sports and went on to address the broader issues of gender equality and fairness in athletics. [Read on »]( [Lauren Boebert Under Fire for Horrifying Transphobic Comments About Pentagon Official]( [Lauren Boebert]Amid a climate of heightened political tension and controversial statements, Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert of [Colorado]( drew sharp criticism during a House debate over defense appropriations Wednesday. Specifically, Boebert aimed Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness Shawn Skelly, the [highest-ranking]( transgender official at the Pentagon. [Read on »]( [Weatherman Erick Adame Opens Up About Exposing Himself Online, His Firing, and His Future]( [Erick Adame]Just over a year ago, Erick Adame was [fired from his position]( as a meteorologist on Spectrum News NY1. [Read on »]( [TikToker Fatally Shot in Baghdad As Iraq Cracks Down on LGBTQ+ Community]( [Shiite Muslim devotees self-flagellate over an unfurled banner on the ground depicting the Pride rainbow flag defaced with a boot and the Arabic slogan "no to homosexual society," in Iraq]By Nadeen Ebrahim and Nechirvan Mando, CNN [Read on »]( [Florida School District Bans All LGBTQ+ Books From K-8 Libraries]( A school district in [Florida]( has removed all books with LGBTQ+ characters, themes, and storylines from libraries available to elementary and middle school students. [Read on »]( [Sylvia Swayne Aims to Make History as Alabama’s First Trans State Representative]( [Sylvia Swayne]Sylvia Swayne, a 26-year-old member of the Jefferson County Democratic Executive Committee, is looking to become Alabama’s first [transgender]( state representative. [Read on »]( [Republicans Again Try to Use Gov't Funding Bills to Target LGBTQ+ People]( In an unfolding number of legislative actions seen as targeted attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, the Congressional Equality Caucus on Wednesday condemned an amendment by House Republicans to prevent the implementation of Executive Orders to combat anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. [Read on »]( [Watch Nathan Lane Sing About His 'Gay Old Life' and Sewer Monsters]( [Nathan Lane and Josh Sharp]Nathan Lane sings about being gay, walking his bichon frise, and adopting a pair of carnivorous sewer creatures in the recently-released video for “Gay Old Life” from the upcoming movie Dicks: The Musical. [Read on »]( [Dumbledore Actor Michael Gambon Dead at 82]( [Michael Gambon]By Zahid Mahmood and Jack Guy, CNN [Read on »]( [Biden Administration Looks to Protect LGBTQ+ Foster Kids With New Rule]( [Family group]The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families is proposing a rule aimed at assuring that [LGBTQ+ and intersex youth]( in foster care are placed in supportive homes, the federal government announced Wednesday. [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](.