Top Stories from Advocate.com for 10/19/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Orlando Plans to Purchase Site of Pulse Nightclub Shooting]( [Pulse Nightclub Memorial LGBTQ Mass Shooting Victims Queer Hate Crime]A long fight about the future of Pulse nightclub could be on the verge of resolution as the city of Orlando moves ahead with purchasing the site. [Read on »]( [Wisconsin Senate OK's Gender-Affirming Care Ban, but Governor Pledges to Veto]( [From left: Wisconsin Sen. Duey Stroebel and Gov. Tony Evers]The [Wisconsin]( Senate Tuesday approved a bill banning gender-affirming care for trans minors, after the [state Assembly did so last week]( — but Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has [promised to veto]( the measure and any other anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. [Read on »]( [Ninth Victim of Suspected Gay Serial Killer Herb Baumeister Identified]( [allen livingston remains identified serial killer herb baumeister]Indiana authorities announced they have positively identified another presumed victim of Herb Baumeister, the wealthy Republican businessman, husband, and father who was suspected of killing over 20 boys and young men he met at or around gay bars during the 1980s and ’90s. Baumeister died by suicide in 1996 at a public park in Canada after police searched his 18-acre Fox Hollow Farm estate in Westfield outside of [Indianapolis]( and issued a search warrant for his arrest. [Read on »]( [Nebraska Judge Dismisses Transgender Graduate's Suit Over Shutdown of School Paper]( [Marcus Pennell holds Nebraska School Newspaper Viking Saga Lawsuit Dismissed]A federal judge in [Nebraska]( has dismissed a lawsuit brought against a school district that shut down a high school newspaper after it published several articles on LGBTQ+ topics. [Read on »]( [Florida Young Man Says He Was Fired From Job Because He's Gay]( [TikTok influencer Justin Olmo Fired Waiter Job sioux city steakhouse New Port Richey Florida]A young man named Justin Olmo took to TikTok to share his unsettling experience of alleged discrimination at a small family-owned restaurant, Sioux City Steakhouse, in New Port Richey, Fla. According to Olmo, he was fired on his second shift in August after he brought his boyfriend to the restaurant for a meal during his break. [Read on »]( [Wisconsin Man Charged in Killing of Black Transgender Woman Chyna Long]( [Transgender Woman Chyna Long Murderer Arrested Anotonio Currin Mug Shot]A man has been arrested and charged with the murder of [Chyna Long]( a Black transgender woman who was found shot on a street in [Milwaukee]( last week. [Read on »]( [How Barack Obama's Sexuality Became a News Topic in 2023: Report]( [Former US President Barack Obama Sexuality Questioned]Recent digital discourse and conservative news outlets have reignited unfounded rumors regarding former President [Barack Obama’s]( sexuality. But the conspiracy theory has been around for a while, so why did it blow up again this year? [Read on »]( [Intersectionality Takes Center Stage at Human Rights Campaign Convention]( [From left: Maya Wiley, Angela Ferrell-Zabala, Mini Timmaraju, and Kelley Robinson]The [Human Rights Campaign]( the stage for a compelling dialogue on [LGBTQ]( rights at the Equality Convention, held last Friday evening at the George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C., ahead of the prestigious HRC National Dinner Saturday. Kelley Robinson, the HRC president, moderated a panel discussion featuring Maya Wiley, Angela Ferrell-Zabala, and Mini Timmaraju, sharing their insights on the political milieu and the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. [Read on »]( [Scholastic Separates LGBTQ+ Titles at Book Fairs in Response to Book Bans]( [Scholastic Book Fair Event Kids]Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of [children’s books]( has made some changes to its book fairs, a beloved elementary and middle school institution, in light of some schools’ restrictions on material dealing with LGBTQ+ and racial issues. [Read on »]( [Rachel Maddow on Modern-Day Extremism, American Democracy, and Her New Book, ‘Prequel’]( [Book Cover of Prequel and Rachel Maddow ]In a time of political unrest as the country prepares for another election, [Rachel Maddow’s]( new book, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism, provides a lens through which to view the contemporary American political landscape. [Read on »]( [Hong Kong Appeals Court Rules Housing Authority Can’t Discriminate Against Some Same-Sex Couples]( [Gay couple in Hong Kong]An appeals court in Hong Kong upheld a lower court ruling that the government unfairly discriminated against same-sex couples seeking to rent or own properties managed by the Public Housing Authority. [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](.