Top Stories from Advocate.com for 10/22/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [California Judge Halts School Policy Outing Trans Students for Now]( [San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Michael Sachs Chino Valley Unified School District High School]A superior court judge temporarily halted a [California]( school district from implementing a policy requiring teachers and staff to inform parents about a student’s gender identity. [Read on »]( [Philadelphia Becomes Sanctuary City for Gender-Affirming Care]( [Philadelphia Love Park Transgender Rights Rally Protest]Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney took a decisive step on Tuesday to fortify the rights of those seeking, receiving, and providing gender-affirming care within the city. [Read on »]( [Republicans and Democrats Clash on Book Bans in Congressional Hearing]( [U.S. Reps Suzanne Bonamici and Aaron Bean]Congressional Republicans endorsed [book bans]( in schools during a hearing Thursday at which most of those who testified were from right-wing groups. [Read on »]( [Black Queer Author Leah Johnson Shares the Inspiration and Rage Behind Opening a Banned Books Store]( [Indianapolis Book Store Loudmouth Books Owner Black Queer Author Leah Johnson]You may have heard of queer Black author Leah Johnson from her debut young adult (YA) novel You Should See Me in a Crown, which won a Stonewall Book Award, and was [named]( one of the 100 best YA [books]( of all time by TIME Magazine. But last month, Johnson started a new chapter in her career as a bookstore owner, when she opened Loudmouth Books, an Indianapolis-based indie bookstore dedicated to banned books and marginalized authors. [Read on »]( [Donald Trump-Loving Pastor’s Christian Military Academy Promises No LGBTQ+ or ‘Woke’ Teachings]( [Former US President Donald J Trump Pastor Mark Burns Harvest Praise and Worship Center Bromance]An anti-LGBTQ+ pastor in South Carolina described as Trump’s top pastor has announced plans to open a K-12 Christian military academy free from LGBTQ+ and other “woke agenda” teachings. [Read on »]( [Pope Meets With Reps of Previously Shunned Pro-LGBTQ+ Ministry]( [Pope Francis and Sister Jeannine Gramick]Pope Francis met this week with the cofounder and other representatives of LGBTQ-supportive Catholic group New Ways Ministry, an event described by the group as “a moment once unimaginable.” [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](.