Top Stories from Advocate.com for 10/27/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Intersex Activists Share Their Three-Dimensional Lives in Documentary 'Every Body']( [Every Body] [Read on »]( [Who Is Rep. Virginia Foxx, the Antigay, Trump-Loving, Mike Johnson Supporter?]( [Congresswoman Virginia Foxx]U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, who told a reporter to [“shut up”]( during questioning of new [House Speaker Mike Johnson]( Wednesday, is notorious for [claiming that Matthew Shepard’s murder was not a hate crime,]( but there’s much more to her anti-LGBTQ+ record. [Read on »]( [Sheryl Lee Ralph's 'Dreamgirls' Role Shaped Her Destiny as an HIV and LGBTQ+ Activist]( Though her ageless beauty tells us otherwise, Sheryl Lee Ralph has earned herself an admirable showbiz career that has spanned over four decades now — and she’s been a fierce ally in the fight against HIV/AIDS and its stigma for just as long. [Read on »]( [Suspect in Murder of Gay Journalist Josh Kruger Arrested]( [Murdered PHILADELPHIA Journalist Josh Kruger Arrested Accused Killer Robert Davis]Police have arrested a young man they say shot and killed the journalist and LGBTQ+ activist Josh Kruger in his home earlier this month. [Read on »]( [Maine Massacre Suspect’s Anti-Transgender, Extremist Views Emerge Amid Pleas For Gun Control]( [Maine Active Shooter Robert Card]The suspect in a [Maine]( mass shooting, Robert Card, seems to have held extremist right-wing views, particularly against the transgender community, according to social media accounts appearing to be from him. [Read on »]( [How LGBTQ+ History Month Began]( LGBTQ+ History Month, celebrated every October in the United States, sheds light on and celebrates the experiences and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community throughout history. This commemorative month took shape in 1994, thanks to the initiative of a high school teacher named Rodney Wilson. [Read on »]( [Kyrsten Sinema Unfazed by Re-election Prospects, 'Can Do Anything,' According to New Book]( [Kyrsten Sinema][Arizona’s]( Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is seemingly undeterred by her re-election prospects, attributing to herself a significant role in safeguarding the Senate, according to a new book Romney: A Reckoning. [Read on »]( [Florida Asks Supreme Court to Let It Enforce Its Struck-Down Anti-Drag Law]( Florida wants the Supreme Court to allow it to enforce an anti-drag law, overturning decisions by lower courts. [Read on »]( [Tennessee Hit by Federal Lawsuit Over Discriminatory HIV Sex Worker Statutes]( [Tennessee Governor Bill Lee]The state of [Tennessee]( is being sued in the U.S. District Court in Memphis by a support group and four sex workers who say a set of 1990 laws unlawfully discriminate against people living with [HIV](. [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](.