Top Stories from Advocate.com for 11/08/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Mississippi Elects Fabian Nelson as First Out LGBTQ+ State Legislator]( [Fabian Nelson]It’s now official: [Mississippi]( has elected its first out state legislator. [Read on »]( [Lesbian Florida Politician Celebrates Her Win With Drag Queen at Victory Party]( [Darcel Stevens and Patty Sheehan]Florida’s first [out elected official]( won a seventh term on the Orlando City Council. And to celebrate, she had a [drag queen]( at her party. [Read on »]( [Ohio Voters Put Abortion Rights in State Constitution]( [Campaign yard sign]Ohio voters have enshrined abortion rights in the [state constitution](. [Read on »]( [Danica Roem Makes History Again and Is Elected Virginia's First Transgender State Senator]( [Danica Roem]Danica Roem has [been elected Virginia’s]( first out transgender state senator. [Read on »]( [Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat and LGBTQ+ Ally, Projected to Win Second Term]( [Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear]Kentucky’s Gov. Andy Beshear has been projected to win a second term, according to several media outlets. The governor has been an LGBTQ+ ally and [has vetoed anti-LGBTQ+ legislation]( passed by the Republican-controlled legislature. [Read on »]( [Candace Owens Uses Alleged Manifesto From Nashville Shooter to Be Transphobic]( [Candace Owens Slams Trans People]Right-wing commentator Candace Owens is once again demonizing transgender people, this time using a manifesto purported to be from mass shooter Audrey Hale, who [killed six people at Covenant School in Nashville]( in March before being shot to death by police. Police and others have said Hale, 28, a former student at the school, was a trans man who sometimes went by the name Aiden. [Read on »]( [5 Gloriously Gay Podcasts You Need to Listen To]( [Read on »]( [Suicide and the Question of Whether It’s Ever OK to Out Someone]( [Alabama Smiths Station Mayor FL Bubba Copeland]While watching the miniseries Fellow Travelers on Showtime over the weekend, I could not help but think of Smiths Station, Ala., Mayor and Pastor F.L. “Bubba” Copeland. He died by suicide last week after being involuntary outed as a [transgender]( woman by a local conservative outlet, 1819 News, that was relentless in posting photos of Copeland embracing their secret gender identity. [Read on »]( [Virginia Democrats Rally to Beat Out Far-Right Politicians on Election Day]( [LGBTQ Virginia State Election Coverage HRC President Kelley Robinson Candidates Danica Roem Josh Thomas Jamie Lockhart from Planned Parenthood Virginia Narissa Rahaman Equality Virginia]As [Virginia]( nears a pivotal moment in its statewide election on Tuesday, Danica Roem, a [Democratic]( nominee for the state Senate, underscored the significance of the upcoming vote. [Read on »]( [Fight for Queer Equality in the Military Chronicled in New MSNBC Documentary]( [MSNBC Documentary Serving in Secret]In the new MSNBC documentary Serving in Secret: Love, Country, and Don't Ask, Don't Tell, retired U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Thomas T. Carpenter likens being gay in the military in the 1970s to living under the sword of Damocles. [Read on »]( [Here's Our 2024 Election Predictions. Will They Come True?]( [Read on »]( [Libs of TikTok Creator Seems Overjoyed at Report Highlighting Her Dangerous Posts]( [Libs of TikTok Chaya Raichik USA Today Front Page]Chaya Raichik, the operator behind [Libs of TikTok]( has been prominently celebrating her appearance on [USA Today]( front page. The story? The newspaper documented a pattern of threats and harassment that follow Libs of TikTok social media posts when it targets hospitals, schools, libraries, and even people. [Read on »]( [Trial Date Set for Suspect Accused of Killing Gay Ole Miss Student]( [Jimmie Jay Lee Sheldon Herrintgon]A trial date has been set for the man accused of killing a popular gay student at the [University of Mississippi]( last year. [Read on »]( [Transgender Online Creators’ Images Misused in Transphobic PragerU Propaganda Film]( [PragerU Promoting Dangerous Documentary Detrans Twitter X Cell Phone]Jessica Hutfless, a [transgender]( woman, software engineer, and pinball enthusiast, was shocked when her image was being exploited in a documentary advertisement by the Prager University Foundation, a conservative advocacy organization known for its transphobia. [Read on »]( [Hong Kong Is Co-hosting the Gay Games, But Its Conservative Political Elite Isn't Happy About It]( [Hong Kong Is Co-hosting the Gay Games]By Chris Lau, CNN [Read on »]( [Hungarian Museum Director Sacked Over Gay Retirement Home Pics]( [Hungarian National Museum Budapest Hungary]The director of the Hungarian National Museum was fired over an international photo exhibit that one minister claimed violated the country’s harsh anti-LGBTQ+ laws. [Read on »]( [77-Year-Old Man Receives 22 Years for Cold Case Gay-Bashing Murder]( [stanley bruce early and raymond keam]The now-older Australian man convicted of the 1987 gay-bashing murder of a man he thought was gay received what amounted to a life sentence in a Sydney courtroom late last month. [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](.