Top Stories from Advocate.com for 11/16/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [White House Condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Transphobic Comments About Rachel Levine]( [Marjorie Taylor Greene ADM Rachel Levine]The White House and [LGBTQ]( rights advocates have strongly criticized [Georgia]( U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s incendiary and offensive remarks about Rachel Levine, assistant secretary for health and the first out [transgender]( official confirmed by the U.S. Senate to an administration position, and proposal to reduce Levine's salary to $1. [Read on »]( [The Abbey, the Iconic Gay WeHo Bar, Has Been Sold]( [the Abbey West Hollywood Sold]The [Abbey]( Food & Bar and The Chapel at The Abbey, iconic LGBTQ+ establishments in West Hollywood, have been sold to tech and hotel entrepreneur Tristan Schukraft, according to a joint statement from Schukraft and current owner and founder David Cooley. [Read on »]( [Mike Johnson Friendly With Minister Who Said Gays Were Punished by Mpox, Obama Could Be Antichrist]( [Mike Johnson Anti LGBTQ Board]Another [anti-LGBTQ+ connection]( for House Speaker Mike Johnson has come to light: He’s on the board of a right-wing Christian publishing house whose founder and CEO has called mpox a punishment for being gay, suggested Barack Obama could be the Antichrist, and lamented that condemning homosexuality is no longer socially acceptable. [Read on »]( [Rachel Maddow on Speaker Mike Johnson, Donald Trump, and Democracy on ‘Colbert’]( [Rachel Maddow Stephen Colbert]In an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, [Rachel Maddow]( the esteemed host of [MSNBC’s]( The Rachel Maddow Show, offered observations on the state of American democracy, the rise of modern extremism, and her new book, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism. [Read on »]( [How to Produce 'Gender Euphoria' for Trans and Nonbinary Youth]( [Gender Euphoria Trans Nonbinary Youth]Much is said about the struggles young [transgender]( people face. But there’s less information about what makes them happy. The Trevor Project is adding to that info, however, with a new research brief, [“Affirming Actions and Gender Euphoria Among Transgender and Nonbinary Young People,”]( released Wednesday for Transgender Awareness Week. [Read on »]( [Moms for Liberty and Florida Teacher Schemed to Manipulate Student Book Controversy]( [Moms for Liberty Sceme]The actions of the [Southern Poverty Law Center]( anti-government extremist group Moms for Liberty and a [Florida]( English teacher are attracting scrutiny after it was revealed that the teacher allegedly tricked a student into checking out a book that she felt was inappropriate for young people. [Read on »]( [Texas Man Acquitted in the Deaths of Two Drag Artists — a Trans Woman and a Gay Man]( [Texas Drag Queens Murdered London Starr Bianca Giselle Davenport Starr]LGBTQ+ activists are calling it an injustice that a [Texas]( man was recently acquitted of murder in the deaths of two drag performers, one a gay man and one a transgender woman, in Fort Worth. [Read on »]( [GLAAD to Receive Governors Award at Emmys Ceremony]( [GLAAD Governors Award Emmys Ceremony][GLAAD]( the LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization, will receive the Governors Award from the Television Academy during next year’s Emmy Awards ceremony. [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](.