Top Stories from Advocate.com for 11/22/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Massachusetts Creates Police Unit to Step Up Fight Against Hate Crimes]( [Gov. Maura Healey Massachusetts Fight Against Hate Crimes][Massachusetts]( has created a new state police unit to combat [hate crimes](. [Read on »]( [Philadelphia's Transgiving Offers an Inclusive Celebration to Let People Be Their Authentic Selves]( [GALAEI Philadelphia Transgiving]GALAEI, a [Philadelphia]( organization serving LGBTQ+ people and communities of color, offered an early holiday celebration with its Transgiving event last Thursday. [Read on »]( [Fox News Is Mad at Target for Gay Nutcracker & Black Santa in Wheelchair]( [Riley Gaines Fox News Mad Gay Nutcracker Black Disabled Santa]Target’s range of inclusive Christmas products, including its “Pride Christmas Nutcracker” and Santa Claus figurines in wheelchairs while Black, have ignited a debate from the right. [Read on »]( [Gay Former Maryland Mayor Sentenced on Child Porn Charges]( [College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn Sentenced]Patrick Wojahn, a gay man and former mayor of [College Park, Md.]( was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison on child pornography charges. [Read on »]( [Could Toni Atkins Be California's First Lesbian Governor?]( [Toni Atkins Possible First Lesbian California Governor][California]( prides itself on diversity and inclusion, but to date, all its governors have been straight white men. That could change with the 2026 election, when Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, can’t run due to term limits — and the state could elect its first woman and first lesbian governor. [Read on »]( [​Florida Bill Could Restrict All LGBTQ+ Nonprofits]( [Florida Rep. Ryan Chamberlin Restrict LGBTQ Nonprofits]Could Florida shut down charities helping LGBTQ+ people in need? [Read on »]( [Man Who Attacked Lesbian Lawmaker Angie Craig Gets 27-Month Prison Sentence]( [Angie Craig]The man who [attacked lesbian U.S. Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in her apartment building]( in February has been sentenced to 27 months in prison, 12 months less than the sentence requested by Justice Department prosecutor Alexander Schneider. [Read on »]( [Elon Musk's X Sues Watchdog Group Media Matters Over Damning Report]( [Elon Musk]By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy [Read on »]( [Nearly 30 Years Later, Lesbian Couple's Murder in National Park Remains Unsolved]( [Cold Case Lesbian Couple Laura Lollie Winans Julianne Julie Williams]Wilderness enthusiasts have been [disappearing or dying]( at U.S. National Parks across the country [for decades]( often with little explanation. But perhaps the most devastating, nagging cases that remain unsolved are the 1996 murders of two women in Virginia’s [Shenandoah National Park](. [Read on »]( [Advocate Channel]( [Advocate Subscription]( [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](.