📣 Queer TikTokers have a message for Congress

Plus, Kamala Harris welcomes Ireland's gay prime minister ahead of St. Patrick's Day Hi there, 📱 Queer TikTokers are calling out lawmakers attempting to ban TikTok in the U.S. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act [passed the House Wednesday]( with overwhelming support from both Democrats and Republicans, garnering 352 votes in favor and just 65 against. The bill would remove TikTok, owned by Chinese company Bytedance, from app stores in the United States unless Bytedance agrees to sell it to an American company. [LGBTQ]( TikTokers have warned that the ban will have a "disproportionate effect on the queer community" and eliminate "networks of support and activism." 📣 “If TikTok is banned, a vibrant, kind, and supportive queer community would disappear overnight,” nonbinary TikToker and best-selling author Jeffrey Marsh told The Advocate. 📣 🍀 [Ahead of St. Patrick's Day on Sunday]( Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff welcomed Irish Taoiseach (prime minister) Leo Varadkar, one of the few out gay national leaders, and his husband, Matthew Barrett, to the vice president’s residence in Washington, D.C. 🍀 And, J.K. Rowling, yes, [Nazis did persecute transgender people](. It's a fact. I know you built a fantasy world, but...do better. 👏🏼 Onward and upward, Alex Cooper [LGBTQ+ TikTokers: Banning app will 'eliminate' online communities & activism (exclusive)]( [Kamala Harris celebrates Irish prime minister and his husband at St. Patrick’s Day event]( [Check out the lesbian wedding at the center of 'Anyone But You']( [Yes, J.K. Rowling, the Nazis persecuted trans people, burned books]( [Toxicology experts say death from medications in Nex Benedict case ‘very, very uncommon’]( [Pedro Pascal encouraged intolerant Gina Carano to say 'trans rights' before she was fired]( [Republican Ohio senate candidate Bernie Moreno’s LGBTQ+ hypocrisy exposed]( Look, the answer! Each week, The Advocate newsletter has a little bit of LGBTQ+ trivia. Tuesday, you'll get the question. Thursday, you'll get a hint. And today, you'll get the answer. This week's question was: Who represented Edie Windsor in her case against the anti-LGBTQ+ Defense of Marriage Act? This week's answer is: Roberta Kaplan. The LGBTQ+ lawyer has become a legend for her work on LGBTQ+ and women's rights. [Read more about her in this profile](. 🎉 Congrats to Kerry and Richard for sending in the correct answer! What you should also be reading: - [Reneé Rapp calls for 'permanent ceasefire in Gaza' during GLAAD Awards speech]( (Pride) - [Instagram on blast for censoring gay family pic as 'graphic content']( (Pride) - [Hyperpop, punk, reggaeton: 5 genres we'd love to see Beyoncé conquer next]( (Out) - [Regina King gives a trailblazing political hero her flowers in Netflix's Shirley]( (Out) Do you know someone who would like to receive The Advocate newsletter? Share it with them! [Click to email a link to your friends]( Keep up with the latest LGBTQ+ news -- from politics to entertainment to opinions from queer voices. The Advocate is part of [equalpride]( a proudly LGBTQ-owned and operated media company that serves as a leading voice on equality with LGBTQ, women and people of color. Follow us [X]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2024 equalpride. All rights reserved. PO Box 241579, Los Angeles, CA 90024 [Privacy policy]( [Terms of use](