Top Stories from Advocate.com for 09/02/2021

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [New Book Shows How a Tragedy Launched Italy's LGBTQ+ Rights Movement]( [Francesco Lepore] Author and former Roman Catholic priest Francesco Lepore (pictured) examines a double murder and 40 years of Italian activism. [Read on »]( [Heartfelt 'Come From Away' Film Tells Story of Generosity After 9/11]( [Come From Away] The filmed version of the moving stage musical, which features out Broadway star Jenn Colella, premieres on Apple TV+ next week. [Read on »]( [Nearly 20% of LGBT Renters Owe Back Rent, Half of Those Fear Eviction]( [Harlem] LGBT people are much more likely to rent their homes rather than own them, compared to straight and cisgender individuals. [Read on »]( [Trans Makeup Artist Pooh Johnson Murdered in Louisiana]( [Pooh Johnson] Johnson was at least the 35th trans, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming person to die by violence in the U.S. this year. [Read on »]( [Yes, Playboy Supports Emerging and LGBTQ+ Artists]( [PLAYBOY NFT LEDE] Playboy is launching a new NFT grant exhibition series that gives emerging and underrepresented digital artists new opportunities. [Read on »]( [Photographer Bruce Weber Settles Sexual Assault Suit With Male Models]( [Bruce Weber] Several men had accused Weber of groping them during photo shoots. His alleged actions were so well known that models used the term 'Brucified' to describe it. [Read on »]( [Gay Couple Rejected by Wedding Venue Due to Owner’s Religious Beliefs]( [Mike Gill and Coty Heaton ] The Tennessee couple scheduled a tour — and then things got weird. [Read on »]( [FBI Report Finds Increase in Hate Crimes Against Transgender People]( [hate crimes] Last year saw the highest number of overall hate crimes in the United States since 2008, according to the FBI's data. [Read on »]( [by PubExchange]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:newsletters@pridemedia.com) Copyright © 2021 Pride Media, 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](.