Top Stories from Advocate.com for 01/13/2022

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Sidney Poitier Paved a Path for LGBTQ+ Acceptance on Film]( [Sidney Poitier] An activist, diplomat and groundbreaker, Poitier portrayed Black characters that weren’t stereotypical. [Read on »]( [Lesbian Tina Kotek Out to Make History in Oregon Governor's Race]( [Tina Kotek] Kotek, a longtime social justice activist, was Oregon's first lesbian House speaker, and now she's seeking to become governor. [Read on »]( [‘Cheer’ Returns for Season 2 and Faces Unprecedented Challenges]( [Coach Monica Aldama] The sophomore season addresses the team’s newfound fame, the pandemic, a rival squad, and the fallout from Jerry Harris’s indictment. [Read on »]( [Pete Buttigieg Hosts Live Q&A, Talks Fatherhood and Work]( [Pete Buttigieg] The secretary of Transportation responded to questions from his followers. [Read on »]( [For Jeopardy!'s Amy Schneider, Positive Trans Visibility Is Priceless]( [Amy Schneider playing Jeopardy!] She's won more than $1 million, but bringing good trans representation to TV has been even more rewarding, she says. [Read on »]( [TikTok Creator Rory Teasley Allegedly Choked to Death by Boyfriend]( [Rory Teasley] When police got to the apartment, authorities said the boyfriend told officers that Teasley was “sleeping” on the couch. [Read on »]( [France Just Lifted Homophobic Blood Ban on Men Who Have Sex With Men]( [Man who has just donated blood] The country follows Italy, Hungary, Brazil, and several others that have also done away with outdated laws that prohibit men who have sex with men from donating blood. [Read on »]( [by PubExchange]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:newsletters@pridemedia.com) Copyright © 2022 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](.