Top Stories from Advocate.com for 07/13/2022

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Watch Law Professor Khiara Bridges Blast Josh Hawley's Transphobia]( [Khiara Bridges and Josh Hawley] His denial that trans people exist exposes them to violence, Bridges told the right-wing senator in a hearing on abortion access. [Read on »]( [Florida Pushes Forward to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Medicaid Users]( [Rep. Carlos Smith and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo] The state is working on a proposed rule change to its Medicaid program that would bar trans people from having their gender-affirming care covered. [Read on »]( [Russia Proposes Expanding LGBTQ+ 'Propaganda' Ban]( [Pride event in St. Petersburg] The country currently bans the “promotion of non-traditional sexual relations” to minors; legislators want to extend that to include adults. [Read on »]( [Emmy Nominations 2022 Are Here - But Are They Queer?]( [Sarah Paulson, Murray Bartlett, RuPaul, Kate McKinnon] Some queer-inclusive series rounded out the top-nominated shows this year. [Read on »]( [Gay Student's Admission Allegedly Rescinded by Florida University]( [Gianna Palmo next to a photo of Palm Beach Atlantic University if Florida.] Gianna Palmo says Palm Beach Atlantic University withdrew its offer because of an Instagram post of her kissing her girlfriend by a Pride flag. [Read on »]( [Florida Pulls LGBTQ+ Support, Antibullying Video After Don’t Say Gay]( [Florida] Resources intended to keep vulnerable LGBTQ+ students safe are being systematically removed from Florida schools. [Read on »]( [Trans Man Brutally Assaulted For Using Women’s Restroom at Campground]( [Trans Man Assaulted, Arrested For Using Women’s Restroom at Campground] The young trans man said a group of men attacked him for doing so. Police then arrested him for disorderly conduct. [Read on »]( [Sean Cody Adult Film Star Randy Dead at 33]( [Jason Pacheco, aka Randy from Sean Cody] Jason "Randy" Pacheco of Sean Cody fame died days after posting an image from a hospital bed, writing that he was having kidney problems. [Read on »]( [Sean Patrick Maloney Is the Gay Congressman Fighting Off a GOP House]( [Sean Patrick Maloney] The congressman from New York's Hudson Valley is eyeing the midterms at a time of unrest over reproductive freedom, mass shootings, and right-wing attacks on LGBTQ+ people. [Read on »]( [by PubExchange]( [Advocate Subscription]( [Out Traveler]( [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](.