Top Stories from Advocate.com for 07/15/2022

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Matt Gaetz: LGBTQ+ Folks Should Oppose Abortion So They Can Adopt Kids]( [Matt Gaetz and Sarah Warbelow] But the Human Rights Campaign's Sarah Warbelow pointed out that no one should be forced to give birth in order to provide someone else with a child. [Read on »]( [Many LGBTQ+ Vets Still Having Trouble Getting Benefits, Suit Says]( [Soldiers] Some are seeing barriers because of the type of discharge they received, even after the government announced a simplified process. [Read on »]( [GLAAD Previews Finale of Ben Whishaw's This Is Going to Hurt]( [Ben Whishaw from This Is Going to Hurt] The queer show's finale airs today on AMC+. [Read on »]( [Iowa Library Shuttered After Anti-LGBTQ+ Sentiments Flare]( [anti lgbtq book protesters next to the Vinton Iowa Public Library] The Vinton Public Library has been open since the early 1900s, but recent anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes from the community led to its closing. [Read on »]( [Montana Rejects New Library Logo Because It Looks Like a Pride Flag]( [Commissioner Tammy Hall and the proposed Montana library logo] The now-rejected Montana library logo represented a prism and the distribution of knowledge, according to a representative from the firm who designed it. [Read on »]( [Ivana Trump, First Wife of Donald Trump, Dies at 73]( [Ivana Trump] Ivana Trump died today at her home in New York City. [Read on »]( [Families With Trans Kids Are Fleeing Hostile States for Welcoming Ones]( [Kai Shappley] Anti-trans moves by politicians in Texas, Alabama, and elsewhere are leading families to seek friendlier locales. [Read on »]( [29 Famous Nonbinary People Show There's No Wrong Way to Express Gender]( [Read on »]( [Kevin Spacey Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Assault Charges in London]( [Kevin Spacey] A judge set Spacey's trial for June 2023. [Read on »]( [Gavin Newsom Compares Don’t Say Gay to Attempts to Ban LGBTQ+ Teachers]( [Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis] Gov. Gavin Newsom of California gave a history lesson on the Briggs Initiative, which sought to ban queer teachers, to his counterpart in Florida. [Read on »]( [Oregon Baker's LGBTQ+ Discrimination Fine Reduced by Over $100k]( [Lesbian wedding cake and a judge’s gavel] An Oregon court upheld its original finding that the owners of Sweet Cakes By Melissa illegally discriminated against a same-sex couple, but said the fine's amount showed bias. [Read on »]( [by PubExchange]( [Advocate Subscription]( [Out Traveler]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:newsletters@pridemedia.com) Copyright © 2022 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](.