Top Stories from Advocate.com for 08/24/2022

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Elton John & Scissor Sister's Jake Shears Team Up for 'Tammy Faye']( [Elton John and Jake Shears] “She’s at times kitsch, at times sentimental, but basically a very empathic figure,” said the musical's director, Rupert Goold. [Read on »]( [Church Apologizes for Antigay Version of 'Hamilton,' Will Pay Damages]( [Miranda and Hamilton production] The Texas church did not have permission to produce the show or to add anti-LGBTQ+ messages to it. The damages will be donated to an LGBTQ+ group. [Read on »]( [Dennis Rodman Says He'll Go to Russia, Seek Brittney Griner's Release]( [Brittney Griner and Dennis Rodman] Brittney Griner was convicted of drug-related charges in early August and sentenced to nine years in prison by a Russian court. [Read on »]( [White House Rolls Out Monkeypox Pilot Program at Charlotte Pride]( [A business card directing people to an off-site location for free monkeypox vaccines at Charlotte Pride and a stand by the Mecklenburg County Health Department that did not have any signage about monkeypox.] North Carolina health officials became the first to implement a new Health and Human Services pilot program to provide monkeypox vaccines to those at risk. [Read on »]( [Jeremy Pope Stars as Closeted Marine in ‘The Inspection’]( [Jeremy Pope in The Inspection] The film, which also features Gabrielle Union, was inspired by writer-director Elegance Bratton's life. [Read on »]( [GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Flips on Marriage Equality Bill]( [Ron Johnson] The Wisconsin Republican is in a tough reelection fight. [Read on »]( [Biden's Gay 'Bodyman' to Depart White House]( [Stephen Goepfert (L) and Joe Biden] (CNN) While he may not be a household name, Goepfert is hard to miss — he's the one with the beard in just about every Biden photo that includes staff. [Read on »]( [Republican Candidate Supports Stoning Gays to Death]( [Scott Esk] Scott Esk is running in today's Oklahoma primary runoff election for a state house seat. [Read on »]( [Maybelle Blair, ALOTO Inspiration, Throws 1st Pitch at Dodgers Game]( [Maybelle Blair Throws Out First Pitch at Dodger Stadium] The recently out Blair played in the famed All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which inspired the new A League of Their Own series and the original film. [Read on »]( [Dustin Lance Black and Reality Star Trade Charges in Bar Incident]( [Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black] Black was with his husband Tom Daley. [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](.