Top Stories from Advocate.com for 10/27/2022

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard Is the Anti-Trump]( [Yvon Chouinard] This philanthropist, one of The Advocate's people of the year, is determined to leave the world a better place. [Read on »]( [Some of Us Weren’t 'Fixed,' and the Results Were Fantastic]( [Hida Viloria] "Today I’d like to highlight the fact that intersex people are much more than just the medical procedures that we are often subjected to." [Read on »]( [Biden Administration, Advocacy Groups Mark Intersex Awareness Day]( [Intersex symbol on a hand with yellow backdrop] On Intersex Awareness Day, many people wear yellow and purple. [Read on »]( [Nonbinary Contestant Rowan Ward in 'Jeopardy!' Second Chance Tourney]( [Ken Jennings and Rowan Ward] Ward will be seen in an episode airing Wednesday as they compete for a spot in the Tournament of Champions. [Read on »]( [Miss Universe Pageant Sold to Thai Trans Businesswoman]( [Anne Jakrajutatip] Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip is an activist and a media tycoon, and she's now the first woman to own the Miss Universe Organization. [Read on »]( [Local School Board OKs Pride Flag in Classroom]( [Stonington School Board] The school board agreed that LGBTQ+ Pride flags were not political statements. [Read on »]( [Six Monkeypox Patients Have Died]( [MPX] Local health departments in four states say six people who had tested positive for the virus have died. [Read on »]( [Meet the Grandmother of the Trans Legal Rights Movement]( [Phyllis Frye] Lawyer Phyllis Frye, one of our people of the year, is more than just the first out trans judge. [Read on »]( [Beyoncé's Appreciation of Black Queer Culture Sets Her Apart]( [Beyonce] This larger-than-life icon, one of our people of the year, is not shy about giving props and displaying her influences. [Read on »]( [Man Convicted in Gay Bashing Murder Now Blames Ex-Wife]( [Man Convicted in Cold Case Gay Bashing Murder Now Blames Ex-Wife] Scott Phillip White infamously declared he was “guilty, guilty, guilty” in court, but now says he’s innocent. [Read on »]( [Dad Sues School District Over Pride Flag Under 'Don't Say Gay' Law]( [Frank Deliu] The plaintiff has a checkered history with the legal system, having been suspended from practicing law and fined a quarter of a million dollars in the past. [Read on »]( [Halloween Drag Story Hour Canceled in Florida Over Neo-Nazi Threats]( [Carlos Guillermo Smith, Ron DeSantis, Shevrin Jones] State lawmakers have blamed Gov. Ron DeSantis for the current anti-LGBTQ+ climate. [Read on »]( [Volleyball Teams Forfeit Games Rather Than Face Trans Player]( [Volleyball players] Girls' volleyball teams in Cherokee County, N.C., will not play again these season against a school that has a trans girl on its team. [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](.