Top Stories from Advocate.com for 11/11/2022

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Gay Man Michael Pieciak Elected Vermont Treasurer]( [Michael Pieciak] He'll be the first member of the LGBTQ+ community in the post. [Read on »]( [Military Ban on People Living With HIV Faces Legal Challenge]( [Military members in uniform] Advocates call the current policy discriminatory and "a serious equity issue." [Read on »]( [LGBTQ+ Groups Celebrate 'Rainbow Wave' of Queer Candidate Victories]( [Maura Healey of Massachusetts] At least 340 out LGBTQ+ candidates won their elections in the 2022 midterms. [Read on »]( [California to Have 10 Percent LGBTQ+ Membership in Legislature]( [Padilla Zbur Jackson] The Golden State will be the first in the nation with proportional representation. [Read on »]( [10 Holiday Gift Ideas for Queer Family and Friends]( [Read on »]( ['The Whale' Trailer Featuring Brendan Fraser Is Haunting]( [Brendan Fraser in 'The Whale'] His portrayal of a gay man who binge eats as he struggles with grief has earned Fraser a lot of Oscar buzz. [Read on »]( [Dem Campaigns Chair Sean Patrick Maloney Loses House Seat: 'Blame Me']( [Sean Patrick Maloney] The gay U.S. representative remains a central figure in the battle for congress. [Read on »]( [Alaska Elects Its First Out State Legislators]( [Carrick Armstrong Gray] Jennie Armstrong, Ashley Carrick, and Andrew Gray have broken a lavender ceiling. [Read on »]( [Nevada Voters Set to Pass Historic LGBTQ+ Protections]( [Nevada ERA] The state would be the first in that nation to expand LGBTQ+ rights protections in this way. [Read on »]( [Is a Gang in New York Murdering Gay Men?]( [Mother Calls For Justice After Gay Son’s Murder] A mother of a victim has called out Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg for ignoring a group suspected of drugging, robbing, and killing gay men in Hell’s Kitchen. [Read on »]( [Leslie Jordan Gifted Best Friends an HGTV Home Renovation Before Death]( [Leslie Jordan] Leslie Jordan died last month after a car accident. [Read on »]( [How Nikki Hiltz Is Making Running More Inclusive for LGBTQ+ People]( [Nikki Hiltz] "As a non-binary athlete navigating a very gendered world of athletics, it's easy to feel out of place," Hiltz said. [Read on »]( [Trans and Nonbinary Candidates Win in Minnesota and Montana]( [Finke Zephyr Howell Kozlowski] They represent more significant firsts for the LGBTQ+ community. [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](.