Top Stories from Advocate.com for 12/20/2022

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Protesters Storm Gay NYC Council Member's Apartment Building]( [Erik Bottcher] Erik Bottcher tweeted that people calling themselves "gays against groomers" had earlier vandalized the walls in front of his office. [Read on »]( [Amber Heard Says She Has Settled Defamation Lawsuit With Johnny Depp]( [Amber Heard and Johnny Depp] A jury awarded Depp $15 million in damages after he accused Heard of defaming him in a Washington Post op-ed on domestic violence. [Read on »]( [J.K. Rowling Lambasted for 'Merry Terfmas' Tweet]( [J.K. Rowling] The tweet came in response to praise from another Twitter user on Rowling's funding of a trans-exclusionary center for survivors of sexual violence. [Read on »]( [Harvey Weinstein Convicted of Rape in Los Angeles Sexual Assault Trial]( [Harvey Weinstein and lawyer] Weinstein was convicted of similar charges in New York in 2020 and was sentenced to 23 years in prison. [Read on »]( [Biden Admin Doesn't Appeal Texas Anti-Trans Ruling; Ken Paxton's Happy]( [Ken Paxton and Joe Biden] The administration likely has another strategy in the works to assure that employers don't discriminate against trans workers, legal experts say. [Read on »]( [Club Q: Judge Warned of Potential Danger of Suspected Gunman]( [Club Q mourners ] The 2021 case against the alleged shooter, Anderson Lee Aldrich, was dropped. [Read on »]( [Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination Persists in the U.S.: Congressional Report]( [David Cicilline] “The fight for equality in this country will not be over until we address all of these disparities and create true equity for the LGBTQ+ community,” says U.S. Rep. David Cicilline. [Read on »]( [97 Cheery Photos of Provincetown's Holly Folly Holiday Bash]( [Read on »]( [Shatzi Weisberger, Lesbian, Activist, and Death Educator, Dies at 92]( [Shatzi Weisberger] Weisberger worked for many causes, and one of her interests was preparing for death in a conscious and positive fashion. [Read on »]( [Jan. 6 Committee Refers Criminal Charges for Donald Trump]( [January 6 Committee] The panel referred former President Donald Trump to the Department of Just on at least four criminal charges stemming from the deadly January 6 insurrection. [Read on »]( [Did Gay GOP Congressman-Elect George Santos Lie About His Background?]( [George Santos] A New York Times investigation found that several of George Santos's claims about his employment and education could not be verified. [Read on »]( [Grindr Cannibal Sentenced to Life in Prison for Kevin Bacon Murder]( [Michigan Cannibal Sentenced to Life in Prison for Kevin Bacon Murder] Mark Latunski confessed to killing and eating the testicles and other body parts of the victim he met on the popular gay app. [Read on »]( [Federal Appeals Court Tosses Anti-Trans Lawsuit Over School Sports]( [Trans runners in Connecticut ] "Plaintiffs simply have not been deprived of a 'chance to be champions,'" the three-judge panel wrote. [Read on »]( [Transgender Santa Brings Christmas Joy in 'Santa Camp' Documentary]( [Levi Truax, known as Trans Santa, and his wife Heidi Truax, known as Dr. Claus, in a scene from "Santa Camp"] While some criticize a number of so-called "woke" Santa Clauses, others have found comfort in seeing themselves in Saint Nick. [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](.