Top Stories from Advocate.com for 02/09/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Admit It! We Have an Amazing President]( I’ve been glued to the TV for the State of the Union address for as far back as Ronald Reagan’s speeches. When I was on the Hill, I was lucky enough to watch George H.W. Bush deliver one. I always tune in early to watch the entrance of the U.S. Senate, diplomatic corps, the Supreme Court, then the president’s Cabinet, and I still get a rush when the House Sergeant-at-Arms says, “Mr. Speaker, the President of the United States.” [Read on »]( [Mitt Romney Blasts George Santos on House Floor]( [George Santos speaking at Mitt Romney][New York](. [George Santos]( and [Utah]( Sen. Mitt Romney had a heated exchange on the House floor before Tuesday’s State of the Union speech, with the Republican senator telling the gay Republican representative he didn’t belong in Congress. [Read on »]( [GLAAD to Honor Christina Aguilera, Bad Bunny, and Jeremy Pope]( [Jeremy Pope, Christina Aguilera, and Bad Bunny]GLAAD will honor Christina Aguilera, Bad Bunny, and Jeremy Pope at the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, to be held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles March 30. [Read on »]( [Even Gay Men Prefer Straight-Acting Men in Leadership Roles: Study]( [Sydney study]So-called feminine-acting men face discrimination from not only heterosexual male peers but also gay men, according to a new study from the University of Sydney in [Australia](. [Read on »]( [California City Voted to No Longer Fly Pride Flag]( [California flag]Huntington Beach, Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles, will no longer fly the LGBTQ+ Pride flag at City Hall in the spring, the City Council decided Tuesday. [Read on »]( [Gay Cruise Forbids Making Sexually Explicit Content on Its Ship]( [Passengers on a gay cruise]Guests on what has been billed as the “biggest gay cruise in history” currently underway in the Caribbean have been asked to refrain from posting sexually explicit material taken while onboard. [Read on »]( [Meet the Marriage Equality Trailblazers Who Joined Jill Biden at SOTU]( [Gina and Heidi Nortonsmith speaking at the White House signing ceremony for the Respect for Marriage Act in December of 2022.]During Tuesday’s State of the Union Address, first lady Jill Biden’s guests included members of the LGBTQ+ community that blazed the trail for marriage equality long before it became the law of the land. [Read on »]( [Pamela Anderson Finds the Secret to Landing and Loving a Man]( When I was growing up, I had a poster of Farrah Fawcett in my room, because, well that’s what my friends did, so I did it too. I cannot speak for my friends, but my guess is that there was some wild activities going on under their posters, but not for me. Poor Farrah, she sort of just took up space on my wall. [Read on »]( [TikTok Executive V Pappas Comes Out as Nonbinary]( [V Pappas and TikTok logo]The chief operating officer (COO) of social media company TikTok came out on Monday as nonbinary. [Read on »]( [Gay Man Robbed, Beaten Beyond Recognition in San Francisco]( [Barry Miles]In an assault outside a popular[San Francisco]( leather bar early Sunday morning, a gay man sustained severe internal and external injuries and suffered a heart attack. [Read on »]( [Study Reveals 'Clear Bias' Against Nonbinary Job Applicants]( [Resume]Nonbinary job-seekers are facing “clear bias,” says a new study from [Business.com.]( [Read on »]( [Missing Bisexual Rugby Star Posted Chilling Video]( Missing out British rugby star Levi Davis revealed he was being blackmailed and stalked by criminal elements in a chilling video posted to Instagram shortly before [his disappearance in Spain last October](. The video was quickly deleted, leading authorities to believe others had access to his social media, but a copy was uncovered by a private investigator hired by Davis’s family and posted by the [Mail Online](. [Read on »]( [Utah Lawmakers, Activists Reach Compromise on Conversion Therapy Ban]( [Mike Peterson speaking at microphone]A bill codifying Utah’s administrative ban on conversion therapy has advanced after minor changes to the wording of the proposed law. [Read on »]( [by PubExchange]( [Advocate Subscription]( [Out Traveler]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:newsletters@pridemedia.com) Copyright © 2023 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](.