Top Stories from Advocate.com for 02/11/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Rihanna's Fenty Ad Stars Wives Miss Argentina & Miss Puerto Rico]( [Miss Argentina and Miss Puerto Rico]Valentine’s Day is around the corner, love is in the air — and it’s “a warm floral scent designed for everyone and every occasion, with key notes of magnolia, musk, tangerine, and Bulgarian rose.” But if that wasn’t enough to interest and entice you, Miss Mariana Varela, who is Miss Argentina, and Fabiola Valentín, who is Miss Puerto Rico, have joined the campaign for Rihanna’s new Fenty perfume and are sharing their love story. [Read on »]( [Pauli Murray Will Be First Black Queer Person on U.S. Currency]( [Pauli Murray]Pauli Murray, nonbinary Black activist, lawyer, priest, and poet, will be featured on a quarter in the next round of the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program, making Murray the first Black queer person to appear on U.S. currency. [Read on »]( [NBA's Cam Thomas Gets $40K Fine for 'No Homo' Comment]( [Cam Thomas]Cam Thomas of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets has apologized for making an antigay comment after the Nets’ win over the Chicago Bulls Thursday night, but he’s still getting a $40,000 fine. [Read on »]( [House Dems Introduce Resolution to Boot George Santos]( [Rep. Robert Garcia flanked by Rep. Becca Ballint, Ritchie Torres, and Daniel Goldman.][Democratic]( lawmakers took the first step toward removing [New York](. [George Santos]( from Congress after continued revelations that he lied about his education, career, and campaign funds, among other things. [Read on »]( [Cop Video Shows Military General Confront TV Reporter Before Journalist's Arrest]( [NewsNation correspondent Evan Lambert]A newly released video shows an Ohio National Guard officer instigating a confrontation with a national TV news reporter during a press conference in [Ohio]( Wednesday, which resulted in the correspondent and not the general being violently tackled and arrested by police. The Pentagon called the officer's behavior "not acceptable." [Read on »]( [Doritos Goes Bold With LGBTQ+ Support in Lesbian Love Ad]( [Two women holding hands]Bold Love is the new Doritos [advertisement]( that aired in Mexico this week, featuring a lesbian couple discussing how much they love each other despite the homophobia they encounter. The two-minute ad features the couple on a nighttime drive. [Read on »]( [Cop Posts Antigay Message, Quits Force, Does Right-Wing Media Tour]( [Police officer gun, badge, and bullets and a handholding a smart phone with FB on the screen.] On January 2, 19-year-old Port Wentworth, Ga., cop Jacob Kersey shared his opposition to LGBTQ+ rights on social media. “God designed marriage. Marriage refers to Christ and the church. That’s why there is no such thing as homosexual marriage,” Kersey wrote on Facebook. [Read on »]( [LGBTQ+ Poverty Dropped During Pandemic, Except Among This Group]( [Female couple]Poverty among LGBTQ+ Americans decreased sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the community’s rate of poverty is still higher than that of straight cisgender people, according to a new report from the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. [Read on »]( [After Gay Men Drugged & Robbed, Lawmaker Urges Chase CEO to Fix Zelle App]( [Chase Bank chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon and NY State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal]A gay New York state lawmaker wants Chase Bank’s CEO to do more to assist victims robbed through their payment processing service Zelle after they visited LGBTQ+ establishments. [Read on »]( [3 Queer High School Seniors on the Reality of 'Grooming']( [A rainbow Pride flag and students walking up a stairwell with backpacks on.]As [Republicans]( continue their crusade against queer and transgender people in the U.S., one group of stakeholders is speaking out against policies that risk damaging kids. [Read on »]( [25 Gorgeous Photos From BET's Inaugural Black & Iconic Soiree]( [Images from BET] [Read on »]( [Man Robbed At Gunpoint After Grindr Meetup, Suspect Arrested]( [Suspect Zechariah Warren]By Tori Cooper [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](.