Top Stories from Advocate.com for 02/18/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Utah Close to Writing Conversion Therapy Ban Into Law]( [Utah Capitol]Utah has moved closer to strengthening its ban on conversion therapy for minors. [Read on »]( [Nikki Haley: Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Not Homophobic Enough]( [Republican Nikki Haley]Stomping for votes in her longshot bid for the Republican 2024 presidential nomination, former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley is trying to prove she's just as anti-LGBTQ+ as Florida governor Ron DeSantis, one of her likely challengers for the GOP nod. [Read on »]( [Fox’s 'Accused' Features a Heartfelt Drag Queen Storyline]( The new Fox anthology series, Accused, from Homeland and 24’s Howard Gordon, examines those on trial for crimes not from the point of view of the law or the legal system but from the accused. In the next episode, airing February 21, Tony and Emmy winner [Billy Porter]( actor and [drag]( performer J. Harrison Ghee in an episode entitled “Robyn’s Story,” about a drag performer whose relationship with a closeted queer man leads her to be suspected of a crime. [Read on »]( [Va. GOP Block Democratic Measure to Enshrine Marriage Equality Rights]( [Virginia Legislature and Wedding Rings Next to a Rainbow Flag][Republican]( representatives in the [Virginia]( House of Delegates killed a proposed state constitutional amendment that would have allowed Virginia voters to decide whether or not to remove the antiquated, hateful ban on marriages between non-heterosexual couples, which is still preserved in the state’s constitution. [Read on »]( [New York Times Decries Contributors Protesting Its Trans Coverage]( [Two images of the truck from GLAAD calling out the New York Times]The New York Times has decried its contributors’ participation in a campaign [criticizing the paper’s coverage of transgender issues.]( [Read on »]( [Meet the Gay Man Behind the Blue Shirt Guy Viral Dances]( [Michael Galyean a.k.a. "Blue Shirt Guy"]After losing his retail job, a [Tennesee]( man decided to focus on things that made him happy, including acting and dance, and these days he's an Internet sensation. The lifelong cheerleader has gone viral for the second time with his dance moves, and he is sharing his extended 15 minutes of fame with young people he hopes to inspire through dance. [Read on »]( [Don Lemon Apologizes for Remark on Women's Age, But Backlash Goes On]( [Don Lemon]Out CNN anchor Don Lemon has apologized for saying women are not “in their prime” if they’re past their 40s, but he may face further backlash. [Read on »]( [Watch Family Karma's Elaborate Gay Wedding on Bravo]( [Amrit (sitting) and Nicholas]Bravo's Family Karma follows an all-Indian-American cast living in Miami, Fla. [Read on »]( [Library Board Votes to Keep LGBTQ+ Books After Queer Author's Mom Speaks]( [George M. Johnson]A [New Jersey]( board held a meeting earlier this month to discuss banning certain books, including queer Black author [George M. Johnson’s]( All Boys Aren’t Blue, but an outpouring of support brought on by an appearance of their mother and aunts resulted in a surprising result: a unanimous vote to keep the books on shelves. [Read on »]( [Man Charged With Raping & Robbing Men He Met On Tinder]( [Rodney Richardson]Authorities in [Maryland]( are asking the public for additional victims to come forward after law enforcement officers arrested a suspect who police say raped and robbed several men after arranging to meet them on the dating app Tinder. [Read on »]( [Robert Zimmerman Focuses on Removing George Santos After Election Loss]( [Robert Zimmerman]Robert Zimmerman lost to [George Santos](. Plain and simple. And it’s easy for Monday morning quarterbacks to point the finger at Zimmerman for losing to a fictitious candidate. But like everything else, there is more to the story than meets the eye. [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](.