Top Stories from Advocate.com for 02/24/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Have Don Lemon’s Missteps Made Him a Misfit for Morning TV?]( [Don Lemon]Making a morning show work is sort of like performing a magic trick or putting together an Olympic dream team on the basketball court. It takes some pulling rabbits out of a hat and having anchors who gel and hand off flawlessly to each other. [Read on »]( [Tennessee Close to Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Youth]( [Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee]Tennessee legislators have passed a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors, sending it to Republican Gov. Bill Lee for his signature. [Read on »]( [Transgender Legislator Introduces Bill to Abolish Gay & Trans 'Panic Defense']( [A car on the road with blurry headlights.]A transgender state legislator in [Montana]( introduced a bill outlawing the so-called gay or transgender “panic” defense, citing the need for it as the victim of an apparent anti-trans hate crime was still recovering from being run down by a car in the state. [Read on »]( [Buttigieg Welcomes Trump's Support During Visit to Ohio Derailment Site]( [Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Former President Donald Trump]Following the derailing of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, [Ohio]( U.S. Secretary of Transportation [Pete Buttigieg]( called on former President [Donald Trump]( to support the Biden administration by endorsing its reversal of Trump-era deregulations. [Read on »]( [Could Florida Let Transphobes Sue Anyone Calling Out Their Hate?]( [Ron DeSantis and Alex Andrade]Could a libel law under consideration in Florida shield those discriminating against LGBTQ people from being called out for bigotry? [Read on »]( [Suspect in Death of Gay Man Scott Johnson Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter]( [Scott Johnson]Scott White pleaded guilty to manslaughter Thursday in the 1988 death of gay American Scott Johnson, who died after plunging from a cliff in Australia. [Read on »]( [N.J. Transgender Detective Makes State Law Enforcement History]( [Detective Connor Johnson]A 36-year-old trans man in [New Jersey]( is making history as the state’s first out transgender law enforcement officer. [Read on »]( [Woman Charged With Hate Crime for Setting Bistro’s Pride Flag Ablaze]( The New York City Police arrested and charged a 30-year-old woman in connection to an arson attack outside [the Little Prince]( restaurant in Manhattan, police said on Wednesday. [Read on »]( ['American Idol' Contestant's Gay Grandpa Wins Judges' Hearts]( [Jon Wayne Hatfield]Fans of ABC's singing competition hit American Idol are in for an emotional episode Sunday when one of the contestants blows away the judges with his singing. But the story behind his audition song and the relationship with his gay grandfather steals the show. [Read on »]( [Buttigieg to Visit Ohio Derailment Site Thursday]( [Pete Buttigieg]Amid criticism from Republicans, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will go to East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday to see the site of the recent major train derailment. [Read on »]( [Ben Platt Blasts Neo-Nazis Protesting His Broadway Show Parade]( [Micaela Diamond and Ben Platt in ]Neo-Nazis protested at Tuesday night’s Broadway performance of Parade, a musical about the effects of anti-Semitism — and star Ben Platt has responded. [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](.