Top Stories from Advocate.com for 03/03/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Michigan's Lesbian Attorney General Receives Anti-Semitic Death Threat]( [Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel]Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, who is lesbian and Jewish, was one of the state officials threatened by a man who vowed to kill all the Jews in Michigan government if they don’t leave office. [Read on »]( [Anti-LGBTQ+ Libs of TikTok Creator Chaya Raichik Does Bizarre CPAC Talk]( [Chaya Raichik at CPAC]On the first day of this year's CPAC conference, most of the talk surrounding the event is about who isn't there, but for one far-right influencer, the conservative conference serves as a way to boost her hateful profile and line her pockets. [Read on »]( [Iowa Republicans Seek to End Marriage Equality in State]( [Iowa Rep. Brad Sherman]Iowa was only the third U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage, thanks to a unanimous state Supreme Court ruling in 2009. Now some Republican legislators want to undo that. [Read on »]( [George Santos to Be Investigated by House For Finances, Sexual Misconduct]( [George Santos]The House Ethics Committee announced on Thursday that it will investigate gay Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos of New York. The freshman lawmaker has been accused of lying about his finances and sexual misconduct — as well as a host of other things ranging from his professional career to attending college. [Read on »]( [Tennessee Governor Signs Felony Drag Show Bill, Bans Gender-Affirming Care]( [A drag queen next to an image of Tennesee Gov. Bill Lee]Public drag shows will soon be illegal in [Tennessee]( after the state's Republican-controlled general assembly passed a bill criminalizing the performance art form, and the state's [GOP]( governor (who himself has dressed in drag) signed it on Thursday. [Read on »]( [DeSantis Appointees Eliminate DEI Programs at Fla. College Amid Outrage]( [A group of college students outside a campus building at New College of Florida in Sarasota.]The recently radically reshaped board of trustees at a small liberal arts public college in Florida voted to abolish all diversity, equity, and inclusion programs amid outrage and student uproar over the conservative takeover of the school's culture. [Read on »]( [Texas Republican Who Wrote Anti-Drag Bill Has Dressed in Drag]( [Nate Schatzline dressed in a dress.]In [Texas]( a Republican legislator who has objected to the popularity of drag has dressed in women’s clothing himself, and a newly unearthed video confirms it. So now the lawmaker is trying to explain away the blatant hypocrisy of why it's okay for him to dress in drag for fun, but others cannot enjoy the same harmless entertainment. [Read on »]( [Vermont Christian School Team Won't Play Against Rival With Trans Girl]( [Basketball players]A Christian school in Vermont has withdrawn from the state’s girls’ basketball tournament rather than play against a team with a transgender girl. [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](.