Top Stories from Advocate.com for 03/23/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Utah Governor Signs Conversion Therapy Ban Into Law]( [Utah Gov. Spencer Cox]Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill into law Wednesday that bars licensed professionals in the state from subjecting minors to so-called conversion therapy, designed to turn LGBTQ+ people straight and/or cisgender. [Read on »]( [Karine Jean-Pierre Condemns Anti-LGBTQ+ Moves in Florida and Uganda]( [Karine Jean-Pierre]White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denounced anti-LGBTQ+ actions in the U.S. and abroad at Wednesday’s press briefing. [Read on »]( [​Ron DeSantis Set to Expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law to All Grades in Florida​]( [Ron DeSantis]Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to move forward with restricting the discussion of LGBTQ+ topics across all grade levels in the state. [Read on »]( [Watch Mae Martin Talk Bathwater, Rehab in Netflix Stand-Up Trailer]( [Mae Martin]There is good news for fans of LGBTQ-inclusive comedy on [Netflix]( as a new stand-up special will be available to enjoy on March 28 that features Canadian nonbinary comedian Mae Martin’s jokes, which often poke fun at themself. [Read on »]( [5 N.Y. Schools Evacuated After Bomb Threats Over LGBTQ+ Books]( [Hilton Schools]All schools in a[New York]( district were evacuated Wednesday after receiving a bomb threat. The threat was emailed to members of the media. [Read on »]( [Neil Patrick Harris Brings Barney to 'How I Met Your Father']( [Hilary Duff and Neil Patrick Harris]Neil Patrick Harris is reprising his role as ladies’ man Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Father, a queer-inclusive spin-off of the popular sitcom How I Met Your Mother. [Read on »]( [NASCAR Racer Zach Herrin Wears His Gay Identity Proudly]( [Race car driver Zach Herrin]When out NASCAR driver Zach Herrin recently returned to the track after a 10-year absence, corporations weren’t exactly knocking down his door to slap their logos on his racing suit. Even though his team has conversations “all day, all week, every month, all throughout the year” with various brands, they were constantly told Herrin doesn’t “fit” within the multimillion dollar marketing budgets of the companies. [Read on »]( [Joe Exotic, Gay Star of 'Tiger King,' Is Running for President]( [Joe Exotic pictured with tiger]Joe Exotic, the controversial gay star of the hit Netflix series Tiger King, has thrown his hat into the ring for the 2024 presidential race. [Read on »]( [Ex-Catholic Deacon Sentenced for 'Enticing' Gay Minors to Have Sex]( [Rogelio Vega]A Catholic deacon in New York City has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges of enticing three minors to engage in sex. [Read on »]( [Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Trans Bathroom Ban Bill Into Law]( [Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders][Arkansas]( [Republicans]( have passed and proposed some of the most extreme anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the country, with the state’s governor enacting a transgender bathroom bill earlier this week. [Read on »]( [Uganda Passes Law Criminalizing LGBTQ+ Identities]( [Ugandan parliament]By Larry Madowo and Catherine Nicholls [Read on »]( [Florida's ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Author Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges]( [Joe Harding]The legislator behind Florida’s infamous “don’t say gay” law has pleaded guilty to fraud charges. Now he could land in federal prison for decades. [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](.