Top Stories from Advocate.com for 03/25/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Sarah Huckabee Sanders Gives Arkansas a Swirly with Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill]( [Sarah Huckabee Sanders][Among the 50 states]( Arkansas ranks 49th in health care. It ranks 47th for having an educated population, 41st in economy and education, and 43rd in infrastructure. [Read on »]( [Millions of These LGBTQ+ Americans Could Be Missing in Population Estimates]( [busy street scene]As we head to the busy upfront advertising buying season, it's worth noting that millions of Americans and possibly hundreds of billions in LGBTQ+ spending are possibly missing from the current industry-recognized estimates of [at least 20 million LGBTQ+ people in the United States]( with [1.4 trillion in household spending](. How could millions of people and billions in dollars have been missed by the [U.S. Census]( and [Gallup]( where much of these numbers are culled? [Read on »]( [Why Do Gay Men Hate Gay Reality Stars?]( [Real Friends of West Hollywood]Tacky. Phony. Unwatchable. The Twitter reviews of MTV’s newest reality show, The Real Friends of WeHo, were [not kind](. Ratings for the show — centered on gay men like stylist Brad Goreski, choreographer Todrick Hall, TV host Jaymes Vaughan, and their group of “friends” birthed from central casting — were just as sour, especially for a series that aired in the timeslot between Emmy-winning cultural phenomenon RuPaul’s Drag Race and its popular behind-the-scenes companion series, Untucked. [Read on »]( [House Republicans Pass Bill to Restrict Transgender Rights in Schools]( [Rep. Lauren Boebert, Children, and Rep. Mark Pocan]The [Republican]( House passed a measure on Friday limiting transgender students’ school rights. The bill is expected to die in the Democrat-controlled Senate. [Read on »]( [Peter Thiel Linked to Model Who Recently Fell to His Death in Miami: Report]( [Peter Thiel and Jeff Thomas]Jeff Thomas, the Instagram influencer and model who died after falling from his Miami high-rise building, was a “kept” man. His benefactor was gay billionaire Peter Thiel, at least according to Thomas, who claimed as much in an interview conducted before his death. [Read on »]( [Michelangelo's 'David' May Have Led to Florida Principal's Ouster]( [Hope Carrasquilla and David statue]A charter school principal in Tallahassee, Fla., has lost her job after giving an art lesson that included Michelangelo’s David, the famous statue that depicts the biblical figure nude. [Read on »]( [Kentucky Gov. Vetoes Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, But It Could Still Become Law]( [Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear]Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, has vetoed a bill that would ban gender-affirming health care for transgender minors, limit school instruction on LGBTQ+ issues, and allow outing of LGBTQ+ students, but the Republican-controlled legislature could override his veto next week. [Read on »]( [Darcelle XV, Iconic Drag Queen, Dies at 92]( [Darcelle in 1988]Legendary drag queen Darcelle XV has died at age 92. [Read on »]( [New Doc Chronicles the Inspiring Story of Gay Politician Malcolm Kenyatta]( [Malcolm Kenyatta]This weekend, the groundbreaking new documentary Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn, which focuses on modern American politics, will premiere at OutFest Fusion in [Los Angeles.]( [Read on »]( [Transgender Man's Killer Ordered to Rehab]( [Memorial for Malte C.]Almost seven months after the fatal attack on Malte C., a transgender man, at a [German]( LGBTQ+ Pride celebration, a German court has sentenced the attacker to five years of confinement. [Read on »]( [New York Schools on Lock Out After Second Bomb Threat Over LGBTQ+ Book]( [Hilton Central School District]Students, teachers, and faculty in a [New York]( public school district have been terrorized for the second time in one week after somebody threatened to blow up all the buildings unless school officials removed certain books — including those with LGBTQ+ themes — from circulation. [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](.