Top Stories from Advocate.com for 03/28/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Nashville Police Say School Shooter Was Transgender]( [Police at Covenant School in Nashville, Tenn.]Police have identified the shooter who killed three children and three adults at a Nashville school on Monday. [Read on »]( [Trixie Mattel: Drag Bans Are the Real Threat, Not Drag Queens]( [Trixie Mattel]RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars winner Trixie Mattel speaks out against drag bans in a new YouTube video. [Read on »]( [ACT UP and GLAAD Protest Simon & Schuster's 'Denialist' HIV Book]( [ACT UP protest]Protesters organized by GLAAD and ACT UP New York demonstrated Monday at Simon & Schuster’s headquarters in Manhattan to demand that the publisher cease distributing a book that questions if HIV causes AIDS. [Read on »]( [Joel Kim Booster and Cheyenne Jackson Champion Equality at HRC Dinner]( They're not afraid. [Read on »]( [Idaho Gov. Signs Anti-Trans 'Bathroom Bill,' Other Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation]( [Idaho Gov. Brad Little]Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed an anti-transgender “bathroom bill” into law, along with a bill that could force school personnel to out LGBTQ+ students to parents. [Read on »]( [Author of 'This Book Is Gay' Stands Firm Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Opponents]( [Juno Dawson]The author of an LGBTQ-inclusive book at the center of [several bomb threats]( and other controversies nationwide has defended the publication and thanked librarians for standing in solidarity with the principles of free speech. [Read on »]( [Marketing Copy - Bottom of Post]( [null][Check out our new equality source for news and lifestyle trends!]( [Read on »]( [Robin Williams Protected Nathan Lane From Unwanted Coming-Out on Oprah]( [Robin Williams (left) and Nathan Lane (right)]Three-time Tony Award-winning gay actor [Nathan Lane]( once came close to being outed on national television, until Robin Williams stepped in and changed the subject. [Read on »]( [Activist Protects Transgender Witness From Texas Senate Officials]( [Loren Perkins]A [transgender]( person spoke in front of the [Texas]( legislature on Thursday to denounce [Republican]( efforts to legislate transgender people out of existence. Video of their speech went viral for what they said and for an epic show of physical interference when the sergeant of arms attempted to silence their microphone but was greeted by an activist who put their body between the official and the witness. [Read on »]( [LGBTQ+ Student Group Sues University President for Cancelling Drag Show]( [Students protesting the university]By Raja Razek, Andi Babineau and Christina Maxouris [Read on »]( [Ex-Race Driver Nelson Piquet Fined Nearly $1 million for Homophobic Comments]( [Nelson Piquet]By Duarte Mendonca [Read on »]( [How This Queer Woman Became One of the Best Stunt Drivers in the Industry]( [Zandara Kennedy]( was born was a thirst for adventure. The Los Angeles-based professional stunt performer, stunt coordinator, and precision driver has been breaking boundaries and kicking butt in a straight male-dominated field for many years now. [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](.