Top Stories from Advocate.com for 04/06/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Anal Sex? Open Relationships?The Truth About the FDA's Revised Gay Blood Ban]( [blood donation]The Federal Drug Administration [recently proposed changes to blood donation policy]( to replace the deferral for sexually active gay and bisexual men with an individual risk assessment applied to all potential blood donors regardless of sexual orientation or gender. This move from an identity-based deferral to one based on a potential donor’s recent sexual activities is a transformative change in the FDA’s management of blood safety and marks the end of the overtly discriminatory policy that has been in place for 35 years. [Read on »]( [Mom’s Interview With Anti-Trans Media Draws Criticism After Teen Responds]( [Teen’s Twitter Avatar and somebody typing on a laptop]The mother of a teenager in [Missouri]( who received gender-affirming care is receiving criticism online for allegedly misrepresenting her child's experience with the care to a right-wing reporter. [Read on »]( [Indiana Governor Signs Ban on Gender-Affirming Care, ACLU Sues]( [Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb]Indiana has joined the parade of states banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors — but the American Civil Liberties Union is suing to block the ban. [Read on »]( [Tennessee Judge Extends Temporary Block on Anti-Drag Law]( [Drag show tour]A Tennessee federal judge [extended the temporary restraining order]( against a new law in the state that bans public drag shows and restricts drag shows from happening in the presence of minors. [Read on »]( [Idaho Makes Gender-Affirming Care a Felony]( [Idaho Gov. Brad Little]Idaho has made it a crime to provide gender-affirming care to transgender minors. [Read on »]( [Twitter May Be Restricting Visibility of LGBTQ+ Content in Direct Messages]( [Elon Musk pictured in suit and tie] It appears that Twitter is limiting the visibility of tweets containing the words "trans," "gay," "queer," and "LGBT" in direct messages, according to new research. [Read on »]( [Don Lemon Accused of History of Sexist, Unprofessional Behavior]( [Don Lemon]Out CNN anchor Don Lemon, widely criticized for [recent remarks about women not being “in their prime”]( if they’re past their 40s, has a history of misogynistic and otherwise problematic behavior, several associates tell [Variety]( — but Lemon disputes their accounts. [Read on »]( [Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black Celebrate Birth of Their Second Child]( [Dustin Lance Black and Tom Daley]Out Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley and Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black revealed the birth of their second child on Wednesday. [Read on »]( [New Jersey Governor Declares State a 'Safe Haven' for Gender-Affirming Care]( [Two people wrapped in a rainbow flag.][New Jersey’s]( governor has a message for the LGBTQ+ community. He issued an executive order on Tuesday indicating that, unlike in some Republican-controlled states, New Jersey is open and welcoming to everybody regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition, he says New Jersey is a “safe haven” for those seeking gender-affirming care. [Read on »]( [Kids' Book Illustrator Charged Over Notes Saying Trans People Would Shoot Children]( [Downtown Juneau, Alaska, and book cover]A children’s book illustrator who lives in Juneau, Alaska, is accused of leaving notes around the capital city suggesting transgender people would shoot children, and now he’s been arrested and charged with second-degree terroristic threatening. [Read on »]( [Arrest Made in Death of Maryland Trans Woman Tasiyah 'Siyah' Woodland]( [Darryl Carlton Parks Jr. and Tasiyah “Siyah” Woodland ]A Washington, D.C., man has been arrested in the death of 18-year-old Black transgender woman Tasiyah “Siyah” Woodland of Maryland. [Read on »]( [Kid Rock Goes Ballistic Over Bud Light’s Trans Inclusion, Shoots Up Beer Cases]( [Kid Rock and Dylan Mulvaney]Kid Rock, the far-right musician and unapologetic MAGA acolyte, posted a video of himself on social media Monday shooting cases of Bud Light because he was upset the company had partnered with [trans]( influencer and creative Dylan Mulvaney. [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](.