Top Stories from Advocate.com for 04/07/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Biden Administration's New Proposal on Transgender Athletes Draws Criticism]( [Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona]The Biden administration has released a [proposed rule]( on the treatment of transgender students in school sports, mostly endorsing their full participation, but with some provisions that are raising concerns about potential discrimination. [Read on »]( [Kansas Passes Anti-Trans Sports Bill, Overriding Governor's Veto]( [Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly]Kansas legislators have overridden Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of an anti-transgender school sports bill, making it law. [Read on »]( [Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Transgender Student, Blocks West Virginia Sports Ban]( [Runners][The U.S. Supreme Court]( has rejected a request from [West Virginia]( that would have allowed the state to reinstate a law that prohibited transgender students from participating in sports teams that reflect their gender identity. As a result, an injunction is currently in place preventing the law from taking effect. [Read on »]( [North Carolina Democrat Joins GOP as State Sees Rash of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills]( [North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and Rep. Tricia Cotham]A spate of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has been introduced in North Carolina — while a state representative has switched her party affiliation from Democratic to Republican, giving the House of Representatives a GOP supermajority that can override any vetoes by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The state’s Senate already had a veto-proof Republican supermajority. [Read on »]( [Melissa McCarthy on Channeling Her Inner Drag Queen for 'The Little Mermaid']( [Melissa McCarthy (right); McCarthy as Ursula in The Little Mermaid (right)][Melissa McCarthy]( has confirmed that she drew inspiration from drag for her portrayal of Ursula in Disney's upcoming The Little Mermaid. [Read on »]( [Ohio Supreme Court Reviews Trans Woman's Request to Adjust Birth Certificate]( [Ohio Courthouse and queer people wrapped in Pride colors holding hands]The [Ohio]( Supreme Court heard the argument of a woman denied the right to change her birth certificate to reflect her gender identity. [Read on »]( [Joyland's Triumph Over Censorship and Anti-Trans Protests]( By Thomas Page, CNN [Read on »]( [Schmigadoon!'s Dove Cameron & Jane Krakowski Salute the LGBTQ+ Community]( [Dove Cameron and Jane Krakowski]It's time for act two! [Read on »]( [Maryland Woman to Face Judge After 34-Hour Standoff Over Kidnapping of Ex-Girlfriend]( [Brittany Copelin]A [Maryland]( woman has been charged with several crimes across two states for allegedly abducting her ex-girlfriend, which resulted in a two-day standoff between police and the suspect that closed parts of a popular northern Virginia town near [Washington, D.C.]( for more than 34 hours. Her first court appearance will be on Thursday after an earlier hearing was canceled last week. [Read on »]( [Family of Bullied Gay Teen Who Died by Suicide Settles With Alabama School District]( A school district in Alabama announced it has reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by [the family of a gay teen]( they claimed died by suicide after he was bullied at school. [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](.