Top Stories from Advocate.com for 04/14/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Former SNL Star Unleashes Homophobic Rant at Tennessee City Council Meeting]( [Victoria Jackson pictured with microphone]On Tuesday, actor and former Saturday Night Live cast member Victoria Jackson delivered a homophobic rant at a city council meeting in Franklin, Tennessee. [Read on »]( [Billy Porter Set to Play James {NAME} in Upcoming Film]( [Billy Porter and James {NAME}]The out Emmy-winning Pose star Billy Porter will be playing renowned writer and activist James {NAME} in an upcoming feature. Porter and Dan McCabe will write the script. [Read on »]( [How to Mark Tomorrow's 'Day of Silence' to End LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Schools]( Tomorrow is GLSEN’s Day of Silence which is a national student-led demonstration where LGBTQ+ students and allies all around the country — and the world — take a vow of silence to protest the harmful effects of harassment and discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in schools. [Read on »]( [13 Must-See Films for LGBTQ+ Audiences at the TCM Film Festival]( [From left: Bette Davis, Olivia Newton-John, Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld, Will Smith] [Read on »]( [Florida Students Protest Cancellation of Drag and Donuts Event]( [Orange County students protest]By Gail Paschall-Brown [Read on »]( [California Transgender Woman Beaten in Men’s Jail Wins Settlement]( [Trans Women Beaten in Men’s Jail Wins Settlement in California]San Diego County has settled with a transgender woman who was beaten by a fellow inmate after being placed in a cell with three men at a men’s prison in 2020. [Read on »]( ['Puppy Master' Sentenced for Horrific Rape and Abuse of Autistic Victims]( [British “Puppy Master” Sentenced for Horrific Rape and Abuse of Autistic Victims]A Scottish man who described himself as one of Britain’s biggest “puppy masters” has been sentenced to 11 years in jail for the rape and abuse of two people who came to live with him as his personal “house pets.” [Read on »]( [Southern Queers: New Study Reveals the Reality of LGBTQ+ People in the South]( [Queer people wrapped in pride flags]A new study published Thursday examines the lives of LGBTQ+ Americans in the South and the results might be surprising to some. The data indicates that the notion that LGBTQ+ people only live in blue states or big cities isn't entirely accurate. [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](.