Top Stories from Advocate.com for 04/20/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [​Demoralizing, Destructive, Delusional DeSantis Has Gone Too Far​]( [DeSantis]Being in high school during the 1980s, sexuality was not discussed — at all. If the word gay was mentioned, it was meant as a slight, as an insult, and as a way to question your manliness. Most of my friends and classmates, who weren’t gay, laughed when you said to them, “You’re so gay!” However, when it was applied to me, I laughed, but was torn apart inside. [Read on »]( [Florida House Passes 3 Bills to Restrict LGBTQ+ Rights]( [New and old Florida state buildings]The Florida House passed a litany of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation on Wednesday. These bills could prohibit gender-affirming care for children, punish businesses letting minors watch drag shows, and treat transgender people peeing in the wrong bathroom as criminals. [Read on »]( [House Republicans Likely to Pass Anti-Transgender Sports Bill]( [Congressman Gregory Steube and women athetes]The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote Thursday on a national transgender-exclusionary sports bill, and it’s likely to pass that body but go no further, LGBTQ+ activists say. [Read on »]( [​Florida Extends ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Through High School Graduation​]( [A high school student]A year ago, activists in [Florida]( warned that given a chance, Gov. Ron DeSantis and [Republicans]( in the state would expand their draconian “[don’t say gay]( law forbidding discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third-grade classrooms universally across the state. On Wednesday, Florida’s Board of Education did just that. [Read on »]( [Montana Republicans Attempt to Censure Trans Lawmaker for 'Blood on Your Hands' Remark]( [Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr]Transgender Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr is facing calls for censure after saying legislators who voted for a ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth have blood on their hands. [Read on »]( [South Carolina Teacher Fired for Discussing Article on Gay Bears]( [Students and Bear Pride logo]In [South Carolina]( a teacher who circulated LGBTQ+ materials deemed inappropriate by the local school district was fired after discovering that she had distributed them to students. [Read on »]( [Now That's What I Call Music Releases Pride Edition With These Queer Hits]( [Freddie Mercury, Kehlani, Melissa Etheridge, and George Michael] [Read on »]( [Meet the Gay Ex-Porn Star Running to Be a Small Town's Next Mayor]( [Antonio Moreno] [Read on »]( [Sophie B. Hawkins Glad 'Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover' Is an LGBTQ+ Anthem]( [Sophie B. Hawkins]Out singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins is glad people see her 1992 hit “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover” as a lesbian anthem or a generally LGBTQ+ one, but she also says it’s more than that. [Read on »]( [Why Homeless LGBTQ+ Youth in One City Engage in Survival Sex]( Homeless LGBTQ+ youth in Connecticut often trade sex in exchange for food and shelter, but local activists say a dedicated shelter would help counter the crisis. [Read on »]( [Right-Wing, Anti-LGBTQ+ Troll Matt Walsh’s Twitter Account & Phone Hacked]( [Matt Walsh]One of the internet’s most hateful anti-LGBTQ+ voices found himself on the receiving end of ridicule when somebody apparently hacked his social media and other accounts. [Read on »]( [Coroner Reveals Aaron Carter’s Cause of Death]( [Aaron Carter]The late singer and rapper [Aaron Carter]( accidentally drowned in a tub after taking sedatives and using spray cleaners to inhale, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner. [Read on »]( [New Report Details Anti-LGBTQ+ Harassment Onboard California's Elite Training Ship]( [New Report Cites Sexual Assaults, Harassment, Anti-LGBTQ+ Slurs Onboard California’s Elite Training Vessel]The California State University Maritime Academy reportedly mishandled reports of sexual assaults and harassment against women, gays, and trans people onboard its training vessel, Golden Bear. [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](.