Top Stories from Advocate.com for 04/22/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Supreme Court Maintains Access to Abortion Drug...for Now]( [Mifepristone package]The U.S. Supreme Court has maintained access, for a time, to mifepristone, a drug used in combination with another medication to induce abortion in the early stages of pregnancy. [Read on »]( [Pedro Pascal is the Ally of the Moment]( [Pedro Pascal] [Read on »]( [Drew Starkey to Play Object of Daniel Craig's Desire in Luca Guagadnino's Queer]( [Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey][Luca Guadagnino]( out director of the critically acclaimed Call Me By Your Name, has tapped Drew Starkey to co-star with Daniel Craig in his upcoming film Queer. [Read on »]( [Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Spends Campaign Funds on High-End Wines, Food, Travel: Report]( [Sen. Kyrsten Sinema]Kyrsten Sinema, the first out bisexual U.S. senator, is living a lavish lifestyle funded by campaign contributions, according to a new report in the [New York Post.]( [Read on »]( [Navy Leader Defends Nonbinary Officer After Republican Criticizes Them]( [Sen. Tommy Tuberville and Adm. Michael Gilday]The U.S. Navy’s top admiral has defended a nonbinary service member against criticism from Republican politicians, and his remarks have been captured in a now-viral TikTok video. [Read on »]( [Kansas Governor Vetoes Four Anti-Trans Bills; Republicans Will Try to Override]( [Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly]Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed four anti-transgender bills Thursday, but the Republican-dominated legislature is setting up to attempt overrides. [Read on »]( [Kentucky GOP: Conversion Therapy Good, Gender-Affirming Care Bad]( [Kentucky legislature with protesters out front]While legislatures nationwide have recently moved to ban the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy, Republicans in [Kentucky]( passed more anti-LGBTQ+ legislation instead. [Read on »]( [​Montana House Speaker Silences Transgender Lawmaker Before Passing Anti-Trans Bill]( [Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr]A transgender lawmaker was denied the opportunity to speak on the house floor by the [Montana]( House speaker until she apologized for saying lawmakers would have “blood on their hands” if they supported a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. [Read on »]( [Missouri Man Who Lured and Shot a Gay Teen Sentenced to 21 Years]( [Judge Brings Down Hammer on Missouri Man Who Lured and Shot a Teen Because He Was Gay]A 25-year-old man in Missouri was sentenced on Thursday to nearly 22 years in prison without the possibility of parole for shooting a 16-year-old boy because the teen was gay. [Read on »]( [Judge Who Suspended Abortion Pill Neglected to Disclose Antigay Interviews]( [Matthew Kacsmaryk]By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck [Read on »]( [Transgender Woman Sues Maryland, Alleging Assault and More While Jailed]( [Chelsea Gilliam and the Baltimore City Correctional Center ]A transgender woman is suing the state of Maryland, saying she was sexually assaulted, denied medical treatment, and otherwise abused while incarcerated. [Read on »]( [Karine Jean-Pierre Denounces 'Don't Say Gay' Expansion and Bud Light Threats]( [Karine Jean-Pierre]White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Thursday denounced multiple anti-LGBTQ+ actions around the nation, including Florida’s expansion of its “don’t say gay” law and the violence threatened by those who object to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney’s endorsement of Bud Light beer. [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](.