Top Stories from Advocate.com for 05/04/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Bernie Wagenblast Steps All the Way In, Giving Voice to Hope]( [Bernie Wagenblast]As we’ve all heard a million times, there are two guarantees in life, death, and taxes. If you live in New York City, you can add a third, “Please stand clear of the closing doors.” The voice of the New York City subway, for those who live in the city, is also one we’ve each heard a million times -- guaranteed! [Read on »]( [Florida Lawmakers OK Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill, 'Don't Say Gay' Expansion]( [Florida Sens. Erin Grall and Shevrin Jones]The Florida Senate Wednesday passed both an anti-transgender "bathroom bill" and an expansion of the state’s controversial “[don’t say gay]( law. The legislation could further impose an environment in which the state won’t let families admit transgender people exist, much less allow trans people a place to relieve themselves. [Read on »]( [Iowa Teens Receive Awards, Protest Governor's Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies at Ceremony]( [Iowa Lt. Gov Adam Gregg, Clementine Springsteen, and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.]Clementine Springsteen had a loud and clear message for Iowa’s [Republican]( governor while onstage with her and for the world at a recent awards ceremony. She said,” Trans rights are human rights,” after receiving Gov. Kim Reynolds’s congratulations for academic achievement as an Iowa Governor’s Scholar award recipient. [Read on »]( [Black Trans Man Banko Brown Killed by Security Guard in San Francisco]( [Banko Brown]Black transgender man Banko Brown, 24, was shot to death by a security guard near a Walgreens in [San Francisco]( last Thursday, making him at least the 10th trans American to die by violence this year. [Read on »]( [Gay Characters in 'Wombats,' 'Clifford' 'Indoctrinate' Kids, Says Oklahoma Gov. After Vetoing Public TV Funds]( [Work It Out Wombats! and Kevin Stitt]Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is going after public television in his state, claiming that its LGBTQ-inclusive programming sexualizes and indoctrinates children. [Read on »]( [Montana Trans Rep. Zooey Zephyr Target of SWATting Attempt Hours After Girlfriend Was]( [A SWAT team and Rep. Zooey Zephyr]An unknown person attempted to send armed tactical teams to the Missoula home of [Montana]( Rep. Zooey Zephyr hours after her girlfriend, Erin Reed, a prominent transgender activist and journalist, [was the target of a SWATting attempt in Maryland](. [Read on »]( [Nebraska Lawmaker With Trans Son Accused of Conflict of Interest]( [Nebraska Sen. Megan Hunt]Nebraska state Sen. Megan Hunt, who has a transgender son, is the subject of an ethics investigation because a political critic claims she would benefit financially from the defeat of a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. [Read on »]( [Families With Trans Kids Sue Over Oklahoma Ban on Gender-Affirming Care]( [Gov. Kevin Stitt]Several transgender adolescents, their parents and guardians, and a doctor have sued the state of Oklahoma over its ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth, [signed into law]( by Gov. Kevin Stitt Monday. [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](.