Top Stories from Advocate.com for 05/17/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Minneapolis Trans Woman's Attackers Plead Guilty of Assaulting Her at Train Station]( [Lake Street Station in Minneapolis]Two men have pleaded guilty in an attack on a transgender woman at a Minneapolis light rail station in February, in a plea agreement that the Minneapolis City Council president, [Andrea Jenkins]( says is unjust. [Read on »]( [Missouri AG Withdraws Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Both Youth and Adults]( [Missouri AG Andrew Bailey]Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has withdrawn his emergency rule that banned gender-affirming health care for transgender people of all ages. [Read on »]( [California Rep. Robert Garcia Forces Vote to Oust Rep. George Santos From Congress]( [Rep. Robert Garcia][California]( Rep. Robert Garcia announced on Tuesday that he would force a vote on a resolution to expel[New York]( Rep. George Santos from Congress. [Read on »]( [Jodi Balfour and the Power of Queer Storytelling]( [Jodi Balfour]You might recognize Jodi Balfour from her role as Ellen Wilson on For All Mankind, where she plays the first female president, and eventually comes out as gay in a monumental speech in season 3. Recently, the [out queer actress]( portrayed a gay character yet again on Ted Lasso, marking another instance of powerful queer female representation. [Read on »]( ['This Book Is Gay' Gets Illinois Teacher Reported to Police]( [Sarah Bonner]Making This Book Is Gay available to her eighth-grade students got an Illinois teacher reported to police — and the incident ultimately led her to leave her job. [Read on »]( [51 Steamy Selfies from The Little Gay Pub, D.C.'s Hottest New LGBTQ+ Spot]( [Selfies at the Little Gay Pub in DC and the bar’s owners Dusty Martinez, Benjamin Gander and Dito Sevilla] [Read on »]( [23 Pics to Help You Get to Know Gio Benitez, the New Gay Co-Anchor of ‘GMA’ Weekends]( [Gio Benitez and the hosts of GMA weekends] [Read on »]( [Provincetown Film Festival Lineup Features Billy Porter, Bruce LaBruce, and More]( The Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) has announced its 2023 lineup of short films, features, documentaries, and honorees. [Read on »]( [Gay Men in Nigeria Targeted in Dating App Extortion Scheme]( [Man and group of men in Nigeria]Nigeria, where entering into a [same-sex marriage carries a 14-year prison sentence]( has become a hotspot for criminal activity targeting LGBTQ+ people. [Read on »]( [Video of Black Trans Man's Killing Released, Calls for Justice Continue]( [Banko Brown and Brooke Jenkins]San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has released the surveillance video of the death of transgender man Banko Brown, but it isn’t quieting criticism of her decision not to charge the security guard who killed him. [Read on »]( [Texas Judge’s Ruling That Threatens PrEP Access Paused by Appeals Court]( [PrEP pills]In a temporary ruling issued on Monday, a federal appeals court in [Louisiana]( reversed a lower court’s decision overturning the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that all health plans cover preventive health care as part of their coverage. [Read on »]( [The Gay Man Behind ChatGPT Goes to Capitol Hill]( [Sam Altman]By Jennifer Korn [Read on »]( [Trans Disc Golfer Natalie Ryan Booted From Tournament]( [Natalie Ryan]A transgender woman has been kicked out of the Disc Golf Pro Tour, having first won a court order to prevent that and then lost when tour officials and the sport’s governing body appealed. [Read on »]( [Ohio Transgender Woman Not Guilty for Using Women’s Locker Room]( [YMCA]A transgender woman in Ohio has been found not guilty of indecent exposure charges stemming from her use of the women’s locker room at a local YMCA. [Read on »]( [Pioneering Gay Playwright Robert Patrick Dies at 85]( [Harvey Fierstein, Robert Patrick, and Doric Wilson in 1981]Much-produced gay playwright Robert Patrick, known for the groundbreaking 1964 play The Haunted Host and many others, has died at age 85. [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](.