Top Stories from Advocate.com for 06/02/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Disney Parks Celebrate Pride With Murals, LGBTQ+ Merch]( With both Pride season and [Gay Days Orlando underway]( the Mouse House is flying its rainbow flags, even as Florida governor and GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis [wages war with the company]( after its leaders spoke out about his "don't say gay" law. [Read on »]( [9 First-Look Photos of 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2]( [Christopher Briney and Gavin Casalegno] [Read on »]( [Pentagon Cancels Drag Show at Nevada Air Force Base Ahead of Pride Month]( On the eve of Pride Month and after President [Joe Biden]( issued a [proclamation]( celebrating June as such, it became known Wednesday evening that the Pentagon intervened in a local matter at Nellis Air Force Base in [Nevada]( canceling a pre-approved drag show scheduled for Thursday in support of LGBTQ+ Pride. [Read on »]( [Ted Cruz Attacked by Conservative Pundits for Opposing Uganda’s Antigay Law]( [Texas]( Sen. Ted Cruz came out in support of LGBTQ+ rights, sort of. He came out in opposition to a new law enacted in [Uganda]( that makes homosexuality a crime. [Read on »]( [Let People Living With HIV Enter Armed Forces, Lambda Legal Tells Court]( [Sgt. Nick Harrison]Lambda Legal, representing three people seeking to join the U.S. armed forces, is asking a federal court to strike down the last remaining barrier to military service for people living with HIV. [Read on »]( [Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey’s Gay Romance 'Fellow Travelers' Gets Teaser]( [Read on »]( [A Note on Pride Month From The Advocate's CEO]( Dear Friends and Allies, [Read on »]( [Idaho Sued by Trans Teens Over Ban on Gender-Affirming Care]( [Transgender flag and Idaho Gov. Brad Little]Two Idaho families with transgender children have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s law that makes it a felony to provide gender-affirming care to trans minors. [Read on »]( [36 Queer Pride Flags You Should Know]( [LGBTQ Pride Flags] [Read on »]( [NewFest Pride Reveals Lineup for its 3rd Annual Summer Film Series]( [Ayo Edebiri, Sofia Coppola, and Julio Torres] [Read on »]( [Vermont Bookstore Fights Book Bans with Pride Readathon for June]( [Books and kids playing]A bookstore in Vermont is fighting back against calls to limit LGBTQ+ literature for young readers by hosting its first-ever Pride Readathon to raise funds for a summer camp for LGBTQ+ kids. [Read on »]( [Electric Shock Treatment, Overt Homophobia in U.K. Armed Forces: Report]( An upcoming government report on homophobia in the U.K. armed forces will show a climate of blatant homophobia, incidents of blackmail and sexual assaults, and a campaign of drugs and electric shock treatment to “cure” LGBTQ+ service members of their homosexuality. [Read on »]( [LGBTQ+ Youth Often Come Out on a Dating App First, Tinder Study Finds]( [Queer youth dating app]In their latest [Future of Dating report]( Tinder found that 54 percent of LGBTQIA+ identifying 18-25-year-olds say they were out on a [dating app]( before they were out to friends and family. [Read on »]( [How an Inclusive Culture Made this LGBTQ+ Software Engineer Feel Powerful]( For Justin White (he/they), hiding his whole self at work would have been detrimental for him both personally and professionally. Thankfully, he can show up every day as his authentic self at Capital One. [Read on »]( [Champions of Pride 2023: Comedian and Author Fern Brady]( Champions of Pride 2023: It’s our annual celebration of some of the fierce, fearless change-makers and creatives who continue to make the world a better place for LGBTQ+ people — and this year, we’re focusing on the beautiful diversity of our community. [Read on »]( [‘Pride Is More Than a Parade’ Says Human Rights Campaign]( [Pride parade]The Human Rights Campaign has kicked off Pride Month with a powerful video calling for LGBTQ+ people and allies to “fight back with Pride.” [Read on »]( [LGBTQ+ Equality Support Is at Record High But Troubling Trends Exist: Report]( [Two men kissing with rainbow flag around them] Support for equal rights for LGBTQ+ Americans is at a record high — but there are “disturbing” downward trends and misunderstandings in certain areas, according to GLAAD’s latest “Accelerating Acceptance” study. [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](.