Top Stories from Advocate.com for 06/07/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Fighting Erupts Outside California School Board Meeting Over Pride Month]( [Protests outside of Glendale Unified School District]Far-right protestors and LGBTQ+ rights demonstrators outside a school board meeting in Glendale, Calif., started brawling Tuesday evening as the school board discussed LGBTQ+ topics in schools, which resulted in three people being arrested. [Read on »]( [Prop. 8’s Kris Perry, Sandy Stier Renew Wedding Vows at 20,000 Feet]( [Kris Perry, Sandy Stier]Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, the original plaintiffs in the lawsuit that overturned California’s Proposition 8 that banned marriage equality, celebrated the 10th anniversary of their historic wedding by renewing their vows this past weekend onboard an Air Tahiti Nui Dreamliner en route to a second honeymoon in beautiful Tahiti and [Bora Bora](. [Read on »]( [Recalling a Cringe-Inducing But Powerful TV Coming-Out]( [Jeanne Manford]In 1978, Jeanne Manford, a schoolteacher from Flushing, Queens, her husband, Jules, and their son, Morty were invited on to the Today show with Jane Pauley. They were being interviewed because their son was gay and they loved him and accepted him. That’s it. That was the big story. [Read on »]( [Louisiana Advances 'Don't Say LGBTQ+,' Forced De-Transition Bills]( [Louisiana Sen. Jay Morris and Rep. Gabe Firment]Louisiana is on the verge of enacting three anti-LGBTQ+ laws: one banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a “don’t say LGBTQ+” law restricting classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, and one that would let teachers ignore students’ chosen pronouns and out those students to their parents. [Read on »]( [Missouri Gay Bar Target of Possible Hate Crime After Pellet Gun Shooting]( [Possible Hate Crime Pellet Gun Shooting Outside Missouri Gay Bar]Police in Missouri confirmed they are working with the FBI in the investigation of an alleged pellet gun shooting of a person outside an LGBTQ+ club in Kansas City this past weekend. The incident raised concerns about safety during Pride Month as the city’s Pride parade takes place this Saturday. [Read on »]( [Judge Tears Into Florida's Ban on Gender-Affirming Care]( [Protest and pride flag]A federal judge has partially blocked enforcement of Florida’s ban on health care for transgender children. [Read on »]( [5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Pride Month from Adm. Rachel Levine]( [Rachel Levin, pride flag]As of June 1, when the nation celebrated the beginning of Pride Month, more than a third of states have legally banned best-practice medicine for transgender youth. LGBTQI+ people across the country face alarming rates of substance abuse, diabetes, smoking, eating disorders, anxiety, and depression due to barriers to care [and other social stressors](. As the Assistant Secretary for Health, and as a pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist, I’m urging all of us to use this Pride Month to assess our health and take the right steps to protect ourselves. [Read on »]( [George Santos Must Disclose Who Paid His $500K Bond: Judge]( [George Santos]A federal magistrate judge on Monday ordered the names of the three people who guaranteed gay Republican U.S. Rep. [George Santos]( $500,000 bond to be released. [Read on »]( [14 Inspiring Queer Protest Posters in Days of Rage from ONE Archives]( [Days of Rage posters] [Read on »]( [California Lawmakers Celebrate Drag Nun & Pride Month While GOP Seethes]( [Sister Roma of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence]Lawmakers celebrated drag nun Sister Roma and declared June LGBTQ+ Pride Month at the [California]( Capitol. [Read on »]( [Conservatives Are Ludicrously Accusing GLSEN of ‘Grooming’ Kids]( [Target and GLSEN]As conservatives continue their attacks on LGBTQ+ people and their supporters during Pride Month, [GLSEN]( is the next target for right-wing conservatives after they attacked Target and the company’s associates. [Read on »]( [Florida School District Offers Refunds, Erasure of Yearbook's LGBTQ+ Content]( [Florida protest sign and seal of the state]To appease some conservative parents who detest the inclusion of LGBTQ+ student content in this year’s yearbook, a [Florida]( school district is offering to remove two pages. Critics have accused the district of letting bigots have their way. [Read on »]( [Florida Gay Couple Say They Weren't Allowed to Buy Pride Onesie at Target]( [Gay Couple Says They Weren]Following [Target's]( decision to pull Pride merchandise off of some of its shelves, LGBTQ+ people nationwide are feeling the effects. [Read on »]( [How Do You Fight Book Bans? GLAAD and EveryLibrary Offer a Guide]( LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization GLAAD and EveryLibrary, a national group supporting campaigns against book bans, have announced a new resource to help communities work to defeat book bans and challenges, which predominantly target LGBTQ-inclusive titles and books about race and racism. [Read on »]( [Military Chief Defends Cancellation of Drag Show at Nevada Military Base]( [Mark Milley]Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, has defended the [cancellation of a drag show]( that was to have been held last week at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. [Read on »]( [LGBTQ+ Americans Are in 'State of Emergency,' Declares Human Rights Campaign]( The Human Rights Campaign has declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the United States for the first time in its more than 40-year history, following what it calls “an unprecedented and dangerous spike in anti-LGBTQ+ legislative assaults sweeping state houses this year.” [Read on »]( [200 Groups Call on Target to Restock Pride Merch, Support LGBTQ+ Community]( [Target Pride merchandise]LGBTQ+ and allied organizations have renewed their call for Target and other businesses to stand up to anti-LGBTQ+ forces for Pride Month, and now more than 200 groups have signed on to the campaign. [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. 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