Top Stories from Advocate.com for 06/08/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Number of LGBTQ+ Elected Officials at Record High — But Many More Needed]( [Leigh Finke, Tina Kotek, and Erick Russell]The number of out LGBTQ+ elected officials in the U.S. increased in the past year, but the community is still far from proportional representation, says a new report from the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute. [Read on »]( [Nancy Pelosi Throws First Pitch at Washington Nationals' Pride Night]( [Nancy Pelosi First Pitch]On Tuesday evening, [Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi]( threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Washington Nationals' LGBTQ+ “Night OUT” game. [Read on »]( [Rachel Maddow's MSNBC Show Beats Fox and CNN in Prime Time]( [Rachel Maddow ]On Monday, [Rachel Maddow]( helped MSNBC achieve more viewers during prime time than either Fox News or CNN, ratings show. [Read on »]( [The Science Says It: Gender-Affirming Care Saves Young Trans Lives]( [Doctor and teen patient]As more states move to ban or restrict gender-affirming care for transgender youth, a new study adds more evidence to back up what LGBTQ+ advocates have been pointing out for years: This care saves lives. [Read on »]( [38 LGBTQ+ Films and Events at the Tribeca Festival]( [Tribeca Festival offerings] [Read on »]( [Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Parents Thought He Was Gay Due to 'Naked Men' Posters]( [Arnold Schwarzenegger][Arnold Schwarzenegger]( has revealed that his parents became concerned about his sexuality when he began hanging posters of male bodybuilders in his bedroom as a teenager. [Read on »]( [Robert Garcia Honors RuPaul as ‘Iconic’ Drag Queen on House Floor]( [RuPaul and Robert Garcia]The first gay immigrant elected to Congress, Rep. Robert Garcia, praised [RuPaul Charles]( the superstar drag queen and star of [RuPaul’s Drag Race]( during a tribute on the House floor. He commended the entertainer’s commitment to uplifting LGBTQ+ people in his speech in the chamber on Wednesday. [Read on »]( [Masturbation Dates Back to 40 Million Years Ago in Primates: Study]( [KY gel]A new study out of the U.K. suggests that masturbation evolved in primates tens of millions of years ago, and it not only increases the chances of having children, but the behavior may also have evolved to help decrease the chances of acquiring sexually transmitted infections. [Read on »]( [45 Pics of Soaked! White Party Global 2023 to Get You Wet for Summer]( [45 Pics of Soaked! White Party Global to Get You Wet for Summer] [Read on »]( ['Art and Pep' Tells Story of Gay Couple Who Made LGBTQ+ History]( [Art and Pep]The two men who founded the historic Chicago gay bar Sidetrack, [Art Johnston and José Pepe Peña]( are the subjects of a new documentary documentary that highlights their roles as LGBTQ+ rights trailblazers. [Read on »]( ['The World's Smallest Pride Parade']( [Batt Close Pride]The self-declared "world's smallest Pride parade" occurs next weekend in Batt Close, a housing development in the English town of Rugby. [Read on »]( [Texas Police Arrest Man Who Allegedly Shot Queer Woman In Cold Blood]( [Bradley Stanford]Police in Texas have arrested the man they say yelled homophobic slurs before shooting and killing a queer woman in a parking lot over the weekend, and the victim’s father and partner believe her murder had the hallmarks of a hate crime. [Read on »]( [Sarah Paulson and Elle Fanning to Star in Psychological Drama 'I Am Sybil']( [Elle Fanning and Sarah Paulson][Sarah Paulson]( and [Elle Fanning]( have been attached to a new film project based on the controversial true story of Sybil, a woman who suffered from dissociative identity disorder. [Read on »]( [North Carolina Neighborhood Unites Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Church]( As a church in Asheville, N.C. held a "Rally for the Family" event, local residents united in support of their LGBTQ+ neighbors. [Read on »]( [New York MTA Bus Driver Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Trans Co-Worker]( [MTA bus] A transgender MTA bus driver said she was the victim of a verbal and physical hate crime that took place inside a woman’s locker room bathroom at a Bronx bus depot. [Read on »]( [Suspect Charged With Murder of Atlanta Trans Woman Ashley Burton]( [Ashley Burton]Atlanta police have obtained warrants for the arrest of a suspect in the death of transgender woman Ashley Burton, who was [fatally shot April 11]( at her apartment complex in the city. [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](.