Top Stories from Advocate.com for 06/09/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Cracker Barrel, Once Antigay, Celebrates Pride and the Haters Flip]( [Cracker Barrel]The Cracker Barrel chain of family restaurants surprised many today when it posted a positive Pride message on its Facebook account. [Read on »]( [DONALD TRUMP INDICTED BY DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE]( [Donald Trump]The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted Donald Trump on several criminal charges, The New York Times and other major outlets, including NBC News, are reporting. [Read on »]( [Jenna Jameson, former Adult Film Star, Marries TikTok Star Girlfriend]( Jenna Jameson, actress, businesswoman, and former adult film star, has married her girlfriend in a ceremony in Las Vegas. [Read on »]( [Pat Robertson's History of Terrible, Vile Anti-LGBTQ+ Statements]( [Pat Robertson] [Read on »]( [Tallahassee Mayor Nixes LGBTQ+ Advisory Council Meeting During Pride Month]( Tallahassee city leaders have indefinitely postponed this month’s meeting of the LGBTQ+ Advisory Council. Furthermore, there’s no sign it will make it on the calendar before the end of Pride Month. [Read on »]( [White House Postpones Huge Pride Celebration Because of Air Quality Concerns]( [White House in pride colors and a hazy D.C. skyline]The White House Pride Month celebration, set to be the largest ever, [has been postponed from Thursday evening]( until Saturday due to smoke from wildfires in [Canada](. [Read on »]( [Pentagon Officials Fear Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Could Impact Military Readiness]( Officials at the Pentagon warned on Wednesday that states’ policies affecting LGBTQ+ people are potentially damaging to the military. [Read on »]( [Missouri Republican Gov. Signs Gender-Affirming Care Ban, Anti-Trans Sports Bill]( [Missouri Gov. Mike Parson]Missouri has become the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors and to bar trans student athletes from competing under their gender identity. [Read on »]( [Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Black Voters, Against Alabama Voting Maps]( [Supreme Court]By Ariane de Vogue [Read on »]( [10 Iconic Photos of LGBTQ+ History From Getty Images]( [LGBTQ+ history] [Read on »]( [Missouri's Largest Library System Boots Pride Displays in Kids, Teen Areas]( [Library ]Kansas City's Mid-Continent Public Library in Missouri has implemented policies banning Pride displays and adult materials in areas designated for children and teenagers. [Read on »]( [Trans Judge Appointed in New York, Makes History]( [Seth Marin]The [Democratic]( governor of [New York]( Kathy Hochul, announced 15 appointments to the New York State Court of Claims on Wednesday. Among them was a historic selection — the first openly transgender judge in the history of the state and the first trans man in the history of the United States to serve as a judge. [Read on »]( [Watch These Drag Artists Turn the Heat Up in 'Queen of the Universe']( This week's episode of Queen of the Universe is a scorcher. [Read on »]( [Sport Clubs Bring LGBTQ+ People Together After Lockdown]( The queer scene in Los Angeles has a trendy new meetup — but don't forget your running shoes. [Read on »]( [Biden Rolls Out New LGBTQ+ Resources on Day of Historic White House Pride Celebration]( Thousands of LGBTQ+ people and their allies, including families from across the country, will celebrate [Pride Month]( the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday evening, the same day that Biden has announced new resources to support the LGBTQ+ community. [Read on »]( [Pat Robertson, Conservative Anti-LGBTQ+ Televangelist, Dies at 93]( [Pat Robertson]Pat Robertson, the conservative Christian televangelist who once said that homosexuality and Hitler were linked, has died. Through his Christian Coalition, Pat Robertson made religion central to Republican Party politics in America, transforming a small Virginia radio station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network. He was 93 years old. [Read on »]( [Texas Republican Group: Pride Is Demon Month]( [Texas]A group of conservative [Republicans]( in [Texas]( is displeased with the “flamboyance” of [Pride Month](. At least, that’s the message they’re sending on social media. [Read on »]( [Despite Book Bans, LGBTQ+ Fiction Sales Soar]( [Despite Book Bans, LGBTQ+ Fiction Sales Soar]Book bans in the United States are being implemented in record numbers, but new analysis reveals that something else is at an all-time high — LGBTQ+ book sales. [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](.