Top Stories from Advocate.com for 06/21/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Republican Rep. George Santos Must Reveal Who Helped Pay His Bond]( [George Santos]The identities of the three people who helped Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos post bond in a criminal case against him will be revealed Thursday. [Read on »]( [America's Gayest Congressman on His Pride Playlist]( [Rep. Robert Garcia]Since taking office in January, [Congressman Robert Garcia]( has put his queer identity front and center. After [sparring with Marjorie Taylor Greene]( tweeting his Drag Race faves, and celebrating [RuPaul]( and [Beyoncé]( on the House floor, the former Long Beach, Calif., mayor is now in full Pride mode. [Read on »]( [Arkansas Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Struck Down by Judge]( [Dylan Brandt and his mother, Joanna Brandt]The first state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors has become the first one struck down in court. [Read on »]( [Christian Pastor Stands Up Against Church for His Gay Son]( [Ryan and Dave Struyk]A Christian Reformed Church pastor who has a gay son has spoken out against the denomination’s decision to uphold its teaching against [same-sex relationships]( and marriages. [Read on »]( [Paris Lees's Trans Memoir 'What It Feels Like For A Girl' to Be Adapted by BBC]( [Paris Lees]The BBC has ordered an eight-part series based on What It Feels Like For A Girl, the acclaimed memoir by [trans]( writer and journalist [Paris Lees](. [Read on »]( [Utah City Must Let Drag Show Go On, Judge Rules]( [Southern Utah Drag Stars]The city of St. George, Utah, must allow a drag troupe to hold a show in a public park this month, a federal judge ruled Friday. [Read on »]( [Estonia Legalizes Marriage Equality]( [Pride parade in Estonia]The legislative body in the Baltic country of Estonia voted to legalize marriage equality on Tuesday. By a vote of 55-34, the 101-seat Riigikogu amended the country’s Family Law Act and other laws to legalize marriage equality, the first of the former Soviet satellite states to do so. The amended law is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2024. [Read on »]( [Poppers Cause AIDS, the Environment Makes Boys Trans Says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]( [Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and poppers]Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the noted conspiracy theorist and anti-vaccine activist, thinks kids (particularly boys) are being made [trans]( from exposure to chemicals in the environment, equating them to frogs in a lab, and he claims [AIDS]( is an environmental condition for which poppers are responsible. Really. [Read on »]( [Elton John Warns LGBTQ+ Rights Are 'Going Backwards' in the U.S.]( [Elton John][Elton John]( has spoken out against "disgraceful" anti-LGBTQ+ legislation being passed in [Florida]( and across the US. [Read on »]( [Champions of Pride 2023: Sam Smith Adds Queer Joy to the World of Pop]( Over the course of their stellar career, [Sam Smith]( has never stopped pushing boundaries. Not content to be anything less than their authentic self, the English singer-songwriter came out as nonbinary in September 2019. “I’ve decided to embrace myself for who I am, inside and out,” Smith wrote on Instagram. [Read on »]( [Chris Christie Opposes Restrictions on Care for Trans Youth]( At least one [Republican running for president]( has come out against bans on gender-affirming health care for minors — at least mostly. [Read on »]( [Neo-Nazi Arrested for Firebombing LGBTQ-Friendly Donut Shop]( [Coby Dale Green]An [Oklahoma]( man who used neo-Nazi and white supremacist propaganda language was arrested on federal charges for his role in a violent attack against a Tulsa doughnut shop because it supports the LGBTQ+ community. [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](.