Top Stories from Advocate.com for 06/30/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [This Is How Conservatives Manufactured an LGBTQ+ Rights Supreme Court Case]( [How Conservatives Manufactured an LGBTQ+ Rights Supreme Court Case]The nation's highest court is set to release a ruling Friday that will determine whether or not a business can refuse to serve someone simply because they are LGBTQ+. In 303 Creative, Inc. v. Elenis, a web designer out of Colorado is claiming that serving LGBTQ+ customers would violate her religious beliefs, and therefore her First Amendment rights. [Read on »]( [Black LGBTQ+ Students to Suffer After SCOTUS Strikes Down Affirmative Action]( [Student]As the [U.S. Supreme Court]( continues to save its most controversial rulings that reshape American society for the end of its session like a cliffhanger at the end of a television season, it once again issued a ruling that upends decades of precedent. With the ultraconservative court’s ruling that [ends affirmative action in college admissions]( in the U.S., experts and advocates warn that the unintended consequences of the ruling will be detrimental to many, including Black and brown queer college students. [Read on »]( [Liberals, Conservatives Alike Praise High Court's Religious Accommodations Ruling]( [Rosary and Supreme Court building]The U.S. Supreme Court’s Thursday ruling on religious accommodations in the workplace appears to be something both liberals and conservatives can get behind. [Read on »]( [Exclusive: Watch Gender-Neutral Clothing Company's Feel-Good Dance Video]( Following their recent appearance on ABC’s Shark Tank in April of this year, [Dapper Boi]( cofounders (and couple) [Vicky and Charisse Pasche]( had a lot of feedback to sort through. [Read on »]( [MSNBC May Soon Eclipse Fox News in Viewership]( [Stephanie Ruhle]As CNN and Fox News struggle with staffing tumult, liberal-leaning MSNBC is reveling in their chaos and rising precipitously in the ratings — with major repercussions for how Americans consume news and understand the world. [Read on »]( [63 Photos of Kamala Harris's 2023 Pride Month Celebration]( [Read on »]( [Michigan Senate Passes Legislation Banning Conversion Therapy for Minors]( [Michigan]( lawmakers have approved a bill that prohibits conversion therapy for minors. [Read on »]( [Montana Judge Rules Transgender Birth Certificate Law Unconstitutional]( A district court judge in Montana has ruled against a law that made it harder for transgender individuals to change the sex listed on their birth certificates. [Read on »]( [Ketanji Brown Jackson Blasts Clarence Thomas in Affirmative Action Dissent]( [Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson]Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson had some sharp criticism for her colleague Clarence Thomas in her dissent from Thursday’s ruling overturning college affirmative action programs. [Read on »]( [Kamala Harris Celebrates Pride Month with Star-Studded Event]( [Vice President Kamala Harris]Vice President [Kamala Harris]( Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff hosted a star-studded LGBTQ+ [Pride]( reception at their official residence at the Naval Observatory in [Washington, D.C.]( Wednesday evening. [Read on »]( [Secretive Gay Furries Group Is Hacking Anti-Transgender State Governments]( [Secretive Furries Group is Hacking Anti-Transgender State Governments]A group of gay furries has claimed responsibility for a series of hacker attacks on various government websites in five states that have enacted anti-trans legislation. [Read on »]( [Dylan Mulvaney: Don't Hire a Trans Person If You Aren't Going to Stand With Them]( [Dylan Mulvaney ]TikTok star and creator of the viral "Days of Girlhood" series Dylan Mulvaney has spoken out in a video posted to her social media accounts Thursday about the [recent controversy]( surrounding her brand deal with Bud Light — all while never referring to Bud Light or its parent company Anheuser-Busch by name. [Read on »]( [Pride Fireworks Attack Near L.A. Remains Unsolved]( [Police Seek Help Identifying Suspect Caught on Video in Pride Fireworks Attack]Police in southern California are asking for the public’s help in bringing to justice a person captured on video throwing fireworks into a crowd of revelers celebrating Pride earlier this month. Video of the incident was posted to social media by the Hermosa Beach Police Department. [Read on »]( [Three Stabbed in Attack on University's Gender Studies Class]( [The University of Waterloo]Three people were wounded when a man wielding a knife attacked a gender studies class at the University of Waterloo in Canada’s Ontario province Wednesday. [Read on »]( [Drag Doesn't Kill People — Guns Do]( [Drag queens and gun]August 9, 2002 was the first day I went out in drag. I had just moved to Nashville for college and had touched nearly every theatrical production I possibly could but had yet to venture into the world of drag. The second I did, Nashville welcomed me with open arms and I quickly realized with the help of other queens, that this would allow me to celebrate my creativity in a whole new way. [Read on »]( ['The Real Housewives of Orange County' Star Taylor Armstrong Comes Out as Bisexual]( [Taylor Armstrong]Taylor Armstrong, an original cast member of Bravo's hit series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, shared that she is [bisexual]( and that she once had a five-year relationship with a woman. [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](.