Top Stories from Advocate.com for 07/05/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [LGBTQ+ People, We Will Have Our Freedom]( The above stanza is from Langston Hughes famous poem, “Freedom.” Hughes wrote it in 1948 when Black Americans were blatantly being denied democracy, something that was only available for white people and the upper class. These words still resonate today, most especially for marginalized communities. [Read on »]( [Lilli Vincenz, LGBTQ+ Activist and Filmmaker, Dies at 85]( [Lilli Vincenz]Lilli Vincenz, an activist in the LGBTQ+ rights movement since the early 1960s, has died at age 85. [Read on »]( [LGBTQ+ People Experience Health Disparities, Economic Insecurity: Poll]( [people in a waiting room]A slight majority of LGBTQ+ adults feel they belong in U.S.society, while transgender people report a low sense of belonging, according to a poll out this week from Data for Progress, a think tank based in Washington, D.C. [Read on »]( [15 LGBTQ+ TV Shows and Movies to Watch in July]( [Read on »]( [DeSantis Campaign Crumbling? PAC Official Admits as Much]( [DeSantis]A top spokesperson for Ron DeSantis's presidential campaign claimed he was being brutally honest when he said the Florida governor is "way behind" and faces an "uphill battle." [Read on »]( [Russia Targets LGBTQ+ Community with Mental Health Directive]( Russian President [Vladimir Putin]( has directed sexologists to help gay folks overcome what he calls the “mental disorder” of same-sex sexual attraction. [Read on »]( [Red, White, & Royal Blue, the Gay R-Rated Rom-Com, Gets First Look Videos]( [Taylor Zakhar Perez, movie poster, and Nicholas Galitzine] [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](.