Top Stories from Advocate.com for 07/15/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [13 Nonbinary Icons You Should Know]( [Amandla Stenberg, Bella Ramsey, Janelle Monae] [Read on »]( [Moms for Liberty Outnumbered by LGBTQ+ Supporters Outside Youth Center]( [LGBTQ+ Supporters outside the Rainbow Room]In [Pennsylvania]( extremists from [Moms for Liberty]( protested outside a youth community center and were met with overwhelming support for the LGBTQ+ community. [Read on »]( [The Wow That Is Director Zackary Drucker]( [Zackary Drucker]One of the reasons I love this job of writing for The Advocate so much is that I get to talk to lots of extraordinary people. Usually, someone my age isn’t presented with many opportunities to get acquainted with and learn from new and fascinating individuals. [Read on »]( [Republicans Use Defense Bill to Restrict Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care]( [U.S. House]Amid contentious debate and controversial amendments addressing [Republican]( culture wars and social issues, a party-line vote passed the sweeping defense policy bill on Friday. [Read on »]( [Equalpride Announces Support of Kevin Aviance’s CVNTY Ball Tour]( Kevin Aviance is going on tour and The Advocate’s parent company [equalpride]( is sponsoring it along with Voss Management. [Read on »]( [Texas Judge Refuses to Marry Same-Sex Couples, Cites Supreme Court Decision]( [God Said: One Man + One Woman sign]A [Texas]( judge is trying to use a recent Supreme Court ruling to justify her refusal to perform same-sex marriages. In a [brief]( filed in state court, the judge who was reprimanded in 2019 for refusing to conduct same-sex marriages argued that even though the U.S. Supreme Court based its ruling in the [303 Creative LLC vs. Elenis]( case where a Colorado web designer’s right to not service same-sex couples was upheld on First Amendment grounds rather than state law, it should apply to her lawsuit as well. [Read on »]( [Texas Ag Dept. Shocked That Antidiscrimination Training Included Gender Identity]( [Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller]Texas Department of Agriculture officials were shocked that an employee training session this week touched on issues around gender identity — and the department quickly repudiated the training, saying it presented “misinformation” and a “biased view.” [Read on »]( [Oregon Man Stabbed to Death for Defending LGBTQ+ Friend; Arrest Made]( [Arrest Made in Stabbing Death of Man Who Defended LGBTQ+ Coworker]An arrest has been made in the stabbing murder of an Oregon man who was killed when he defended a coworker from homophobic abuse. [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](.