Top Stories from Advocate.com for 08/11/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [ACLU Calls for Federal Probe of Anti-LGBTQ+ Actions in Texas Schools]( [Classrooms; Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts]The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas has filed complaints seeking federal investigations of a charter school and a school district that is says violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which bans sex discrimination, including anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination, in educational programs that receive federal funding. [Read on »]( [Gay Female Highway Patrol Officer Awarded $2.6M by Jury]( [Ohio police cars]A gay female highway patrol officer in Ohio was awarded more than $2.6 million in damages and lost pay after a jury found she was discriminated against on the basis of her gender and sexual identity, according to a report in the [Columbus Dispatch](. [Read on »]( [Malaysia Bans Possession of Pride-Themed Swatch Watches]( [Swatch Pride watches]In Malaysia, owning or selling a Pride-themed Swatch watch can get you up to three years in prison and a fine equivalent to US$4,000. [Read on »]( [Man Who Pulled Gun At Historic Gay Bar Gets 5 Years Behind Bars]( [Man Who Pulled Gun At Historic MN Gay Bar Gets Almost 5 Years Behind Bars]A man who pulled a gun and threatened employees at a historic Minneapolis gay bar was sentenced to nearly five years in prison on Tuesday for the 2022 incident. [Read on »]( [Oregon Medical Clinic Received Bomb Threat After Libs of TikTok Spotlight]( [Patient and Libs of TikTok]Libs of TikTok, an anti-LGBTQ+ social media account, highlighted an [Oregon]( medical center last Wednesday. A bomb threat on Thursday forced the facility to be closed on Friday. [Read on »]( [Military Veterans Sue to Reclassify Sexuality-Based Discharge Records]( [Proud LGBTQ+ Service Members][Military]( veterans from the LGBTQ+ community have sued the Department of Defense for denying them honorable discharges and listing their sexual orientation on their service records. [Read on »]( [Maryland Parents Ask Judge to Allow Students to Avoid LGBTQ+ Books]( [Montgomery County Maryland Parent holding a restore opt-out in MCPS sign]A group of [Muslim]( and [Christian]( parents in [Maryland]( asked a federal judge on Wednesday to block the Montgomery County school system, the state’s largest school system, from requiring students to read books by and about [LGBTQ]( people. They claim in their lawsuit that having their children learn about queer things without the option to opt-out violates parents’ religious rights. [Read on »]( [Trump-Appointed Judge Orders Southwest Attorneys Attend Training by Anti-LGBTQ+ Group]( [Southwest Airlines plane]Federal Judge and Donald Trump appointee Brantley Starr ordered three attorneys for Southwest Airlines to undergo “religious-liberty training” from an anti-LGBTQ+ legal advocacy group as punishment for violating his ruling in a case brought by a former flight attendant. [Read on »]( [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](.