Top Stories from Advocate.com for 08/25/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Jazz Musician Dave Koz on Going Silver and Gay Cruising]( [Dave Koz]LGBTQ+ musicians are well-represented in dance, pop, and folk, with everyone from Billy Porter to Troye Sivan to Brandi Carlisle finding success and accolades. Jazz is not strongly associated with LGBTQ+ artists, but saxophonist Dave Koz is an outlier. An out gay musician for years, Koz has found success on the charts with 12 number 1 albums on Billboard’s Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, nine Grammy nominations, and several performances for presidents. [Read on »]( [Opponents of Book Bans Outnumber Conservatives at New Mexico Library Meeting]( [Rio Rancho Public Library and books with the LGBTQ+ Pride flag on the spine]In response to conservatives who support book bans calling people to protest a meeting at a [New Mexico]( library, defenders of free speech mobilized. The call to protest in support of banning [LGBTQ]( [literature]( backfired on those who publicized it, with most attendees opposing the move. [Read on »]( [Here's Why LGBTQ+ Groups Are Calling Out the GOP Debate Moderators]( [Sarah Kate Ellis and Ron DeSantis]LGBTQ+ activists are lambasting the moderators of [Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate]( in Milwaukee for devoting so little time to queer issues — and the candidates for punching down on transgender youth when the topics did come up. [Read on »]( [New Pride Flag Pays Tribute to California Mother Killed for Allyship]( [Magpie Flag and Lauri Carleton]After [California]( ally Laura "Lauri" Carleton was [killed for displaying]( an [LGBTQ]( [Pride]( flag at her San Bernadino County store, Mag.Pi, the Los Angeles LGBT Center and Flags for Good announced a new banner honoring the Lake Arrowhead community member and shop owner. [Read on »]( [University of Houston Closing LGBTQ+ Center to Comply with Anti-DEI Law]( The University of Houston announced it is permanently closing its LGBTQA Resource Center and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion to comply with Texas Senate Bill 17 which prohibits the expenditure of funds for DEI at public schools in the state. In their place, the university is opening a Center for Diversity and Inclusion which will provide similar programs and be open to all students. [Read on »]( [A League of Their Own’s Will Graham Uplifts Queer Fans With Moving Message]( It wasn’t long after A League of Their Own was released on Prime Video last summer before fans who identified with its storytelling began building a community around it. [Read on »]( [Glenn Youngkin Scrambles as Virginia Schools Reject His Anti-Trans Policies]( [School books and VA Gov. Glenn Youngkin]As the school year begins anew in [Virginia]( many districts around the state are rejecting [Republican]( Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new school policies that advocates say discriminate against transgender students. His administration is scrambling to find ways to compel school districts to adopt these controversial new policies. [Read on »]( [Two Men Stabbed Outside D.C. Gay Bar]( [Dupont Circle]Two men were stabbed after stepping out of a [Washington, D.C.]( gay bar in the trendy Dupont Circle neighborhood of the nation’s capital last week, leaving one of the men bleeding from the neck. [Read on »]( [GOP Debate Gets Mean, Especially About Gender Identity]( [From left: Chris Christie, Mike Pence, Ron DeSantis, and Vivek Ramaswamy]LGBTQ+ issues and other culture-war battles didn’t figure largely in Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate from Milwaukee, the first of the 2024 election cycle — but when the issues did come up, anti-transgender rhetoric dominated. [Read on »]( [Donald Trump's Tucker Carlson Interview: Here's What Happened]( [Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson]As the rest of the [Republican]( field of 2024 presidential contenders who qualified for Wednesday's first GOP primary debate from battleground state [Wisconsin]( duked it out, former President [Donald Trump]( skipped the event in favor of a pre-recorded interview with Tucker Carlson. [Read on »]( [The GOP Debate Participants: A Look at Their Anti-LGBTQ+ Records]( [From left: Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, and Chris Christie] [Read on »]( [Randy Rainbow Channels Streisand to Lampoon Trump: 'Don't Arraign on His Parade']( [Donald Trump and Randy Rainbow]Randy Rainbow channels Barbra Streisand in his latest video, lampooning Donald Trump with “Don’t Arraign on His Parade!,” a parody of “Don’t Rain on My Parade” from the Streisand stage and film musical Funny Girl. [Read on »]( [Florida's New Anti-Trans Rule Threatens Jobs of College Faculty For Bathroom Use]( Staff and faculty at Florida colleges can now be fired if they dare use the wrong bathroom even once. Two offenses will guarantee termination under a newly approved state regulation. [Read on »]( [California Pride Flag Suspected Killer Had Hateful Online Presence]( [Travis Ikeguchi]A suspected gunman, who police say shot a Southern [California]( business owner for displaying a [Pride]( flag supporting the LGBTQ+ community, had an extensive social media presence rife with anti-[LGBTQ]( rhetoric and violent imagery. [Read on »]( [Man Convicted of Felony Murder in Death of Trans Woman "Peaches" Armstrong]( [Peaches Armstrong]A Georgia man has been convicted of felony murder and other charges in the death of Black transgender woman Fendi Mon’ezah “Peaches” Armstrong in what authorities say was a dispute over money. [Read on »]( [Person of Interest ID'd in Murder of AC/DC's Queer Manager Crispin Dye]( [Crispin Dye]After nearly 30 years, a person of interest has been identified in the unsolved murder of AC/DC manager Crispin Dye who was bludgeoned to death after a night with friends celebrating his first solo album. [Read on »]( [Drew Barrymore Praises Reneé Rapp for Protecting Her After Audience Member Incident]( [Drew Barrymore; Reneé Rapp]By Lisa Respers France [Read on »]( [GOP Debate: A Dumpster Fire, With or Without Trump]( [Nikki Haley and Tim Scott]For about 46 percent of Republican Party voters, tonights’s debate among the primary candidates will have some meaning. For the remaining 53 percent, they could care less. [Read on »]( [Texas High School Students Subjected to Anti-LGBTQ+ Anti-Abortion Protest]( [McCallum High School and students walking into a building.]As students were leaving McCallum High School, a part of the Austin Independent School District in Texas, on Tuesday, they were confronted with controversial messages as they were heading out of the building against LGBTQ+ rights and abortion. [Read on »]( [Advocate Subscription]( [Advocate Channel]( [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](.