Top Stories from Advocate.com for 08/31/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [On National Grief Awareness Day, Remembering the AIDS Caregivers]( I’m thinking today about my dad, gone 46 years and still thought of every single day. I still grieve for him. Also in my thoughts are my grandparents, my closest friend Ed, and the most spiritual person I ever knew, my friend, Father Angelo Gambatese. He helped me come to terms with myself and my sexuality. [Read on »]( [‘Bachelorette’ Alum Josh Seiter Has Few Answers in ‘Hacked’ Instagram Account & Death Hoax]( [Josh Seiter]Days after Josh Seiter, a [bisexual]( former contestant on The Bachelorette in 2015, was [reported dead online]( only to be “[alive and well]( less than 24 hours later, the reality TV star is facing tough questions -- and has few specific answers -- about exactly what happened. [Read on »]( [Gay Republican Richard Grenell Urges Texas GOP to Lift Ban on Log Cabin]( [Richard Grenell]Richard Grenell, who was the highest-ranking out gay official in Donald Trump’s administration, is calling for the Texas Republican Party to lift its ban on the Log Cabin Republicans. [Read on »]( [No, Ellen DeGeneres Has Not Died]( [Ellen DeGeneres]Ellen DeGeneres is not dead. [Read on »]( [Mitch McConnell Freezes Again Live on Camera]( [Mitch McConnell and aide]Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze up at a press conference Wednesday, following a similar incident a month ago. [Read on »]( [Canada Alerts LGBTQ+ Citizens of Potential Dangers of U.S. Travel]( [Canada passport and pride flag]In light of the hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ laws being introduced and passed targeting LGBTQ+ people in the United States, the [Canadian]( government is urging its citizens to consider their safety when traveling to their southern neighbor. [Read on »]( [Why This Old Movie Weirdo Loves the TCM Classic Film Festival]( [Read on »]( [Milwaukee Celebrates HIV Activist Ronnie Grace During Cancer Battle]( [Ronnie Grace]Milwaukeeans are honoring Ronnie Grace, a longtime HIV educator and LGBTQ+ activist who is now dealing with stage 4 liver and bile cancer. [Read on »]( [Homophobia Rears Its Head at Chili Cook-Off at California County Fair]( [Carnival ride and chili]Competitors at a chili cook-off in Northern California say they were subjected to homophobic slurs at the event and that someone drove a vehicle over their goods. [Read on »]( [Dozens Arrested for Attending Gay Wedding in Nigeria]( [Nigerian traditional wedding]Dozens of people were arrested in [Nigeria]( on charges that they had been involved in a gay wedding. [Homosexuality]( is illegal in the most populous country on the African continent. [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](.