Hi all,
📣 Well, Anita Bryant, the antigay activist known for having a pie thrown at her face and for campaigning against LGBTQ+ rights, died. She was 84.
🏛️ U.S. Rep. Mark Takano now chairs the Congressional Equality Caucus. The caucus, which advocates for equality regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, faces heightened challenges under a Republican-controlled Congress and the incoming second administration of President-elect Donald Trump. Here's what he has to say about the 119th Congress.
❌ I can't even believe I'm writing this, but Idaho Republican legislatorshave introduced a resolution on Tuesday urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 decision that established marriage equality nationwide.
🗞️ V Spehar of Under the Desk News informs millions of viewers a week about the world around them. The Advocate spoke to them about their platform, what lies ahead for TikTok, and a recent NPR interview.
Onward and upward,
Alex Cooper
Editor-in-chief, Advocate.com
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Each week, The Advocate newsletter has a little bit of LGBTQ+ trivia. Tuesday, you'll get a question. Today, you'll get a hint. And Saturday, you'll get the answer.
This week's question: What was the name of the New Orleans gay club that burned down in 1973, killing over 30 people inside?
This week's hint: The arson was the deadliest attack on LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. until Pulse.
💫 Respond with the right answer and you might receive a shoutout in a future newsletter.
📣 What you should also be reading
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- John Waters on Luigi Mangione: 'Everybody looks better under arrest' (Out)
- Cynthia Erivo calls this Marvel character her 'dream role' (Out)
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