🏛️ This gay Proud Boy and adult film star was sentenced over Jan. 6 insurrection

There's been plenty to talk about on social media this week as Elon Musk got into an argument with Stephen King "deadnaming" the platform formerly known as Twitter — ironic, since Musk has refused to honor his trans child's name and gender identity, and X/Twitter has become increasingly hostile to LGBTQ+ people. This of course led to King and hundreds of other people tweeting "Twitter" at the disgruntled billionaire. Meanwhile, Meta announced that its platforms Instagram and Threads will "avoid recommending political content" in the future, not clarifying if LGBTQ-related news will be lumped in with inflammatory topics.

☕ How do platforms like X/Twitter and Instagram affect your news consumption these days, and what can The Advocate do to help? Let us know by emailing [email protected].

Each week, The Advocate newsletter has a little bit of LGBTQ+ trivia. Tuesday, you'll get the question. Thursday, you'll get a hint. And today, you'll get the answer.

This week's question is: Who was the gay Black civil rights leader who was pivotal in organizing the March on Washington?

This week's answer is: Bayard Rustin. A close confidante to Martin Luther King Jr., Rustin was one of the key organizers of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and played a vital role in various nonviolent movements, boycotts, and protests to end racial discrimination.

🎉 Congrats to Betty, Brian, Raven, Wan-Lin, Richard, Theodore, and Judith for getting it right!

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