Philadelphia made history Tuesday by electing its first out LGBTQ+ City Council member, lesbian Rue Landau. Read on » Lawyers for Lorie Smith, the web designer who doesn’t want to serve same-sex couples, were back in court this week as Colorado prepares to implement the favorable ruling she received from the U.S. Supreme Court in June. Read on » Read on » Jill Stein, who announced Thursday that she’s again seeking the Green Party’s nomination for president, is a supporter of LGBTQ+ rights and other progressive causes. But her entry into the race has aroused some worries that she will take votes away from President Joe Biden. Read on » Read on » Toxic masculinity embodies multiple guises, mostly selling itself as the ticket to fitting in. And, in my experience, I’ve observed something surprising: engaging in toxic masculinity is not about impressing or courting women but rather is about impressing and fitting in with other men. Read on » Straight off of devastating losses in statewide elections on Tuesday, House Republicans continue to attack Biden-Harris administration officials by attempting to cut their salaries as the country heads toward a government shutdown over Congress’s inability to agree on government funding. This time they are going after White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's. Read on » In a conversation with The Advocate, a former Republican lobbyist from Mississippi shared about how it was to be outed by his colleagues. Read on » Actor Keke Palmer has requested full custody of her and her ex Darius Jackson’s son Leodis and has alleged that Jackson recently attacked her and has abused her before. Read on » Two men allegedly caught having sex by a peeping tom last month are the latest victims of Uganda’s draconian anti-LGBTQ+ laws, according to the Uganda Monitor. Read on » A Florida lawmaker accused of creating a sexualized work environment and sexually harassing two male staffers was cleared in a House investigation. That’s the second time this year the Florida House of Representatives found no merit to accusations against Florida Rep. Fabian Basabe, a Republican. Read on » Members of the "parental rights" activist organization Moms for Liberty reported Florida school librarians to law enforcement for allegedly distributing “pornography” to minors. The librarians were not. The "pornography" the Moms for Liberty activists were referring to was a young adult novel. Read on »
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