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Advocate NL 7/1/26

19+ hour, 28+ min ago  (53+ words) Hello folks and Happy Wednesday! Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez back in your inbox here. Today is also the first day of July, but we're still catching up with Alysse Dalessandro's travels on the Mother Road. If you'll recall, Alysse set…...

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advocate. com > politics > national > kansas-anti-outing-trump-pressure

Trump education secretary threatens Kansas schools over trans student privacy policy

19+ hour, 27+ min ago  (622+ words) Federal officials say Kansas City Public Schools" anti-outing policy violates parental rights. US Secretary of Education Linda Mc Mahon attends a round table discussion hosted by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on "exposing weaponization against parents in schools" at the…...

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advocate. com > opinion > nyt-wsj-gay-queer-stigma

Why are America's largest newspapers stigmatizing queer people?

19+ hour, 45+ min ago  (472+ words) Opinion: Both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal recently ran opinion pieces essentially preaching "gay is respectable, queer is the problem." It's not helpful, writes Josh Ackley. Anti-queer commentary headlines from The New York Times and The…...

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advocate. com > politics > states > alleria-stanley-advances-maryland-primary

Army combat veteran advances in bid to become Maryland's first transgender legislator

22+ hour, 5+ min ago  (908+ words) Alleria Stanley's campaign is testing whether a service-first message can break through in a GOP-held Maryland district. Christopher Wiggins is politics & news editor at The Advocate, where he leads national coverage at the intersection of public policy, politics, and LGBTQ…...

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advocate. com > travel > route-66-new-mexico-arizona

Dispatches from Route 66: Finding queer hope in New Mexico and Arizona

23+ hour, 37+ min ago  (1682+ words) From Albuquerque's drag stage to Kingman's community builders, LGBTQ+ people along the Mother Road are preserving history and creating safety. New Mexico U. S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury addresses a crowd at the New Mexico Draggy Awards. Alysse Dalessandro is a Cleveland-based queer…...

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advocate. com > politics > national > trans-sports-scotus-ruling-reaction

Supreme Court trans sports ruling sparks red state crackdown and blue state resistance

1+ day, 34+ min ago  (904+ words) The ruling does not require states to ban transgender athletes, leaving Democratic-led states to defend inclusive policies as Republican-led states push restrictions. A reporter runs outside the US Supreme Court on its last day of the term in Washington, DC,…...

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advocate. com > news > culture > che-monique-fat-mermaid-community

Mermaids are here and queer'just ask Ch" Monique

1+ day, 59+ min ago  (468+ words) Ch" Monique, founder of the Society of Fat Mermaids, is creating a more inclusive merfolk community while celebrating queer joy, body positivity, and water safety....

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advocate. com > opinion > kavanaugh-compassion-trans-sports-ruling

Brett Kavanaugh says trans kids should not be ostracized. His sports ruling does exactly that

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1002+ words) Six justices, who likely have never spoken to a trans person, just decided which kids get to belong, writes John Casey...

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advocate. com > politics > national > ken-paxton-mistress-iceland-spotted

Ken Paxton spotted jetting to Iceland with alleged mistress after campaigning on "Christian values

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (379+ words) Video appears to show the Republican Texas U. S. Senate candidate heading to a luxury destination with Christian influencer Tracy Duhon....

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advocate. com > newsletter > advocate-nl-6-30-26

Advocate NL 6/30/26

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (123+ words) It's the last day of Pride Month, and the U. S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to the LGBTQ+ community -- but not a complete knockout. Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox on this Tuesday. The U. S. Supreme Court today upheld…...