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📚 Banned Book Week continues, which means we're still highlighting how LGBTQ-themed books are censored across the country. Pride and Less Prejudice is trying to stop that. The group is hosting its fourth annual #BannedTogether virtual auction this weekend to raise $20,000 to send 1,600 free LGBTQ-inclusive books to elementary schools across the United States. Celebs from Daniel Radcliffe to Jason Mraz to Billie Jean King have donated items that you can bid on.📚
🚨 A 17-year-old gay student at Ruben S. Ayala High School in Chino Hills, Calif., was injured after being assaulted by another student, the culmination of what the student and his mother say is a year-long battle against bullying, discrimination, and administrative inaction.
🎉 A lesbian Kansas City firefighter Kansas City firefighter was the victim of harassment from her coworkers for over two decades. Now, she's won more than $1 million in a settlement against the city's fire department.
In other news:
- 5 takeaways from Kamala Harris's interview on MSNBC
- Right-wing ‘school choice’ advocate linked to gay adult films appears in Republican Project 2025 document
- Lindsey Graham and other Republicans spew transphobic language while questioning judicial nominee
- Anti-trans laws caused a significant spike in suicide attempts among trans youth: study
- Michael Knowles claims LGBTQ+ people have 'pretend' families with queer parents 'not fit to raise a child'
Onward and upward,
Alex Cooper
Over 30 celebrities join auction to put LGBTQ+ books in classrooms (exclusive)
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Lesbian firefighter awarded $1.3 million from Kansas City after 21 years of harassment
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Lindsey Graham and other Republicans spew transphobic language while questioning judicial nominee
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images; Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
5 takeaways from Kamala Harris's interview on MSNBC
Screen shots via MSNBC
Texas sues Biden admin over requirement for LGBTQ-affirming foster care placements
Joe Raedle/Getty Images; Scott Olson/Getty Images
Right-wing ‘school choice’ advocate linked to gay adult films appears in Republican Project 2025 document
Gage Skidmore via flickr CC BY-SA 2.0; bella1105/Shutterstock
Anti-trans laws caused a significant spike in suicide attempts among trans youth: study
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Michael Knowles claims LGBTQ+ people have 'pretend' families with queer parents 'not fit to raise a child'
Jason Davis/Getty Images for The Daily Wire
Gay student assaulted after year-long bullying at California high school
Chino Valley Unified School District via facebook
Look, a hint!
Each week, The Advocate newsletter has a little bit of LGBTQ+ trivia. Tuesday, you'll get the question. Today, you'll get a hint. And Saturday, you'll get the answer.
This week’s question is: What gay political strategist helped on both Harvey Milk's and Kamala Harris's campaigns?
This week's hint: This person died in 2007.
What you should also be reading:
- Trans director Sydney Freeland is here to upend your ideas about Indigiqueer folks & make you cry (Pride)
- 30 HILARIOUS reactions to JD Vance misgendering himself and we can't stop LAUGHING (Pride)
- Monsters controversy explained: Here's why everyone's talking about the Menéndez brothers series (Out)
- Josh O'Connor co-created a gay teen romance film (Out)
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