Paw Patrol, rebellious teens, and big bags of nope
September 30, 2023
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Here are this week's most popular positive stories. Enjoy this newsletter? Share it with a friend. ([link removed]) Everyone could use more good news.
What better way to open this week's newsletter than sharing my favorite Hometown Hero? After being granted asylum in the US, Liaam Wilson now runs a soup kitchen in Queens ([link removed]) that caters to trans folks.
Don't forget, you still have a couple of days left to vote in the LGBTQ Nation Heroes 2023 awards ([link removed]) .
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** Texas church defies government crackdown by blessing drag queens ([link removed])
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Their bold stand wasn't met with love. They're not backing down.
In Southern states, churches have become some of the queer community's stanchest allies. A Texas church has launched a program to help pay for trans youth to get treatment out-of-state ([link removed]) . A pastor with a gay son gave church leaders hell ([link removed]) before quitting in disgust. Need a pick me up? Welcome to the church of Sylvester ([link removed]) .
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** Nancy Pelosi popped into a DC gay bar & took a selfie in the bathroom ([link removed])
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Everyone is doing it.
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** “Paw Patrol” franchise introduces its first queer character ([link removed])
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Predictably, conservatives are outraged. Everyone else is a fan.
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** Students in Iowa are organizing to circumvent state’s anti-LGBTQ laws ([link removed])
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Since when have teenagers followed the rules?
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** Judge blasts Montana’s anti-trans law ([link removed])
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He got blunt. Not only is it likely unconstitutional, it's harmful to kids.
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** University reopens LGBTQ+ resource center after students fight back ([link removed])
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Administrators quickly backtracked when the rebellion began.
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** Michigan Supreme Court tells conservative judges to knock it off ([link removed])
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If you can't be kind, at least be respectful.
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** Students walk out en-masse to protest anti-LGBTQ policy ([link removed])
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The school board tried to ban Pride flags and said students would be punished if they complained. The kids said FU.
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** Federal judge strikes down Texas drag ban ([link removed])
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And he wasn't nice about it.
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** Extra Treats
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* INTO: This gay double proposal at Disneyland is melting the internet’s heart ([link removed])
* QUEERTY: From Roman emperors to rowdy cowboys, Hollywood’s depiction of masculinity has always been, well, pretty gay ([link removed])
* GAYCITIES: Top 20 October events: Oktoberfest, Pride and spooky parties galore ([link removed])
* SOCIAL: A video about pineapple on pizza has become a metaphor for LGBTQ+ rights ([link removed])
* MUSIC: Troy Sivan is just getting started ([link removed])
I hope you have a great weekend. Don't forget. It's Hispanic Heritage Month and these 5 young queer Latine influencers are stylishly slaying the internet ([link removed]) .
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