June 29, 2024 View this email in your browser [link removed] Here are this week's most popular positive stories. Like this newsletter? Share it with a friend. [link removed] Everyone could use a little good news.
With only three days left before the end of Pride Month, we're celebrating LGBTQ+ people and allies who've stepped up for our community again and again.
From those who've spoken up in small ways to others who've helped win bigger battles, these folks make us mega-proud. Who are you most proud of this month?
She was told she had 5 years to live. So she started living as a woman. [[link removed]]
At age 33, Jane Lee Mullowney realized life was too short to live any way but authentically. So she began transitioning and writing semi-fictional novels about her experiences — it has changed her in unexpected ways.
Talking about inspiring figures, do you remember Annie Hex, the queer poet witch who became a hometown hero [[link removed]]? How about Amy Schneider, the queer Jeopardy! champion who became one of the game show's biggest winners [[link removed]] or Dave Heide, the chef who renamed his restaurant in honor of his trans son ?
With so much love to go around, these folks are bringing us smiles and lifting our hearts.
Read More [[link removed]] She came out after 2 marriages to men & is now organizing lesbian cruises [[link removed]] She's trying to meet every lesbian in the world. Community rallies in support of gay author after a bookstore tried to dull his shine [[link removed]] The author tearfully talked about how the bookstore returned boxes of his book on social media. Then something wonderful happened. Gay & bi veterans score a vital legal victory [[link removed]] Thousands of veterans may now finally receive their day in court amid a decades-long battle for their well-deserved honors. [[link removed]*|DATE:Ymd|*&stpe=static] Thousands attend Idaho county’s first Pride, despite worries [[link removed]] Secret drag performers, food trucks, and a community fair had a 1,000-foot line of people waiting to get in! This cute gay couple got to go to their first Pride together this year & they loved it [[link removed]] "We certainly wanted to be there and represent our pride as a gay couple." Laugh out loud with these 10 hilarious moments from Pete & Chasten Buttigieg [[link removed]] From their surprising physical comedy prowess to Pete’s quick wit onstage, this dynamic duo never fails to keep us entertained. This African country just made historic progress for same-sex couples [[link removed]] Even the country's First Lady agrees — it's time to bring queer love into the modern age. A beloved historic gay bar is about to spread into a second home [[link removed]] "We’re just a very friendly bunch of people that have brought greatness to D.C., and we hope to do so in Philadelphia." [[link removed]*|DATE:Ymd|*&stpe=static] From our sibling sites:
GAYCITIES: BenDeLaCreme’s hot take on Seattle & a record-breaking vow renewal kicks off Pride [[link removed]]
OUTSPORTS: He races drag cars that go 170 mph. He’s gay and got his biggest win during Pride Month. [[link removed]]
INTO: Meet the Italian meme queen taking over the Internet [[link removed]]
QUEERTY: Promising news for PrEP users & the fight against HIV [[link removed]]
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