July 27, 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.
WOW! What a news week, huh?? Kamala's in — the presidential race is heating up! Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer just signed an important pro-LGBTQ+ law, and maybe you've heard, but the 33rd Olympic Summer Games just kicked off in Paris, France — vive le sport!
This year's Olympics are quite modern and extra fun, with drag queens and Lady Gaga in the opening ceremony, and athetes competing in breakdancing and skateboarding for the first time ever. If you're a fan, our sibling sites Outsports [[link removed]] and Queerty [[link removed]] are tracking the queer athletes and covering other noteworthy highlights throughout the event— ooh la la!
Outside the games, there's plenty of good news to swim in, so let's dive right in!
40% of U.S. states now have this important LGBTQ+ law on their books [[link removed]]
This week, Michigan Gov. Gretchin Whitmer (D) signed a law that affirms LGBTQ+ lives in courtrooms — do you know which law?
In other good political news, lesbian Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) opened for Vice President Harris’s first presidential campaign rally [[link removed]], and a recent study found that the number of LGBTQ+ elected officials has tripled since 2017 [[link removed]].
Queer Democrats are getting energized for the upcomng election — are you? Let's all make sure equality wins at the ballot in November!
Read More [[link removed]] People are going wild for a possible Kamala Harris/Pete Buttigieg dream ticket [[link removed]] Harris is considering him as a possible running mate. Will we soon be calling him as "Vice President Pete"? WNBA star Brittney Griner is surprising folks with what she wants her son to call her [[link removed]] Her newborn son just arrived into the world — but his first words may not be "mama" if Griner has anything to say about it. Gospel singer Kim Burrell atones for her past sins against the LGBTQ+ community [[link removed]] At an awards ceremony, she apologized for hurtful comments she made nearly a decade ago. [[link removed]*|DATE:Ymd|*&stpe=static] Tennessee scores important legal victory for people with HIV [[link removed]] People of color and trans women were disproportionately affected by this old law, but now things have changed for the better! Kamala Harris’s campaign releases first ad, complete with Pride flags & boundless optimism [[link removed]] Harris's campaign used images from a Pride Month appearance in the ad, highlighting her support for LGBTQ+ rights. Biden fights in Supreme Court to restore student protections [[link removed]] Biden's new Title IX protections didn't just cover transgender and non-binary kids — they'll also help out other students. Here's how he's fighting for them. You love this dog’s super cute Pride-themed hairdo [[link removed]] Seriously — it looks like those eye-popping leg warmers from the 1980's fitness craze... but it's all fur! I went bald at age 19 —but it actually had one huge upside [[link removed]] When I was young, bald guys were the butt of jokes in every movie and TV show. But later on, I realized it gave me something important. [[link removed]*|DATE:Ymd|*&stpe=static] On our sibling sites: GAYCITIES: Photos of the queens who dolled up for RuPaul’s DragCon LA [[link removed]] OUTSPORTS: The gay parts of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony saved it, including Tom Daley and Celine Dion [[link removed]] INTO: This gay pro wrestler’s moves are taking over the internet [[link removed]] QUEERTY: From the closet to the podium & beyond: How LGBTQ+ Olympians have become unbeatable [[link removed]] 727&stpe=pixel" width="2" height="6" border="0" />727&stpe=pixel" width="2" height="6" border="0" />727&stpe=pixel" width="2" height="6" border="0" />727&stpe=pixel" width="2" height="6" border="0" />727&stpe=pixel" width="2" height="6" border="0" /> Copyright © 2024 LGBTQ Nation, All rights reserved.
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