August 3, 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.

Surprise! Yesterday was James Baldwin's 100th birthday, and to celebrate, our sibling site Queerty launched its new Native Son channel that centers and celebrates Black gay and queer men.

Not only that, but this week was filled with legal victories, a medical breakthrough, a small town win, and a heartwarming love story you have to read to believe.

How James Baldwin’s life & legacy can help us navigate the problems of today [[link removed]]

Badlwin wasn't just a great writer, he also worked as an out activist for Black justice. In fact, his thoughts on racial justice still offer insights on how we can liberate marginalized communities today! [[link removed]]

Also, check out this great, quick 20-question interview with Native Son's founder Emil Wilbekin [[link removed]] for an peek at his stylish home and the spilling of some hot tea! And lastly, please enjoy this sweet, revealing essay about how a lonely Black teen developed a serious crush on Baldwin [[link removed]].

Read More [[link removed]] This gay waiter turned his insulting "tip" into thousands of dollars for queer youth [[link removed]] A rude customer left him an ugly message. But when it went viral, something wonderful happened! This 90s game show couple said they were “business partners.” Now they're married! [[link removed]] A viral social media post revealed that they're still together, even three decades later — talk about a grand prize. [[link removed]] This gay waiter turned his insulting "tip" into thousands of dollars for queer youth [[link removed]] A rude customer left him an ugly message. But when it went viral, something wonderful happened! [[link removed]*|DATE:Ymd|*&stpe=static] Transgender business program honored for helping people build economic power [[link removed]] Transgender District’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program has helped launch 37 businesses since 2020. A town repealed LGBTQ+ protections. Citizens rallied & elected a pro-trans candidate in response [[link removed]] Repeal of discrimination protections galvanized voters in a small Maine town. Massachusetts will soon have a new law protecting LGBTQ+ families [[link removed]] It will increase protections for queer families that used surrogacy and assisted reproduction. School’s pro-trans policy just won a big court victory [[link removed]] A federal appeals court rejected a conservative parents' group's argument that there is a constitutional right to misgender trans people in school. Trial shows that shot taken twice a year very effective at preventing HIV in women [[link removed]] It prevented 100% of new infections in the trial. [[link removed]*|DATE:Ymd|*&stpe=static] Not Done Yet Include a bulleted list of links from other sites and a send off. 83&stpe=pixel" width="2" height="6" border="0" />83&stpe=pixel" width="2" height="6" border="0" />83&stpe=pixel" width="2" height="6" border="0" />83&stpe=pixel" width="2" height="6" border="0" />83&stpe=pixel" width="2" height="6" border="0" /> Copyright © 2024 LGBTQ Nation, All rights reserved.

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