Top Stories from Advocate.com for 12/11/2021

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Gay Indian-American to Become Top LGBTQ+ White House Staffer]( [Gautam Raghavan] Gautam Raghavan is moving up to director of the Office of Presidential Personnel. [Read on »]( [LGBTQ+ Groups: SCOTUS Should Have Blocked Texas Abortion Law]( [Supreme Court justices] The court did allow a suit against the restrictive law to proceed, but it leaves important rights in peril, activists say. [Read on »]( [Museum Showcases Queer Relationships in the Animal Kingdom]( [Dolphins] Same-sex behavior has been observed in about 1,500 species, including dolphins, rams, and bonobos. [Read on »]( [Lesbian Fox News Host Slams Biden for Saying Women and Men Are Equal]( [Tammy Bruce] Tammy Bruce, a conservative who claims to be a feminist, said the president was tampering with the “sacred words” of the Declaration of Independence. [Read on »]( [Pansexual Furry to Become 1st Out LGBTQ+ Person in Space This Weekend]( [Cameron Bess with Furry suit] “My entire life I’ve wanted to make people who feel like they didn’t have a place feel welcome.” [Read on »]( [Catholic Diocese Says LGBTQ+ People Are Not Allowed Sacraments]( [Person sitting on church pew] They can only be baptized, confirmed, or receive communion if they have "repented." [Read on »]( [How HRC’s Tori Cooper Advocated for Trans People in 2021]( [Tori Cooper ] The Human Rights Campaign's director of community engagement is also one of The Advocate's People of the Year. [Read on »]( [LGBTQ+ Iranians Are Suffering and Dying While the World Yawns]( [Iran] On Human Rights Day, turn your eyes towards the desperate LGBTQ+ situation in Iran. [Read on »]( [by PubExchange]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:newsletters@pridemedia.com) Copyright © 2021 Pride Media, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: newsletters@pridemedia.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.