Top Stories from Advocate.com for 11/10/2022

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [South Dakota Elects First Gay Male Legislator, Kameron Nelson]( [Kameron Nelson] Nelson's victory restores LGBTQ+ representation in South Dakota. [Read on »]( [Trans Influencer Nikita Dragun Sent to Men's Prison After Arrest]( [Dragun] Dragun's spokesperson called the move by the Miami-Dade County Corrections Department "distrubing and dangerous." [Read on »]( [Meet the History-Making Class of the 2022 Midterms]( [Read on »]( [Bills Introduced in Tenn. to Ban Drag Shows, Gender-Affirming Care]( [Drag Queens at pride parade] Just one day after voters rejected the conservative conspiracy theory about LGBTQ+ people, lawmakers in Tennessee doubled down with not one but two restrictive bills. [Read on »]( [Oregon Elects Lesbian Tina Kotek as Governor]( [Tina Kotek] Kotek and Maura Healey of Massachusetts will be the nation's first out lesbian governors. [Read on »]( [Justin Trudeau Is First World Leader to Appear on Drag Race]( [justin-trudeau-special-guest-canada-rupauls-drag-race_750x422_creditonimage.jpg] The Canadian Prime Minister will make an appearance on Canada's Drag Race: Canada Vs. the World. [Read on »]( [Lesbian Dana Nessel Reelected Michigan Attorney General]( [Dana Nessel] Nessel, a Democrat, beat a Republican who's accused of tampering with the 2020 presidential election results. [Read on »]( [Erick Russell Is First Black Gay Statewide Elected Official]( [Erick Russell] Russell has been elected Connecticut state treasurer. [Read on »]( [Gay Republican Beats Gay Democrat in N.Y. Congressional Race]( [George Santos] For the first time in U.S. history, two gay men faced off against each other in a national election. [Read on »]( [Illinois Elects First Gay Congressman, Eric Sorensen]( [Eric Sorensen] The gay Democrat prevailed over a far-right Republican. [Read on »]( [Brittney Griner Transferred to Russian Prison Labor Camp]( [Brittney Griner] The WNBA star’s current whereabouts are unknown as the White House and her legal team work for her release. [Read on »]( [LGBTQ+ Rights Icon Jim Obergefell Loses Election]( [Jim Obergefell] The marriage equality activist came up short in his bid to get elected to Ohio's legislature. [Read on »]( [The Only Thing Red This Morning Are the Faces of Trump and McCarthy]( [Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy] Suddenly, election fraud seems like a losing issue, as are threats to abortion rights, voting rights, marriage equality, and other extreme measures. [Read on »]( [by PubExchange]( [Advocate Subscription]( [Out Traveler]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:newsletters@pridemedia.com) Copyright © 2022 Equalpride, 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](.