Top Stories from Advocate.com for 09/23/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Virginia Beach Parents Sue to Force Schools to Adopt Glenn Youngkin's Anti-Trans Policies]( [Glenn Youngkin and a sign at First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach]As the school board in Virginia Beach, Va., the state’s largest city, remains undecided on adopting Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s anti-transgender policies, two parents have filed suit seeking to force the board to enact them. [Read on »]( [Donald Trump Asked Joint Chiefs Chair Mark Milley, 'Are You Soft on Transgenders?']( [Mark Milley and Donald Trump]When President Donald Trump offered Gen. Mark Milley the chairmanship of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the then-president asked Milley if he was “soft on transgenders,” according to a new interview with the general in [The Atlantic.]( [Read on »]( [Transgender Youth Face Hurdles Getting Gender-Affirming Care Even When It's Legal]( [Protect trans kids rally]Amid a wave of legislation in [Republican]( states targeting [gender-affirming care]( for minors, families with [transgender]( children face a growing challenge: accessing essential medical treatment. [Read on »]( [Victory for Students: LGBTQ+ Resource Center Reopens at Missouri University]( [Celebratory people with LGBTQ+ pride flags]After a swift and vigorous student-led campaign, the LGBTQ+ resource center at Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) will reopen and stay open, overturning an earlier decision by the university administration to close the facility due to staffing shortages and low student usage. [Read on »]( [Country Star Adam Mac Bows Out of Kentucky Festival After Homophobic Treatment]( [Adam Mac]A music festival in [Kentucky]( has canceled a concert and fireworks after concerns that out performer Adam Mac, who was hired to perform, would be too gay. [Read on »]( [Advocate Subscription]( [Advocate Channel]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:newsletters@pridemedia.com) Copyright © 2023 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](.