02/15/25
Author: Alex Cooper
Hi all,🪧 Protesters gathered Friday to rally against the deletion of transgender and queer from the Stonewall Inn landmark site of the National Park Service. The erasure follows Trump’s executive orders denying the existence of trans people and removing them from other government websites along with LGBTQ+ resources.
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🌈 Look, the answer! 🌈
Each week, The Advocatenewsletter has a little bit of LGBTQ+ trivia. Tuesday, you’ll get the question. Thursday, you’ll get a hint. And today, you’ll get the answer.
This week’s question: Who was the first queer woman of color to win an Oscar?
This week’s answer is: Ariana DeBose, who won an Oscar for Best Support Actress for her performance in West Side Story.
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Author: Alex Cooper