
"➡️ Scouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts of America) is being targeted by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth because it changed its name to be more inclusive of all genders. Our reporter Ryan Adamczeski got the organization's response. Plus, The 19th News reports on the complex history of LGBTQ+ immigrants in America, and a Democrat running for office in Illinois had a very sparkly reply to a Christian group's anti-transgender survey."
"We also hear from actor Tilda Swinton on her experience with the AIDS crisis, and viral queer journalist Tracy E. Gilchrist is speaking out after the Trump administration used her "holding space" meme to celebrate ICE deportations. Until tomorrow, Christine LinnellSocial media manager, The Advocate a katz/Shuttershock.com Scouting America told The Advocate that its "values have not changed" even after the U.S. military threatened to sever ties."
"Approximately 1.3 million LGBTQ+ immigrants live in the United States, but the journey has been difficult for at least 150 years. Screenshots via @reedforcongress on Instagram Reed Showalter, who is straight, had a hilarious response to an anti-trans candidate survey from the Illinois Family Institute. "When I was 33 in 1994, I went to 43 funerals," Swinton recently told CNN's Christiane Amanpour."
Scouting America changed its name to be more inclusive of all genders, prompting the U.S. military and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to threaten severing formal ties. Scouting America stated that its values have not changed. Approximately 1.3 million LGBTQ+ immigrants live in the United States, and that community's journey has been difficult for at least 150 years. A straight Democrat candidate, Reed Showalter, replied humorously to an anti-trans survey from the Illinois Family Institute. Actor Tilda Swinton said she attended 43 funerals in 1994 during the AIDS crisis. Journalist Tracy E. Gilchrist criticized the White House's use of "Defying Gravity" and "holding space" for ICE deportations.
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