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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

LILLY WACHOWSKI ON BOUND AND “CRACKING EGGS”: Following a 30th year anniversary screening, Lilly Wachowski reflects on her favorite part of making Bound, an erotic neo-noir lesbian thriller that provided visibility for queer people like nothing before. Wachowski describes her pride in helping people find their identities as “a trail of breadcrumbs” out of the closet. Read more on them.us.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

AHEAD OF RIDICULOUS CONGRESSIONAL HEARING, HRC, NAACP, LAWMAKERS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS GATHER TO DEFEND INCLUSIVE SCHOOL POLICIES: The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee held a hearing Wednesday designed to attack and insult leaders of the Chicago, San Francisco, and Loudon County, Va., school districts because they support policies that are inclusive of LGBTQ+ and other minority students. At a morning press conference immediately before that circus, HRC, the NAACP, pro-equality members of Congress, and students, parents and educators from Chicago gathered outside the Capitol to talk about the farce that was about to unfold. “The simple act of respecting trans students, ensuring that they are safe at school, should never be a reason to punish schools,” said Ellen Kahn, Senior Vice President of Equality Programs at the Human Rights Campaign. “We demand that the Department of Education stop this politically motivated bullying of transgender students, and refocus on making our schools the best they can be for all students across this country."

SPOTLIGHT STORY

THE ADVOCATE - BREAKING FREE: A SURVIVOR’S JOURNEY TO BELONGING AND AUTHENTICITY: Timothy Scraeder Rodriguez shares his journey in a heartfelt memoir from evangelical childhood and years of conversion therapy to embracing his authentic, queer self and finding belonging in affirming faith spaces. Conversion Therapy Dropout exposes the damaging tactics used by evangelical organizations and Rodriguez’s path to healing and self-acceptance. Read more about the powerful book on Advocate.com