Daily newsletter 2/9

➡️ Olympians who speak out against Trump or ongoing ICE raids in America are being met with hate comments, harassment, and even death threats — and queer athletes Amber Glenn and Gus Kenworthy are at the front of it.

Plus, we have a roundup of Bad Bunny’s legendary, queer-inclusive Super Bowl Halftime performance, Gay Days Orlando has been forced to hit pause by today’s political climate, and a new documentary shows the fight against conservative book bans in the South.

And for the latest in our History is Queer series, we take a look at the life of Billy Strayhorn, the gay Black man who was Duke Ellington’s “right arm.”

Until tomorrow,

Christine Linnell Social media manager, The Advocate

LGBTQ+ Olympians receive death threats after speaking out against the Trump admin.

Amber Glenn and Gus Kenworthy both say they've received death threats since criticizing the Trump administration.

Super Bowl: Bad Bunny puts on a queer-inclusive show with Lady Gaga & Ricky Martin

Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin joined Bad Bunny in his legendary and LGBTQ-inclusive performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Gay Days Orlando canceled, citing sponsor losses and mounting pressures on LGBTQ+ gatherings

It was supposed to be the event's 35th anniversary in June.

‘The Librarians’: Meet the heroes fighting against conservative book bans in the South

They weren’t looking for a fight. Then the fight came to their libraries, families, and lives.

The lush life of Billy Strayhorn, the gay Black man who was Duke Ellington's 'right arm'

Strayhorn wrote many of Ellington's big hits and lived as an out gay man in mid-century America.

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