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  "path": "/newsletter/advocate-newsletter-4-20-26",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T14:00:02.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Read Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai's scathing rebuke.",
    "A proposed drag ban",
    "Here's what to know about the event."
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  "textContent": "⚖️ A federal judge called RFK Jr. an \"unserious\" leader whose anti-trans policies cause \"very real harm to very real people,\" according to a ruling issued Saturday over the health secretary's attempt to restrict gender-affirming care for minors. Read Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai's scathing rebuke.\n\nFor 26 years, the Ohio drag queen known as Ms. Demure has hosted a public access television show. A proposed drag ban in that state could bring the show — along with some other public drag performances — to an end.\n\nThe hottest ticket in Washington right now? The Grindr White House Correspondents' Dinner pre-party. Here's what to know about the event.\n\nUntil next time,\n\n**_The Advocate_ team**\n\n### Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’\n\n\n\n\n### For 26 years, an Ohio drag queen has hosted a local TV show. A proposed drag ban could end it\n\n\n\n\n### MS NOW’s Vaughn Hillyard on becoming a new father and life on the White House beat\n\n\n\n\n### Andy Beshear calls out Trump’s abuse of faith while accepting LGBTQ+ allyship award\n\n\n\n\n### Grindr’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner pre-party is the hottest ticket in Washington\n\n\n\n\n### Republican attempt to erase trans women could derail long-awaited Smithsonian museum\n\n\n\n\n### Trump calls Oval Office DoorDash stunt ‘tacky’ after driver rejects his transphobic question\n\n\n",
  "title": "Advocate newsletter 4/20/26"
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