Advocate NL 9/25/26

Happy Friday, folks! Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with an eyebrow-raising story from the Upper Midwest.As Jack Walker reports, if it was up to this school board, the Land of 10,000 Lakes would be renamed the Land of 0 Rainbows.OK, we exaggerate a bit, but here's the real deal: A Minnesota court will decide whether a school district’s ban on LGBTQ+ Pride stickers is legal after the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota sued over the policy on Tuesday.Representing two students and their parents, the ACLU filed a lawsuit in state court against the Detroit Lakes Public School District and four board members for banning rainbow Pride stickers on classroom doors. Don't believe us? Here's Jack's full reporting.Stay safe folks and have a great weekend!Thank you for subscribing to our daily newsletter! We hope you enjoy staying in the know about the top LGBTQ+ news stories as much as we enjoy delivering them to you. If you’d like to show more of your support, consider becoming an Advocate supporter!Ahead of Midterms, Pete Buttigieg is everywhere Democrats need to winKetanji Brown Jackson warns the Supreme Court puts eligible voters at risk in pro-Trump rulingTestosterone-obsessed Pete Hegseth has a bank account that jumped from under $50,000 to over $1 millionClavicular and looksmaxxing reach their sad, inevitable conclusionGay Dutch prime minister & Zohran Mamdani visit LGBTQ+ archive — and hear from young New Yorkers it servesBrandi Carlile recalls first time meeting Dolly Parton 10 years ago on 'Dolly Day'Soft Cell's gay frontman: Homophobia has 'taken other faces' since '80s prejudiceTexas says transgender prisoners can keep their hormones — unless they’re under 18Judge questions Trump policy forcing HIV providers to disregard transgender patientsIN PHOTOS: Hundreds rally against NYC’s NYU Langone Hospital’s capitulation to Trump on trans healthcareMinnesota students sue after school board bans rainbow & Pride symbols