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ICYMI: The Human Rights Campaign is spilling the equali-TEA so that YOU can stay in the know on all things LGBTQ+ news and culture. Don't miss out on this exclusive scoop! Sign up for our weekly A.M. Read newsletter today. KEEPING IT QUICK HRC-Endorsed Rep. Julie Johnson advances to run-off in her bid to retain her seat, LGBTQ+ celebrities come together to launch foundation uplifting LGBTQ+ filmmakers, Trans Kansans face disturbing and swift enforcement of extreme anti-trans law, Queer performer VINCINT releases new album centering joy. HRC-ENDORSED REP. JULIE JOHNSON ADVANCES TO RUN-OFF IN TX 33: U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson has advanced to a runoff in her bid to retain her seat despite an anti-democratic attempt by the anti-equality majority in the Texas Legislature to redraw congressional maps and place her in a new district. In support of Congresswoman Johnson's candidacy, HRC hosted 16 events, engaged over 300 volunteers, made 1,500 calls, and contacted over 47,000 voters in the lead up to election night. HRC President Kelley Robinson said of the result, "Julie has never backed down from a fight, and neither have the voters who support her." Read more here. ALAN CUMMING, BOWEN YANG LAUNCH NEW FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT LGBTQ+ FILMMAKERS: Actors Alan Cumming and Bowen Yang are teaming up with filmmaker Lena Waithe and producer Adam Goldman to launch the Necessary Foundation, a new nonprofit aimed at helping the next generation of LGBTQ+ filmmakers break into the industry. "There is, in this moment, enormous political pressure to delete queer people from American media," Goldman told The Hollywood Reporter. "Now it's time to push back." SWIFT ENFORCEMENT OF KANSAS' SEVERE ANTI-TRANS LAW CREATES DISTURBING REALITY FOR TRANS RESIDENTS: Transgender Kansas are receiving letters demanding the surrender of their drivers licenses, a result of swift enforcement of SB 244 — a disturbing piece of legislation that was enacted by the state legislature after overriding the Governor's veto in spite of her concerns of the sweeping impact this would on Kansans. As a result, transgender Kansans are being forced to decide whether they're willing to break the law just to drive to the DMV. Read more about what's going on in Kansas here. QUEER POP STAR VINCINT EXPLORES LOVE, LOSS AND QUEER JOY WITH HIS UPCOMING ALBUM: After nearly five years, singer and songwriter VINCINT has a new album on the way that encompasses the joy, softness, turmoil and euphoria experienced over the last few years of their lives. From the loss of their mother to ending a toxic relationship, VINCINT is ready to reclaim ownership of life saying, "Everything that I do should bring me some amount of pleasure, and some amount of peace." Read more about the new single here. "My father would always call me two-spirited, and I never knew what he meant," said queer pop star VINCINT. "I've always lived in the realm of, there are two very bright lights, and one's pink and one's blue. And in the middle, there's this kind of beautiful white light. I've always found myself centered there." Subscribe to HRC's A.M. Read PAID FOR BY Human Rights Campaign.   Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Progress America, please click here.