➡️ The creators of Project 2025 have jumped at the chance to use Charlie Kirk’s murder to attack the transgender community. Meanwhile, a man in Phoenix was arrested after threatening to shoot up a queer bar in retaliation. To round out the week, meet the gay Black man running for office in deep-red Alabama. “This campaign is so about the policies … that improve the lives of people, and not the personalities,” Dakarai Larriett tells The Advocate. Meet the Black gay entrepreneur running to be Alabama's next senator Courtesy Pictured Dakarai Larriett knows Democrats have an uphill battle in a red state, but he says he's ready for the challenge.