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 e South is really gay, y’all. A new report from two gay rights groups says that one in three LGBTQ from the report: • LGBTQ Southerners are more likely than LGBTQ people outside the Forget what you see on TV and in movies, a new report says the South is home to more LGBTQ residents than any other region. ACROSS 1 Reamer or wrench 5 Danglers on luggage 34 Classy articles of neckwear 37 Wrist exercise at a candy factory? 68 “… or ___!” 69 Engine additive since 1954 70 Far from extravagant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 ACROSS 1 Clear of trees 6 Smack-dab 11 Sushi fish 14 ___ shirt (colorful garment) 15 Musical instrument 27 Samples some, as beer or wine 29 Pro wrestling star John 31 “Awesome, dude” 32 One of Popeye’s foes 34 Sight on a rack 37 One radio 55 Four-time winner of the Masters 57 Accelerate a vehicle suddenly 59 iPhone rival 61 Atmospheric pollution meas. 62 Bump, in pokerspeak 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Edited by Will Shortz No. 0712 Crossword people in the country call the South their home, more than any other region in the nation.  e report says LGBTQ people live in the South despite its “hostile policy landscape.” Of those LGBTQ Southerners, 93 percent live in states with laws that negatively impact “virtually every aspect of daily life” for them. For all of this, the group called its report “Telling a New Southern Story: LGBTQ Resilience, Resistance, and Leadership.” “Contrary to media depictions of LGBTQ people primarily living in New York or California, the South is home to more LGBTQ people than any other region, as well as incredible racial diversity among LGBTQ people,” said Logan Casey, policy researcher at the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) and author of the report. “LGBTQ advocates in the South are both creative and e ective in response to the political landscape and have o en led the nation in working in broad coalitions and across a wide range of issues.”  e report is from Colorado-based MAP and North Carolina-based Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE). It  nds that 3.6 million LGBTQ adults live in the South.  e South is also home to over half a million transgender adults, more than any other region. Also, more than one in  ve LGBTQ Southerners are Black, more than any other region of the country. Here are some other key  ndings South to be religiously a liated, with over half of LGBTQ Southerners being religiously a liated. • LGBTQ Southerners experience multiple challenges in economic security, health access and outcomes, as well as in daily life. • According to a survey from the CSE, 71 percent of LGBTQ Southerners have experienced harassment related to their sexual orientation or gender identity. • Twenty-three percent of LGBTQ Southerners have experienced physical violence, with higher rates for people who are transgender. • One in three Black LGBTQ Southerners reported experiencing physical violence because they are LGBTQ, the highest rate of any racial or ethnic group. Progress has been made across the South in the last 10 years, according to the report, despite harsh state policies. LGBTQ people are innovative, focusing on building community and providing direct support to address community needs without waiting for state legislatures, the report says. “It’s true that LGBTQ Southerners experience a lot of barriers to equality and full inclusion, from a di cult policy landscape to the cultural realities of the South,” said Rev. Jasmine BeachFerrara, executive director of the CSE. “ ese forces o en require that we organize in di erent ways, dreaming up new strategies,  nding ways to work the seams and the fault lines — in other words, that we approach organizing in ways that are both queer and Southern. “ ere’s a deep sense of resolve and hopefulness, even as we also carry signi cant pain and grief.  e impact of LGBTQ people staying in the South, being out, sharing our stories, being in public leadership — all of this is changing old notions of what’s possible in the South.” MOVEMENT ADVANCEMENT PROJECT / CAMPAIGN FOR SOUTHERN EQUALITY 11 Cruise amenity 14 Where icicles may hang 15 World ___ (October event) 16 Center of a poker table 17 Arm exercise at a dairy farm? 19 Engine lubricant 20 “Ben-___” 21 Fruit in a holiday gift box 22 Hawaiian coffee region 23 Any boat 25 Shoulder exercise at a cutlery store? 29 Clip, as a coupon 32 Jeers 33 Currier and ___ 43 Highest point in an orbit 44 Region 45 Swizzle stick 49 Fame 51 Chest exercise at a vintner’s? 54 Itching desire 55 Small whirlpool 56 What a relaxed soldier is at 58 One of four for a grand slam, in brief 61 Face on a fiver 62 What the exercise regimen in 17-, 25-, 37- and 51-Across is worth? 66 Traditional Father’s Day gift 67 Wise sayings 71 Consider to be DOWN 1 Computer crash investigator, informally 2 Where Waikiki Beach is 3 Exceed, as one’s bounds 4 See 31-Down 5 “Ah, now that’s clear” 6 Coffee choice before bed 7 Cape Cod resort town 8 It’s thin on top of Everest 9 Hair goo 10 Serpent’s warning 11 Parodies 12 Route map start 13 “Finally!” 18 Blueprint detail 22 Package for a model plane 24 Shed door feature 26 River that passes through Lake Geneva 27 1970s TV’s “Welcome Back, ___” 28 Like Little Bo-Peep’s sheep 29 Brief swim 30 Apple eater in Genesis 31 With 4-Down, “To Kill a Mockingbird” writer 35 Campfire treat 36 Marlboro offering, informally 38 Wyatt of Dodge City 39 Decline 40 Totalitarian control 41 Use a Singer machine 42 Result of sunning 45 Gymwear 46 Choice morsel 47 Seriously embroiled 48 King: Sp. 50 Good lookers? 52 Wetlands plant 53 Business successes 57 The “S” of CBS: Abbr. 59 Military post 60 Grocery list component 62 Beaver’s project 63 Predictable reply at the altar 64 Pop 65 “And that proves it” PUZZLE BY JOHN LAMPKIN Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 7,000 past puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year). 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