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Anderson Cooper’s ’60 Minutes’ farewell intensifies Bari Weiss scrutiny at CBS

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What Memorial Day owes queer soldiers

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Maine conservatives’ anti-trans ballot measure push unraveling after signature controversy

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Advocate breaking newsletter CDC mpox

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'This is probably illegal': CDC quietly erases mpox guidance tied to Pride events

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NYC man indicted on hate crimes charges in alleged antigay beating

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Wisconsin families demand hospitals resume trans youth care after federal court ruling

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Marcos Aycox, aka The Tatted Violinist, found a better queer life through music

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Pulse survivor Brandon Wolf returns to Equality Florida to confront anti-LGBTQ+ extremism

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Judge stunned by DOJ conduct in Illinois anti-ICE protest prosecution dismisses ‘Broadview Six’ charges

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Advocate newsletter 5/22/26

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Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro are done cosplaying as grownups

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MAGA grifters & insurrectionists line up for a piece of Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘slush fund’

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House Republicans advance education bill restricting discussions on racism & gender

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Seattle advocates seek emergency support for transgender newcomers displaced from red states

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Ketamine’s journey from club drug to promising anxiety treatment

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The rise of queer line dancing: ‘A bit like going to church’

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These 8 Democrats voted for the Republican national ‘Don’t Say Trans’ bill passed by the House

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Virginia Democrat who praised LGBTQ+ inclusion is now helping Republicans out trans kids

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Mississippi school allegedly edited transgender salutatorian’s face after deadnaming him online

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Civil rights leaders stress we must protect medical privacy of trans youth, after DOJ subpoena

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A nine-hour prayer service on the National Mall & LGBTQ+ hate in the midterms

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For gay men of a certain age, Cher turning 80 means everything

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Federal judge again blocks Trump from moving trans women into men’s prisons

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South Carolina governor signs bathroom law that could force trans students into porta-potties

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Colorado Supreme Court says Children’s Hospital must resume gender-affirming care for minors

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Advocate breaking newsletter: Barney Frank

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Barney Frank, trailblazing gay former congressman, has died at 86

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How to find an HIV-competent healthcare provider, according to advocates

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Advocate newsletter 5/19/26

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Former leader of 'ex-gay' Christian ministry arrested for soliciting sex from a minor

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AIDS Walk New York raises $1.7M this year: ‘I’m going to walk until there is a cure’

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Elon Musk’s ex, Ashley St. Clair, says his posts 'endanger the life' of Vivian Wilson

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Trump slammed as 'most corrupt president' ever at gathering of left-leaning leaders

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He did what? MAGA judge allows himself to view trans kids’ hospital records

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How did the trip of a lifetime end with six weeks in federal quarantine?

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Not enough people know the story of Sir Lady Java. That's going to change.

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Anti-LGBTQ+ activist to testify before Congress against Southern Poverty Law Center

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Missouri Republicans introduced 58 anti-LGBTQ+ bills. One anti-trans measure became law

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A new strain of Shigella is disproportionately impacting queer men. Why?

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Kentucky city’s LGBTQ+ police liaison faces mounting scrutiny after 9 lawsuits

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Could America elect its first Black transgender member of Congress?

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Clavicular was brutally 'mogged' by hunky judge in dead alligator case

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Kansas anti-trans bathroom law leaves even state officials confused

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Trans athlete forced to share 1st place with cisgender girls at track meet

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Meet the Gardening Gays, a couple planting the seeds of LGBTQ+ acceptance

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Gay civil rights lawyer launches insurgent challenge to Delaware attorney general

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Long Beach Pride festival collapsed hours before opening — then the blame game started

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Kash Patel’s bizarre, lavish outings are becoming a serious problem for the FBI

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Trump DOJ forces major Texas children’s hospital to stop trans care & open ‘detransition’ clinic

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America is renormalizing violence against queer people

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Alan Cumming: Trump is 'flailing' & 'people are starting to turn'

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Jordan Firstman goes viral for kissing Diego Calva at 'Club Kid's Cannes premiere

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Advocate breaking news: Jared Polis grants clemency

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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis grants clemency to Trump election denier Tina Peters

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Wisconsin conservatives push to undo ‘conversion therapy’ ban

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Trump DOJ criminal subpoena seeks identities of trans youth patients at NYU Langone

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American laws are normalizing discrimination against transgender people. Who’s next?

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Community grieves Juniper Blessing, trans student with 'heart of gold' who loved meteorology and Pokémon

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Transgender Americans are fleeing hostile red states. Seattle says it’s overwhelmed

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New Jersey races to block red state attacks on reproductive & gender-affirming care providers

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Did an honorary degree for Dr. Rachel Levine lead to Title IX probe of Smith College?

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Oklahoma teacher suing Ryan Walters says Libs of TikTok terrorized him for years

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Rand Paul’s son unleashed antisemitic, antigay rant toward prominent Republican congressman

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Suspect in fatal stabbing of trans University of Washington student turns himself in

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For 34 years, Broadway Bares has fought AIDS—one striptease at a time

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Trump-appointed judge says DOJ ‘proven unworthy’ of trust in blistering trans care case ruling

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Charles Barkley on Jason Collins' death: 'We live in a homophobic society'

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As Kash Patel’s crash-out continues, questions mount over inflated FBI statistics

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The right tried to take down this transgender instructor in Oklahoma. She's staying put.

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Federal appeals court weighs whether schools must out trans students during trips

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Michael Jackson’s repulsive legacy should carry the same condemnation as Jeffrey Epstein’s

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Anti-LGBTQ+ extremist charged for filming men using public bathroom at Florida Pride event

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Elon Musk & Matt Walsh lose it over Elliot Page's fictional role in 'The Odyssey'

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New Yorkers urge noncompliance with DOJ’s criminal subpoenas for NYU Langone’s trans medical records

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Margaret Cho turned down 'Heated Rivalry' over fears of ICE

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She was forced to retire for being trans. Now, Virginia’s redistricting fight ended her congressional dreams

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‘I’m livid’: Republicans called out for denying Arizona town funds over library drag events

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Advocate breaking news: Jason Collins dies

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Jason Collins, gay NBA trailblazer, dies at 47

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How a queer-led yoga community is helping refugees heal & rebuild

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Signature dispute could derail Maine’s anti-trans ballot initiative

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GLAAD warns that the internet is becoming more dangerous for LGBTQ+ people

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This gay D.C. Council candidate wants Washington to live up to its progressive image

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Trump administration seeks transgender patient records from NYU Langone

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Conservatives are turning to American voters to target trans rights

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Fran Drescher's one rule for her gay ex-husband: 'Don't cockblock me'

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New Jersey lawmakers are trying to shield trans health care from out-of-state threats

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19-year-old transgender University of Washington student fatally stabbed

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Can a single infusion of immune cells suppress HIV for years?

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Chasten Buttigieg slams Sean Duffy's family road trip and return to reality TV

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Jack Schlossberg wants free PrEP for all — and for his cousin to stop undermining HIV care (exclusive)

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Families ask judge to block Trump DOJ nationwide from getting trans kids’ medical records

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This heartwarming Mother’s Day ad featuring a trans teen and his mom might make you cry

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Black LGBTQ+ survivors speak out about conversion therapy in religious spaces

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If anyone should get a motel room, it’s Senator John Kennedy and Donald Trump

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Dear Kash Patel: Quit your job. Get help

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Colorado quickly rewrites & passes new conversion therapy ban to get around Supreme Court ruling

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A Florida city fined a lesbian couple over a rainbow fence. Now they’re suing

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Kash Patel reportedly gripped by panic and leak paranoia at FBI

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Advocate newsletter 5/8/26

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Federal judge blocks FTC probes into trans medicine groups, citing ‘extensive evidence of animus’

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Federal judge blocks FTC probes into trans medicine groups, citing ‘extensive evidence of animus’

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Instagram censorship crackdown sparks alarm among LGBTQ+ creators

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Lawsuit accuses Trump DOJ of stripping anti-rape protections from trans prisoners

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Travel blogger pleads ‘We’re not just headlines, we’re people’ aboard hantavirus-plagued cruise ship

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White House puts trans rights groups in counterterrorism crosshairs

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Kash Patel sued a reporter over drinking allegations. So she dropped another FBI alcohol bombshell

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Ohio Republicans are trying to strip transgender adults of health insurance coverage

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​Josh Duhamel knows how 'important' his 'Love, Simon' dad is to gay kids and families

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Two NYC Democrats running for a U.S. House seat battle to prove who’s more pro-LGBTQ+

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Trump Justice Department recruits transphobes with law degrees using $25,000 bonuses

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The fast rise and fall of ‘looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular

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Vatican report admits conversion therapy caused LGBTQ+ Catholics’ ‘profound suffering’

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Advocate newsletter 5/5/26

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Christian mobile network will block LGBTQ+ content from users

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Federal judge baffled by Supreme Court order targeting trans Americans’ passports

May 6·1 min read·11 words

Barney Frank’s final interview from hospice was painful. His comments on trans people made it worse

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Trump performs ‘the weave’ & attacks trans people at Florida retirement community

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When politicians debate families like mine, our kids are suffering

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Rhode Island resists Trump DOJ demand for trans youth records ordered by Texas judge

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The terrible cost of the Bezos Met Gala

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Florida man charged with beating 5-year-old boy ‘for being gay’

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Inside a hidden summer camp where trans youth in the South thrive

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After five months in ICE detention, Allan Marrero is free — and reunited with husband

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Department of Education threatens to pull Smith College's funding for admitting trans women

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I'm queer, Catholic, and beloved by God

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Transgender man signs with Minnesota Aurora women’s team

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From hospice, Barney Frank urges Democrats to rethink trans rights approach

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The P-Shot, explained: What to know about the ED treatment popular with gay men

May 4·1 min read·14 words

Texas city declares Trans+ History Week in historic first

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Indya Moore says Okra Project’s former director’s illegal actions were “likely trauma-rooted”

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Nonbinary 'Jury Duty' star Marc-Sully St. Fleur loves 'the joy' PJ brings viewers

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Planned strike at transgender advocacy group called off after last-minute tentative deal

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Justice Samuel Alito restores medication abortion access nationwide

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Tommy Dorfman blasts first-class seatmate over transphobic texts: 'Alt-Right Vampire'

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Trump-backed House candidate tied to New Mexico church with extreme anti-women & anti-LGBTQ+ views

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Bryon Noem’s alleged fetish is not the same thing as being transgender

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Michigan Dem claims trans primary opponent violated law by not running under deadname

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Now Trump’s DOJ is investigating 36 Illinois school districts over LGBTQ+ content

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The New York Times rarely quotes transgender people in trans stories

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'Horrified': That time a journalist made Melissa Etheridge look straight

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Meta mishandled lesbian content on Instagram

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One thin allegation fueled a national trans panic & an FBI mission to Cuba touted by Kash Patel

May 1·1 min read·18 words

Botswana is moving forward on LGBTQ+ rights. The U.S. is regressing

May 1·1 min read·11 words

Advocate 5/1/26

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Trans man forced to leave Idaho to use public bathrooms joins lawsuit against state

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Pride flag burned outside gay couple’s Pennsylvania home

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Federal judge says Oregon must house trans inmates by gender identity, not Trump’s policy

Apr 30·1 min read·14 words

Outrage sparked by Pride president's alleged assault of a go-go dancer in a gay club

Apr 30·1 min read·15 words

AOC suggests America may have already elected a gay president

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Colorado takes new shot to curb harmful ‘conversion therapy’ abuse

Apr 30·1 min read·10 words

Transgender Idahoans sue to block criminal bathroom law

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Trump targets where transgender people can be housed in an emergency

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Florida Republicans pass DeSantis-backed gerrymandered congressional maps

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Newly diagnosed with HIV? Advocates share their best advice for seeking treatment

Apr 29·1 min read·12 words

Samuel Alito justified a Supreme Court ruling that threatens majority-Black voting districts

Apr 29·1 min read·12 words

What’s with Lindsey Graham’s inappropriate fixation on Trump’s amorous ballroom?

Apr 29·1 min read·10 words

Robert Garcia scores a breakthrough, forcing Pam Bondi’s Epstein files testimony

Apr 29·1 min read·11 words

Transgender woman alleges abuse inside Arizona ICE detention

Apr 29·1 min read·8 words

Meet the out Trump prosecutor running to be a judge on Georgia’s Court of Appeals

Apr 29·1 min read·15 words

Teacher fired for reading LGBTQ+ children’s book takes fight to Georgia Supreme Court

Apr 29·1 min read·13 words

Gay candidate beats Mamdani’s choice in race to represent Stonewall district in NYC Council

Apr 29·1 min read·14 words

In NYC’s Stonewall district, voters want rent relief over representation debates

Apr 28·1 min read·11 words

Supreme Court rejects bid to punish school for respecting trans student’s identity

Apr 28·1 min read·12 words

Anal fissures are painful and common. Here's how to heal and get back to bottoming

Apr 28·1 min read·15 words

Puerto Rico Senate leader attacks trans Miss Universe beauty pageant contestant

Apr 28·1 min read·11 words

Virginia researchers debunk the claim that most trans kids ‘grow out of it’

Apr 28·1 min read·13 words

NYC Pride picks Bernie Wagenblast, voice of the subways, as a grand marshal

Apr 28·1 min read·13 words

Inside Grindr’s WHCD party, which was so packed it ran low on alcohol

Apr 28·1 min read·13 words

NYC’s voters will decide if representation still matters in historic LGBTQ+ district

Apr 27·1 min read·12 words

Why is Grindr cozying up to Trump’s Washington?

Apr 27·1 min read·8 words

Hospitals dodge questions on restoring trans youth care despite judge ruling they can keep providing it

Apr 27·1 min read·16 words

Meet the gay designer who just keeps making the pope look good

Apr 27·1 min read·12 words

Minnesota town honors one of America’s earliest rural Pride movements with new monument

Apr 27·1 min read·13 words

Texas Tech University bans teaching, researching LGBTQ+ topics

Apr 27·1 min read·8 words

After failing in Senate, Josh Hawley urges House to ban funding for trans youth healthcare

Apr 27·1 min read·15 words

Security incident prompts Trump evacuation at White House Correspondents' Dinner

Apr 26·1 min read·10 words

HRC uses Grindr to target Washington’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner power crowd

Apr 25·1 min read·12 words

Owner of Philly sports bar for queer women responds to allegations of racism and transphobia

Apr 24·1 min read·15 words

RFK Jr. can’t do math, former top CDC scientist says, and Pete Hegseth should stick to pushups

Apr 24·1 min read·17 words

Trump's new Navy secretary seems very afraid of witches and drag queens

Apr 24·1 min read·12 words

Constituents showed up to testify against an anti-drag bill. Ohio Republicans mocked them

Apr 24·1 min read·13 words

Ron DeSantis signs law that could strip Florida of Pride celebrations

Apr 24·1 min read·11 words

Pope Leo XIV signals no new ground for LGBTQ+ Catholics

Apr 24·1 min read·10 words

Andy Cohen slams 'f—king idiot' Joe Rogan over political endorsement

Apr 23·1 min read·10 words

Myki Meeks calls out 'ugly' Ron DeSantis for attacking drag queens: 'Why are you scared?'

Apr 23·1 min read·15 words

Tennessee Republicans advance flurry of bills to make life unlivable for transgender people

Apr 23·1 min read·13 words

Trump’s FCC targets LGBTQ+ television content. GLAAD sounds alarm

Apr 23·1 min read·9 words

Advocate newsletter 4/23/26

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An LGBTQ+ faith event opened its doors as Turning Point USA shut people out, deep in the heart of Texas

Apr 23·1 min read·20 words

Having Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner isn’t a peace offering. It’s a contradiction

Apr 23·1 min read·15 words

Grindr's surprising ties to the Republican Party, explained

Apr 22·1 min read·8 words

A mom asked the NYT publisher about harm from trans coverage. He defended the process instead

Apr 22·1 min read·16 words

The global assault on women is an assault on all of us

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Colorado governor signs law recognizing that trans kids have privacy rights

Apr 22·1 min read·11 words

New York City Council Member Chi Ossé arrested at Brooklyn anti-eviction protest

Apr 22·1 min read·12 words

Beloved San Francisco trans elder Dannielle Spillman killed in hit-and-run after dispute

Apr 22·1 min read·12 words

FBI sends plane to Cuba to stop a trans kid from accessing gender-affirming care

Apr 22·1 min read·14 words

Cold case detectives one step closer to solving murder of Florida trans woman

Apr 22·1 min read·13 words

Broadway Bares goes undercover for its most seductive theme yet

Apr 22·1 min read·10 words

Whistleblower details upheaval under Ric Grenell-run Kennedy Center

Apr 22·1 min read·8 words

Mamdani appoints Black lesbian librarian as the chief keeper of NYC’s records (exclusive)

Apr 22·1 min read·13 words

Democrats notch Virginia redistricting victory in battle over House maps

Apr 22·1 min read·10 words

DOJ announces its latest criminal target. It’s a nonprofit group that tracks right-wing extremists

Apr 21·1 min read·14 words

National HIV advocacy group's CEO rejects claims of crisis

Apr 21·1 min read·9 words

Donations pour in for gay dads with newborn after MAGA influencer clash. One faces felony charges.

Apr 21·1 min read·16 words

Madison Square Garden security allegedly tracked a trans woman’s movements, including bathroom breaks, down to the second

Apr 21·1 min read·17 words

Blindsided staff at Hampshire College launch relief fund as liberal school prepares to close

Apr 21·1 min read·14 words

Missouri Republicans advance bill to police trans people’s bathroom access

Apr 21·1 min read·10 words

Oregon to pay $295K to trans woman imprisoned until 2049

Apr 21·1 min read·10 words

Since Tim Cook is leaving Apple, it’s now time for him to really show up for us

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Advocate newsletter 4/21/26

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Another woman ousted from Trump’s Cabinet as Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer exits

Apr 21·1 min read·12 words

Advocate breaking newsletter Tim Cook steps down

Apr 20·1 min read·7 words

Apple CEO Tim Cook steps down

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Appeals court clears path to move trans women into men’s prisons despite sexual assault risk

Apr 20·1 min read·15 words

Supreme Court passes on case over outing trans students

Apr 20·1 min read·9 words

The Atlantic calls Kash Patel’s $250 million defamation lawsuit ‘meritless’

Apr 20·1 min read·10 words

The Supreme Court is taking up a case that could shut LGBTQ+ families out of preschool

Apr 20·1 min read·16 words

Advocate newsletter 4/20/26

Apr 20·1 min read·3 words

Andy Beshear calls out Trump’s misuse of faith while accepting LGBTQ+ allyship award

Apr 20·1 min read·13 words

MS NOW’s Vaughn Hillyard on becoming a new father and life on the White House beat

Apr 20·1 min read·16 words

Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’

Apr 18·1 min read·13 words

For 26 years, an Ohio drag queen has hosted a local TV show. A proposed drag ban could end it

Apr 17·1 min read·20 words

Trump calls Oval Office DoorDash stunt ‘tacky’ after driver rejects his transphobic question

Apr 17·1 min read·13 words

Lesbian sports power couple Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe have split

Apr 17·1 min read·11 words

Grindr’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner pre-party is the hottest ticket in Washington

Apr 17·1 min read·12 words

Advocate breaking news 4/17/26 Philz Coffee

Apr 17·1 min read·6 words

Republican attempt to erase trans women could derail long-awaited Smithsonian museum

Apr 17·1 min read·11 words

Philz Coffee CEO restores Pride flags in stores after intense backlash: ‘I made a mistake’

Apr 17·1 min read·15 words

Adult star Ty Roderick hospitalized after 'brutal' stabbing

Apr 17·1 min read·8 words

Caitlyn Jenner appealed to Trump for help with her passport gender marker

Apr 17·1 min read·12 words

Planning a trip to Oman? You may need an HIV test

Apr 17·1 min read·11 words

Don Lemon muses that if Donald Trump can be president, so could he

Apr 16·1 min read·13 words

NYC Pride grand marshal Peppermint says this year’s focus must include trans people’s humanity

Apr 16·1 min read·14 words

Advocate breaking news 4/16/26

Apr 16·1 min read·4 words

Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has started kicking trans troops out of the military, DOJ says

Apr 16·1 min read·14 words

'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular to attend White House Correspondents' Dinner event

Apr 16·1 min read·10 words

Dave Chappelle: 'I resent the Republican party' for 'weaponizing' my anti-trans jokes

Apr 16·1 min read·12 words

LGBTQ+ youth say prisons and policing fail hate crime victims. Now what?

Apr 16·1 min read·12 words

Tennessee passes campus protest crackdown bill named after Charlie Kirk

Apr 16·1 min read·10 words

Lawyers ask judge to certify case to protect all trans troops affected by Trump military ban

Apr 16·1 min read·16 words

Federal appeals court says Trump orders aren’t law, rejects trans athlete ban in Minnesota

Apr 15·1 min read·14 words

The Pentagon forced out a transgender Army major. Now her story is Emmy-nominated

Apr 15·1 min read·13 words

Trailblazing trans lawyer fighting Trump named one of the world’s most powerful people

Apr 15·1 min read·13 words

Heated Rivalry's Jacob Tierney goes viral for getting candid about his HIV diagnosis

Apr 15·1 min read·13 words

I was dropped from a faith podcast for being queer

Apr 15·1 min read·10 words

California cafe chain Philz Coffee orders Pride flags removed from stores. It's not going well

Apr 15·1 min read·15 words

One of higher ed’s most LGBTQ-inclusive colleges is shutting down

Apr 15·1 min read·10 words

Madonna's return is politically momentous for LGBTQ+ people

Apr 15·1 min read·8 words

Is it time to embrace Trump voters who are tired of losing?

Apr 15·1 min read·12 words

As looksmaxxing rises, its biggest influencer lands in the hospital

Apr 15·1 min read·10 words

Lisa Rinna & Harry Hamlin snag Pelosi LGBTQ+ Ally Award. They warn of ‘authoritarian takeover’

Apr 15·1 min read·15 words

June is Pride Month. Tennessee Republicans say it’s ‘Nuclear Family Month’

Apr 14·1 min read·11 words

Denver’s only lesbian bar is in crisis. The community is stepping in

Apr 14·1 min read·12 words

Caitlyn Jenner tells right-wing podcast she's 'a hypocrite' to accept 'Woman of the Year' award

Apr 14·1 min read·15 words

Conservatives in Wisconsin are suing to stop trans kids from using school bathrooms

Apr 14·1 min read·13 words

Clavicular walks out of interview after being asked if he identifies as an incel

Apr 14·1 min read·14 words

West Hollywood is protecting modern families. The rest of California should be next

Apr 14·1 min read·13 words

Texas suspect charged in firebombing of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco home

Apr 14·1 min read·13 words

Tennessee Republicans are one step closer to creating a registry of transgender Americans

Apr 14·1 min read·13 words

Gay adult film star banned from US for 10 years following 'painful' interrogation

Apr 14·1 min read·13 words

Advocate newsletter 4/14/26

Apr 14·1 min read·3 words

Trump’s new budget turns the FBI into the gender police

Apr 13·1 min read·10 words

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to be honored for standing against anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Apr 13·1 min read·12 words

Trump asked an American worker about trans athletes at the White House. It backfired spectacularly

Apr 13·1 min read·15 words

He came here for safety. America made him fight for it.

Apr 13·1 min read·11 words

LGBTQ+ Christians invited to speak at Baylor University to counter Turning Point USA event

Apr 13·1 min read·14 words

Idaho’s governor forces doctors & teachers to out trans youth despite abuse risks

Apr 13·1 min read·13 words

Advocate newsletter 4/13/26

Apr 13·1 min read·3 words

LGBTQ+ groups score legal victory over Trump, restoring Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument

Apr 13·1 min read·14 words

Ruby Rose alleges she was sexually assaulted by Katy Perry; singer denies

Apr 13·1 min read·12 words

Viktor Orbán won't be the last anti-LGBTQ+ strongman to topple

Apr 13·1 min read·10 words

The Trump administration is paying trans troops not to work

Apr 13·1 min read·10 words

Eric Swalwell responds to sexual assault allegations in a to-camera video

Apr 11·1 min read·11 words

Eric Swalwell’s governor bid is collapsing as top Democrats turn on him

Apr 10·1 min read·12 words

What Melania Trump’s bizarre Jeffrey Epstein press event reveals about a White House in chaos

Apr 10·1 min read·15 words

New Bryon Noem bombshell puts Kristi Noem’s anti-trans politics under harsher spotlight

Apr 10·1 min read·12 words

Former Biden HHS leaders hail syphilis breakthrough as Trump dismantles the system behind it

Apr 10·1 min read·14 words

Advocate breaking news 4/10/26

Apr 10·1 min read·4 words

Pete Buttigieg hints at 2028 presidential run: ‘Save me a seat’

Apr 10·1 min read·11 words

Could Minneapolis welcome bathhouses back for the first time since the late 1980s?

Apr 10·1 min read·13 words

Trans darts player vows to fight ban from women's events: 'I'm not finished with this game'

Apr 10·1 min read·16 words

Donald Trump posts gruesome murder video to Truth Social

Apr 10·1 min read·9 words

A federal judge is forcing the Trump administration to answer for Renee Good’s killing

Apr 9·1 min read·14 words

Nebraska lawmaker fails again to revive anti-trans bills after repeated attempts

Apr 9·1 min read·11 words

As Day of Silence turns 30, LGBTQ+ students are stuck in 1996

Apr 9·1 min read·12 words

How a Democrat's House win in Nebraska could erase the ‘blue dot’ & harm LGBTQ+ rights

Apr 9·1 min read·16 words

Maryland protects trans students. Stephen Miller’s group is coming for those protections

Apr 9·1 min read·12 words

Mississippi passes restrictive transgender driver’s license law

Apr 9·1 min read·7 words

Minnesota’s largest pediatric system restarts gender-affirming care for trans minors

Apr 9·1 min read·10 words

House Republicans push bill forcing states to stop acknowledging trans people in schools

Apr 9·1 min read·13 words

Advocate newsletter 4/9/26

Apr 9·1 min read·3 words

How I came out to my Mexican dad—who had secrets of his own

Apr 9·1 min read·13 words

TV judge slams homophobic father who sued his gay son for conversion therapy costs

Apr 8·1 min read·14 words

Boston University removed Pride flags. Backlash forced its president to back off

Apr 8·1 min read·12 words

Transgender Latina beaten outside Washington LGBTQ+ bar after helping man recalls attack

Apr 8·1 min read·12 words

Georgia educator says she was forced to resign after telling student she’s gay

Apr 8·1 min read·13 words

Ohio teacher sues over removal of ‘Hate Has No Home Here’ poster

Apr 8·1 min read·12 words

Texas wants Bibles in public classrooms as another way to bully, harm, and exclude LGBTQ+ kids

Apr 8·1 min read·16 words

These anti-LGBTQ+ Georgia Republicans did drag themselves, unearthed photos show

Apr 8·1 min read·10 words

Idaho said no Pride flags permitted. Boise said watch this

Apr 8·1 min read·10 words

Advocate newsletter 4/8/26

Apr 8·1 min read·3 words

Trump halts Iran strikes at last minute, claims ceasefire

Apr 7·1 min read·9 words

Urgent 25th Amendment calls grow after Trump threatens mass destruction of Iran's civilization

Apr 7·1 min read·13 words

Trump’s gay ‘special envoy’ Ric Grenell eyes ambassador to Russia position

Apr 7·1 min read·11 words

Rachel Maddow warns U.S. is ‘breaking’ as Trump escalates Iran war

Apr 7·1 min read·11 words

Iowa can enforce previously blocked ‘don’t say gay’ law, appeals court rules

Apr 7·1 min read·12 words

Attacks on abortion and gender-affirming care are inextricably linked

Apr 7·1 min read·9 words

Donald Trump threatens genocide in Iran: ‘A whole civilization will die tonight’

Apr 7·1 min read·12 words

The Supreme Court’s conversion therapy ruling is being misunderstood

Apr 6·1 min read·9 words

Hegseth compares Iran rescue to resurrection as Trump threatens strikes on civilian infrastructure

Apr 6·1 min read·13 words

Trump administration undoes civil rights settlements that found discrimination against trans students

Apr 6·1 min read·12 words

Don't fall for WSJ's 'normal gay' whitewashing of queer life

Apr 6·1 min read·10 words

Three trans women confront Clavicular during his livestream: 'We're the OG looksmaxxers!'

Apr 6·1 min read·12 words

Federal judge rebuffs Trump administration push to restrict gender-affirming care for minors

Apr 6·1 min read·12 words

Donations surge for Tennessee librarian fired by conservative board over LGBTQ+ books

Apr 6·1 min read·12 words

South Carolina man faces hate crime charges after shooting into Myrtle Beach LGBTQ+ nightclub

Apr 6·1 min read·14 words

Journalist detained for booing Trump at Kennedy Center 'Chicago' performance

Apr 5·1 min read·10 words

Donald Trump telegraphs war crimes in profanity-filled Easter Sunday Iran threat

Apr 5·1 min read·11 words

NYC’s most powerful transgender official is fighting intensifying anti-LGBTQ+ federal pressure

Apr 4·1 min read·11 words

Maryland lawmakers advance broad school protections, including for trans students

Apr 4·1 min read·10 words

Fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books, Tennessee librarian says she’d do it again

Apr 3·1 min read·14 words

Lawyers alarmed by immigration judge's 'atrocious' questions for gay asylum seekers

Apr 3·1 min read·11 words

What is the trans gaze? It's relief and recognition between strangers on a train

Apr 3·1 min read·14 words

Same-sex couples thrive in U.S. even as GOP support for marriage equality falls

Apr 3·1 min read·13 words

Did the FBI just post this propaganda video to save Kash Patel’s job?

Apr 3·1 min read·13 words

Over her short tenure as Trump’s attorney general, Pam Bondi terrorized LGBTQ+ Americans

Apr 3·1 min read·13 words

Thank goodness Pam Bondi’s abhorrent tenure as AG is over

Apr 3·1 min read·10 words

Once again, a woman takes the fall for an unpopular president

Apr 3·1 min read·11 words

Pete Buttigieg spotlights ethics concerns about Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy

Apr 2·1 min read·11 words

25 hilarious reactions to Pam Bondi getting fired despite being Trump's attack dog

Apr 2·1 min read·13 words

Outrage at Stonewall after Supreme Court voids Colorado's conversion therapy ban

Apr 2·1 min read·11 words

How the Kash Patel hack turned a college-linked username into a security warning

Apr 2·1 min read·13 words

Shots fired at Myrtle Beach gay nightclub, one detained

Apr 2·1 min read·9 words

Top Oversight Democrat says fired AG Pam Bondi ‘must answer’ for Epstein files

Apr 2·1 min read·13 words

Breaking: Trump fires Pam Bondi

Apr 2·1 min read·5 words

Trump fires staunch defender Pam Bondi

Apr 2·1 min read·6 words

Soon-to-be-ousted Pam Bondi sues Minnesota for letting trans athletes play in school sports

Apr 2·1 min read·13 words

Advocate newsletter 4/2/26

Apr 2·1 min read·3 words

Doctors’ group says American Medical Association didn’t retreat on gender-affirming care for minors

Apr 1·1 min read·13 words

25 hilarious reactions to Kristi Noem’s hypocrisy after husband’s cross-dressing fetish leaks

Apr 1·1 min read·12 words

White House denigrates non-cisgender people on Trans Day of Visibility

Apr 1·1 min read·10 words

Transgender woman defies Kansas bathroom law inside state Capitol

Apr 1·1 min read·9 words

Popular creator The Woke Ginger sues Missouri nonprofit for firing him over political posts

Apr 1·1 min read·14 words

Advocate newsletter 4/1/26

Apr 1·1 min read·3 words

Idaho’s bathroom bill isn’t just about bathrooms. It never was

Apr 1·1 min read·10 words

The Idaho legislature isn’t governing. It’s hunting transgender people

Apr 1·1 min read·9 words

Breaking: Idaho gov. signs bathroom bill

Apr 1·1 min read·6 words

Idaho governor signs law making transgender bathroom use a felony

Apr 1·1 min read·10 words

Now Kristi Noem wants privacy

Mar 31·1 min read·5 words

The Supreme Court just handed conversion therapy a new license for violence

Mar 31·1 min read·12 words

Kristi Noem’s husband accused of living double life as ‘busty bimbo’ cross-dressing fetishist

Mar 31·1 min read·13 words

Kentucky governor condemns Supreme Court conversion therapy ruling

Mar 31·1 min read·8 words

Tennessee board fires library director who refused to comply with LGBTQ+ book purge

Mar 31·1 min read·13 words

Breaking newsletter: Conversion therapy ruling

Mar 31·1 min read·5 words

Kids can be subjected to harmful 'conversion therapy,’ U.S. Supreme Court rules

Mar 31·1 min read·12 words

Advocate newsletter 3/31/26

Mar 31·1 min read·3 words

Meta continues using transphobic company language despite its Oversight Board’s warning

Mar 31·1 min read·11 words

Gavin Newsom’s homophobic Grindr controversy explained

Mar 30·1 min read·6 words

Transgender activists rally in D.C. as nationwide protests bring out millions

Mar 30·1 min read·11 words

This Trans Day of Visibility, help these 5 trans people afford gender-affirming surgery costs

Mar 30·1 min read·14 words

Dozens of LGBTQ+ candidates just got a major boost for 2026

Mar 30·1 min read·11 words

Tennessee library board meets to weigh firing librarian who refused LGBTQ+ book purge

Mar 30·1 min read·13 words

Elon Musk-linked mural at Rhode Island gay bar sparks backlash

Mar 30·1 min read·10 words

How becoming a drag queen helped my journey as a trans man

Mar 30·1 min read·12 words

Lindsey Graham seen dining at Disney World, as airport lines grow

Mar 30·1 min read·11 words

Advocate newsletter 3/30/26

Mar 30·1 min read·3 words

Billy Porter says work is drying up for Black & queer artists in Trump's America

Mar 29·1 min read·15 words

Entertainer Ts Madison calls out Republicans’ anti-trans politics of fear

Mar 29·1 min read·10 words

Backlash grows after Pete Hegseth alters military general promotions list

Mar 27·1 min read·10 words

South Carolina Senate passes bill restricting transgender students’ bathroom use

Mar 27·1 min read·10 words

Breaking newsletter: Idaho bathroom bill

Mar 27·1 min read·5 words

Idaho Senate Republicans send extreme anti-transgender bathroom bill with felony penalties to governor

Mar 27·1 min read·13 words

Tennessee House passes de facto transgender registry bill

Mar 27·1 min read·8 words

Democrat Chris Pappas in dead heat with John Sununu in New Hampshire Senate race

Mar 27·1 min read·14 words

Cities in Texas and Florida install new rainbow walkways as Republicans crack down on Pride crosswalks

Mar 27·1 min read·16 words

This gay economist running for Congress in California makes his case on the economy

Mar 27·1 min read·14 words

While claiming Iran’s new leader is gay, Trump says ‘YMCA’ won him the gay vote. It didn’t

Mar 27·1 min read·17 words

Idaho Senate Republicans rush toward passing transgender bathroom criminalization bill

Mar 26·1 min read·10 words

Transgender woman sues Michigan homeless shelter for workplace harassment

Mar 26·1 min read·9 words

‘God made trans people’ billboards hit Kansas highways after state revokes transgender people’s IDs

Mar 26·1 min read·14 words

Ron DeSantis signs law restoring short-term HIV medication access for needy Floridians

Mar 26·1 min read·12 words

Republican Ohio House passes drag ban targeting transgender Ohioans

Mar 26·1 min read·9 words

Karine Jean-Pierre presents Don Lemon with lifetime achievement Truth Award as he faces federal charges

Mar 26·1 min read·15 words

Olympics cave to Trump, banning transgender women from competition

Mar 26·1 min read·9 words

Advocate newsletter 3/26/26

Mar 26·1 min read·3 words

The brutal 1990 murder of a gay porn star was solved with the help of an old 'Advocate' article

Mar 26·1 min read·19 words

Pennsylvania House approves Malcolm Kenyatta’s marriage equality bill to update outdated state law

Mar 26·1 min read·13 words

Calpernia Addams ‘shocked’ by Drag Race’s mention of boyfriend’s 1999 murder

Mar 25·1 min read·11 words

Campus is not a closet: Why removing Pride flags from Boston University is not 'neutral'

Mar 25·1 min read·15 words

Feminist magazine tours campuses with talks on race and gender, taking a page from Turning Point USA

Mar 25·1 min read·17 words

Arrested for repainting erased Dallas Pride crosswalks, Texas man says he’d do it again

Mar 25·1 min read·14 words

Kentucky city pays photographer $800,000 in same-sex wedding case

Mar 25·1 min read·9 words

IN PICTURES: ACT UP New York’s march and die-in outside Palantir

Mar 25·1 min read·11 words

Idaho’s bathroom bill leaves transgender men like me with an impossible choice: jail or violence

Mar 25·1 min read·15 words

Idaho Republicans advance bill to impose hefty fines on cities flying Pride flags

Mar 25·1 min read·13 words

He witnessed the Stonewall riots. Now he's a lifelong ally

Mar 25·1 min read·10 words

Advocate newsletter 3/25/26

Mar 25·1 min read·3 words

Trans tennis players in Las Vegas build their own league after being sidelined

Mar 24·1 min read·13 words

Ohio queer motorcycle gang responds to anti-LGBTQ+ laws by teaching how to fire guns

Mar 24·1 min read·14 words

Georgia court upholds firing of teacher who read LGBTQ+ book to class

Mar 24·1 min read·12 words

Tennessee Republican 'honorifics' bill is personal for the trans teacher at its center

Mar 24·1 min read·13 words

Senior Trump officials seem to have no idea what ICE agents are supposed to be doing at airports

Mar 24·1 min read·18 words

Advocate newsletter 3/24/26

Mar 24·1 min read·3 words

Meet the LGBTQ+ disabililty activist who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro

Mar 24·1 min read·9 words

Idaho Senate takes up bill to jail trans people for using public bathrooms

Mar 24·1 min read·13 words

Gay drag artist murdered in Virginia shooting

Mar 24·1 min read·7 words

Black transgender woman shot to death in Virginia misgendered in police & press reports

Mar 24·1 min read·14 words

Dallas destroys rainbow crosswalks under Texas mandate

Mar 24·1 min read·7 words

Senate confirms brawler Markwayne Mullin to lead Homeland Security Department after Kristi Noem

Mar 24·1 min read·13 words

ACT UP marks 39th anniversary with NYC die-in at Palantir over Trump administration contracts

Mar 23·1 min read·14 words

Graham Platner abruptly cancels campaign fundraiser at New York City gay bar

Mar 23·1 min read·12 words

Record-breaking ‘No Kings’ protests expected as nationwide marches near

Mar 23·1 min read·9 words

A 7-year-old fought for drag queens. When she got sick, they helped her sing again

Mar 23·1 min read·15 words

Mormons remind trans members they aren’t welcome at temple rituals until detransition

Mar 23·1 min read·12 words

Heated Rivalry's success may reignite LGBTQ+ publishing

Mar 23·1 min read·7 words

Trump claims Democrats want to ‘change the sex of your kid’ during tarmac rant

Mar 23·1 min read·14 words

Advocate newsletter 3/23/26

Mar 23·1 min read·3 words

Gay adult actor Seth Peterson dies at age 28

Mar 23·1 min read·9 words

Treasury secretary urges ‘a little empathy’ for Trump, who delighted in Robert Mueller’s death

Mar 22·1 min read·14 words

Want to support LGBTQ+ businesses? There's an app for that

Mar 22·1 min read·10 words

Senate blocks Trump-backed trans sports ban in Republican voting bill

Mar 21·1 min read·10 words

Officials say it’s ‘disgusting’ that Donald Trump is celebrating Robert Mueller’s death

Mar 21·1 min read·12 words

Donald Trump cheers former special counsel Robert Mueller’s death

Mar 21·1 min read·9 words

Robert Mueller, who investigated Trump and tested limits of presidential power, dies at 81

Mar 21·1 min read·14 words

Christian ‘Black Nazi’ Mark Robinson admits to porn obsession he denied while campaigning

Mar 21·1 min read·13 words

‘I will not comply’: Tennessee librarian refuses to move LGBTQ+ books

Mar 21·1 min read·11 words

Fewer young Americans support LGBTQ+ protections, survey finds

Mar 20·1 min read·8 words

Tennessee bill could create public registry of trans residents’ medical info

Mar 20·1 min read·11 words

Trans trailblazer Andrea Jenkins on her history-making political career in Minneapolis

Mar 20·1 min read·11 words

Federal judge blocks RFK Jr. from limiting care for trans youth

Mar 20·1 min read·11 words

Chuck Norris, panned for past antigay remarks, dies at 86

Mar 20·1 min read·10 words

Advocate newsletter 3/20/26

Mar 20·1 min read·3 words

How Ozempic is impacting gay men's body image—and ability to bottom

Mar 20·1 min read·11 words

Struggling with daily HIV meds? Monthly shots may be the answer

Mar 20·1 min read·11 words

Could Heated Rivalry influence more ‘bi-curious’ folks to become ‘bi-definitely’?

Mar 20·1 min read·10 words

NASCAR indefinitely suspends driver who mocked IndyCar racer’s ‘gay voice’

Mar 19·1 min read·10 words

Rachel Maddow explains how Trump’s family is benefiting from Iran war

Mar 19·1 min read·11 words

LGBTQ+ celebs clap back at Nicki Minaj: 'If ICE is picking up people, they should get her!'

Mar 19·1 min read·17 words

Senators must reject Trump’s expanding anti-trans agenda in SAVE America Act, advocates warn

Mar 19·1 min read·13 words

Tennessee Republicans advance bill targeting what students can call transgender educators

Mar 19·1 min read·11 words

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is running a conversion therapy program. We must not let it stand

Mar 19·1 min read·17 words

LGBTQ+ Task Force’s Evan Low: What’s at stake this midterms

Mar 19·1 min read·10 words

Kevin Spacey settles with 3 alleged sexual assault victims ahead of civil trial in London

Mar 19·1 min read·15 words

Advocate newsletter 3/19/26

Mar 19·1 min read·3 words

Tim Cook wants you to touch grass. That's rich

Mar 19·1 min read·9 words

Apple CEO Tim Cook swears he is ‘not a political person’

Mar 18·1 min read·11 words

​4 states move anti-trans ballot measures to voters for 2026 midterm election

Mar 18·1 min read·12 words

'Agent of chaos' Peter Thiel is lecturing on the Antichrist at the Vatican's doorstep

Mar 18·1 min read·14 words

I was a homeless trans teen. Telling my story saved me

Mar 18·1 min read·11 words

How Clavicular and his 'looksmaxxing' subculture are like toxic gays without the sex

Mar 18·1 min read·13 words

Appeals court rebukes New York judge for repeatedly refusing to seal trans name change records

Mar 18·1 min read·15 words

Senate Republicans’ last-minute  SAVE Act rewrite includes anti-transgender provisions

Mar 18·1 min read·9 words

Advocate newsletter 3/18/26

Mar 18·1 min read·3 words

At Creating Change, LGBTQ+ activists gathered to confront turbulent times

Mar 18·1 min read·10 words

Demolition underway at Pulse nightclub, site of one of the deadliest U.S. mass shootings

Mar 18·1 min read·14 words

Who is Daniel Biss, the Democrat who narrowly beat Gen-Z star Kat Abughazaleh in Illinois

Mar 18·1 min read·15 words

Indicted Chicago-area progressive MAGA foe falls short in Illinois Democratic U.S. House primary

Mar 18·1 min read·13 words

Democratic incumbent fends off progressive Army captain & trans rights ally in Illinois primary

Mar 18·1 min read·14 words

Congressional Republicans advance federal ‘don’t say trans’ school bill

Mar 17·1 min read·9 words

DOJ tells court transgender troops must be fired before suing over revoked retirements

Mar 17·1 min read·13 words

Facing eviction before graduation, MIT student cut off by family raises more than $85K in days

Mar 17·1 min read·16 words

Appeals court weighs in: Can religious employers fire workers for being trans?

Mar 17·1 min read·12 words

Idaho Republicans pass bill making it a felony for transgender people to use public bathrooms

Mar 17·1 min read·15 words

Advocate newsletter 3/17/26

Mar 17·1 min read·3 words

Trans service people vindicated by latest research

Mar 17·1 min read·7 words

ACIP government vaccine panel meeting postponed after judge voids RFK Jr.’s appointments

Mar 16·1 min read·12 words

Judge hints at federal class action, orders DOJ evidence in trans military ban case

Mar 16·1 min read·14 words

Judge blocks RFK Jr.’s dangerous vaccine policy changes. Ex-CDC leader calls it ‘big news’

Mar 16·1 min read·14 words

Trans editor sues DreamWorks over harassment on ‘Bad Guys 2’

Mar 16·1 min read·10 words

Trump reveals GOP congressman’s ‘terminal’ medical diagnosis at Kennedy Center meeting

Mar 16·1 min read·11 words

Trans tech executive could become first out officeholder in western Tennessee

Mar 16·1 min read·11 words

White House press secretary ties voting bill to unrelated anti-trans Trump agenda in Fox News appearance

Mar 16·1 min read·16 words

Advocate newsletter 3/16/26

Mar 16·1 min read·3 words

'Driving force' for marriage equality: Billy Crystal's emotional Oscars tribute to Rob Reiner

Mar 16·1 min read·13 words

How a teacher and her students are bringing queer equality to Wikipedia

Mar 16·1 min read·12 words

The 4 best LGBTQ+ moments from the not so queer Oscars

Mar 16·1 min read·11 words

Trump says Iran throws gays off buildings after trying to deport same-sex couple there

Mar 15·1 min read·14 words

Remorseless Seattle man sentenced in hate crime beating of trans woman

Mar 14·1 min read·11 words

State Department visa rule sets stage for ICE scrutiny of transgender immigrants

Mar 14·1 min read·12 words

About four in ten Americans still view homosexuality as immoral, survey finds

Mar 13·1 min read·12 words

Donald Trump attacks trans women in Women’s History Month proclamation

Mar 13·1 min read·10 words

Ric Grenell to step down as Kennedy Center president after controversial tenure

Mar 13·1 min read·12 words

Los Angeles Marathon nonbinary champion receives no prize money

Mar 13·1 min read·9 words

The rainbow Pride pin James Talarico encouraged me to wear

Mar 13·1 min read·10 words

Gay asylum seeker files claim for damages over Trump deportations to CECOT torture prison

Mar 13·1 min read·14 words

Breaking newsletter: NYC office 3/13/26

Mar 13·1 min read·5 words

Mayor Mamdani appoints trans woman to run first-ever NYC Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs

Mar 13·1 min read·13 words

Gay cross-country skier makes Paralympics history with gold-medal wins

Mar 13·1 min read·9 words

Iowa bans cities and towns from protecting transgender citizens’ civil rights

Mar 13·1 min read·11 words

Former DOGE staffer says ChatGPT helped feds cancel grants mentioning ‘LGBTQ+’

Mar 12·1 min read·11 words

Idaho Republicans pass House bill forcing doctors to out transgender kids

Mar 12·1 min read·11 words

Cover story newsletter: 3/12/26

Mar 12·1 min read·4 words

Florida Republicans pass bill empowering Ron DeSantis to oust local officials who support LGBTQ+ Pride

Mar 12·1 min read·15 words

Trump’s anti-trans SAVE Act saves no one and threatens everyone

Mar 12·1 min read·10 words

Orlando tears down ‘horrific’ Pulse sign. Survivor Brandon Wolf says it once meant safety

Mar 12·1 min read·14 words

Oklahoma House votes to block birth certificate changes for transgender people & to ban Pride flags

Mar 12·1 min read·16 words

Illinois man sues Chili’s, claiming termination over transgender identity

Mar 12·1 min read·9 words

Have the gay tech titans turned their backs on us?

Mar 12·1 min read·10 words

The Epstein files and the danger of transparency without accountability

Mar 12·1 min read·10 words

New true crime documentary solves 1990 murder of gay porn star

Mar 11·1 min read·11 words

U.S. court allows state bans on gender-affirming care for adults in unprecedented ruling

Mar 11·1 min read·13 words

Pentagon spent more on lobster in one month than it did on trans health care all year

Mar 11·1 min read·17 words

Cisgender kids in Texas can’t get care due to anti-trans laws

Mar 11·1 min read·11 words

A Martin Scorsese amour fou: The most satisfying bombshell from Liza's dishy new memoir

Mar 11·1 min read·14 words

Pennsylvania lawmakers advance LGBTQ+ protections despite GOP objections

Mar 11·1 min read·8 words

Kansas judge refuses to block law voiding transgender residents’ drivers’ licenses & policing bathrooms

Mar 11·1 min read·14 words

Democrat gets more votes than Trump-backed Republican in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s old district

Mar 11·1 min read·13 words

CBS News justice correspondent who covered January 6 flees network for ‘some independence’

Mar 11·1 min read·13 words

Donald Trump targets trans kids while abandoning Americans’ real needs around affordability

Mar 11·1 min read·12 words

Trump State Department nominee tied to white supremacist theory withdraws from consideration

Mar 11·1 min read·12 words

Pete Buttigieg mocks Trump’s pay-to-play White House

Mar 10·1 min read·7 words

Why is Donald Trump obsessed with giving away $145 men’s shoes?

Mar 10·1 min read·11 words

Katie Couric confronts Gavin Newsom on his shifting views on transgender youth

Mar 10·1 min read·12 words

Civil rights group calls Trump’s demand to add anti-trans language to voting bill ‘weak and desperate’

Mar 10·1 min read·16 words

Bisexual Texas broker claims JPMorgan Chase forced him to participate in LGBTQ+ marketing campaign

Mar 10·1 min read·14 words

Trump just rolled out a cruel anti-trans prison policy doctors are calling ‘dangerous’

Mar 10·1 min read·13 words

Did you know over half of HIV-positive people in the world are female?

Mar 9·1 min read·13 words

Donald Trump refuses to sign new laws until SAVE Act voting bill passes with added anti-trans provisions

Mar 9·1 min read·17 words

Don Lemon wants queer people to stand up to bullies: ‘Punch them in the nose’

Mar 9·1 min read·15 words

Mike Johnson loses another Republican as California congressman bolts from GOP

Mar 9·1 min read·11 words

These moms are risking arrest to protect gender-affirming care for trans youth

Mar 9·1 min read·12 words

'Heated Rivalry's meteoric rise blamed for anti-LGBTQ+ bullying on high school hockey teams

Mar 9·1 min read·13 words

Former Air Force secretary endorses decorated trans retired colonel running for Congress in Virginia

Mar 9·1 min read·14 words

RFK Jr.’s HHS proposes scrapping protections for LGBTQ+ kids in foster care

Mar 9·1 min read·12 words

Exclusive: Jim Obergefell endorses Angie Craig for U.S. Senate

Mar 9·1 min read·9 words

If this gay paratrooper could speak directly to Pete Hegseth, this is what he’d say

Mar 9·1 min read·15 words

Virginia Republican names bill for swimmer whose fifth-place tie with trans athlete launched lucrative career

Mar 7·1 min read·15 words

New Hampshire House advances transgender bathroom bill, breaking with New England

Mar 7·1 min read·11 words

Darrell Issa’s retirement opens Palm Springs–area House race for queer Democrats

Mar 7·1 min read·11 words

Joe Rogan admits straight men are the real danger to women — then blames trans women anyway

Mar 7·1 min read·17 words

From abomination to somebody: What Jesse Jackson meant to Black queer boys in the Back pew

Mar 7·1 min read·16 words

Iowa House Republicans pass a bill that will make the lives of transgender residents worse

Mar 6·1 min read·15 words

LGBTQ+ celebs react to Kristi Noem’s firing: ‘Put her in prison! Lock her up!’

Mar 6·1 min read·14 words

Why gay conversion therapy survivor Mathew Shurka says people like him are needed in Congress

Mar 6·1 min read·15 words

Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers donate 10k to Equality Kansas after anti-trans law

Mar 6·1 min read·13 words

Meet every LGBTQ+ athlete competing in the 2026 Paralympics

Mar 6·1 min read·9 words

Kristi Noem is a cautionary tale for white gay Republicans

Mar 6·1 min read·10 words

Gay professional gamer detained by ICE fears deportation to Cameroon, where homosexuality is illegal

Mar 6·1 min read·14 words

Anti-DEI bill threatening Florida Pride events gains momentum in GOP legislature

Mar 6·1 min read·11 words

The incredible story of a gay interracial love affair in the midst of WWII

Mar 6·1 min read·14 words

Republicans rage after Trump appears to soften stance on trans care

Mar 6·1 min read·11 words

Liza Minnelli, flanked by a phalanx of dancers, surprises audience at the GLAAD Media Awards

Mar 6·1 min read·15 words

Christopher Wiggins wins GLAAD award for Advocate cover story on Sarah McBride

Mar 6·1 min read·12 words

Scouting America accuses LGBTQ+ travel agency Queer Scout of trademark infringement

Mar 5·1 min read·11 words

Breaking: Kristi Noem fired

Mar 5·1 min read·4 words

House Oversight Dem Robert Garcia celebrates Kristi Noem’s firing: ‘Now we don’t have to impeach her’

Mar 5·1 min read·16 words

Virginia school board settles lawsuit with students accused of harassing trans classmate

Mar 5·1 min read·12 words

Texas AG Ken Paxton says ban on gender-affirming care for trans kids also applies to talk therapy

Mar 5·1 min read·17 words

Advocate newsletter: 3/4/26

Mar 5·1 min read·3 words

D.C. federal judge signals urgency as trans service members push for Trump military ban trial

Mar 4·1 min read·15 words

Nonbinary student sues Michigan school district for allegedly ignoring years of reported bullying

Mar 4·1 min read·13 words

This trans teacher has no choice but to leave Florida: 'I can't defend myself'

Mar 4·1 min read·14 words

Gay activist launches Stonewall Monument camera campaign to monitor NYC Pride flag site

Mar 4·1 min read·13 words

New York AG orders major medical center to resume gender-affirming care for youth

Mar 4·1 min read·13 words

Indiana community settles with transphobic teacher for $650,000

Mar 4·1 min read·8 words

Christian nationalism’s role in the war with Iran — and U.S. LGBTQ+ rights

Mar 4·1 min read·13 words

Texas Democrats force runoff between pioneering LGBTQ+ current House rep and ex-congressman

Mar 4·1 min read·12 words

Former Out and Advocate editor-in-chief takes the helm at LGBTQ+ youth arts organization

Mar 4·1 min read·13 words

Tennessee lawmakers weigh a dozen new Republican anti-LGBTQ+ bills

Mar 4·1 min read·9 words

James Talarico defeats fellow LGBTQ+ ally Jasmine Crockett in Texas Democratic primary

Mar 4·1 min read·12 words

Budget cuts and ignorance of history are racing us towards another HIV & AIDS epidemic

Mar 4·1 min read·15 words

Anti-LGBTQ+ Congressman Dan Crenshaw ousted by more extreme candidate in Texas GOP primary

Mar 4·1 min read·13 words

Kristi Noem struggles as Republicans & Democrats grill her in fiery Senate hearing

Mar 3·1 min read·13 words

USA Rugby creates ‘open’ division after Trump administration pressure to exclude transgender women

Mar 3·1 min read·13 words

Donald Trump accepts Correspondents’ Dinner invitation, declaring himself 'one of the greatest presidents’

Mar 3·1 min read·13 words

JFK’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, is not having Ryan Murphy’s ‘grotesque’ new JFK Jr. show

Mar 3·1 min read·14 words

Advocate newsletter 3/2/26

Mar 3·1 min read·3 words

Conservative Supreme Court justices curb California’s effort to shield transgender students from forced outing

Mar 3·1 min read·14 words

Federal workplace rights agency says Trump’s government can limit transgender employees’ bathroom usage

Mar 2·1 min read·13 words

Was John Lennon gay? Paul McCartney discussed bandmate’s sexuality rumors in unearthed interview

Mar 2·1 min read·13 words

SNL under fire for 'mocking' Tourette's in sketch

Mar 2·1 min read·8 words

Many alleged suicides of Black trans women are in fact modern-day lynchings, report finds

Mar 2·1 min read·14 words

Kennedy Center Honors to be renamed for Donald Trump, happening at ‘yet to be determined’ new venue

Mar 2·1 min read·17 words

Trans rights PAC Christopher Street Project celebrates first anniversary

Mar 2·1 min read·9 words

Lyft steps in to offer rides after Kansas voids transgender residents’ driver’s licenses

Mar 1·1 min read·13 words

Rachel Maddow urges Americans to consider ‘Who benefits?’ from Trump’s war with Iran

Mar 1·1 min read·13 words

Kamala Harris calls Donald Trump’s Iran strikes ‘recklessness dressed as resolve’, dragging U.S. into war

Feb 28·1 min read·15 words

Scouting America says transgender kids are still welcome after Pete Hegseth claimed they weren’t

Feb 28·1 min read·14 words

Pete Buttigieg & Robert Garcia join chorus of leaders condemning Donald Trump’s ‘war of choice’ with Iran

Feb 28·1 min read·17 words

Retired Space Force colonel warns Trump’s Iran strikes are ‘reckless adventurism and distraction’

Feb 28·1 min read·13 words

Heroic Chicago trans comedian recalls saving infant from ice-cold Lake Michigan: ‘I guess I’m going in’

Feb 27·1 min read·16 words

Breaking news: Trans men sue Kansas

Feb 27·1 min read·6 words

Florida suddenly cuts off 12,000 people from receiving their HIV meds

Feb 27·1 min read·11 words

Two transgender men sue Kansas government over law voiding driver's licenses

Feb 27·1 min read·11 words

A 'MAGA Bachelor'? Chris Harrison to host Fox Nation dating show

Feb 27·1 min read·11 words

After 40 years living with HIV, this military veteran sees history repeating

Feb 27·1 min read·12 words

Idaho Republicans are trying to strip localities of nondiscrimination ordinances that protect LGBTQ+ people

Feb 27·1 min read·14 words

LGBTQ+ stories take center stage nationwide on National Day of Reading in an era of book bans

Feb 27·1 min read·17 words

The Advocate newsletter: 2/27/26

Feb 27·1 min read·4 words

Black LGBTQ+ leaders deride Trump's cuts to HIV funding after State of the Union

Feb 26·1 min read·14 words

Transgender Chicago man hospitalized after saving baby from drowning in Lake Michigan

Feb 26·1 min read·12 words

This Georgia education champion could be the first Black out gay man to represent the South in Congress

Feb 26·1 min read·18 words

Kansas immediately revokes transgender residents’ driver’s licenses

Feb 26·1 min read·7 words

Clinton depositions spur Democrats’ demand for Donald Trump’s Epstein files testimony

Feb 26·1 min read·11 words

'They better take away duct tape': Trans men say they'll keep binding despite FDA crackdown

Feb 26·1 min read·15 words

Chuck Schumer leads New York Democrats’ bill to protect Pride flags at Stonewall & national park sites

Feb 25·1 min read·17 words

Gov. Gavin Newsom again under fire for comments on trans athletes & pronouns

Feb 25·1 min read·13 words

'Heated Rivalry' star slams Olympic men’s hockey team for cozying up to Trump

Feb 25·1 min read·13 words

How can PrEP use among Black people be improved?

Feb 25·1 min read·9 words

Space Force colonel running for Congress slams Trump for making SOTU Medal of Honor awards ‘about himself’

Feb 25·1 min read·17 words

Stand up to Trump's SOTU attack on trans kids

Feb 25·1 min read·9 words

Trump uses State of the Union to demonize transgender kids and their families

Feb 25·1 min read·13 words

Meet the masc lesbian judge challenging the justice cis-tem with lived experience

Feb 24·1 min read·12 words

Trump administration scrubs LGBTQ+ questions from federal surveys

Feb 24·1 min read·8 words

Lesbian 'The Real L Word' star Francine Beppu died in her home at 43

Feb 24·1 min read·14 words

Former Yosemite ranger SJ Joslin sues federal government for firing over hanging trans flag

Feb 24·1 min read·14 words

Former Yosemite ranger SJ Joslin sues federal government for firing over hanging trans flag

Feb 24·1 min read·14 words

Idaho legislator asks U.S. Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage decision

Feb 24·1 min read·11 words

What to know about HIV testing and treatment if you’re Black and LGBTQ+

Feb 24·1 min read·13 words

Gay man gunned down outside popular Orlando LGBTQ+ nightclub

Feb 23·1 min read·9 words

Mount Sinai Hospital drops gender-affirming care for trans teens, leaving New York families worried

Feb 23·1 min read·14 words

How the SAVE America Act Republicans are touting will disenfranchise married & LGBTQ+ Americans

Feb 23·1 min read·14 words

NHL player hurls antigay slur during Olympics hockey match

Feb 23·1 min read·9 words

U.S. deports gay asylum seeker to country where homosexuality is illegal

Feb 23·1 min read·11 words

Puerto Vallarta felt like ‘The Purge,' American says of unrest in Mexican tourist destination

Feb 23·1 min read·14 words

21 states now limit transgender people’s bathroom use, with criminal penalties in two

Feb 23·1 min read·13 words

Demi Lovato & Jonathan Bennett will headline a star-studded lineup for the 37th GLAAD Media Awards

Feb 23·1 min read·16 words

NYU Langone Hospital ends gender-affirming care program for trans teens after Trump funding threats

Feb 22·1 min read·14 words

Heritage Foundation hires conservative education advocate who previously appeared in gay adult films

Feb 21·1 min read·13 words

He was diagnosed with prostate cancer while homeless. A simple screening likely saved his life

Feb 20·1 min read·15 words

Trump endorses self-described ‘Nazi-ish’ Texas Republican as Peter Thiel backs his bid for Congress

Feb 20·1 min read·14 words

Daily newsletter 2/19

Feb 19·1 min read·3 words

2025 U.S. LGBTQ+ adult population matches 2024's record; bi identity still most common: Gallup

Feb 19·1 min read·14 words

We shared a rainbow with Jesse Jackson, who shook our hands when no one else would

Feb 19·1 min read·16 words

Tennessee bill lets businesses and people refuse to recognize same-sex marriages

Feb 19·1 min read·11 words

Hot figure skating camera operator becomes the accidental star of the Olympics

Feb 19·1 min read·12 words

I chose lesbianism—let others choose it too

Feb 19·1 min read·7 words

Colorado’s Jared Polis embraces Trump’s national governors’ White House dinner snub: a ‘badge of honor’

Feb 19·1 min read·15 words

Project 2025 creator wants to ban gender-affirming care for trans adults

Feb 19·1 min read·11 words

Chuck Schumer drafts bill to protect Pride flags at national park sites like Stonewall memorial

Feb 19·1 min read·15 words

Federal appeals court sides with Pentagon against science, reinstating U.S. military’s HIV enlistment ban

Feb 19·1 min read·14 words

"Why should I celebrate you?": Coming out at 40 in an age of trans backlash

Feb 19·1 min read·15 words

Kansas lawmakers override governor's veto of anti-trans 'bathroom bounty' bill

Feb 19·1 min read·10 words

Daily newsletter 2/18

Feb 19·1 min read·3 words

Pulse nightclub demolition set for March to make way for memorial

Feb 18·1 min read·11 words

Hillary Clinton and Sarah McBride expose how weaponizing ‘scarcity’ drives anti-trans political attacks

Feb 18·1 min read·13 words

Gay man says ICE is keeping his husband jailed even though they’ve agreed to leave the U.S.

Feb 18·1 min read·17 words

Queer star Keke Palmer updates her sexual identity, 'I'm almost 100% sure I'm asexual'

Feb 18·1 min read·14 words

​Bisexual skier Breezy Johnson breaks silence on backlash to getting engaged at the Olympics

Feb 18·1 min read·14 words

Two lawsuits ask federal judges to protect Stonewall Monument’s Pride flag from Trump’s history rewrite

Feb 18·1 min read·15 words

Remembering Jesse Jackson's longtime advocacy for LGBTQ+ equality

Feb 18·1 min read·8 words

Daily newsletter 2/17

Feb 17·1 min read·3 words

Rhode Island hockey mass shooting leaves family shattered and shooter’s identity in the spotlight

Feb 17·1 min read·14 words

Activists protest HHS rules against gender-affirming care; 24 arrested

Feb 17·1 min read·9 words

Democrat under fire over campaign memo implying LGBTQ+ candidates aren’t electable in key California race

Feb 17·1 min read·15 words

Rev. Jesse Jackson, trailblazing civil rights icon and LGBTQ+ rights ally, dead at 84

Feb 17·1 min read·14 words

In 'Everywhere Isn't Texas,' August Ponthier sings for queer Texans who stay

Feb 17·1 min read·12 words

Anderson Cooper steps down as '60 Minutes' correspondent after two decades

Feb 17·1 min read·11 words

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes anti-trans 'bathroom bounty' bill

Feb 17·1 min read·9 words

Hillary Clinton hits back at Czech leader over 'gender revolution' remark

Feb 16·1 min read·11 words

How Black communities protected each other during the early days of the AIDS crisis

Feb 14·1 min read·14 words

For New Yorkers, Stonewall’s new Pride flag is only step one

Feb 14·1 min read·11 words

These LGBTQ+ married couples aren’t afraid to show their love

Feb 14·1 min read·10 words

Let the good times roll: the queer history of Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Feb 14·1 min read·14 words

When community care became a threat

Feb 14·1 min read·6 words

Daily newsletter 2/13

Feb 14·1 min read·3 words

Defiant Don Lemon says ‘the process is the punishment’ after lawyers reveal feds took his phone

Feb 13·1 min read·16 words

Don Lemon faces judge who rejected DOJ’s previous attempt to charge him with a crime

Feb 13·1 min read·15 words

Gay ice dancer Guillaume Cizeron's gold medal is questioned as judging scandal heats up

Feb 13·1 min read·14 words

Ben & Jerry's cofounder needs your help to 'prevent the destruction' of beloved ice cream brand

Feb 13·1 min read·16 words

This trans street medic was among 67 protesters arrested at Minneapolis hotel hosting ICE agents

Feb 13·1 min read·15 words

Daily newsletter 2/12

Feb 13·1 min read·3 words

Hundreds fill the streets near Stonewall as NYC community members reraised Pride flag Trump ordered removed

Feb 12·1 min read·16 words

California sues Trump admin over its demand to forcibly out trans students, obtains restraining order

Feb 12·1 min read·15 words

NBC apologizes for misgendering trailblazing trans Olympian Elis Lundholm

Feb 12·1 min read·9 words

How a viral interview led to Ts Madison's restraining order against the 'DL Whisperer'

Feb 12·1 min read·14 words

Was 'Boots' canceled over politics? 'Absolutely not,' Netflix CEO says

Feb 12·1 min read·10 words

New York City Council advances resolution opposing Stonewall Pride flag removal

Feb 12·1 min read·11 words

Trump administration must facilitate return of men sent to El Salvador’s CECOT back to the U.S., judge rules

Feb 12·1 min read·18 words

Canadian school shooting sparks anti-trans uproar after shooter identified

Feb 12·1 min read·9 words

Former State Dept officials warn that racist Trump nominee could dismantle human rights protections at the UN

Feb 12·1 min read·17 words

Daily newsletter 2/11

Feb 12·1 min read·3 words

Don Lemon hires ex-federal prosecutor who quit after Trump admin tried to investigate Renee Good's wife

Feb 11·1 min read·16 words

Pam Bondi suggests Jewish lesbian lawmaker is anti-Semitic in explosive hearing

Feb 11·1 min read·11 words

Actor James Van Der Beek has died at age 48

Feb 11·1 min read·10 words

New Yorkers rally in solidarity with LGBTQ+ community after Trump ordered Stonewall Pride flag removed

Feb 11·1 min read·15 words

Indiana quietly bans trans residents from changing gender markers on IDs

Feb 11·1 min read·11 words

A new 'dream team' takes the helm at legendary queer women's event The Dinah

Feb 11·1 min read·14 words

Daily newsletter 2/10

Feb 10·1 min read·3 words

TN Republican demands official probe after calling Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show 'gay pornography'

Feb 10·1 min read·15 words

Mamdani, Schumer & NYC Council demand National Park Service return Pride flag to Stonewall National Monument

Feb 10·1 min read·16 words

Pride flag stonewall protest

Feb 10·1 min read·4 words

Protest set at NYC’s Stonewall after Trump administration removes Pride flag from national LGBTQ+ monument

Feb 10·1 min read·15 words

Trump excludes the only gay man and Black governors from White House dinner

Feb 10·1 min read·13 words

I fell for an AI—and then it rejected me

Feb 10·1 min read·9 words

Newly elected N.Y. State Sen. Erik Bottcher: state must be a bulwark against Trump

Feb 10·1 min read·14 words

Daily newsletter 2/9

Feb 10·1 min read·3 words

Gay Days Orlando canceled, citing sponsor losses and mounting pressures on LGBTQ+ gatherings

Feb 9·1 min read·13 words

Older gay men built their own hockey fandom. Then came ‘Heated Rivalry’

Feb 9·1 min read·12 words

Bad Bunny spread love, making Trump look selfish, stupid, and stale

Feb 9·1 min read·11 words

LGBTQ+ Olympians receive death threats after speaking out against the Trump admin.

Feb 9·1 min read·12 words

I watched the Kid Rock Turning Point USA halftime show so you don't have to

Feb 9·1 min read·15 words

German referee assaulted after viral proposal to boyfriend

Feb 9·1 min read·8 words

‘The Librarians’: Meet the heroes fighting against conservative book bans in the South

Feb 9·1 min read·13 words

6 Black activists who changed the HIV/AIDS response in America

Feb 9·1 min read·10 words

Mike Johnson lecturing the pope Is a blasphemy that LGBTQ+ people know all too well

Feb 8·1 min read·15 words

Don Lemon at HRC dinner: 'When the First Amendment becomes optional, democracy becomes hollow'

Feb 8·1 min read·14 words

Becca Good attends memorial for wife Renee, offers statement: 'Renee always showed up'

Feb 8·1 min read·13 words

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: a time for action on many fronts

Feb 7·1 min read·12 words

The lush life of Billy Strayhorn, the gay Black man who was Duke Ellington's 'right arm'

Feb 7·1 min read·16 words

Daily newsletter 2/6

Feb 7·1 min read·3 words

Border Patrol boss kicked out of a Las Vegas bar to protect patrons

Feb 6·1 min read·13 words

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger sends marriage equality & abortion rights amendments to voters

Feb 6·1 min read·13 words

Black Americans are disproportionately criminalized for living with HIV. Here's how

Feb 6·1 min read·11 words

Florida restores funding for 16,000 people's HIV medication — for now

Feb 6·1 min read·11 words

Utah Republicans, ignoring their own study, pass ban on gender-affirming care for youth

Feb 6·1 min read·13 words

Under new name, supportive schools group will help young LGBTQ+ people Glisten

Feb 6·1 min read·12 words

What to know about LGBTQ+ rights — or lack thereof — in Italy as Olympics begin

Feb 6·1 min read·16 words

No, trans women don't have inherent advantage over cis women in sports: new study

Feb 5·1 min read·14 words

Daily newsletter 2/5

Feb 5·1 min read·3 words

Failed anti-LGBTQ+ immigrant MAGA influencer banned from Texas Republican Party events

Feb 5·1 min read·11 words

Watch: Pro-wrestling fans loudly chanting 'f*** ICE' goes viral & is the best thing you'll see all day

Feb 5·1 min read·18 words

Scott Bessent struggles under questioning by New York Rep. Ritchie Torres during explosive House hearing

Feb 5·1 min read·15 words

Texas A&M fired a professor for teaching about gender identity. Now, she's suing

Feb 5·1 min read·13 words

Ian McKellen recites Shakespeare to slam 'mountainous inhumanity' in U.S.

Feb 5·1 min read·10 words

Donald Trump criticizes DHS killings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good: ‘Should have not happened’

Feb 5·1 min read·15 words

Stellan Skarsgård recalls doing drag at 15, going out, and flirty men

Feb 5·1 min read·12 words

Two medical associations update their recommendations on gender-affirming care for trans youth

Feb 5·1 min read·12 words

Daily newsletter 2/4

Feb 4·1 min read·3 words

Nine men busted for drugs while trying to board massive Atlantis gay cruise in Miami

Feb 4·1 min read·15 words

Ditching DEI is bad for employees and employers: HRC report

Feb 4·1 min read·10 words

Nicki Minaj attacks trans kids—again

Feb 4·1 min read·5 words

Turning Point USA's halftime lineup: All the musicians taking the stage

Feb 4·1 min read·11 words