Opinion: A recent Wall Street Journal op-ed divorcing "gay" from "queer" people reinforces a hierarchy of belonging that privileges proximity to straightness, rewards conformity, and marginalizes anyone who cannot or will not meet its terms, argues Josh Ackley.
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Cameryn Lovett says she was responding to a student’s anti-gay remarks when the district gave her an ultimatum.
The reported interest comes as Vladimir Putin continues expanding laws targeting LGBTQ+ people and free expression.
Appointed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Taylor Brown is confronting the Trump administration’s attacks on trans people and dismantling long-standing LGBTQ+ inequities.
Photos obtained by The Advocate of Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins raise questions about hypocrisy as both lawmakers who’ve pushed anti-trans legislation compete to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff.
Calls for removal are escalating as the president’s violent language blurs the line between attacking Iran’s government and committing genocide against its people.
Luanne James was dismissed from the Rutherford Country public library after refusing to move LGBTQ+-related children’s books. A fundraiser has surged past $120,000.
The president warned that there “will be nothing like it,” in an Easter Sunday social media message invoking Allah.
The justices focused on how the law was written, not the science behind conversion therapy. But the impact could still be significant.
Eugene Ramirez says a thumbs-down and boos directed at the president prompted security to escort him out of his seat and hold him.
With tensions in he Middle East rising, the MS NOW host warns the U.S. may be less prepared than the president's rhetoric suggests.
Lawmakers are using the same tactics, including criminalization, surveillance, and restrictions on young people, to limit access to both abortion and gender-affirming care.
What’s framed as literacy is a roadmap to marginalize LGBTQ+ students and erode secular education, writes John Casey.
Opinion: Thirty years after the first Day of Silence, new policies and rising hostility are pushing LGBTQ+ young people back into the same unsafe conditions many thought were left in the past, writes Glisten CEO Melanie Willingham-Jaggers.
A teacher in Little Miami had the poster that celebrated diverse identities up for nearly four years before LGBTQ+ flags caused an uproar.
The state’s largest pediatric provider resumed care after a court struck down Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s directive targeting treatment for transgender youth.
In this excerpt from Ni De Aqui, Ni De Alla: A Soul Suspended Between Two Worlds, memoirist Jorge Xolalpa shares his family's journey moving to the U.S. as undocumented immigrants.
After months of secrecy, the Trump administration must turn over body-camera footage, witness interviews, and investigative files tied to the Minneapolis killing.
“A lot has been said about me today through anonymous allegations,” the Democratic California gubernatorial candidate said in the video posted to Instagram.
After sexual assault revelations surfaced, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and California Rep. Robert Garcia are calling for their colleague in Congress to exit the race.
The latest report alleges Bryon Noem described fantasies about feminization, adding new political pressure on the former Homeland Security secretary as critics cite hypocrisy.
“This is an example of successful public health,” Dr. Jonathan Mermin, who led the CDC’s National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, told The Advocate.
At the National Action Network convention, Buttigieg gave his clearest signal yet that he may run for president, capping a high-profile media blitz that included sharp clashes on MS NOW and CNBC.
The Minneapolis City Council voted 12-0 to explore licensing facilities and ending a prohibition on adult sex venues in place since 1988.
After calling out a new ruling restricting her from competing in women’s events, Noa-Lynn van Leuven issued a second statement in defiance of efforts to oust her from the sport.