Rudolph wasn’t just for Christmas—he was my first gay icon
Author: Gregory Walters I’m a dog person, but I’m also partial to reindeer. One in particular: Rudolph, of course. To be clear, I’m not one...
December 8, 2024
Inside the military’s LGBTQ+ witch hunts
Author: Anne Marshall-Chalmers Originally published by The 19thHe talked about frequent conversations with veterans and active-duty service members complaining that “standards are dropping, the woke...
December 8, 2024
Here’s why Republicans are poised to dismantle marriage equality
Author: John Casey I just finished working on my first book, Just Married: The Heroic Stories Behind Marriage Equality, which will come out from Rizzoli...
December 8, 2024
Transgender 10-year-old worries about being murdered and other trans kids share their concerns on CNN
Author: Trudy Ring A transgender 10-year-old fears she’ll be murdered for her identity, and other trans children are talking about the negative impacts of anti-trans...
December 8, 2024
Same-sex couples are fast-tracking plans to marry and have kids before Trump takes office
Author: John Russell With President-elect Donald Trump just weeks away from taking office again, same-sex couples are rushing to get married and start families before...
December 8, 2024
Annette Bening shares lesson her trans son has taught her during Supreme Court rally
Author: John Russell Annette Bening was among the celebrities, advocates, and lawmakers who delivered rousing speeches in support of transgender rights on the steps of...
December 7, 2024
Queer’s Daniel Craig on LGBTQ+ stories & Omar Apollo on being down for his sex scene
Author: Tracy E. Gilchrist “You think he’s queer?” Daniel Craig’s William S. Burroughs surrogate Lee asks his friend Joe about Drew Starkey’s lithe young Eugene...
December 6, 2024
Nancy Mace calls trans people a slur after sit-ins in Capitol bathrooms
Author: Erin Reed On Thursday, transgender activists, including prominent advocate Chelsea Manning, staged a sit-in at the United States Capitol to protest a new bathroom...
December 6, 2024
Russian police raid clubs in crackdown on LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda,’ make arrests
Author: Trudy Ring About a dozen patrons of Moscow nightclubs were arrested last weekend during raids by police looking to stamp out LGBTQ+ “propaganda” in...
December 6, 2024
CNN takes ‘giant leap forward’ by featuring transgender contributors on popular news shows, GLAAD says
Author: Christopher Wiggins It is not every day that transgender A growing body of research backs this guidance. The Department of Health and Human Services...
December 6, 2024
‘I don’t even know what that word means’ says South Carolina mayor who used antigay slur at meeting
Author: Christopher Wiggins A South Carolina Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate’s email newsletter. The incident...
December 6, 2024
Annette Bening gives moving speech in defense of trans youth outside Supreme Court
Author: Ryan Adamczeski Nyad “Trans folks are everywhere. They’re your doctors in your emergency rooms. They’re your firefighters. They’re your teachers, your librarians, the store...
December 6, 2024
A New York judge refused to marry a lesbian couple. The community wants her to resign
Author: Ryan Adamczeski A city court judge in Syracuse, New York is facing investigation and calls to resign after she refused to marry a lesbian...
December 6, 2024
Gay Trump ally Richard Grenell really, really wanted to be secretary of State. It went to Marco Rubio
Author: Trudy Ring Richard Grenell, the highest-ranking out gay official in the first Donald Trump administration, campaigned hard to be secretary of State in the...
December 6, 2024
Squirt unloads the most popular taboo adult film categories in 2024
Author: Ariel Messman-Rucker Elnur/Shutterstock ViDl Studio/Shutterstock Oneinchpunch/Shutterstock AJR Photo/Shutterstock Vlad Orlov/Shutterstock BAZA Production/Shutterstock AJR Studio Carlos Yudica M-Production Red Fox Studio/Shutterstock Diego Cervo/Shutterstock And the...
December 6, 2024
How queer men can find quiet strength in blustering moments
Author: Tim Bish Take a glance at the news, and you’ll likely see a polarizing figure voicing an unyielding opinion, surrounded by others eager to...
December 6, 2024
South Carolina mayor uses homophobic slur before denying its meaning
A South Carolina mayor has used a homophobic slur during a city council meeting, and then denied its meaning. Mayor Curtis Boyd of Darlington, South Carolina, was told at the Tuesday (3 December) meeting that he should not be the mayor of the city, as he reportedly does not live within the boundary. Boyd then, […]
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December 6, 2024
Oppenheimer star Nick Dumont comes out as trans masc and non-binary after sharing new pronouns
Oppenheimer actor Nick Dumont has come out as transmasculine and non-binary and has shared their new pronouns. The star, who portrayed Jackie Oppenheimer – Oppenheimer’s sister-in-law – in the film, revealed their identity via their Instagram bio, which now includes “they/them” pronouns. “They identity as a trans masculine non-binary person,” a representative for the actor […]
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December 6, 2024
Love Island Australia’s consent buttons are ‘positive step’ but not fully representative, expert says
We’re in the thick of Love Island Australia season six, and one expert has spoken out about the series’ consent buttons. Warning: Discussions of sexual assault. First introduced in the Australian version in season five, the pink heart above each bed aims to combat sexual assault in the series. In October last year, Love Island […]
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December 5, 2024
Singles are looking for a ‘Golden Retriever’ partner in 2025, according to Tinder
Tinder users have agreed that 2025 is the year of the “Golden Retriever” partner, thanks to the dating app’s annual Year in Swipe. Between “very demure, very mindful” and “holding space for the lyrics of ‘Defying Gravity’”, there was no shortage of phrases which took the queer community by storm this year. Another phrase that […]
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December 5, 2024
