Category: The Advocate

Author: Trudy Ring A 16-year-old transgender boy was severely beaten by a group in Gloucester, Mass., last week, and he believes he was targeted for...

Author: Ricky Cornish This is truly fighting for gay rights! “I wasn’t the typical beauty and I’ve never really fit any of the molds. I...

Author: Ricky Cornish Once again, Kim Petras delivers a hit. In the song’s accompanying music video, Petras is serving main character energy as The Chainsmokers...

Author: Christopher Wiggins Neil Parrott, a RepublicanApril Delaney, Parrott’s Democratic opponent, has positioned herself as a strong advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. She supports full equality...

Author: Christopher Wiggins As the mpox Several weeks ago, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global public health emergency, marking the second time...

Author: Desiree Guerrero It’s Time for a ‘Madam President’ Shutterstock/Marinastock Isa Getty Images/Bettman Collection Don Hogan Charles/New York Times Co./Getty Images Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Vintage...

Author: Ricky Cornish Pucker up! Dannii Minogue is bringing more spicy LGBTQ+ representation to the mainstream on the sapphic show I Kissed a Girl. As...

Author: Ryan Adamczeski There is always help available. “One huge way that government systems can influence someone’s life is to just recognize that a lot...

Author: Trudy Ring A Florida man who threatened a judge after she dismissed a suit challenging the state’s “don’t say gay” law has been sentenced...

Author: Chris Tompkins Standing in line at a popular gym in West Hollywood waiting to check in for a workout class, the instructor, hunched over...

Author: Tracy E. Gilchrist A legend paid homage to a future legend when Melissa Etheridge mashed up her classic “I Want To Come Over” with...

Author: John Casey I never had children, and if I had to pick a regret in my life after 60 years, I guess that would...

Author: Trudy Ring The companies turning away from DEI Justin Sullivan/Getty Images; Tada Images/Shutterstock; vedpku/Shutterstock Tada Images/Shutterstock Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Mahmoud Suhail/Getty Images vedpku/Shutterstock SOPA...

Author: Christopher Wiggins Mary L. Trump, the out lesbian niece of former President Donald Trump, has disclosed in her new memoir that she turned to...

Author: Donald Padgett The U.S. Census Bureau is testing questions about sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) on the American Community Survey (ACS). The bureau...

Author: Christopher Wiggins Global Black Pride in Atlanta faced a troubling incident of vandalism on the first day of its celebration this week. Late Tuesday...

Author: Ryan Adamczeski The Dominican Republic’s highest court is hearing a challenge to the nation’s laws prohibiting law enforcement officers from engaging in consensual same-sex...

Author: Alex Cooper Happy Saturday! Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP...

Author: Christopher Wiggins As the Democratic National Convention in Chicago buzzed with anticipation of Gov. Tim Walz’s acceptance speech, Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, the...

Author: Trudy Ring The 2023 National Trans Visibility March Courtesy National Trans Visibility March Courtesy National Trans Visibility March Courtesy National Trans Visibility March Courtesy...