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Here are 11 major companies standing up for DEI

While some large corporations are ending DEI programs due to conservative backlash, these are some of the companies that aren't shying away from supporting all of their workers and customers.

Trans woman arrested for using women's restroom in what could be a first under a Florida law

A 20-year-old resident of Illinois was taken into custody by Capital police and charged with trespassing after she tried to use a women’s restroom at the state Capitol building last month.

A Mississippi cafe made a discount for straight couples only. Now, other restaurants are hitting back

Local restaurants are hosting drag shows and inclusive tours after Darwell’s Happiness Cafe claimed they "don’t do the trans or the lesbians or gays."

Meet the transgender Army lieutenant who is challenging Donald Trump's military ban

Nicolas Talbott has spent more than a decade preparing to be the best soldier he could be. He's now one of several trans military service members who are suing the Trump administration.

D.C. appeals court won't block Trump's trans military ban — just yet

The judges may reconsider if the military takes action against trans service members.

This trans Air Force recruit wants to jump out of planes to save others. He's suing Trump to serve

Clayton McCallister is one of the trans people challenging Donald Trump's transgender military ban.

Appeals court denies Trump DOJ’s request to halt injunction on trans military ban — for now

Two federal appeals courts are considering whether to allow the ban to proceed until the case is resolved.

Transgender Army officer Erica Vandal was born into military service. Now, she's suing Trump to stay in

In her legacy family, there was never a question whether she would serve in the military.

Longtime LGBTQ+ advocate Kate Kendell is the new CEO of the Gill Foundation (exclusive)

Kendell, the former executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, recognizes that it's a crucial time for the LGBTQ+ movement.

The LGBTQ+ Supreme Court cases to watch this term

Gender-affirming care, anti-straight discrimination, PrEP, and LGBTQ+ books are all on the docket.

ACT UP member Nanette Kazaoka, a fierce activist for marginalized people, is dead at 83

Kazaoka was an advocate for those living with HIV, the LGBTQ+ community, and other marginalized groups.

Meet Raquel Willis, the transgender activist who's one of TIME's Women of the Year

"This honor was validating for my career and for my passion, but not for my womanhood," Willis tells The Advocate.

Out gay Colorado Gov. Jared Polis mocks Donald Trump's 'unflattering painting'

Jared Polis' April Fools joke paid homage to a famous show set in Colorado — while mocking Trump.

What are 'Religious Freedom' laws, and how are they used against LGBTQ+ people?

Just how far does religious freedom go? Many human rights experts believe it's already gone too far.

Out lesbian tennis star Daria Kasatkina flees Russia for Australia: 'I want to be myself'

Daria Kasatkina will be representing her "new homeland" from now on.

National Park Rangers rebel against queer erasure on Trans Day of Visibility

Over 1,000 off-duty, fired, and retired National Park Service employees launched a new initiative to preserve transgender people in history.

FBI raids leader of gay furry hacking group that went after the organization behind Project 2025

In July of 2024, the group of gay furries posted data it claimed to have hacked from the Heritage Foundation, the group spearheading the Project 2025 agenda.

Sandy Stone is the first transgender woman inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame

Stone, credited with starting the field of transgender studies, is a woman of many accomplishments.