Spectacular Republican losses prove MAGA's transphobic playbook doesn't win elections
Across the country, voters chose inclusion, empathy, and competence over cruelty and division.
November 05 2025 11:38 AM
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Formerly the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, GLAAD is one of the most prominent media watchdog and advocacy organizations in the country for the LGBT community. Read the latest news about GLAAD and their work with different public figures, actors, and television networks, in order to improve the portrayals of LGBT characters and themes in the media. Find out about their latest facts, figures, and reports, which highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each network in their depictions of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals.
Nancy Mace, who often touted her vote for marriage equality, now says, ‘Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve’
“As the loudest and proudest transphobe in Congress, Nancy Mace will never stop pointing out the fact that there are only TWO genders,” her campaign spokesperson told The Advocate.
October 30 2025 11:37 AM
New York Post targets trans people with ‘harmful’ reporting on Charlie Kirk murder, critics say
The right-wing outlet has tried to tie the killing of the political commentator to the transgender community.
September 15 2025 5:14 PM
No, this transgender woman is not the Charlie Kirk assassin
"These people really do want to kill me because they think that I killed their idol,” she told The Advocate.
September 12 2025 6:51 AM
Inside the movement that freed gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero from a hellhole
The U.S. government under Trump tried to disappear a gay Venezuelan man seeking asylum to a torture prison in El Salvador indefinitely. A coalition of Americans didn’t let them.
August 12 2025 6:00 AM
How the right-wing media machine turns violence & tragedy into using trans people as scapegoats
Researchers found that when tragedy unfolds, some seek to falsely blame transgender people.
July 02 2025 1:38 PM
Strangers raise more than $70K for transgender woman hospitalized after shocking West Philly acid attack
Diana was on her way to a Pride celebration when three kids attacked her.
June 11 2025 11:18 AM
Why LGBTQ+ groups aren't fazed by Trump's 'Title IX Month' attention grab
"Pride is a protest, and it's happening whether the most-anti LGBTQ+ administration in history acknowledges it or not," an HRC spokesperson told The Advocate.
June 04 2025 11:17 AM
GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis rejects conservative guests’ anti-trans disinformation on live CNN panel
“It is so important that LGBTQ voices are represented in mainstream media to debunk these gross fear tactics," Sarah Kate Ellis told The Advocate.
June 03 2025 4:05 PM
52% of anti-LGBTQ+ attacks targeted transgender and gender nonconforming people
There were 932 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents between May 1, 2024 and May 1, 2025 – equal to 2.5 incidents every day, according to GLAAD.
June 02 2025 12:48 PM
Most Americans support corporate LGBTQ+ Pride efforts despite pull-back by major brands: report
A new GLAAD report challenges the notion that Americans endorse a retreat from LGBTQ+ inclusion in commerce.
May 22 2025 4:11 PM
How to fight Trump’s anti-trans messaging that’s poisoning public opinion
A new poll suggests that anti-trans misinformation is working to erode support.
May 12 2025 5:01 PM
Right-wing extremists threaten LGBTQ-affirming religious communities: report
A new GLAAD report sheds light on the alarming trend.
April 15 2025 2:27 PM
Trump and El Salvador's president attack transgender people during White House meeting
The leaders attacked trans women in sports while ignoring court orders to return a wrongly deported Maryland man.
April 14 2025 2:28 PM
GOP senator claims ‘entire men’s teams’ are transitioning. There’s no evidence of that because it’s not true
Sen. Tommy Tuberville's office did not return The Advocate's request about evidence supporting these claims.
April 07 2025 4:38 PM
Senate Republicans are trying to tie Democrat Jon Ossoff to anti-trans smear
The GOP are recycling the playbook Donald Trump used to attack Kamala Harris on culture war issues.
April 04 2025 4:58 PM
Advocates cry foul after YouTube quietly removes ‘gender identity’ from hate speech policy
The change happened after Donald Trump’s inauguration.
April 03 2025 5:30 PM
Queer celebs advocate for trans equality: 'Administrations are four years. We are forever.'
These queer stars are reminding everyone in the LGBTQ+ community to stay strong and resilient.
April 01 2025 4:04 PM
Frankie Grande and Peppermint lead reality TV stars in open letter: 'We are at a tipping point' (exclusive)
Frankie Grande, Peppermint, and dozens of reality TV stars are asking for "relevant representation of LGBTQ people."
March 12 2025 9:00 AM
LGBTQ+ advocates warn DNC against softening position on trans rights
It is not the time to throw any marginalized people overboard, the groups say.
March 11 2025 12:11 PM