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Rachel Levine's potential replacement once said trans youth should undergo 'corrective care'

Also, while the Alabama doctor says he’s never treated transgender patients, records reveal that he did offer surgical care to transgender men.

Transgender girl joins boys' track and field team in Virginia

Eliza Munshi was forced to do so due to new anti-trans regulations in the state.

What states are the most dangerous for LGBTQ+ people? Here are the worst 15

A lot of states are passing laws that target the LGBTQ+ community — but these 15 are the absolute worst.

An Alabama city banned an LGBTQ+ Pride float from its Christmas parade. It marched anyways

Prattville Pride was able to march in the city's Christmas parade despite being banned the day prior after swift action from a federal judge.

Spate of racist text messages goes out after Trump's election

"You have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation," says a racist message circulating in several states.

Harris campaign, others call out Trump for holding events in towns with racist histories

Donald Trump has had rallies in some communities that were once "sundown towns" — where Blacks were warned to stay away after sunset.

Southern states can't block protections for transgender students, judge rules

Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia must enforce rules protecting queer students set by the Biden administration, according to a judge.

Southern LGBTQ+ history group to establish permanent archive, expand reach

Invisible Histories seeks to preserve and share the history of LGBTQ+ communities in the South.

Alabama community saves library after funding cut over LGBTQ+ books

Read Freely Alabama and concerned citizens raised over $43,000 in less than a week for the Fairhope Public Library.

Ohio bill would ban ejaculation without intent to conceive — with exceptions for LGBTQ+ people

The Conception Begins at Erection Act contains exceptions for men using birth control, donating sperm, masturbating, or having sex with another man or member of the LGBTQ+ community.

How Grindr, Pornhub, Sniffies are responding to state restriction laws

A total of 19 U.S. states have enacted new laws impacting adult film platforms — some of which are preparing for the possibility of a ban.

Judge says Birmingham can close gay club that was the scene of double homicide

The judge lifted his injunction on suspending the business license for The Quest Club, which police said they visited over 100 times in the past year.

Republican AGs ask SCOTUS to uphold anti-trans sports laws

Twenty-six attorneys general have filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to do so.

Right-wing extremists force cancellation of LGBTQ+ book event in Alabama

The event, scheduled initially at a brewery, was rescheduled at a Books-A-Million store in Mobile.

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.

Trans woman Kaitoria Bankz killed in attempted carjacking in Alabama

A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder.

LGBTQ+ youth are 'discriminated against' in all 50 states — but some regions are worse

The Trevor Project's recent survey of LGBTQ+ mental health has "grim" findings.

Grammys 2025: Empowering messages from LGBTQ+ celebs

Ricky Cornish shares how Wayne Brady, Scott Hoying, and more queer stars are speaking out in the face of the second coming of Trump.

Black trans woman Cameron Thompson, 18, shot to death in Alabama

A juvenile suspect has been charged with murder. Her family believes her death was a hate crime.

These are the 5 states with the smallest amount of LGBTQ+ people

The states with the fewest queer people are also some of the states proposing and passing the most anti-LGBTQ+ laws.

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Historic Alabama gay bar loses license after double-homicide

Birmingham police say they have been called to The Quest Club over a hundred times in the past year.