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These 24 violent extremist & anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy groups pose a danger to LGBTQ+ people

Looking at the groups that threaten drag queens, transgender people and the broader LGBTQ+ community.

Leaked Files Expose Anti-Abortion, Anti-LGBTQ+ Medical Group

More than 10,000 files from the American College of Pediatricians were leaked in an unsecured Google Drive.

Researcher: House's DOMA Legal Team Interprets My Findings Differently

The Texas study has been widely challenged. And the author of a second study cited on same-sex parents says his findings are being interpreted by the House's lawyers somewhat differently than he would.

60+ Groups Are Spreading Anti-LGBTQ+ Pseudoscience Across the Country: Report

A comprehensive Southern Poverty Law Center study exposes over 60 groups propagating harmful misinformation, revealing tactics and future threats to LGBTQ+ rights.

Rand Paul Greets Biden Nominee Rachel Levine With Anti-Trans Rant

As a Senate committee considered Levine's nomination for assistant health secretary, Paul offered transphobic lies about gender-affirming health care.

Controversial Parenting Study Reaches the Courts

The debunked study that accused same-sex parents of being inferior to their straight counterparts is now being wielded by proponents of DOMA in courts.

Why I'm protecting privacy in our connected world

Learn how one organization is working to defend As legislation aimed at protecting minors online threatens to censor essential LGBTQ+ content and other vital information, how one organization is workingpotentially infringing on privacy and stifling free expression under the guise of safety. How one organization is working on

Debunked: 15 Myths About LGBT Culture

From the first brick at Stonewall to Patient Zero, here is a list of mistruths about the queer community, its history, and its members.

Assistant HHS Secretary Admiral Rachel Levine on Being Visible

For the nation’s highest ranking trans person, any vitriol directed her way only makes her more determined to fight and advocate on behalf of the community.

We Can't Reopen Schools Safely With Trump and DeVos in Charge

Randi Weingarten, the out president of the American Federation of Teachers, on how our current "leaders" are putting children in harm's way.

Barbara Walters on transgender children

This Friday on 20/20 the veteran newswoman sits down with children who are struggling with gender identity and their families. She gives us the exclusive first interview.

A haven for homeless youths

Rejected by family and friends, many queer youths flee to the streets of New York City. Amid despair, many find hope.

Sen. Rand Paul Rants: Trans Inclusion Will 'Destroy Girls' Athletics'

The Republican from Kentucky went on an anti-trans tirade at a confirmation hearing for Secretary of Education nominee Miguel Cardona.

When Doctors' 'Morality' Leads to Dead LGBT People

Trump is trying to give anyone working in health care a free pass to discriminate against patients. Think they won't? Ever heard of Ben Carson?

Coming Back to America

American author Vestal McIntyre found a husband and a home in the U.K., but his first novel, Lake Overturn, brings him back to the Idaho countryside of his childhood.

2003 Person of the Year: V. Gene Robinson

A look back at The Advocate's first ever interview with openly gay Rev. V. Gene Robinson, who will be delivering the invocation for President-elect Barack Obama this Sunday at a pre-inauguration event at the Lincoln Memorial.

Person of the Year: V. Gene Robinson

As the renewed debate over equal marriage rights has shown, at the root of all opposition to gay and lesbian rights lies religious conviction. In 2003 one gay man stood resolutely at the center of the contentious battle to shift religion away from hatred and exclusion and toward love and equality. V. Gene Robinson--elected bishop in June by the Episcopalians of New Hampshire, confirmed at the church's national convention in August, and consecrated November 2--has handled the resulting anger from conservative Christians with poise and eloquence. For his grace under the pressure of a worldwide debate and for his steadfast focus on his mission to open God's church to all people on the margins, Bishop Robinson is The Advocate's Person of the Year.

Op-ed: Finally, Some Reliable Research on Trans Kids Like Mine

My child is a member of the first generation of kids allowed to live transgender lives from a very young age. Until now, we parents have been making it up as we go along.