Japan’s Supreme Court Issues Landmark Trans Rights Ruling
The ruling had far-reaching implications in a country that is still hostile to LGBTQ+ rights, including marriage equality.
July 12, 2023
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Homophobic Health Secretary Tom Price Quits After Jet Scandal
Trump's health secretary leaves in disgrace, following reports he used hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds for charter flights.
September 29, 2017
Trump nominates investment manager Scott Bessent, a gay man, as Treasury secretary
Bessent, if confirmed, would be the first out member of the LGBTQ+ community to lead the department. His nomination still doesn't mean Trump is an ally, however.
November 23, 2024
At LGBTQ Forum, Marianne Williamson Responds to Her History With AIDS
Williamson denies what she calls "vicious rumors."
September 20, 2019
Pete Buttigieg Fires Back at GOP Rep. Questioning Biden's Health
During Tuesday's House Transportation Committee hearing, Rep. Troy Nehls asked Secretary Pete Buttigieg whether the president was mentally unfit to serve and Buttigieg clapped back.
July 20, 2022
Gays Shut Out of the Cabinet
As if the news of antigay pastor Rick Warren's invitation to deliver Obama's inaugural invocation weren't insulting enough to LGBT Americans, we're now hit with the reality that no openly gay people will be seated at the cabinet table to weigh in on the next antigay flap.
December 18, 2008
Schwarzenegger hires lesbian as chief of staff
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced the first change to his administration since his resounding special election failure, appointing Susan Kennedy, a longtime Democratic activist and lesbian, as his chief of staff.
December 1, 2005
Gay Man Carlos Elizondo Named White House Social Secretary
Elizondo is the first member of the LGBTQ+ community to be selected for a post by President-elect Joe Biden but likely won't be the last.
November 25, 2020
I Support the Soft Insurrection Against Trump
Trump's Cabinet and military leaders -- like Defense Secretary Jim Mattis -- are really running the country. Thank God.
August 17, 2017
Gay Indian-American Gets Key Personnel Post in Biden Admininistration
Gautam Raghavan, a veteran of the Obama administration, will be deputy director of the Office of Presidential Personnel.
December 23, 2020
Cop Video Shows Military General Confront TV Reporter Before Journalist's Arrest
Body-worn camera video reveals discrepancies between what was caught on tape and what police officials claim happened when NewsNation's Evan Lambert was arrested in Ohio on Wednesday.
February 10, 2023
Karine Jean-Pierre on being a Black lesbian working for the White House: 'It matters' (exclusive)
President Biden's spokesperson spoke exclusively to The Advocate about her role and the administration’s LGBTQ+ advocacy in the current political climate.
April 30, 2024
Karine Jean-Pierre Reflects on Historic Marriage Act Signing
The White House Press Secretary reflected on the significance of the day as the first out LGBTQ+ person to hold the position.
December 13, 2022
Anthony “the Mooch” Scaramucci, one of Harris’s guests at the debate tonight, on the dangers of his old boss
A long-time LGBTQ+ ally, Scaramucci says that we have to do everything we can to make sure Harris wins in November.
September 10, 2024
Scott Bessent, gay billionaire hedge fund founder, confirmed as Trump's Treasury secretary
Scott Bessent is the first out Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration.
January 27, 2025
Hillary Under Consideration for Cabinet Position
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is under consideration for a top Cabinet position in President-elect Barack Obama's forthcoming administration. The New York senator, defeated by Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, met with him in Chicago on Thursday to discuss a possible appointment, the Associated Press reports.
November 15, 2008
With Trump Presidency, Out Gay Army Secretary Will Lose His Job
Eric Fanning, the first openly gay man to head the Army, will be replaced by a wealthy businessman.
December 19, 2016
Obama, Biden Won't Be at Olympics
In a move interpreted as a protest of Russia's antigay laws, neither the president, the vice president, nor their wives will be in the U.S. delegations to Sochi, but some out athletes will.
December 17, 2013
Buttigieg on His Gay Identity and Being Banned From Donating Blood
Buttigieg kept it personal during The Advocate's LGBTQ Presidential Forum.
September 20, 2019
Who is Scott Bessent? Here's the gay billionaire and treasury secretary backing Trump tariffs
Bessent's tenure has been defined by his compliance in dismantling government agencies and his unwillingness to recognize the impact of Trump's tariffs on Americans.
April 11, 2025