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Texas city cancels 2026 Pride after local council rescinds LGBTQ+ protections

Arlington Pride has suspended its 2026 events after the City Council revoked antidiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people.

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Texas city votes to overturn LGBTQ+ antidiscrimination protections

Arlington, Texas has removed “gender identity and expression” and “sexual orientation” from its antidiscrimination protections.

Pete Hegseth

7 times Pete Hegseth was the definition of toxic masculinity

The secretary of Defense, now in trouble over military strikes on an alleged drug trafficking boat, has plenty of toxic deeds on his record.

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Scouting America 'surprised and disappointed' after U.S. military threatens to cut ties

Scouting America told The Advocate that its "values have not changed" even after the U.S. military threatened to sever ties.

Tombstone protest signs against DOGE cuts

DOGE is gone, leaving behind 300,000 fired federal workers, 600,000 USAID deaths, and more

Here's everything DOGE did that affected the LGBTQ+ community at home and abroad.

"All Boys Aren't Blue" banned book cover

Southern states ban transgender books from YA and children's sections in libraries

Children's and young adult sections in libraries are being scrubbed of transgender content in these states.

Katie Miller (L); Karine Jean-Pierre (R)

Katie Miller, Stephen Miller's wife, calls Karine Jean-Pierre 'evidence DEI doesn't work'

Katie Miller, a podcast host, has claimed that Karine Jean-Pierre, an Ivy League graduate, was a "DEI" hire.

Governor of Texas Greg Abbott speaks during CPAC 2022

Texas will target professors 'pushing leftist ideologies,' Greg Abbott says

Greg Abbott has vowed to remove professors that he believes are "pushing leftist ideologies."

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Texas city will vote on overturning LGBTQ+ antidiscrimination protections next month

Arlington could remove “gender identity and expression” and “sexual orientation” from antidiscrimination protections next month.

Arlington, Texas

Texas city could be first in nation to rescind LGBTQ+ antidiscrimination protections

Arlington, Texas, could remove “gender identity and expression” and “sexual orientation” from antidiscrimination protections.

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Texas cracks down on state universities teaching about gender identity

The University of Texas System an audit into all of its courses for content related to gender identity.

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield cofounders of Ben and Jerrys ice cream during get out the vote tour

Ben & Jerry's founder Jerry Greenfield resigns, says he's 'been silenced' over LGBTQ+ rights

Jerry Greenfield said Ben & Jerry's parent company wouldn't let him defend "the rights of immigrants, women, and the LGBTQ community."

Utah Governor Spencer Cox

Utah Gov. Cox is 'calmed' by Kirk's words, but a generation has been indoctrinated by his rhetoric of hate

Opinion: Kirk’s false mythology will be carried forward by young people who grew up on his rhetoric, emboldened by a president who thrives on division, writes John Casey.

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Arts & Entertainment

New York LGBTQ+ film festival will give Arizonans free viewings after Trump kills Phoenix festival

Arizona residents will be able to view a selection of the New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival's 130 films online and for free.

LGBTQ+ publications are losing advertisers amid DEI purge

LGBTQ+ publications are losing advertisers amid DEI purge

Even journalism is suffering as conservatives wage war on DEI.

Cracker Barrel quietly removes LGBTQ+ Pride and DEI page from website

Cracker Barrel's Pride page now redirects to its "Culture and Belonging" page, removing its LGBTQ+ Alliance and DEIB Team.