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More AIDS activists arrested when protesting global funding cuts

Eleven were arrested outside of a U.S. House committee meeting.

Gov. Gavin Newsom faces backlash over comments he made about transgender student athletes

The California governor, once hailed as a protector of LGBTQ+ rights, premiered his podcast by interviewing and agreeing with far-right transphobe Charlie Kirk.

Gay MAGA influencer dies while awaiting trial for second-degree murder

Garrett Bruno, otherwise known as Garrett Travels, was charged in connection to the death of Esther Abouab in October 2024.

National Park Service removes pages for transgender activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera

NPS removed the pages shortly after scrubbing transgender people from other government websites.

Who are Andrew and Tristan Tate and how did they get a clear to come to Florida?

Some Florida's GOP leaders aren't happy to see the manosphere influencers arrive, but it appears that those close to the President played a role in the alleged sex traffickers' arrival in the U.S.

Why queer Democrat Emily Randall says she walked out of Trump’s presidential address

U.S. Rep. Emily Randall also wondered why JD Vance stood behind the president “palms up in the air as if trying to get a crowd to rise.”

Pete Buttigieg & Stephen Colbert take turns roasting Donald Trump for his unhinged presidential address

"There was a lot of darkness and it was a lot of dazzle, but there was very, very little about the things that most affect our lives," the former transportation secretary said.

BREAKING: Pentagon's waiver for transgender troops forces them to deny their identities, court filing shows

The policy explicitly bans transgender service members from receiving gender-affirming medical care, including hormone therapy and gender-confirmation surgeries.

Opinion: Instead of paddles and pink, Dems should have followed Rep. Al Green’s gutsy disruption

If Democrats don’t start fighting back hard, they will lose, writes John Casey.

Germany issues warning for transgender & nonbinary people traveling to the U.S.

A German official confirmed the government’s alert to The Advocate.

Target faces 40-day boycott for ending DEI programs as Trump tariffs take effect

A 40-day boycott against Target is beginning today.

Why Rep. Maxwell Frost says Democrats must step up their game against Donald Trump

“I don't think it makes sense for us to tell our people we're gonna play dead and roll over,” Frost told The Advocate.

Lesotho's main LGBTQ+ group says it's 'not receiving grants' after Donald Trump lies

Lesotho's largest LGBTQ+ group says it has not received the millions Donald Trump claimed they have.

Donald Trump delivers presidential address filled with anti-LGBTQ+ lies and transphobic rhetoric

The address to a joint session of Congress was marked by bluster, exaggeration, and outright lies.

Federal judge in Maryland blocks Trump's anti-transgender gender-affirming care order

Those who sued have "shown they will face irreparable harm" if the order is allowed to stand, a federal judge wrote.

LGBTQ+ Democrats will take a stand during Trump’s joint address  — including skipping it entirely

“I won’t sit and watch him lie,” Vermont Democratic Congresswoman Becca Balint said.

Trump declares 'illegal' protests at schools in America won't be tolerated

He threatened expulsion, deportation and jail for anyone violating his edict. According to the First Amendment, that's not constitutional.

Federal judge forces Trump administration to disclose all plans to implement trans military ban

The judge directed the federal government to notify both the court and plaintiffs if the Department of Defense issues any policy or guidance enforcing the challenged executive orders impacting transgender service members.

Montana's effort to reject marriage equality isn't moving forward ... for now

Montana legislators tabled a resolution against marriage equality with the help of Republicans.

At 2026's State of the Union, will the House Sergeant at Arms bellow, 'Mr. Speaker, His Excellency, King Donald?'

Why presidents address Congress from the middle tier, and how Trump could speak from the top next year, writes John Casey.

Media must include transgender voices & challenge Trump's constant anti-trans falsehoods, GLAAD says

It is "imperative" to feature transgender people in reports about trans issues, president & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said.