Julie Johnson Running to Be Texas's First Out Member of Congress
Johnson, currently a Texas state legislator, is so far the front-runner in the 32nd Congressional District.
July 21, 2023
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WATCH: This Trans Christian Is Fighting for Miss. Equality
In a possible first for trans visibility in a televised public education campaign, Blossom Brown shares her story with HRC's 'All God's Children' series.
December 3, 2014
Op-ed: No, the South Isn't a 'New Frontier' for LGBT Rights
Framing the South as a backward, dangerous place is not only wrong but also demeaning to the LGBT people who have lived and worked decades for equality there.
October 27, 2014
Despite legal protections, gay life in South African township is difficult
At an informal,
unlicensed bar at a house in a remote corner of Soweto,
South Africa, men and women sip lukewarm beer, mingle,
flirt, and sometimes dance to driving and monotonous
Kwaito rhythms. The bar is one of the places where
young black gays don't have to hide who they are,
where they can talk openly and find companionship and a safe
haven in an often hostile township.
November 6, 2006
South Dakota Revives, Passes Anti-Trans Sports Bill, Sends to Governor
The bill, which would keep trans girls out of girls' school sports, appeared to be dead in committee last week.
March 8, 2021
Rachel Weisz to Play Elizabeth Taylor In AIDS Activism Biopic
A Special Relationship focuses on Taylor's friendship with her gay assistant Roger Wall and on being a pioneering ally for people with HIV and AIDS.
October 28, 2019
Op-ed: Helping Families from Mississippi to Alabama
Southern states have the highest proportion of LGBT couples with families, but the fewest legal protections in the country.
June 11, 2014
LGBTQ+ Congress members cautiously optimistic about Gaza ceasefire deal
Mark Takano, Becca Balint, Julie Johnson, and Sarah McBride have spoken about it.
January 16, 2025
STUDY: Yes, Talking to Voters About LGBT Issues Fights Bias
A new study shows that having direct conversations with LGBT people and their allies helps voters be less prejudiced against the LGBT community.
April 7, 2016
Mayor Pete Buttigieg: Nation Ready for a Gay Millennial President
The South Bend, Ind., mayor tells The Advocate why he launched a presidential exploratory committee today.
January 23, 2019
Buttigieg Speaks on His Historic Cabinet Role, Proposing to Chasten
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Pete Buttigieg discussed Buttigieg's nomination to be the first out gay Cabinet secretary.
December 16, 2020
'Mayor Pete' Tells a Story of Politics, Love, and Making History
The personal and the political intersect in Jesse Moss's new documentary out today about Pete Buttigieg's campaign for president.
November 12, 2021
Sweet Home Alabama (and Georgia and Mississippi, Too)
Author and activist Khafre Abif helps young bi and gay black men address HIV in the Deep South -- and in their own lives.
April 9, 2018
Oscar Pistorius Dropped From S.A.'s It Gets Better Campaign
The Olympian was dropped from South Africa's It Gets Better campaign after being charged with killing his girlfriend.
February 19, 2013
Get Inspired by This Black Gay Journalist's Triumph
Lawayne Childrey escaped abuse, racism, drugs, and homophobia to become of the nation's most respected journalists.
November 4, 2015
Legendary 1970 Gay Dance Party Honored by Chicago Pride Concert
Renaissance One will showcase of-the-minute artists in an event paying homage to the city's first public same-sex dance.
June 26, 2019
The Trans Ban Ruling Shows the Right Wing's Long Game Is Working
Evangelicals and conservatives banded together to vote for a man they likely found repellent. That coalition will pay them dividends for generations.
January 22, 2019
World's first out gay imam shot to death in South Africa
Activists fear the attack on Muhsin Hendricks was a hate crime.
February 18, 2025
Chasten Buttigieg Would Be the Best 'First Lady' of Twitter
On Twitter, the "First Gent of South Bend" is both a proud supporter of his spouse's presidential run and a genuinely hilarious presence.
March 21, 2019
Capital of Alabama Elects First Black Mayor; Once Defied Roy Moore
Steven Reed was the first judge in the state to issue same-sex marriage licenses in defiance of an order by homophobe Roy Moore.
October 9, 2019