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Google Calendar removes Pride Month and Black History Month shortly after dropping DEI

Google's changes also removed Women's History Month, National Native American Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Jewish Heritage Month, and Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Ask Auntie: If Trump can rename the Gulf, why can't we rename ourselves?

Discover the power of names and the journey of self-discovery through the eyes of your Lovable Trans Auntie.

'Building a Bridge' Between Catholic Church and LGBTQ+ Community

Is the gulf unbridgeable? Father James Martin and the filmmakers behind a new documentary don't think so.

The 2020 Election Is About Survival

The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg means democracy and the Earth's survival are on the ballot in November.

White House Correspondents' Association president Eugene Daniels blasts decision to block AP journalists

Eugene Daniels called the White House's actions “outrageous and a deeply disappointing escalation of an already unacceptable situation.”

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10 Disasters That Gays Were Blamed for Causing

When a major disaster happens, does every out-of-left-field crazy fringe preacher race to become the first to blame LGBT people?

View From Washington: DADT 2010?

COMMENTARY: Even as President Bill Clinton begins to open up on LGBT issues, the question becomes whether LGBT rights can compete with health and immigration reform.

Can Pride Be a Little Less White This Year?

Our community needs to foster inclusivity if we have any chance against Trump's agenda, writes Rev. Irene Monroe.

Trump's Ability to Comfort the Nation on Par With Pennywise

We used to look to our national leader to reassure us after tragedies like Puerto Rico or Las Vegas -- no longer. At least we have Hillary's Twitter feed.

LGBTQ+ cruise rescues 11 refugees adrift in the Gulf of Mexico

Video footage from the ship shows a yellow rescue boat traveling between the refugees’ vessel and the cruise ship, bringing them aboard Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas in small groups.

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11 takeaways from Donald Trump’s low-energy second inauguration

It certainly made history in more ways than one.

The blame game

9/11. The tsunami. Katrina. All the gays' fault, according to certain far-right wing nuts. Are they crazy?

State of the Union: These 3 Words Were Used For First Time

Three groups of people had never before been mentioned explicitly in a State of the Union address.

Letters to President-elect Obama: Pam Spaulding

Open letters from 26 gay men and lesbians.

What It Means to Be a 'Patriot'

It's OK to love someone or something imperfect.

Pink dollars for Katrina relief

The cleanup after Hurricane Katrina will last for months, so it's not too late for you to make an impact--or to give more. Here's The Advocate's roundup of relief efforts by and for LGBT evacuees and people with HIV/AIDS