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Kara Swisher calls Mark Zuckerberg a 'small little creature with a shriveled soul'

The lesbian journalist and tech expert slammed Meta CEO Zuckerberg for his coziness with Donald Trump and for blaming former colleague Sheryl Sandberg for the DEI program at his company.

President Biden touches casket at Jimmy Carter's funeral

Humble ‘first millennial’ Jimmy Carter honored with glorious, funny state funeral

The Advocate reports from inside Washington National Cathedral for the 39th president’s state funeral.

Laphonza Butler

Laphonza Butler, first Black lesbian U.S. senator, steps down from office for Adam Schiff

She called on her colleagues to plant seeds of love and inclusivity.

ACT UP protesters close the Food and Drug Administration building in 1988 to demand the release of experimental medication for those living with HIV or AIDS

After the 2024 election, we can be inspired by these historical LGBTQ+ movements against oppression

Amid the trauma and disappointment of the election results, we take a look at queer resistance over the past century

Andy Beshear

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear: Democrats don't have to abandon LGBTQ+ people to win

Beshear points out that he vetoed anti-LGBTQ+ legislation yet still won reelection in a red state.

Joe Biden delivers farewell address

5 key takeaways from President Joe Biden's farewell speech

Biden warned of the dangers of oligarchy and a new "tech-industrial complex," while urging Americans to stand guard.

Judith Butler 2022

Gender studies pioneer Judith Butler: Trans women won't erase cis women

And by the way, Donald Trump is a misogynist, says the distinguished scholar.

Sarah McBride

Trans representative-elect Sarah McBride hits back on blaming transgender people for Harris defeat

Representative-elect McBride stated in response to the question on trans people and Democratic losses, "The party that was focused on culture wars and trans people was the Republican Party."

Harper Steele

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Harper Steele: Trans people can't be sacrificed in political debate

Steele has had it with those who are blaming transgender people for Democrats' election loss.

From left: Pete Buttigieg, Shawn Skelly, Karine Jean-Pierre, and Roger Nyhus

Biden administration had record level of LGBTQ+ representation

The administration truly looked like America.

Imam Husham Al-Husainy, Rabbi Ari Berman of Yeshiva University, Franklin Graham with Donald Trump, and Cardinal Timothy Dolan

The anti-LGBTQ+ clergy who'll be praying at Donald Trump's inauguration

The lineup includes homophobes and transphobes from a variety of religions.

Reclaiming the Mosaic: Dr. Tyler TerMeer on the weight of intersectional leadership

Reclaiming the Mosaic: Dr. Tyler TerMeer on the weight of intersectional leadership

As we head toward life under another Trump administration, one queer Black leader offers words of wisdom, reflection, and hope.

photo gallery list Queer Newsmakers of the First Quarter Century

The Advocate ranked the 25 most important queer history moments of the century so far

From the good and the bad, from marriage equality, decriminalization of queer sex, and groundbreaking electoral victories to the Pulse massacre and the unfortunate election of Donald Trump to the presidency — twice — here are the biggest queer news events of the first quarter of the 21st century.

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John Oliver slams Democrats who think transgender people lost them the election

"If what you want is a centrist campaign that's quiet on trans issues ... that candidate existed, and she just lost," Oliver said during a recent episode of Last Week Tonight.