Trump vs. Maine: State refuses anti-trans sports policies as federal agencies push to cut funding
Here's everything you need to know about Trump's spat with Gov. Janet Mills of Maine.
March 24, 2025
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Maine Gov. Blocks Rules Protecting Trans Students
The Republican governor says a 2014 ruling in favor of a trans student's equal access requires the legislature to take action, not his administration.
February 5, 2016
Bromance Gets the A-List Treatment
The formula is the same: Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back. Only in the case of bromance movies like the Paul Rudd/Jason Segel pairing I Love You, Man , it's two straight men competing for each other's affections.
March 18, 2009
Gay in the red states
Living in the buckle of the Bible Belt isn't always easy for these GLBT Oklahomans, but they're determined to live openly, make a difference, and save their home state from itself
February 1, 2005
Maine lawmaker censured for outing, deadnaming trans student athlete
Republican Rep. Laurel Libby outed the student in a Facebook post.
February 27, 2025
Is 'Love, Simon' Femmephobic?
The film stands accused of privileging the "right type of gay" at the expense of the effeminate and gender-nonconforming.
April 6, 2018
Why LGBT Americans Are Leery of Supreme Court's Newest Ruling
Activists had been warning for months that the Hobby Lobby ruling could have damaging consequences for LGBT Americans.
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June 30, 2014
Tracking NOM's Dirty Money
Though roundly defeated in the last election, the National Organization for Marriage is still committed to blocking marriage equality. Some evidence suggests that it's turning to harsher speech, hiding donations, and rolling back campaign disclosure laws to accomplish its goals.
March 25, 2013
Vermont Christian School Sues State After It Was Penalized for Being Anti-Trans
Officials at Mid Vermont Christian School say the state is committing unconstitutional religious discrimination.
November 27, 2023
Exclusive: 50+ LGBTQ Women, Nonbinary Activists Back Elizabeth Warren
Warren is "a strong progressive woman ... who will deliver on big, structural change for our country," the endorsers say.
December 24, 2019
Global Pride Warriors
In the spirit of widespread change, meet four international gay rights activists from Nepal, Russia, Nigeria, and Chile.
May 7, 2008
Marriage equality: Losing forward
Even if every antigay statewide ballot initiative wins approval on Election Day, argues the country's leading same-sex marriage activist, the discussion surrounding them will have moved us closer to equality in the long run. After all, we have the truth on our side.
October 28, 2004
The LGBT Heroes of 9/11
We look back in time via The Advocate's special cover story after the tragedy on September 11, 2001.
September 11, 2018