Abercrombie & Fitch’s former CEO Mike Jeffries has dementia, his lawyers say
Jeffries, 80, is currently facing criminal charges connected to sex trafficking and interstate prostitution.
DECEMBER 26, 2024
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Just Can’t Get Enough
Benoit Denizet-Lewis is known for his stories on gay America. With his debut book he comes out of his own closet -- with his addiction to sex.
JANUARY 5, 2009
Congressional GOP begins assault on trans people and Rep. Sarah McBride as Democrats dither
While Democrats stumble defending the trans community, Republicans will be opportunistic in escalating their attacks, writes John Casey.
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Lesbian lawmaker Angie Craig calls for Joe Biden to step down from presidential race
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig is the fifth Democratic — and first LGBTQ+ — lawmaker calling for the president to stand down and allow somebody else to challenge Donald Trump.
JULY 6, 2024
No, Speaker Mike Johnson Is Not Nice
He may look and sound harmless, but Speaker Mike Johnson is a walking, talking threat to marginalized people.
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Watching the 'Armageddon' of the House GOP and Speaker Johnson
Only House Republican extremists survive by playing games with the role of speaker — Johnson is doomed — and more disastrous, triggering a government shutdown and refusing war aid, creating a doomsday scenario ahead for the GOP.
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Gay Rep. Robert Garcia Explains the Homophobes Who Ran to Be Speaker
Ahead of Tuesday’s internal vote to nominate a Republican Speaker candidate, Congressman Robert Garcia highlighted contenders’ stances, spotlighting lackluster LGBTQ+ rights records.
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OCTOBER 24, 2023
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO seeks to delay sex trafficking trial
A lawyer for Mike Jeffries has requested a hearing to determine if he's mentally competent to stand trial.
DECEMBER 16, 2024
Republicans are trying to ban transgender Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride from using the women's bathroom
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene reportedly went so far as to threaten a "physical altercation" if trans women were allowed to use the women's restroom.
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Nancy Pelosi on who will win, Mike Johnson’s threat to ax Obamacare, and the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ hate
Pelosi also said that the sentence her husband’s attacker received was a “very, very good decision,” but that the family continues to suffer from the horrible incident.
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Kevin McCarthy Elected Speaker of the House on 15th Vote
Although McCarthy's a solidly conservative Republican, he'd been opposed by the far-right wing of his party.
JANUARY 7, 2023
Rep. Mark Takano is latest LGBTQ+ lawmaker calling for Biden to step aside
He joins other Democrats who are concerned about the president’s ability to win against Donald Trump.
JULY 9, 2024
House Republican ‘Terrorists’ Target LGBTQ+ Community Center Funding in ‘Unprecedented’ Move
Democrats in the House of Representatives are livid and have called out their GOP colleagues.
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JULY 18, 2023
Op-ed: Why I Understand Hate Crimes
Hate crimes have been on the rise in New York City. Comedian Mike Gillerman has a theory.
JANUARY 15, 2014
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and partner arrested on sex trafficking charges
Mike Jeffries, his partner Matthew Smith, and their associate James Jacobson were indicted Tuesday morning on over a dozen counts related to sex trafficking.
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Republican Party messiness on full display after struggling to elect Mike Johnson as House speaker
Here we go again.
JANUARY 3, 2025
How Anti-LGBTQ+ Is Newly Elected House Speaker Mike Johnson? Very.
Johnson has voted against major LGBTQ+ rights bills, led an anti-transgender hearing, and called LGBTQ+ people a "deviant group."
OCTOBER 25, 2023
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.
JANUARY 9, 2025
Senate Democrats urged to reject anti-LGBTQ+ measures in funding bills by coalition (exclusive)
The Human Rights Campaign and ACLU lead the charge, with 63 groups, challenging discriminatory riders in congressional budget talks.
JANUARY 26, 2024
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.
MARCH 5, 2025
Rep. Zoe Lofgren on an 'Insurrectionist' Being Second in Line to the Presidency
The California congresswoman and January 6 committee member on the dangers posed by Jim Jordan holding the speaker's gavel.
OCTOBER 17, 2023