Montana House Speaker Silences Transgender Lawmaker Before Passing Anti-Trans Bill
Zooey Zephyr was also misgendered by some of her GOP colleagues after comments she made against a bill restricting gender-affirming care.
APRIL 21, 2023
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silencing voices
Homeless to Hero: Morgan Keenan
After struggling with homelessness and familial rejection in his youth, Morgan Keenan founded the Missouri GSA Network to help give voice to students silenced like he was.
JUNE 13, 2014
Op-ed: Christian and Queer
One young man walks the line between two opposing communities and urges them to come together
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
Elon Musk’s X platform suspended more than 200 LGBTQ+ marketing accounts without explanation
Even accounts that engaged with the company were suspended, Pink Media’s president told The Advocate.
JULY 12, 2024
Outfest Opens Festival With a 'Changing of the Guard' in Leadership
The LGBTQ film festival began with an emotional send-off to Christopher Racster and a welcome for its new executive director, Damien Navarro.
JULY 19, 2019
The Heroes of ACT UP Are Dying
ACT UP’s Oral History Project celebrates a funding windfall while also mourning the sudden death of two of its most beloved longtime members.
MARCH 20, 2023
Right-wing extremists force cancellation of LGBTQ+ book event in Alabama
The event, scheduled initially at a brewery, was rescheduled at a Books-A-Million store in Mobile.
JULY 15, 2024
A youth's call to action on this Day of NO Silence
The Day of NO Silence emerges as a powerful call to action, transforming a day of quiet solidarity into a loud, unapologetic movement against the ongoing discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ youths in schools.
APRIL 12, 2024
Outraged by the Catholic Church Firing LGBTQ People? Write a Letter
Dominic Conover discusses a letter-writing campaign from Shelly's Voice that urges acceptance of LGBTQ people.
AUGUST 1, 2019
Day of Silence Goes Virtual But Stays Visible
LGBTQ youth will still draw attention to silence and erasure, then break the silence with a livestreamed rally.
APRIL 24, 2020
California Sen. Laphonza Butler reads Audre Lorde in protest of GOP book banning
Butler, the first Black lesbian in the U.S. Senate, read an excerpt from Sister Outsider to her colleagues Thursday to make a point about the power of breaking silence.
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
How LGBTQ+ advocates secured a victory against Florida's 'don't say gay' law
In a landmark legal victory, advocates dismantled Florida's 'don't say gay or trans' law, championing a more inclusive and accepting educational environment for LGBTQ+ students and families.
MARCH 12, 2024
Don't Let Trump Cancel Immigrants, Undocumented People From the Census
Don't forget another pivotal aspect of 2020 -- ensuring accurate representation and funds for years to come.
AUGUST 14, 2020
Anti-Israel Protests Once Again Roil LGBTQ Conference
The National LGBTQ Task Force -- organizers of the Creating Change event -- finds itself in the middle of pro-Israel and pro-Palestine factions.
JANUARY 30, 2019
How to End the Digital Censorship Silencing LGBTQ Voices
Mindshare teamed up with SKYY Vodka in an effort to combat digital censorship, which has deflated much of the LGBTQ market.
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Elon Musk’s X bans transgender Harvard lawyer for naming a neo-Nazi
Alejandra Caraballo says X is protecting right-wing extremists and silencing transgender voices.
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MARCH 19, 2024
Op-ed: How to Really Make It Better
Helping LGBTQ youth find positive means of self-expression may protect them from self-destructive behaviors into adulthood.
APRIL 10, 2013
The Hate Lobbed at Angelica Ross, Meghan Markle Is Familiar to All Black Trans Women
Deciding how to handle microaggressions — and overt ignorance — is a full-time job for trans women of color.
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Op-ed: Why LGBTQ Literature Matters
Because #LGBTQ shouldn't just be a marketing segment.
JUNE 9, 2014
My queer story is powerful, and so is yours. Here's how to share it with us.
Equalpride's new community editor on championing storytelling as a revolutionary act to reclaim and celebrate the diverse narratives of the LGBTQ+ community.
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
