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Organizing in a Time of Anxiety: Taking Inspiration From the Gay Men’s Health Crisis

For progressive organizers, it can sometimes feel like there is so much to do and so many injustices to fight that it's hard to even know where to begin. Here's how you can start.

11 Republican Presidential Hopefuls and Their Awful Anti-LGBTQ+ Records

They outperform each other in their hate toward the LGBTQ+ community.

Ron DeSantis Is Running for President With His Shameful Anti-LGBTQ+ Record

As DeSantis announces his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, we review how he's attacked LGBTQ+ people and other marginalized communities.

LGBTQ+ Topics and Race Censored by Washington School Board

The policy prohibits students from becoming "indoctrinated" to recognize systemic racism.

All LGBTQ+ People Should Stand in Solidarity With Black Athletes

Prominent Black athletes are standing up to systemic racism, homophobia, and transphobia. They need us in their corner.

White Privilege & Anti-Racism Unpacked in Talk With 'Cherry Bomb'

Amid nationwide protests born out of systemic racism, the hosts of the long-running talk show discuss the work white people need to do to become true allies. 

Black LGBTQ+ Notables See Justice in Chauvin's Murder Convictions

LGBTQ+ activists welcomed the verdict, where the former police officer was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, but said more must be done.

An Ice Age for Bigots

Is Trumpism a warning shot or a last gasp?

Activism for Black Queers Can't End When the Protests Do

All Black lives matter. They always have. 

The End of a Straight White Male Supremacist Presidency

Imani-Rupert-Gordon of the National Center for Lesbian Rights talks to The Advocate about how to repair the damage wrought by Donald Trump.

Act Locally to End Anti-Black, Anti-LGBTQ Police Violence

Isaiah Brown didn't need to be shot 10 times by the people paid to protect him.

Pride Media Stands With Black Lives Matter and the Right to Protest

The Advocate and its sibling publications vow to center and amplify Black voices. 

Is Gay Dating Racism Creating a Black HIV Crisis?

Studies have shown that racism in the gay community is a factor in limiting the dating pool for black men. Does this information help us in the fight against HIV or distract from other issues?

How Queer Groups Are Finding Their Spaces In the Great Outdoors

A diverse group of nontraditional outdoors enthusiasts are employing social media to connect and explore nature.

Op-ed: Dating App Racism Is Not 'Just a Preference'

The not-so-curious case of Michael Johnson illuminates the way racial 'preferences' on dating apps conspire with a biased criminal justice system to criminalize HIV-positive gay black men.

Meet the Black Gay Man Behind Joe Biden's LGBTQ+ Outreach

Reggie Greer is leading the fight to bring queer voters to the polls. 

South Dakota Ban on 'Divisive Concepts' in Education Heads to Governor

The bill has chilling implications for content pertaining to LGBTQ+ issues, race, gender, and more.

Democratic Town Hall: Economics, Race, Faith -- and Beyonce

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton tout their economic plans, while Clinton gets a question on Beyonce and Sanders muses about psychoanalyzing Donald Trump.

Black LGBTQ+ Leaders Hosting Town Hall on Racism, Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate

The LGBTQ #Black Lives Matter Virtual Town Hall happens this evening.

Why a White-Led LGBTQ+ Org and a POC-Led Queer Group Are Teaming Up

SAGE and GRIOT Circle are pooling resources to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ seniors -- the heads of both groups explain why more queer organizations should follow suit.