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Pete Buttigieg explains Donald Trump and JD Vance's racist, false pet-eating claims

The gay former mayor of South Bend and former presidential candidate has the Trump-Vance ticket figured out.

Laura Loomer’s racist attack on Kamala Harris even upset the far-right's Marjorie Taylor Greene

The two have been feuding online over Loomer’s attack on the vice president’s Indian heritage.

Ash Carter, Defense Secretary Who Supported Trans Soldiers, Dies at 68

He led the Department of Defense's effort to include transgender service members in the ranks of the U.S. military.

Republican Sen. Rob Portman Cosponsoring Marriage Equality Bill

Portman, who has a gay son, joins Susan Collins as a Senate Republican cosponsor. A few more GOPers are likely to support the bill.

U.S. Embassies Defy Trump, Continue to Display Rainbow Flag

Embassies around the world have ignored an order by the Trump administration to  stop displaying Pride flags. 

How JD Vance went from thinking he was gay and changing his name twice to being an anti-LGBTQ+ extremist

Donald Trump’s vice-presidential pick has reinvented himself repeatedly.

Republicans running for governor are some of the most extremist candidates in the country. Here they are

The Advocate reviewed the anti-LGBTQ+ records of some of the country’s most prominent GOP candidates for governor. It's not pretty...or accepting.

Kyrsten Sinema added to the Mount Rushmore of LGBTQ+ losers

She joins Navratilova, Jenner, Grenell, and Santos; however, Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt this lot is not.

Trump Won't Let U.S. Embassies Fly Pride Flags

Requests from numerous embassies were rejected by the State Department.

JD Vance embraced Project 2025 before MAGA Republicans tried distancing themselves from it

The senator from Ohio and Donald Trump’s VP pick has long voiced support for some of the same policies the extremist document drafted by the Heritage Foundation celebrates.

A Message to White Gays

This Pride season we need to band together to stop authoritarianism.

WATCH: Ginsburg Knows We're Ready for Marriage Equality

The Supreme Court justice made her most forthcoming remarks to date about the future of marriage equality in the U.S.

Sarah McBride is poised to be the first transgender member of Congress. Here's how she feels about it

She discussed her historic candidacy with The Advocate and her promise to advocate for her constituents.

Prop. 8 Trial Tapes Will Be Available for Public Viewing

The U.S. Supreme Court has opened the path for video of the historic marriage equality trial to be released.

The Lesbian Who Could Replace Madison Cawthorn and More Primary News

Lesbian minister and activist Jasmine Beach-Ferrara won the Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat from North Carolina, among several other LGBTQ+ victories Tuesday.

Federal Judge Denies Trans Student Access to Male Restroom

The battle for trans-inclusive K-12 education heats up after a federal judge denies a high school student's request to use the boys' restroom.

Texas Is Latest and Largest State to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill to this effect into law Friday.

Ten U.S. Mayors Form Pro-LGBT Coalition

The mayors formed a coalition to put economic pressure on states that have passed anti-LGBT measures.

New Orleans Sees Fifth Trans Woman of Color Murdered in U.S. This Year

Tuesday morning's murder of Penny Proud has trans advocates outraged about the year's particularly deadly start for trans women of color.

Melissa DuBose, a Black lesbian judge, makes Rhode Island history

She will be the first woman of color and first out LGBTQ+ person on the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, but she had to endure some Republican grilling to get there.