USA Fencing defends decision to be inclusive of trans players
It comes after a cis woman was disqualified after refusing to play a trans woman, which caused a transphobic backlash.
April 4, 2025
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November 3, 2023
Gallaudet Official Featured in Ad By Marriage Equality Opponents
"When marriage has been redefined elsewhere, as Question 6 does, people who believe in traditional marriage have been punished," says the commercial.
October 19, 2012
Toxicology experts say death from medications in Nex Benedict case ‘very, very uncommon’
Following the announcement that the teenager’s death was suicide through the combined toxicity of two common medications, The Advocate spoke with experts about the risks of these drugs.
March 15, 2024
Bailey Anne Kennedy is first trans Miss Maryland USA
"I knew that it was going to mean a lot for all the LGBTQ kids out there who might feel like they don’t belong in a box — like me growing up," she says.
June 6, 2024
Gay Man Named First to Lead Reconstructionist Rabbis
Rabbi Jason Klein was elected by his peers to lead the U.S. Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association.
March 12, 2013
University of Maryland Police Investigate Anti-LGBTQ Messages in Dorms
Students discovered a swastika and homophobic text on whiteboards in multiple dorms.
September 6, 2018
Straight Wrestler for Gay Rights
A high school sophomore inspired by University of Maryland wrestler Hudson Taylor is taking a stand for gay rights and wrestling with a Human Rights Campaign sticker on his helmet.
March 15, 2011
12 Maryland college students arrested in alleged Grindr hate crime video attack
Police say the man was kicked, punched, and beaten about the head with a cookie sheet because he is gay.
November 8, 2024
Good News for Transgender State Employees in Md.
Just months after the passage of sweeping, statewide nondiscrimination statute protecting transgender people, Maryland announces that trans state employees will no longer face discrimination in insurance.
July 22, 2014
Monkeypox: Colleges & Universities Take Precautions For Fall Semester
As students return to campuses across the U.S., institutions are taking various approaches to keep student populations informed of monkeypox and transmission precautions.
August 31, 2022
Study Fox News Viewers Misinformed
A new study has found Fox News viewers are "significantly more likely" to believe false information.
December 20, 2010