As the first out trans person in Congress, Sarah McBride is ready to fight for us
The history-making congresswoman is fiercely focused on the real issues affecting most Americans — and is not deterred by ongoing far-right rhetoric.
January 21, 2025
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Lesbian Congresswoman Becca Balint: I'll show Trump I'm not intimidated
That will be the message of her presence and that of her fellow Democrats at Monday's inauguration, she said in a recent commentary piece.
January 17, 2025
Arienne Childrey on becoming Ohio's first trans city council member
Childrey was sworn in Monday to the St. Marys City Council, offering not only representation but a commitment to solving local problems.
January 17, 2025
GOP trans sports bill exposes children to genital inspections by sexual predators, Democrats warn
Democrats say the bill would open the door for sexual predators to exploit young people.
January 15, 2025
Why some lesbians and bisexual women experience poverty
Race and education level are involved, but there are differences among the two groups, according to a new study.
January 11, 2025
Scissoring secrets: Queer adult content creator Electra Rayne tells all
One day people will stop talking about lesbian sex like it's the Loch Ness Monster, but today is not that day.
December 18, 2024
Tammy Baldwin, 20 other senators try to strike anti-trans provision from defense bill
They introduced an amendment to the House-passed version of the bill, and Baldwin delivered floor remarks against the anti-trans language.
December 17, 2024
Toni Atkins on running to become California's first lesbian governor (exclusive)
Atkins, an experienced California lawmaker, has just received the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund's endorsement.
December 17, 2024
Laphonza Butler, first Black lesbian U.S. senator, steps down from office for Adam Schiff
She called on her colleagues to plant seeds of love and inclusivity.
December 14, 2024
Out100: Reneé Rapp praises Cynthia Erivo
"Cynthia is wowing audiences in Wicked, breathing a new life into the 20-year-old character with her nuanced interpretation," Reneé Rapp said.
December 13, 2024
Wisconsin man who killed girlfriend for having sex with another woman will now be tried for attacking guard
Richard Wendell Sotka of Wisconsin is serving two consecutive life sentences for the murders of his girlfriend and her best woman friend.
December 12, 2024
Nikki Giovanni, acclaimed poet and queer Black icon, has died at 81
Giovanni was known for poems about civil rights, love, and Black joy, and for her stirring public readings.
December 11, 2024
Dive into the wild analytics of Pornhub's spicy gay stats review
Is there such a thing as a "demure," "twink," and "anime" adult video?
December 10, 2024
Jennifer Beals's 'The L Word: A Photographic Journal' is a gift to fans and a part of queer history
During the six seasons Jennifer Beals played Bette Porter on the original The L Word, she chronicled her time taking analog photographs of the women who made up TV's most famous lesbian friend group. She chats with The Advocate about sharing those memories for a new generation.
December 10, 2024
Peggy Caserta, the lesbian creator of bell-bottom jeans and lover of Janis Joplin, has died at age 84
Caserta and Joplin had an intense relationship from 1966 to 1970.
November 27, 2024
San Jose State's trans volleyballer can continue to play: judge
Some other teams and even a teammate had sought to bar the trans woman from participating in this week's Mountain West Conference tournament.
November 26, 2024
Three more inductees announced for LGBTQ+ Political Hall of Fame
Judge John Arrowood of North Carolina, Virginia state Sen. Danica Roem, and Claudia López, former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, will be inducted in December.
November 26, 2024
Congress has always been hostile to women trying to use the bathroom
Nancy Mace’s proposal to cut bathroom access for trans women in the Capitol is the latest in the building’s long history of excluding women lawmakers.
November 19, 2024
Here's why Trump's win is turning some straight women to political lesbianism
After a tsunami of misogyny, transphobia, and orange hair, some straight women are considering a more sapphic political point of view.
November 14, 2024
Dorothy Allison, revered and award-winning lesbian feminist author, has died
Allison was the acclaimed author of Bastard Out of Carolina, Cavedweller, and more.
November 9, 2024
Tammy Baldwin wins reelection to U.S. Senate and will be the only LGBTQ+ member
Baldwin prevailed in a tight race against Republican Eric Hovde.
November 6, 2024