Trump exploits Supreme Court ruling to attack transgender people in reality-challenged White House briefing
The president continues to use trans people as a scapegoat.
June 27 2025 4:21 PM
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If the only lesbian book you've heard about is The Price of Salt--popularized through the 2015 film Carol--then you're seriously missing out. The genre is expansive in theme and history, ranging from Sappho's poems to pulp novels in the 40s, vampire stories, diaries of aristocratic women, poetry, graphic novels, and more. Learn more about the works of Audre Lorde, Alison Bechdel, Sarah Waters, and others, as this thriving genre evolves into new territories while still celebrating the beauty of love between women.
SCOTUS trans care ruling opens harmful loophole to take access from all trans people, says Leah Litman
Former Supreme Court clerk and co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, Leah Litman, told The Advocate that bans on trans youth’s medical care are only the beginning after the Skrmetti ruling.
June 25 2025 1:50 PM
J.K. Rowling uses Harry Potter wealth to fund anti-transgender organization
Harry Potter profits are going directly to anti-transgender legal cases.
May 28 2025 11:52 AM
Virginia federal judge sets hearing on Hegseth’s censorship in military service members’ kids’ schools
The ACLU filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the Pentagon from purging books and culture.
May 08 2025 5:57 PM
Mahmoud v. Taylor: Everything to know about the Supreme Court case to ban LGBTQ+ books
Arguments are scheduled next week for Mahmoud v. Taylor, which could further roll back students' rights to information.
April 17 2025 6:30 AM
Publishers and library sue Idaho over book ban that defines 'homosexuality' as 'harmful to minors'
Several large book publishers and a small public library are suing the state of Idaho over its book ban that requires libraries to restrict content "harmful to minors" to patrons 18 and older.
February 06 2025 12:35 PM
This Republican governor vetoed anti-LGBTQ+ book ban and bathroom bills
Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire went against her party on these and other issues.
July 17 2025 5:00 AM
Sonia Sotomayor: LGBTQ+ book opt outs 'threaten the very essence of public education'
"Exposing students to the 'message' that LGBTQ people exist, the majority says, is enough to trigger the most demanding form of judicial scrutiny," Sotomayor wrote.
June 27 2025 1:33 PM
Edmund White, pioneering queer author, dead at 85
From Forgetting Elena to The Joy of Gay Sex to The Loves of My Life: A Sex Memoir, White was a groundbreaking gay author.
June 04 2025 11:54 AM
The Advocate's John Casey reflects on a decade of marriage equality in new book
"LOVE isn’t just a collection of stories. It’s a testament. A reminder. A celebration. A rallying cry."
May 30 2025 1:35 PM
Report: 5 employees quit over LGBTQ+ book removal
Bodacious Bookstore & Cafe denies removing titles, saying it only responded to complaints about age-inappropriate content visible to children.
May 07 2025 4:18 PM
Behind the scenes at Dylan Mulvaney's Advocate cover shoot
The latest issue of The Advocate celebrates trans joy and resilience.
March 20 2025 4:14 PM
Panic at the disco: A new novel examines the queer mid-life crisis in a uniquely beautiful way
I Make Envy on Your Disco follows a gay man navigating an existential crisis against the lush, electric backdrop of Berlin.
January 17 2025 1:29 PM
Bombshell records expose political plot to oust rural Georgia librarian over LGBTQ+ book
Behind the scenes, Pierce County officials shared conservative social media posts and strategized LaVonnia Moore’s removal after she displayed a book about a trans child at the public library.
July 12 2025 1:54 PM
Beloved Georgia librarian fired after child chooses book with transgender character for library display
“I wasn’t going to tell the kid no,” LaVonnia Moore said. “I was just happy the kid was reading, happy they were engaging in their library.”
July 08 2025 11:43 AM
San Francisco bookstore drops ‘Harry Potter’ over J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans donations
The Booksmith recently posted a notice letting customers know that they would not be selling the Harry Potter series
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June 26 2025 12:56 PM
'L Word' alums Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig wrote the book on queer friendship...literally
In their new dual memoir, the longtime costars and best friends reflect on their over two-decade bond and how "platonic love is incredibly powerful" in queer lives.
June 04 2025 8:00 AM
Chasten Buttigieg’s kids’ book lands on New York Times Best Sellers list, proving LGBTQ+ stories belong
For the first time, a children’s picture book centering same-sex human parents has landed on the New York Times Best Sellers list.
May 28 2025 6:29 PM
Why Chasten Buttigieg wrote a new children’s book about two dads that isn’t about being different
With LGBTQ-themed children’s books being ripped out of libraries in certain parts of the country, Chasten Buttigieg wrote Papa’s Coming Home with a purpose.
May 15 2025 8:15 AM
Their LGBTQ+ book is the most challenged in America. Here's why they aren't giving up
George M. Johnson's novel All Boys Aren't Blue released five years ago. Since then, it has become the most banned book in the country.
April 29 2025 1:41 PM