https://www.advocate.com/rss.xml en https://assets.rbl.ms/32874384/origin.png https://www.advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/health/hiv/finding-hiv-competent-doctor Finding the right treatment protocol when you’re newly diagnosed with HIV almost always begins with finding the right healthcare provider and care team. While there have been numerous advancements in HIV prevention and treatment in the last few decades, it’s crucial to find a healthcare team that understands the nuances of your diagnosis as well as what’s available to you. In this episode of The Talk, advocates shared their insights on the path to finding a doctor who’s right to guide you through your treatment journey. ]]> Tue, 19 May 2026 16:55:30 EDT Quispe López https://www.advocate.com/health/hiv/finding-hiv-competent-doctor https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-newsletter-5-19-26 Buy now , ]]> Tue, 19 May 2026 16:54:47 EDT Kayla Gagnet https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-newsletter-5-19-26 https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/exodus-international Alan Manning Chambers, the leader of a Christian ministry that touted conversion therapy and claimed it could “cure” queerness, has been arrested for soliciting sex from a minor in a police sting. ]]> Tue, 19 May 2026 16:46:32 EDT Quispe López https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/exodus-international https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/aids-walk-new-york-2026 Maureen McNamara has participated in AIDS Walk New York since the walkathon began 41 years ago. In the 1980s, McNamara watched the AIDS epidemic claim the lives of friends and community members in New York. For her, trekking through Manhattan each year has become an act of remembering.]]> Tue, 19 May 2026 15:44:22 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/aids-walk-new-york-2026 https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/robert-garcia-cap-trump-corrupt As Democrats met in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for the Center for American Progress (CAP) Ideas Conference — a center-left gathering of pundits and politicians — the mood inside the ballroom oscillated between campaign-year optimism and constitutional alarm.]]> Tue, 19 May 2026 13:33:12 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/robert-garcia-cap-trump-corrupt https://www.advocate.com/politics/maga-judge-views-trans-kids-medical-records “I have never seen an order like this."]]> Tue, 19 May 2026 12:30:46 EDT Dawn Ennis https://www.advocate.com/politics/maga-judge-views-trans-kids-medical-records https://www.advocate.com/news/people/health-crisis By the time Jake Rosmarin finally lowered the curtains in his room, most of the satellite trucks outside had disappeared.]]> Tue, 19 May 2026 10:34:46 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/people/health-crisis https://www.advocate.com/history/who-was-sir-lady-java Despite the fame and notoriety she experienced in her lifetime, not enough people today know about the trailblazing Black trans artist Sir Lady Java. Fortunately, thanks to a newly published zine by Fugitive Materials, you can learn a lot more about the dynamic star and activist.]]> Tue, 19 May 2026 10:30:01 EDT Desiree Guerrero https://www.advocate.com/history/who-was-sir-lady-java https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/tyler-oneil-daily-signal-splc As U.S. House Republicans scrutinize one of the nation’s most prominent anti-hate groups, they will bring in a right-wing commentator who spent years villainizing LGBTQ+ Americans and their allies.]]> Tue, 19 May 2026 10:01:40 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/tyler-oneil-daily-signal-splc https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/anti-lgbtq-bills-fail-missouri For years, Missouri has been one of the country’s most aggressive testing grounds for anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. It’s a Republican-controlled state where lawmakers have repeatedly introduced bills targeting transgender youth, drag performers, school policies, and gender expression as part of the broader national culture war over LGBTQ+ rights. This year was no exception.]]> Mon, 18 May 2026 18:15:51 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/anti-lgbtq-bills-fail-missouri https://www.advocate.com/health/sexual-health/what-is-shigella Dr. Carlton Thomas, a gastroenterologist and host of the Butt Honestly podcast, knew something was wrong after having oral sex in the dark room play space of a Fort Lauderdale gay bar last year. Just a few days after returning home from the trip, he had developed diarrhea, dehydration, extreme fatigue, and a 104-degree fever. ]]> Mon, 18 May 2026 15:21:22 EDT Quispe López https://www.advocate.com/health/sexual-health/what-is-shigella https://www.advocate.com/news/doug-ullrich-kentucky-liaison Curtis Clemons has lived in Northern Kentucky his entire life.]]> Mon, 18 May 2026 14:59:05 EDT Bj Bethel - Queer Kentucky https://www.advocate.com/news/doug-ullrich-kentucky-liaison https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/precious-brady-davis-congressional-prospects This story was originally reported by Kate Sosin of The 19th. Meet Kate and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.]]> Mon, 18 May 2026 14:48:13 EDT Kate Sosin - The 19Th https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/precious-brady-davis-congressional-prospects https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/kansas-anti-trans-law-confusion There may be a few public restrooms in Kansas where the state’s expansive anti-trans bathroom law won’t apply.]]> Mon, 18 May 2026 13:18:21 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/kansas-anti-trans-law-confusion https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/ab-hernandez-co-winner-transgender-athlete She jumped higher than any other girl and took first place in three track and field contests. But a state athletic policy enacted last year forced transgender athlete AB Hernandez to share the podium on Saturday with cisgender girls who couldn't match her performance. ]]> Mon, 18 May 2026 11:01:25 EDT Dawn Ennis https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/ab-hernandez-co-winner-transgender-athlete https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/meet-the-gardening-gays The sign is the first thing you notice. Planted along US-301, a major highway and I-95 bypass that tens of thousands of people travel every year between Florida and New England, it reads in large, unambiguous letters: Gardening Gays Farm. No small print. No apology.]]> Mon, 18 May 2026 09:53:12 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/meet-the-gardening-gays https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/dwayne-bensing-delaware-ag-challenger A prominent gay civil rights attorney is launching a primary challenge against Delaware’s sitting attorney general, setting up what could become one of the state’s most closely watched Democratic contests this year.]]> Sun, 17 May 2026 13:00:02 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/dwayne-bensing-delaware-ag-challenger https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/long-beach-pride-controversy One of California’s largest and most storied Pride celebrations unraveled in spectacular public fashion this weekend after the City of Long Beach abruptly canceled the annual Long Beach Pride Festival just hours before it was set to begin, igniting a bitter and public feud between city officials and LGBTQ+ organizers over safety, politics, and the future of Pride itself.]]> Sun, 17 May 2026 07:40:19 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/long-beach-pride-controversy https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kash-patel-controversies-mount FBI Director Kash Patel is facing fresh scrutiny after two new reports revealed he participated in a “VIP” snorkeling excursion in Hawaii and traveled aboard an FBI jet to attend a luxury country music concert outing with his girlfriend. The episodes are deepening concerns about his use of government resources and the increasingly celebrity-inflected culture surrounding his leadership of the bureau.]]> Sat, 16 May 2026 18:56:50 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kash-patel-controversies-mount https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/texas-childrens-hospital-detransition-clinic One of the country’s premier pediatric hospitals is agreeing not only to abandon transgender youth care, but to help construct a new medical framework around the idea that transition itself is harmful.]]> Sat, 16 May 2026 10:54:55 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/texas-childrens-hospital-detransition-clinic