https://www.advocate.com/rss.xml en https://assets.rbl.ms/32874384/origin.png https://www.advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/opinion/ice-killed-american-dream Another day in America and another person killed by ICE. Today in Maine, a 26-year-old Colombian man who reportedly had work authorization and a young family was on his way to work when he encountered federal agents and was fatally shot.]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:47:28 EDT Josh Ackley https://www.advocate.com/opinion/ice-killed-american-dream https://www.advocate.com/politics/lindsey-graham-dead-memes Amid the country’s ongoing Mitch McConnell health watch, as the Kentucky Republican begins his second month in the hospital, news broke Sunday that his colleague, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, had died.]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:07:24 EDT Ariel Messman-Rucker https://www.advocate.com/politics/lindsey-graham-dead-memes https://www.advocate.com/politics/inside-trans-conservatives-republican-identity This story was originally published by Uncloseted Media — an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet, in partnership with Gay Times Magazine.]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:59:17 EDT Emma Paidra https://www.advocate.com/politics/inside-trans-conservatives-republican-identity https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/mitch-mcconnell-proof-of-life After weeks in the hospital and sparse communication, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office offered what amounted to proof of life for the ailing senator, in a statement commenting on the death of South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham.]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:52:20 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/mitch-mcconnell-proof-of-life https://www.advocate.com/politics/jesse-james-rose-lindsey-graham This story originally appeared on Them.]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:38:20 EDT Quispe López https://www.advocate.com/politics/jesse-james-rose-lindsey-graham https://www.advocate.com/opinion/lesbian-aunts-day-july-13 This story originally appeared on Them.

Did you know that today, July 13, is Lesbian Aunts Day? Did you even know that there’s an entire day devoted to the sapphic sisters of your parents? Well, there should be. Because lesbian aunts are the givers of the best birthday gifts and — I can only say this because I am one — the weirdos who make family hangouts interesting in the first place. ]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:34:42 EDT Samantha Allen https://www.advocate.com/opinion/lesbian-aunts-day-july-13 https://www.advocate.com/opinion/lindsey-graham-died-trump-shame Updated: Lindsey Graham, Trump ally who opposed LGBTQ+ rights and consistently denied being gay, dies at 71]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:23:33 EDT John Casey https://www.advocate.com/opinion/lindsey-graham-died-trump-shame https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/lindsey-graham-dead The latest: Lonely Lindsey Graham died tethered to the man who humiliated him
]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:21:59 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/lindsey-graham-dead https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kash-patel-attacks-ms-now FBI Director Kash Patel abruptly canceled a planned trip to Chicago on Friday and reported to the White House after frustrated senior Trump administration officials summoned him to the West Wing, according to a bombshell MS NOW report.]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:46:46 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kash-patel-attacks-ms-now https://www.advocate.com/travel/route-66-california-lgbtq Walking down Santa Monica Boulevard, I pass a man sitting on the fence of a crowded gay bar, a hot pink thong peeking out from his shorts as go-go dancers in Speedos dance for tips inside. To my left, a sign fastened to a light pole reads “Route 66,” surrounded by a burst of rainbow colors. A man jumps into another man’s arms and wraps his legs around the other man's waist. After an intense but brief make-out session, he says to his friends, “What?! We’re just giving them what they want.”]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:20:02 EDT Alysse Dalessandro https://www.advocate.com/travel/route-66-california-lgbtq https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kristi-noem-divorce-bryon-noem Kristi Noem plans to divorce her husband, Bryon Noem, after 34 years of marriage, her mother told the British tabloid The Daily Mail. The split follows revelations that Bryon Noem paid online fetish performers and shared photographs of himself presenting femininely.]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:35:26 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kristi-noem-divorce-bryon-noem https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/trans-teen-florida-irish-dance After a coordinated campaign by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, two Republican members of Congress and Concerned Women for America, a transgender teenage girl withdrew from an Irish dance competition in Orlando, The Sentinel reported.]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:26:08 EDT Desiree Guerrero https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/trans-teen-florida-irish-dance https://www.advocate.com/news/ulta-transgender-manager-lawsuit A Black transgender woman who worked as a sales manager at an Ulta Beauty store in California says she was fired after complaining that a supervisor had made disparaging remarks about people of color and transgender people.]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:53:39 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/news/ulta-transgender-manager-lawsuit https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/transgender-air-force-retirement-hearing A federal judge on Tuesday appeared doubtful of the Trump administration’s argument that most of the transgender Air Force and Space Force members suing over revoked retirement orders have not yet been harmed.]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:37:29 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/transgender-air-force-retirement-hearing https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/peggy-flanagan-endorsement The Christopher Street Project has endorsed Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in the state’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, choosing a longtime LGBTQ+ ally over lesbian Rep. Angie Craig.]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:25:38 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/peggy-flanagan-endorsement https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/idaho-transgender-safe-bathrooms A new Idaho law may outlaw transgender people’s use of public restrooms, but advocates are mapping the private facilities where anyone can pee in peace.]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:56:32 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/idaho-transgender-safe-bathrooms https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-objects-smithsonian-lgbtq-stories A new White House report attacks the Smithsonian Institution’s management of the National Museum of American History. Among its complaints are the inclusion of drag queens, LGBTQ+ icons, and magazines with nude women on the cover.]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:38:13 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-objects-smithsonian-lgbtq-stories https://www.advocate.com/news/egypt-turkey-block-gay-cruise A Mediterranean cruise chartered for thousands of LGBTQ+ travelers, most of them gay men, has been blocked from docking at a second country along its itinerary because of who the travelers are.]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:18:23 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/egypt-turkey-block-gay-cruise https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/rod-joseph-denies-homosexuality-exists A Republican running for Congress in Florida told a newspaper that you can’t be born gay. He also suggested homosexuality dates back only to the Roman Empire.]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:01:00 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/rod-joseph-denies-homosexuality-exists https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/jordan-wood-maine-graham-platner Out gay politician Jordan Wood has thrown his hat into the ring to replace Graham Platner, the Maine Democrat who was set to face off against longtime GOP senator Susan Collins in November. Wood announced his intentions after Platner dropped out of the race on Wednesday following allegations of sexual assault against him from a previous girlfriend. ]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:53:04 EDT Mathew Rodriguez https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/jordan-wood-maine-graham-platner