https://www.advocate.com/rss.xml en https://assets.rbl.ms/32874384/origin.png https://www.advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-slurs-annie-andrews-transgender President Donald Trump repeatedly used an anti-transgender slur on Monday to attack Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in South Carolina.]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:42:08 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-slurs-annie-andrews-transgender https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-5-26 Hello and Happy Monday, folks!

Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with some more on-the-ground reporting from Jack Walker in New York City.]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:36:50 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-5-26 https://www.advocate.com/health/sexual-health/grindr-acquires-freddie-prep-hiv Gay dating and hookup app Grindr has acquired an HIV care provider, marking another step in the company’s foray into LGBTQ+ health.]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:41:31 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/health/sexual-health/grindr-acquires-freddie-prep-hiv https://www.advocate.com/news/dave-perruzza-dc-business-partners The owner of two LGBTQ+ bars in Washington, D.C., is bringing in a business partner to help preserve one of the nation’s last remaining lesbian bars.]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:32:25 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/news/dave-perruzza-dc-business-partners https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/georgia-transgender-homecoming-queen A Georgia high school won’t let a transgender girl run for homecoming queen. Now she’s challenging the restrictions that kept her off the ballot and pushing for other transgender students to have an equal chance to participate.]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:17:21 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/georgia-transgender-homecoming-queen https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pete-hegseth-nazi-backdrop A reimagined “Department of War” logo displayed behind Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a recent speech drew immediate comparisons to Third Reich iconography.]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:16:02 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pete-hegseth-nazi-backdrop https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/detransition-ohio-republican-ad This story first appeared on Them.
]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:09:56 EDT Mathew Rodriguez https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/detransition-ohio-republican-ad https://www.advocate.com/opinion/anti-trans-ballot-measures-2028-election In 2004, a coordinated wave of ballot initiatives against marriage equality swept the country, leaving a trail of political wreckage for our community and the entire nation. That same playbook is back for the 2026 midterm elections, and just like more than two decades ago, it’s not about public safety or protecting children, it’s about political power.]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:03 EDT Shelby Chestnut,Sarah Kate Ellis,Kevin Jennings,Andy Marra,Kelley Robinson https://www.advocate.com/opinion/anti-trans-ballot-measures-2028-election https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-2-26 Hello and Happy Friday, folks! Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox.]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:34:53 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-2-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/newyork-presbyterian-trans-care-protest Dozens of people picketed outside NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Thursday afternoon as part of a campaign challenging restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors at New York City hospitals.]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:33:21 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/newyork-presbyterian-trans-care-protest https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/new-hampshire-families-transgender-care For three years, Medicaid has covered the puberty-blocking medication prescribed to Logan Loe, a 15-year-old transgender girl in New Hampshire. Without coverage, her family would face a bill of roughly $70,000 a year. That’s more than their annual household income, according to a new federal lawsuit.]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:14:04 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/new-hampshire-families-transgender-care https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/pittsburgh-bar-blackface-blue-moon An LGBTQ+ bar in Pittsburgh has come under fire after a performer went on stage in blackface during its open stage event.]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:20:45 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/pittsburgh-bar-blackface-blue-moon https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/don-davis-transphobic-campaign-ad Democratic Congressman Don Davis is embracing Republican anti-trans talking points about transgender people’s participation in sports in a new ad.]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:01:36 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/don-davis-transphobic-campaign-ad https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/tucson-gay-bar-shooter-notes New court documents offer more details about the possible motive of a gunman who killed two people outside an Arizona gay bar before killing himself.]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:33:27 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/tucson-gay-bar-shooter-notes https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/elliot-page-glm-trans-kids Actor Elliot Page is in lockstep with the Gender Liberation Movement to stand up and fight for transgender youth. ]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:23:04 EDT Quispe López https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/elliot-page-glm-trans-kids https://www.advocate.com/news/renee-good-lawsuit-trump-administration Becca Good bought the shoes, the backpack, the notebooks, and the pencil case. In August, she prepared their son for first grade. Then she went to back-to-school night alone.]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:39:41 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/renee-good-lawsuit-trump-administration https://www.advocate.com/news/people/eugene-daniels-viewers-msnow Eugene Daniels knows the people who run Washington, D.C. Lately, the question that stays with him comes from people who wonder whether Washington has any idea what it is doing to them.]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:10:03 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/people/eugene-daniels-viewers-msnow https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-1-26 Hello and Happy Thursday, folks! And LGBTQ+ History Month! And October!]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:56:19 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-1-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pete-hegseth-embarrassing-quantico-speech “High T” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth returned to Quantico on Wednesday with a 52-minute declaration of military strength that, for long stretches, sounded like a catalog of performative personal and political grievances. Transgender people, journalists, universities, diversity programs, and dismissed generals all became targets in a speech heavy on culture war buzzwords and performative toughness.]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:09:53 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pete-hegseth-embarrassing-quantico-speech https://www.advocate.com/news/people/candace-owens-lesbian This story originally appeared on Them.
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