Advocate newsletter 4/9/26

EXCLUSIVE: Two Republican congressmen from Georgia, known for anti-LGBTQ+ views, did drag while they were in high school, according to newly unearthed photos. Read the full story to see the images of U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins, as well as their responses to our questions.

A TV judge is going viral for her response to a homophobic father who sued his gay son for conversion therapy costs. Judge Eboni K. Williams' moving speech to the young man has racked up millions of views.

Plus: Boston University backs down on removing Pride flags, while the city of Boise, Idaho, finds a creative way around a flag ban.

Until next time,

The Advocate team

These anti-LGBTQ+ Georgia Republicans did drag themselves, unearthed photos show

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TV judge slams homophobic father who sued his gay son for conversion therapy costs

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Boston University removed Pride flags. Backlash forced its president to back off

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Transgender Latina beaten outside Washington LGBTQ+ bar after helping man recalls attack

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These anti-LGBTQ+ Georgia Republicans did drag themselves, unearthed photos show

TV judge slams homophobic father who sued his gay son for conversion therapy costs

Boston University removed Pride flags. Backlash forced its president to back off

Transgender Latina beaten outside Washington LGBTQ+ bar after helping man recalls attack

Idaho said no Pride flags permitted. Boise said watch this

How I came out to my Mexican dad—who had secrets of his own

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TV judge slams homophobic father who sued his gay son for conversion therapy costs

Judge Eboni K. Williams put the bigoted father on blast in a clip that's racking up millions of views.

Boston University removed Pride flags. Backlash forced its president to back off

President Melissa Gilliam called it a “pause,” not a reversal, after backlash spread across campus.

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Cameryn Lovett says she was responding to a student’s anti-gay remarks when the district gave her an ultimatum.

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A newly released archive of vintage photos offers an intimate look into the radical queer activism of 1980s and '90s New York.

In this excerpt from Ni De Aqui, Ni De Alla: A Soul Suspended Between Two Worlds, memoirist Jorge Xolalpa shares his family's journey moving to the U.S. as undocumented immigrants.

Judge Eboni K. Williams put the bigoted father on blast in a clip that's racking up millions of views.

President Melissa Gilliam called it a “pause,” not a reversal, after backlash spread across campus.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

More For You

Most Popular

A new Republican state law restricts Pride flags, but the capital city is finding other ways to show it stands with LGBTQ+ residents.

Cameryn Lovett says she was responding to a student’s anti-gay remarks when the district gave her an ultimatum.

A teacher in Little Miami had the poster that celebrated diverse identities up for nearly four years before LGBTQ+ flags caused an uproar.

Opinion: A recent Wall Street Journal op-ed divorcing "gay" from "queer" people reinforces a hierarchy of belonging that privileges proximity to straightness, rewards conformity, and marginalizes anyone who cannot or will not meet its terms, argues Josh Ackley.

What’s framed as literacy is a roadmap to marginalize LGBTQ+ students and erode secular education, writes John Casey.

The justices focused on how the law was written, not the science behind conversion therapy. But the impact could still be significant.