Advocate NL 6/15/26

Hello folks, Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez, back in your inbox, hoping you all had a great weekend!

We'd like to kick this week off with a powerful opinion piece from Rev. Mike Schuenemeyer, reflecting on religion and the LGBTQ+ community.

"For too long, religion has been used as a weapon against LGBTIQ+ people—especially transgender and nonbinary youth who are being targeted with a cruelty that should break every heart awake to the sacred," they write. "Many of us in faith leadership have watched this unfold with grief, anger, and a growing conviction that silence is no longer an option. Silence, after all, is not neutrality. Silence is complicity."

In response is the release of Sacred Worth, Shared Freedom by the Lavender Interfaith Collective (LInC), "a bold, multi-faith statement and call to action affirming the inherent dignity of LGBTIQ+ people and urging communities, leaders, and institutions to defend human rights, expand democratic freedoms, and stand in courageous solidarity against all forms of anti-LGBTIQ+ violence and discrimination."

Learn more about it here. Feel free to also share it with UFC heavyweight "figher" Josh Hokit.

Until next time!

Site Navigation

Nina West helped make drag mainstream. Now she's fighting Ohio's proposed drag ban

Microsoft touts LGBTQ+ inclusion while critics point to Trump concessions

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit from fired ranger who flew trans Pride flag at Yosemite

Kamala Harris thrills crowd with surprise appearance at iconic West Hollywood gay bar

Knicks fans go viral with steamy gay kisses in the streets

How Donald Trump transformed the federal government’s treatment of LGBTQ+ Americans

Laverne Cox: I've lost 90 percent of my income since Trump crushed DEI

Maine judge upholds block of anti-trans initiative on November ballot

UFC fighter yells 'Michelle Obama is a man' at Trump's birthday spectacle

Trump admin eliminates health care programs for LGBTQ+ veterans

The Latest

Microsoft touts LGBTQ+ inclusion while critics point to Trump concessions

Activists say the tech company's support for the LGBTQ+ community rings hollow as it deepens ties to the administration and scales back diversity initiatives.

Knicks fans go viral with steamy gay kisses in the streets

The city erupted into chaotic celebrations after the Knicks clinched a victory, including spicy make-out sessions.

How Donald Trump transformed the federal government’s treatment of LGBTQ+ Americans

The changes extend far beyond headline-grabbing executive orders, reaching into schools, healthcare, the military, federal workplaces, passports, prisons, and public health programs.

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit from fired ranger who flew trans Pride flag at Yosemite

Dr. SJ Joslin's lawsuit is too soon, according to the court.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to be told.

More For You

Most Popular

Why are San Francisco gay bars scanning patrons’ faces?

Guests say the use of facial recognition technology at Castro bars undermines the sense of anonymity and safety that LGBTQ+ spaces have historically provided.

UFC fighter yells 'Michelle Obama is a man' at Trump's birthday spectacle

The false conspiracy theory made it all the way to the South Lawn.

I left San Francisco for Colorado Springs. It changed how I see democracy

After moving back to conservative Colorado Springs, I learned that democracy depends less on winning arguments than on listening across differences.

Faith leaders: Silence on LGBTQ+ rights is no longer an option

A new multi-faith declaration, Sacred Worth, Shared Freedom, urges religious leaders and communities to defend LGBTQ+ dignity, human rights, and democratic freedoms.