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New Hampshire ex-congressional candidate says fellow Dem told her she 'stood no chance' because she's trans

"He told me that because I’m an openly transgender woman, I stood no chance of winning higher office in New Hampshire,” New Hampshire state rep. Alice Wade wrote in a statement.

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Culture

After Berlin, WorldPride Amsterdam celebrates without looking away

From a Stonewall veteran to LGBTQ+ visitors living under restrictive laws, attendees brought different meanings of Pride to the city’s canals.

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National

JD Vance demands that the DOJ investigate hospitals caring for transgender patients

The vice president urged federal investigators to examine dozens of medical institutions over billing practices that the Trump administration claims may constitute fraud.

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People

'Alpha male' Andrew Tate's fanboys did sad push-ups. Now, the internet can't stop roasting them

Andrew Tate's supporters are fighting for his freedom with *checks notes* push-ups?

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Turkey barred a cruise with gay travelers before Egypt turned it away. The Trump admin stayed silent

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The Scarlet Lady cruise ship outbound from Portsmouth southern England UK.

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Just after midnight Friday, with the Egyptian coastline close enough to see, a harbor master radioed the Scarlet Lady one instruction: Turn around. Days earlier, Turkey had already barred the ship from two ports over "moral values." Now Egypt was withholding entry too. Aboard, roughly 1,900 LGBTQ+ travelers on an Atlantis Events charter, including Broadway star Patti LuPone, booked to perform for the group, were living out, in real time, an old message delivered in a new form: You are not welcome here. Keep Reading →

Dispatches from Route 66: What I found at the end of the Mother Road

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Road art along Route 66.

Alysse Dalessandro for The Advocate
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.” Keep Reading →

Egypt turns away cruise ship with mostly gay men after Turkey blocked same voyage from docking

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Cruise ship the scarlet lady underway with a view of her bow, crew and passenger cabins.

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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. Keep Reading →

Turkish government blocks gay cruise carrying Americans from docking, citing ‘moral standards’

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Officials in Türkiye won't allow the Scarlet Lady to dock in the country because it's chartered by an LGBTQ+ travel company.

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Turkish authorities have blocked an LGBTQ+ cruise carrying mostly American travelers from docking in the country, citing “moral standards” and “family values,” according to CNN. Keep Reading →

Dispatches from Route 66: Finding queer hope in New Mexico and Arizona

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New Mexico U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury addresses a crowd at the New Mexico Draggy Awards.

Alysse Dalessandro or The Advocate
As I sit in an Albuquerque auditorium at the 3rd Annual New Mexico Draggy Awards, surrounded by drag queens, kings, and everyone in between, I find myself wiping away tears for the second time that evening. Keep Reading →
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