Drag Queen Event at Florida School Nixed Over 'Inappropriateness'
Before this year the student group had hosted the same event twice without a problem.
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Politics
In Politics, The Advocate presents the latest news about the political world. From Supreme Court rulings to state and federal laws, The Advocate reports on how politics shapes the day-to-day realities faced by members of the gay community. Read about LGBT leaders like Barney Frank and Tammy Baldwin and their work to advance the causes of the LGBT rights movement in the United States and around the world. Find out about legislation related to same-sex marriage, adoption, and other issues in gay politics that will impact the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans.
Iowa Gov. Signs Transphobic Gender-Affirming Care Ban and Bathroom Bill
The list of states with bans keeps growing.
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Republican Lawmaker Asks Lesbian Colleague if She’s a Pedophile
Video captured the entire exchange, which the lawmaker now claims was a misunderstanding.
2h
Leaked Emails Show GOP Lawmaker, Anti-Trans Activists Discuss Holy War
The level of religious rhetoric included in the messages makes for a script from the dystopian story, The Handmaids Tale.
4h
Nebraska Lawmakers Spar Over Anti-Trans Health Care Bill
Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, who had been filibustering to keep the bill from coming up, agreed to let debate begin so she could see who would "legislate hate against children."
5h
Ron DeSantis Set to Expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law to All Grades in Florida
It comes almost a year after he signed the current "don't say gay" law.
19h
5 N.Y. Schools Evacuated After Bomb Threats Over LGBTQ+ Books
The person threatening the schools was upset about “groomers,” which is a far-right wing slur to attack LGBTQ+ people who work with children.
23h
Joe Exotic, Gay Star of 'Tiger King,' Is Running for President
"Joe Exotic For A Free America," his campaign website reads.
March 22 2023 1:43 PM
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Trans Bathroom Ban Bill Into Law
The Republican governor of Arkansas says it’s to protect children from the “left’s woke agenda.”
March 22 2023 11:02 AM
Florida's ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Author Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges
Former legislator Joe Harding could be sentence to up to 20 years in prison.
March 22 2023 10:15 AM
University President Who Banned Drag May Have Violated Texas Law
In a matter some might call ironic, the conservative administrator’s unilateral action banning drag performance from campus may violate a free expression law signed by the Republican governor.
March 21 2023 5:55 PM
Conversion Therapy Ban Fails in a Missouri County Held by Democrats
Democrats hold seven of nine seats on the legislative body but couldn’t pass a ban on the harmful practice.
March 21 2023 1:55 PM
Uganda Lawmakers Near Vote on Draconian Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
The east African nation’s leader had earlier described queer people as “deviations from nature.”
March 21 2023 1:36 PM
Missouri's AG Unilaterally Restricts Gender-Affirming Care
He called the care experimental and claimed that to protect children, access to gender-affirming care required his intervention.
March 21 2023 10:56 AM
Wyoming Is Latest State With Anti-Trans Sports Law
Gov. Mark Gordon called the legislation "draconian" and "discriminatory" but let it become law without his signature. The state is also moving against abortion rights.
March 20 2023 3:43 PM
21 Artists Performing at Nashville's LGBTQ+ Rights Concert 'Love Rising'
Some of music's biggest acts are taking a stand against anti-trans and anti-drag bills that have recently been signed into law by the state's Republican governor.
March 19 2023 8:00 PM
The Looming Arrest of Donald Trump
Many of us assumed that once Trump was arrested our penance for suffering from him would end; however, we haven't even reached purgatory yet.
March 18 2023 12:35 PM
Kansas Governor Vetoes Anti-Trans Sports Bill for Third Consecutive Year
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said the bill is "unnecessary and divisive." But legislators may try to override her veto.
March 17 2023 8:05 PM
Gay Irish Prime Minister Welcomed at White House for St. Patrick’s Day
The leader and his partner had earlier met with Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband.
March 17 2023 7:55 PM
California's LGBTQ+ Pardon Program Sees Little Use After Three Years
Gov. Gavin Newsom set out to pardon people convicted under anti-LGBTQ+ laws, but so far he's issued only two pardons under the program, one to a living man and the other posthumously.
March 17 2023 5:16 PM