Marriage equality or same-sex marriage? Why the language matters
This is why The Advocate uses "marriage equality" over "same-sex marriage" or "gay marriage."
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The Advocate's coverage explores issues of race, ethnicity, and national origin, as they relate to and intersect with LGBT identities and the ongoing struggle for equality.
Iowa State students hold 'funeral' for LGBTQ+ center shut down by anti-DEI bill
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Meet Raquel Willis, the transgender activist who's one of TIME's Women of the Year
"This honor was validating for my career and for my passion, but not for my womanhood," Willis tells The Advocate.
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An LGBTQ+ nonprofit has made a crossword puzzle of the words banned by Donald Trump.
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No, this isn't a joke.
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What is woke and what does it really mean?
"Woke" is a term appropriated from Black communities and has now been used by the right against them and other groups.
March 07 2025 6:00 AM
Target faces 40-day boycott for ending DEI programs as Trump tariffs take effect
A 40-day boycott against Target is beginning today.
March 05 2025 1:47 PM
Trump and Moms for Liberty open snitch line for DEI in schools, get flooded with spam
Trump's DEI snitch line is getting flooded with movie scripts and nonprofit newsletters.
March 03 2025 12:56 PM
Don Lemon tells 'racist' Megyn Kelly to 'go f**k yourself' for mocking Joy Reid's firing
Don Lemon is calling Megyn Kelly out for being a "racist" and "the worst person who's not on television anymore" after she mocked MSNBC host Joy Reid for being let go.
February 25 2025 3:01 PM
Republicans strip Louisiana's only LGBTQ+ elected official of leadership role
Davante Lewis tells The Advocate about his removal as vice chairman on Louisiana's Public Service Commission, which he believes was racially and politically motivated.
February 20 2025 1:40 PM
Black gay official could lose leadership role after criticizing Louisiana governor's anti-LGBTQ+ post
Davante Lewis talks to The Advocate ahead of a vote to remove him from his vice chairman role on Louisiana's Public Service Commission — all for defending former HHS official Dr. Rachel Levine.
February 18 2025 3:39 PM
America’s first Black gay professional tennis player won't be erased
Lendale Johnson tells The Advocate about what it's like to come out more than once, and how she's making tennis more accessible.
January 31 2025 4:49 PM
Amazon removes 'equity for Black people' and 'LGBTQ+ rights' from company policies
Amazon has quietly removed protections for Black and LGBTQ+ workers from its company policies.
January 13 2025 1:00 PM
Meta slammed for 'disturbing' AI profiles, including a fake Black queer mother
The fake profile is one of many being tested on Instagram. Its bio bizarrely claims the robot is a "momma of 2" and "your realest source for life's ups and downs."
January 03 2025 11:29 AM
Black students sue New York school after teacher asks if they are 'pure-bred'
The students claim that they were told the teacher could not possibly be racist because she's LGBTQ+.
December 19 2024 3:26 PM
LGBTQ+ people are much more likely to vape. Here's why
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual Americans are much more likely to try tobacco products than their straight and cisgender peers, according to a new report from the surgeon general.
November 20 2024 11:55 AM
Spam text messages tell LGBTQ+ people to report to a 're-education camp'
The offensive texts, which the FBI said it is investigating, even went to children in high school.
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Here are 26 organizations fighting Donald Trump that you can donate to
The work these groups do will be critical during a second Trump Administration.
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November 13 2024 10:12 AM
Former executive director of Black trans nonprofit charged with stealing nearly $100,000
Dominique Morgan, 42, was indicted on one count of second-degree grand larceny and 23 counts of first-degree falsifying business records during her time as executive director of the OKRA Project.
October 30 2024 11:09 AM
Who is Tony Hinchcliffe, the human pile of garbage insulting Puerto Rico at Donald Trump's MSG rally?
Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico "a floating island of garbage" during a Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden, but it isn't the first time his racist comments have sparked backlash.
October 28 2024 6:38 PM