HIV-positive men stage 'Kiss-In' protest at U.S.-Mexico border (in photos)
Here's why HIV-positive men met at the border between the United States and Mexico to kiss.
December 01 2025 12:56 PM
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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.
DOGE is gone, leaving behind 300,000 fired federal workers, 600,000 USAID deaths, and more
Here's everything DOGE did that affected the LGBTQ+ community at home and abroad.
November 24 2025 1:18 PM
How community 'goodwill' helped open a new shelter for LGBTQ+ young adults in Harlem
Here's how the Ali Forney Center's new shelter for LGBTQ+ youth in Harlem came together after five years.
November 21 2025 11:06 AM
Transgender Day of Remembrance: What it is and how to observe it
Transgender Day of Remembrance honors those we've lost while celebrating what they've accomplished.
November 19 2025 12:27 PM
Texas A&M bans teaching 'race or gender ideology' at universities
The Texas A&M Board of Regents banned professors from discussing "race or gender ideology" in its 12 universities.
November 14 2025 11:17 AM
Katie Miller, Stephen Miller's wife, calls Karine Jean-Pierre 'evidence DEI doesn't work'
Katie Miller, a podcast host, has claimed that Karine Jean-Pierre, an Ivy League graduate, was a "DEI" hire.
October 30 2025 11:24 AM
Texas police arrest suspect in 2021 murder of transgender woman Kier Solomon
Police have charged a suspect in the murder of 21-year-old transgender woman Kier Soloman after a four-years-long investigation.
October 16 2025 3:43 PM
Stonewall vet Miss Major Griffin-Gracy 'surrounded by love' as she enters hospice care
Miss Major has entered hospice care, but "is comfortable and surrounded by love," her partner says.
October 08 2025 1:00 PM
16 heinous quotes from anti-LGBTQ+ white supremacist Nick Fuentes
Nick Fuentes isn't just conservative — he's so far-right that even Republicans have expelled him from their events.
September 22 2025 6:00 AM
String of bomb threats force evacuations at HBCUs & DNC HQ after Charlie Kirk shooting
The DNC and several HBCUs have evacuated or been placed on lockdown after receiving threats.
September 11 2025 4:56 PM
LGBTQ+ publications are losing advertisers amid DEI purge
Even journalism is suffering as conservatives wage war on DEI.
September 02 2025 11:14 AM
Here's how many trans adults and kids live in the U.S., according to a new report
Young people ages 13 to 24 are "significantly more likely" to identify as trans, a new report shows.
August 20 2025 11:51 AM
Lesbian teen cornered by server in bathroom and forced to prove gender files charges
Gerika Mudra, 18, says a Buffalo Wild Wings waiter made her show her breasts to prove she could use the women's restroom.
August 13 2025 12:16 PM
22 states that have passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws in 2025 so far
Here are all the anti-LGBTQ+ laws that have been passed so far in 2025, and which states they come from.
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July 28 2025 1:15 PM
David Geffen sued by estranged husband Donovan Michaels, accused of 'exploitation'
Michaels, 32, alleges that Geffen, 82, exploited a “vulnerable, marginalized young gay Black man.”
July 23 2025 11:31 AM
Women’s contributions and men’s racism erased from history of national monument
NPS removed historical information about women and race from signs at the Muir Woods National Monument.
July 22 2025 1:48 PM
Chicago restaurant parodies Chick-fil-A with 'Chick-Feel-Gay' Pride Month sandwich
Void's "Chick-Feel-Gay" event pledged 20 percent of proceeds to Brave Space Alliance, an LGBTQ+ group that shares a building with Chick-fil-A.
June 27 2025 4:20 PM
'Hetero Awesome Fest' in Idaho concludes with fighting, low attendance, and racism scandal
A so-called "Hetero Awesome Fest" in Idaho managed to draw attention over the weekend for all the wrong reasons.
June 24 2025 1:23 PM
California police accused a lawmaker of DUI when she was sober. She says she was targeted because she's queer
Law enforcement has still refused to release the records from Sabrina Cervantes' DUI arrest, despite tests proving she was sober.
June 20 2025 12:46 PM
Juneteenth and LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations lose sponsors as companies drop DEI
Several Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled down or cancelled this year due to companies and governments dropping DEI.
June 18 2025 11:05 AM