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An ACT UP protest in New York City

AIDS activist group ACT UP changed the world. Here's why its work still matters today

The direct action group ACT UP was key to the fight against AIDS at the epidemic's height, and its legacy informs present-day activism.

President of the Human Rights Campaign Kelley Robinson DNC 2024 stage waving to crowd

Inside the fight against Trump in red states: It 'isn't just about Pride. It's about power'

In an exclusive interview, Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson reflects on faith, family, and a new era for the equal rights movement.

LGBTQIA groups protest with rainbow signs flags chalk at the Orlando Florida intersection of Pulse Nightclub memorial

Red states are destroying their rainbow crosswalks. Here's what you should know

Here's what you need to know about the rainbow crosswalks: who funds them, if they're safe, and why they're really being removed.

Scott Bessent Lisa Cook

Scott Bessent’s mortgage history undercuts Trump’s case to oust Fed governor Lisa Cook

The gay MAGA treasury secretary also listed two homes as primary residences on mortgage documents.

Alabama State University and a sign that says school closed

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.

Demetre Daskalakis speaking at a white house press conference

RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns

“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”

HHS officials celebrate CDC’s Demetre Daskalakis for standing up for science in blistering resignation

Health officials and experts praise CDC’s Demetre Daskalakis for standing up in blistering resignation

One HHS official called him a "public health martial artist."

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy alongside rainbow crosswalk Midtown atlanta georgia

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy implies rainbow crosswalks could lead to traffic dangers

The former MTV Real World cast member announced the prohibition of art and political “distractions” on roads as part of a new federal initiative.

target store entrance empty carts

Target foot traffic down for 10th consecutive week amid boycott over DEI abandonment

Meanwhile, Costco — which rejected calls to abandon its DEI efforts — marked its sixteenth straight week of increasing foot traffic.

Arts & Entertainment

All the LGBTQ+ highlights of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival

An Orthodox rabbi who's also a drag queen, lesbian songstress Janis Ian, and gay Beatles manager Brian Epstein are among the subjects of films in the fest.

Actress Millie Bobby Brown and singer Sabrina Carpenter

Millie Bobby Brown 'arrested' at Sabrina Carpenter's concert

"I'm really distracted right now because I see this gorgeous girl," said Carpenter of her decision to secure the Stranger Things star with pink fuzzy handcuffs.

Participants carry a Love is Love banner in the Southern Decadence Parade on Bourbon Street in New Orleans DNC ad LGBTQ publications freedom is on the ballot make a plan to vote

Dems announce historic six-figure ad buy in LGBTQ+ publications

This is the Democratic National Committee's first paid targeted LGBTQ+ media campaign.

Atlanta Police Officer Koby Minor Shoots Kills Reginald Folks Lyft Gay Fraternity

A cop allegedly shot and killed his Lyft driver, claiming he was being kidnapped for a 'gay fraternity'

Koby Minor has been charged with murder and aggravated assault after allegedly shooting 35-year-old Reginald Folks to death in his car.