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Sarah McBride explains how Democrats’ ‘big tent is bisexual’

The Democratic congresswoman from Delaware told an audience at Crooked Con, "You can’t build a diverse working class coalition if people don’t feel like you like them."

Nancy Pelosi, retiring from Congress, leaves a record as a champion of LGBTQ+ equality

Pelosi has been one of the leading advocates for the LGBTQ+ community.

Limiting refugee admissions could disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ refugees: report

There are several ways LGBTQ+ refugees could be denied under Trump's new admissions cap.

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.

Donald Trump will not be running for a third term in 2028, and it has nothing to do with law or politics

Opinion: The bluster about a third term is more of a Trump-created distraction that seeks to promote strength in the face of the creeping inevitability of aging, writes John Casey.

White House 'Major Events' timeline features photo of topless transgender woman

The White House has posted lies about trans people to justify the complete destruction of the East Wing.

LGBTQ+ History Month founder says ‘history is our defense’ against Trumpism’s false saints like Charlie Kirk

“Everything they don’t like, don’t want, don’t understand, or don’t approve of is now targeted," Rodney Wilson told The Advocate.

Pennsylvania families fight Trump Justice Department subpoenas for their trans kids’ private medical records

“If our Constitution means anything, it means that the federal government can’t rifle through your child’s medical records in order to intimidate you,” a lawyer for the families told The Advocate.

Pete Buttigieg responds to Kamala Harris not choosing him as her running mate because he’s gay

In her upcoming book, Harris says Americans wouldn't have voted for a Black woman and a gay man. Buttigieg says they deserve more credit.

We corrected after Nixon, Clinton, and Bush lies, and once for Trump, but won't after Charlie Kirk. Why?

Opinion: The outsized mourning of Kirk signals not healing but a nation spiraling deeper into lies with a point of no return under Trump, writes John Casey.

Air Force veteran stripped of retirement under Trump's transgender purge

"This isn't just a fight for us," Technical Sgt. Alyx Anguiano told The Advocate. "It's a threat to every person who has served or is currently serving."

Everyone Donald Trump has threatened since the Jeffrey Epstein scandal blew up in his face

From billion-dollar libel claims to wild payoff rumors, his blame list keeps growing. Here’s who’s on it.

Trump’s chilling accusation against Obama will have cataclysmic consequences

Opinion: The man who rose on a racist conspiracy is now dangerously accusing America’s first Black president of treason, writes John Casey.

Who is Darrin Gayles? The first out gay Black federal judge will hear Trump's WSJ lawsuit

Darrin Gayles became the first out gay Black federal judge in 2014 after he was nominated by Barack Obama.

Barack Obama explains why he thinks all men need queer people in their lives

The former president appeared on Michelle Obama's podcast and shared his thoughts on why men should embrace the queer community rather than push them away.

Trump administration stops abuse protection for transgender detainees in ICE custody

Since 2015, detention facilities had to take into account the gender identity of trans migrants. Not any more.

How a gay HIV survivor helped Superman Christopher Reeve and was helped in return

Michael Manganiello worked hand in hand with Reeve and his wife, Dana, and he never thought he’d outlive them both.

Appeals court rules transgender Florida teacher cannot use female pronouns in school

A divided appellate court overturned a ruling that said the restriction violated Katie Wood's First Amendment rights.

Here's what Zohran Mamdani's win in NYC really means for Democrats, and it's not swinging wildly to the left

Opinion: Mamdami looked to the future and brought boldness and a sense of urgency to the race, which is what the rest of the party needs to do, writes John Casey.

The road to Obergefell: Looking back on a decade of marriage equality

Ten years ago, the Supreme Court made marriage equality the law of the land. Here’s a look at what led up to that landmark decision.

Sen. Adam Schiff blocked in effort to keep Harvey Milk's name on Navy ship

A Republican senator objected, keeping Schiff's resolution from winning unanimous consent.