Chelsea Manning and Raquel Willis among 15 arrested at U.S. Capitol during bathroom sit-in
About 15 activists were arrested in the U.S. Capitol today while protesting Republicans' transgender bathroom ban with a sit-in.
December 5, 2024
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Nancy Mace calls trans people a slur after sit-ins in Capitol bathrooms
The congresswoman appeared to be taken by surprise by the protest and was seen wandering the halls of the Senate, a different building than the protestors, holding a bullhorn.
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N.C. Gov. Says HB 2 Is Being Enforced as Trespassing Law
Meanwhile, the University of North Carolina system now says it won't enforce the controversial law while court proceedings play out.
May 27, 2016
Ohio Republican implies opponents of her trans bathroom bill should be drowned
Do you think trans kids should be able to use the bathroom that aligns with their identity? This Ohio Republican fallaciously says the Bible wants you drowned.
January 11, 2024
Transphobic Houston Pastor Embroiled in Harassment Accusations
A Houston pastor who warned about transgender people as sexual predators has been accused of being a sexual predator himself.
June 6, 2014
911 Calls Offer Harrowing Look Inside Pulse Shooting
Twenty calls made to Orange County, Fla., dispatch have been made available to the public.
September 22, 2016
Texas 'Bathroom Bill' Is Circling the Drain
Business opposition and citizen protests have helped stall the bill, but with six days left in the special legislative session, activists say it's no time to stop the pressure.
August 10, 2017
Under Trump's 'authoritarian era,' these LGBTQ+ and abortion rights activists are standing up
The organizers behind last year's Gender Liberation March tell The Advocate about how they're fighting back now.
January 30, 2025
12 batsh*t things Nancy Mace has done in her anti-transgender attention grab
From slurs to false accusations, here are 12 times Nancy Mace manufactured political stunts just to feel the public eye's gaze.
April 24, 2025
Nancy Mace's transphobic, slur-filled video posts remain up on Instagram
LGBTQ+ groups say the Republican lawmaker's videos violate the social media company's community standards.
December 9, 2024
Heather Wilson's Antigay Record, Husband's Past Complicate Job at UT
The former Air Force Secretary, now being considered for president of the Univ. of Texas, El Paso, is criticized for her handling of a report accusing her husband of sexual misconduct.
March 25, 2019
No, Marsha P. Johnson Would Not Suggest Queer Youth Disregard History
A writer made the claim that British LGBT youth have moved beyond having to learn about Alan Turing or AIDS. Wrong on so many levels, writes Amanda Kerri.
February 8, 2018
This LGBTQ+ travel company’s mission of inclusivity is radical & ‘You’re more than welcome’
As the U.S. government tries to push trans and nonbinary people out of society, one travel company is embracing guests of all identities and sizes.
July 3, 2025
How these LGBTQ+ icons are reclaiming the American flag
A new documentary explores how, in a Trump-era America where queer symbols have been weaponized, LGBTQ+ people are reclaiming the country's flag.
August 5, 2025
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.
March 31, 2025
Rupert's return
Coming back to The Advocate after a nearly seven-year absence, Rupert Everett talks about playing Stage Beauty's king in drag, trying to make a gay James Bond movie, and killing John Schlesinger
October 26, 2004
180,000 Signatures on Petition Demanding Repeal of HB2
Box after box was carried into the office of Gov. Pat McCrory, where a sit-in was held by opponents of the law restricting which bathrooms transgender people can use.
April 25, 2016
N.C. NAACP Promises Sit-Ins if Lawmakers Don't Repeal HB 2
Local leaders denounced the anti-LGBT legislation as a throwback to Jim Crow-era segregation, and said they are ready to once again employ tactics that were effective to fight those unjust laws.
April 10, 2016
Caitlyn Jenner Asks Ron DeSantis ‘Which Bathroom Should I Use?’
The olympic medalist challenged Florida’s governor to direct her to the proper facilities.
August 2, 2023