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Climate change is disrupting access to HIV treatment

A new analysis finds that the parts of the country where HIV prevalence is high are also some of the most at-risk areas for climate disasters.

How to help women, children, and LGBTQ+ people impacted by Hurricane Helene

LGBTQ+ people and women face unique needs after climate disasters that are often ignored by federal disaster response. Here's how you can help.

Concerned over plastic straws? Here's what you can do to reverse climate change's impact

Feeling helpless about climate change? You are the solution.

Climate change is the great equalizer, yet it's the lives of the most vulnerable who are most affected

Opinion: Mother Nature doesn’t care about where you live, what you do, and who you are, but it's still the most vulnerable that will face her wrath, writes John Casey.


No, Marjorie Taylor Greene, the government can’t control the weather

She claims that Democrats are aiming hurricanes at Republicans.

Climate change has a bigger impact on LGBTQ+ couples than straight couples. Here's how

Climate change "exacerbates existing disparities among individuals and communities," according to a new study.

In the wake of Kerrville, how so-called Christian Mike Johnson is leading a satanic cycle of suffering

Opinion: With huge cuts to NOAA, climate initiatives, Medicaid, and rural hospitals, those in harm's way of nature’s fury have little hope, writes John Casey.

Weather Terror: The United Nations' Leader on Climate Change Weighs In

We've seen the hottest global temperatures ever recorded, wildfire smoke choking cities, and towns under water. The U.N.'s Hoesung Lee discusses what's being done to prevent catastrophe.

Ahead of deadly Texas floods, so many warnings from climate scientists were missed

Opinion: Climate change-denying Republicans bear responsibility in the tragedy, Michael Dru Kelley writes.

California floods, Chile fires: LGBTQ+ collective action can lead on climate change

Our community knows how to make change — we now need to put that energy towards the climate crisis.

What the Great Fire of London can teach us about the Los Angeles fires

Why do we always look for someone to burn with the flames?

Kristi Noem is running a digital marketing agency touting her beauty and idiocy while ignoring U.S. security

Opinion: Instead of protecting the homeland, Noem has turned one of America’s most serious departments into her own taxpayer-funded video production company, writes John Casey.

Editor’s Letter: The Vacation Privilege Is Real

It's more important than ever to experience the world, if you can.

Rape, Death Threats Heaped on Bi Politician After Anti-Trump Video

Jenna Wadsworth has heard from people wishing violence on her after she posted a video noting the irony of Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis.

Dan Baer, Behind Hillary's Gay Rights Speech, Makes a Run for Senate

Baer, who helped craft Hillary Clinton's "gay rights are human rights" speech, now hopes to be the first out gay male U.S. senator.

Florida Man Makes Up Bogus Story to Roll Back LGBTQ Rights

There are two Floridas, Max Emerson says, and the malicious one is pushing a terribly regressive piece of legislation.

Kevin McCarthy Is Still the Biggest Loser Even If He Wins

An abject and proven failure as a leader, he ended up doing nothing but continuing to appease the liars, the seditionists, and the barbarous members of his caucus.

When Texans desperately sought higher ground, Ted Cruz climbed to the Parthenon in Greece

Opinion: If Texas wants to avoid natural disasters in the future, it should first get rid of the do-nothing lyin’ Ted Cruz, writes John Casey

Asheville LGBTQ+ bar destroyed by Hurricane Helene is reopening 'twice as big' (exclusive)

Day Trip had to close after just 31 days in business, leaving its owners with over $200,000 in loans and no source of income. Now, Brandon Davis tells The Advocate about their new location.

Megyn Kelly and other conservatives attack lesbian fire chief and DEI for Los Angeles wildfires

While scientists cite an unusually dry winter combined with strong winds as the fuel behind the rapid spread of the fires, right-wing figures are instead blaming diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Evacuating from the Los Angeles fires? Here are some resources to help

Here's the latest information on shelters, closures, and free services for those impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires.