Texas cracks down on state universities teaching about gender identity
The University of Texas System an audit into all of its courses for content related to gender identity.
October 1, 2025
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Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
A First Amendment expert told The Advocate that there are "huge" legal implications stemming from the situation.
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Trying to See a World Beyond an Evil President and a Deadly Pandemic
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Buttigieg's Complicated Relationship With LGBTQ Media Is Relatable
The mayor isn't the only LGBTQ person who gets frustrated with queer media, but it remains absolutely necessary, writes Amanda Kerri.
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Companies Pull Ads From Facebook to Combat Racist, Homophobic Speech
After years of anti-queer, anti-trans, and racist rhetoric, companies are placing billions of their ad dollars elsewhere. But will it last?Â
June 30, 2020
Missouri Agency Deletes LGBTQ+ Resources From State Website
It’s just the latest move to erase the experiences of LGBTQ+ people from public life.
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Benito Skinner says he's been asked not to audition for straight roles
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May 23, 2025
Texas will target professors 'pushing leftist ideologies,' Greg Abbott says
Greg Abbott has vowed to remove professors that he believes are "pushing leftist ideologies."
October 23, 2025
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
Dan Levy Takes Us to Brunch in New Cooking Competition for HBO Max
Levy says he created the show for "the local culinary heroes of America who deserve a spotlight."
November 2, 2021
Grindr's New Owners Want to Create a 'Positive Place for Everyone'
In an Advocate exclusive, Jeff Bonforte and Rick Marini discuss helming the popular dating app and how they will address the controversies of the past.Â
June 15, 2020
Marriage Equality Hits a Challenge in Nepal
A move by lower courts threatens the country’s promising record on marriage equality.
October 16, 2023
Transgender Talent Founder Ann Thomas Places Trans Actors Globally
The founder of the first management company for trans actors chats with The Advocate about her journey to becoming a Hollywood changemaker.Â
March 25, 2022
Superstar Tenor Russell Thomas on Being a Black Queer Man in Opera
Thomas, who's currently artist in residence at the Los Angeles Opera, also discusses what he calls the best decision of his life: becoming a father.
December 9, 2022
Trans Actress Eve Lindley Stars As Romantic Lead in New Surreal Series
The rising star charms viewers and series creator Jason Segel's character in AMC's surrealist gem, Dispatches From Elsewhere.
March 4, 2020
Who is Katie Britt, the GOP senator who inspired a million memes
Everybody is talking about the hilarious/distrubing performance of the junior Republican U.S. senator from Alabama in her response to the State of the Union. Here are some things to know about her.
March 9, 2024
The Trevor Project Lays Off 12% of Its Staff
The organization says that reducing its workforce was a measure of last resort.
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July 7, 2023
Column Defending Johansson's Casting as Trans Man Taken Down
Business Insider removed the column, saying it didn't meet its editorial standards.
July 10, 2018
Washington State University credentials anti-trans hate group to teach medical providers
The credentialing organization, the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine, has dubbed an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center for its role in proliferating pseudoscience and transphobic policies.
October 30, 2025
