Will TikTok go dark? Will Trump enforce the ban? Here's what to know
U.S.-based users will no longer be able to download or use the popular short-form video platform as of Jan. 19.
January 17, 2025
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Here's How Peter Thiel Is Connected to the Facebook Ploy to Elect Trump
Thiel's Palantir Technologies reportedly advised Cambridge Analytica on how to harvest the data, ultimately deployed in an effort to gain votes for Donald Trump.
March 28, 2018
Cambridge Analytica Discussed Using Gay Rumors as Election Ploy
An undercover investigation is only adding to trouble for Cambridge Analytica after a gay whistleblower exposed how the firm secretly used Facebook data.
March 20, 2018
What is RedNote? The TikTok alternative that doesn't allow showing skin or LGBTQ+ content
With heavy censorship of bodies and LGBTQ+ topics, RedNote might not be everything TikTok refugees are seeking.
January 13, 2025
It's Here, it's Queer, it's... Trans Beer?
BrewDog wants patrons to drink to diversity with a new brew that it calls "transgender beer," using nonbinary hops.Â
November 4, 2015
Florida businesses and governments take to walls and parking lots to replace rainbows DeSantis blasted away
As the state continues to force the removal of crosswalks and street art, community members are seeking different ways to honor the LGBTQ+ community.
September 22, 2025
When You Hate Corporate Pride But Love Your Lady Gaga Oreos
There are worse things than a mega corp slapping a rainbow on a tweet.
June 22, 2021
Field of Dreams
In the broccoli and strawberry fields of central California, LGBT farmworkers face everything from violence to cuts in pay simply for being who they are. How one woman and a cutting-edge legal project are leading the fight for justice.
May 6, 2008
Field of Dreams
In the broccoli and strawberry fields of central California, LGBT farmworkers face everything from violence to cuts in pay simply for being who they are. How one woman and a cutting-edge legal project are leading the fight for justice.
March 26, 2008
Op-ed: Why I'd Hire an Illegal Immigrant Again
Arizona resident John Waldron and his partner never intended to hire an illegal immigrant as a nanny to their two sons, but they would proudly do it again.
June 26, 2012
Reading the Far Right: Paranoia, Denying Racism, and Demonizing Immigrants
We found craziness aplenty in reading far-right "news" sites so you don't have to.
March 14, 2017
Recap: Election Day 2024 coverage of LGBTQ+ issues
Vice President Kamala Harris, an LGBTQ+ champion, faced former President Donald Trump in the presidential election. Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people also ran for office on the federal, state, and local levels. Here's reporting from The Advocate's team of reporters across the country, including in D.C. with Harris.
November 5, 2024