Anti-diversity crusader Robby Starbuck to headline Society for Human Resource Management convention
The right-wing extremist has a long anti-LGBTQ+ history.
September 18, 2025
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The government abandoned LGBTQ+ workers. Its former civil rights lawyers stepped up.
Inside the unofficial effort to prevent gender-identity discrimination in the workplace — and the former agency employees leading it.
September 9, 2025
Pride is a test of true allyship. Corporate sponsors' retreat is a dangerous sign
Opinion: In the face of corporate retreat and political hostility, the LGBTQ+ community is left questioning the authenticity of past support, argues Sean Ebony Coleman. Was it all just performative allyship, or will true allies stand with us through the hard times?
August 25, 2025
Why the ladder to success was never meant to hold our weight
Opinion: As prestigious institutions tout their commitments to diversity, LGBTQ+ professionals face a jarring truth: the promises of inclusion vanish under political pressures.
August 21, 2025
Target's CEO to step down after store's sluggish performance — and amid pro-LGBTQ+ pushback
The company made the announcement Wednesday, following continued struggles to keep up with retailers like Walmart and TJ Maxx.
August 20, 2025
Project 2025's Mike Howell targets UNC courses that mention diversity and LGBTQ+ topics
The University of North Carolina is determining what, if any, documents will be released.
July 30, 2025
Trump poised to make LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers ineligible for student loan forgiveness
Trump's plan to gut the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program is expected to disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ people.
July 14, 2025
Lawsuit accuses University of Michigan of discriminating against straight, cisgender men
An organization that previously sued Northwestern University claims the Michigan Law Review hires gay and transgender individuals over more qualified straight and cisgender applicants.
June 30, 2025
Texas sued over 'Don't Say Gay' law that bans LGBTQ+ student clubs
The ACLU of Texas and SEAT are challenging a law that includes an LGBTQ+ student club ban, a forced outing policy, and a DEI ban.
June 23, 2025
Ohio universities are closing their LGBTQ+ centers to comply with a state DEI ban
Ohio's ban on DEI prohibits public universities from endorsing "any controversial belief" — including LGBTQ+ existence.
June 4, 2025
Texas legislature passes 'Don't Say Gay' law that bans LGBTQ+ student clubs
A bill approved by the Texas legislature includes an LGBTQ+ student club ban, a forced outing policy, and a DEI ban.
June 3, 2025
These 14 corporations have stopped or scaled back sponsorship of LGBTQ+ Pride events
Here are the companies that have walked back their support for Pride Month while axing DEI, some of them after decades of allyship.
June 2, 2025
Karoline Leavitt: Trump wants 'less LGBTQ graduate majors' from Harvard
The White House Press Secretary justified cutting funds to Harvard by saying Trump would rather give them to trade schools, not "LGBTQ graduate majors."
May 28, 2025
Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far
Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.
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May 6, 2025
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes anti-trans bills, and tells lawmakers to 'focus on real issues that matter'
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a birth certificate update ban as well as two DEI bans that explicitly included transgender people.
May 5, 2025
Target foot traffic down for 10th consecutive week amid boycott over DEI abandonment
Meanwhile, Costco — which rejected calls to abandon its DEI efforts — marked its sixteenth straight week of increasing foot traffic.
April 23, 2025
Georgia mom of trans & nonbinary kids recounts 'traumatic' removal from school board meeting
Lena Kotler-Wallace tells The Advocate about her forceful removal from a school board meeting after defending her autistic, transgender, and nonbinary children.
April 18, 2025
Georgia mother of trans and nonbinary children forcibly removed from school board meeting
"I'm not resisting and this is what fascists do!" Lena Kotler said as police officers carried her.
April 17, 2025
'Andy, that's not true:' Texas Republican mocked after admitting he doesn't know what intersex is
Republican Rep. Andy Hopper admitted he doesn't know what being intersex is while trying to cut funding for universities over LGBTQ+ programs.
April 14, 2025
University of Cincinnati removes 'biological' bathroom signs, wasting $16K
Maintenance staff had to put up then take down 117 signs across campus, bringing the total cost of labor and materials to $16,000.
April 9, 2025
Iowa State students hold 'funeral' for LGBTQ+ center shut down by anti-DEI bill
A crowd of around 50 people donned in black gathered Wednesday to mourn the loss of the Center.
April 3, 2025