Bernie Delia, co-chair of World Pride 2025 and towering LGBTQ+ rights activist, is dead
He was 68 years old.
June 25 2024 10:29 AM
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Appeals court maintains PrEP coverage under Obamacare in win for HIV prevention
A lower court had ruled that requiring PrEP coverage was akin to supporting homosexuality and, therefore, a violation of religious rights. However, advocates are concerned about further legal challenges that may appear.
June 21 2024 5:05 PM
What is Project 2025 and what does it mean for LGBTQ+ Americans?
Far-right activists have put together a series of directives for the next conservative president. Here's what it would mean to the LGBTQ+ community.
June 21 2024 10:49 AM
Club Q shooter sentenced to 55 life sentences plus 190 years in prison for federal hate crimes
Anderson Lee Aldrich pleaded guilty to and was sentenced for federal hate crimes and firearms charges for the mass shooting that left five people dead and around 20 injured.
June 18 2024 5:27 PM
White House announces new rules on background checks for firearms sales in America
Vice President Kamala Harris and Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a rule change requiring more background checks as a way to close the gun show loophole.
April 11 2024 5:00 AM
DOJ sues Utah for discriminating against incarcerated trans woman who self-castrated
People with gender dysphoria are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act, said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, and their rights "are not given up at the jailhouse door."
April 03 2024 1:01 PM
Utah violated rights of trans woman inmate who performed surgery on herself, DOJ finds
The Utah corrections department strongly disagreed with the finding, saying it was “blindsided” by the timing and had been working to resolve identified issues.
March 25 2024 12:30 PM
Founder of D.C. LGBTQ+ nonprofit Casa Ruby arrested in Maryland after fleeing to El Salvador
The Department of Justice said that Ruby Corado was arrested after unexpectedly returning to the United States.
March 07 2024 12:30 PM
NYPD seeks teens in suspected homophobic hate crime
The four youths reported hurled fists, hard objects, and anti-LGBTQ+ slurs at two gay men out for a walk.
March 04 2024 11:51 AM
Florida man convicted of antigay death threats to George Santos
The gay man told police he was only exercising his free-speech rights to let the former Congressman “know what a piece of shi*t he was.”
February 27 2024 3:22 PM
HRC president demands federal investigations into Nex Benedict’s death amid Oklahoma’s anti-LGBTQ+ climate
Kelley Robinson told The Advocate that as a parent, she would hope no other family would have to struggle with their child being bullied and then dying.
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February 22 2024 4:56 PM
DOJ sues Tennessee over HIV-related discrimination in anti-sex work law
The Justice Department says that the state is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.
February 16 2024 1:29 PM
Homophobe Matt Gaetz is being investigated for sex trafficking and lobbying violations by the House
The Republican is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old, who he allegedly paid to travel with him.
January 26 2024 2:46 PM
Democrats propose bill to defend IVF, slam 'Republican attacks on reproductive health care'
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Susan Wild have introduced the Access to Family Building Act, which would protect IVF treatment in the U.S.
January 19 2024 3:00 PM
Denial of gender-affirming care to inmate is unconstitutional, says Department of Justice
The DOJ is supporting a Georgia transgender woman who is suing the state's Department of Corrections over denial of care.
January 12 2024 4:51 PM
Tennessee's Controversial Sex Worker Law Discriminates Against Those With HIV: DOJ
The law is the subject of a separate lawsuit from sex workers living with HIV.
December 04 2023 3:54 PM
South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Murder of Black Transgender Woman
A second man accused of shooting Pebbles LaDime “Dime” Doe still awaits trial.
October 29 2023 11:06 AM
Hate Crimes Against LGBTQ+ People Surge, FBI Reports
The FBI’s Annual Crime Report unveils a stark rise in hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community, fueling national concern.
October 17 2023 10:36 AM
Fraud, Conspiracy, and Falsifying Records: New Indictments for Congressman George Santos
From conspiracy to credit card fraud, the layered legal quagmire around the lying congressman George Santos increases, as do calls for his resignation.
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October 10 2023 7:10 PM
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to $16.7 Million Bogus HIV Medication Scheme
Amando Herrera sold the counterfeit medications that were ultimately prescribed to unsuspecting patients.
September 27 2023 10:00 AM