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Trump’s DHS considers reality TV show where immigrants fight for citizenship

Immigrants are being disappeared and their rights defied in court while DHS weighs a game show—and sells citizenship to the rich.

Do New Immigration Detention Guidelines Fail Trans Detainees?

What was once a problem is still a problem even after an Obama administration review, trans activists warn.

5 Ways to Win at Social Media

Help your Facebook feed thrive with these 5 tips.

Scandal Engulfs D.C. LGBTQ+ Nonprofit, Founder Vanishes

Ruby Corado, the organization's founder, has vanished without the staff knowing how to contact her.

Glenn Beck Shamelessly Shoots Off on Breeding

The D-list conservative commentator reemerges to say that marriage equality stymies procreation but, more sinisterly, lunges another dangerous dagger of hate at our community.

Chris Kluwe got arrested protesting MAGA. He's still protesting because 'it's the right thing to do'

Chris Kluwe tells The Advocate where the charges against him stand, and why he keeps speaking out.

DHS quietly eliminates ban on surveillance based on sexual orientation and gender identity

The DHS quietly updated its policy manual earlier this month, removing LGBTQ+ identities from the section prohibiting surveillance based solely on immutable characteristics.

DHS to Further Restrict Travel for HIV-Positive Foreign Nationals

The Department of Homeland Security announced proposed regulations Thursday purporting to offer a "streamlined," "categorical" waiver for HIV-positive visitors from other countries. However, by using this "streamlined" application process, applicants would have to also waive the possibility of any change in immigration status while in the U.S.

LGBTQ+ Youth Shelter Lost Its Funds — Questions Arise Around Budget

Casa Ruby, founded in 2012, provides a variety of services to LGBTQ+ youth in Washington, D.C.

LGBTQ+ Pride Month events could be targets of foreign terrorists, security officials warn

Federal law enforcement officials say that organizations like ISIS may be considering attacks on June’s Pride events.

Casa Ruby Founder Resigns After Major Grant Loss, Blames 'The System'

"I realized that I cannot fight the system," Ruby Corado said. "The system is not meant to support people who are in need."

New Rules Target Prison Rape Epidemic Facing LGBT Inmates

Advocates praise the new Justice Department standards, though questions remain about separate rules for immigration detention, to be finalized by the Department of Homeland Security.

TSA's History of Declaring Trans Bodies as Terrorist

A transgender military veteran digs into the Transportation Security Administration’s history of identifying gender-nonconformity in airline passengers as a possible security threat.