13 LGBTQ+ disability activists who are changing the world one fight at a time
These activists are utilizing their unique identities to fight for all our rights.
July 29, 2025
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disability pride month
Meet Ben Trockman, the Disability Rights Activist Challenging the Status Quo
Almost 10 years ago, Trockman led the effort to get Congress to pass policies that ensured airplane travel for people with disabilities.
May 7, 2023
Advancing equality during Disability Pride Month
July is Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate progress in championing accessibility and equity. But, as Easterseals's President and CEO writes, more work is still needed.
July 22, 2024
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
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
Yvie Oddly spills the tea on 'All Stars' season 7 and toxic fans in new memoir (exclusive)
The RuPaul's Drag Race season 11 winner tells The Advocate about her new memoir All About Yvie: Into the Oddity and all the drama it dishes.
June 14, 2024
EPA refuses to cancel pride events despite pressure from AFA
The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency has reportedly refused to
back down from its decision to sponsor several gay
pride events this month after it received more than
800,000 e-mails and thousands of phone calls
denouncing its involvement in the events from supporters of
the far right American Family Association.
June 15, 2006
National Park Service reverses Pride ban for employees in uniform after backlash from LGBTQ+ community
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland reversed an earlier policy forbidding employees from participating in uniform, which caused uproar.
May 25, 2024
First Trans Judge Appointed to Bench in California
Andi Mudryk has served as chief deputy director at the California Department of Rehabilitation since 2020.
April 10, 2022
Amazon HR Condemns Vandalism of LGBTQ Pride Posters, Weeks Too Late
Three weeks after LGBTQ Pride posters were defaced with homophobic and transphobic messages, the tech giant is finally condemning the acts.
September 20, 2018
Naomi Osaka Put Her Mental Health First. We All Should
Struggling with depression and anxiety -- so prevalent in the LGBTQ+ community -- should not be a silent struggle.
June 3, 2021
Apple Watch's Pride Display Is 'Hardcoded' to Vanish in Russia
The rainbow face may be in violation of the country's "gay propaganda" ban.
August 31, 2018
VP Harris to LGBTQ+ Leaders: Equality Discussions Must Be Year-Round
Harris met with activists for Pride Month but stressed that such conversations must be ongoing, as there's still much work to be done.
June 24, 2021
Antigay, 14-Year-Old Vlogger Soph Threatens to Shoot Up YouTube
The online video platform had terminated the account of the troubled teen for posting anti-LGBTQ content.
August 6, 2019
31 Places Where Showing LGBTQ+ Pride Is Illegal
There are more than 60 places in the world where it’s illegal to be gay.
June 16, 2023
LGBTQ+ Asian Artists Share Stories of Pride And Strength in Lockdown
Hosted by activist Amazin LeThi, The Advocate's Instagram Live series celebrated Asian artists and entertainers.
July 2, 2020
Texas city will vote on overturning LGBTQ+ antidiscrimination protections next month
Arlington could remove “gender identity and expression” and “sexual orientation” from antidiscrimination protections next month.
October 16, 2025
Biden Condemns SCOTUS Ruling Allowing Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination
The ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis is limited in scope, but the president says he's "deeply concerned" that it could invite more discrimination.
June 30, 2023
Fox News Is Mad at Target for Gay Nutcracker & Black Santa in Wheelchair
The retail giant Target has faced criticism from Fox News over a “Pride Christmas Nutcracker “and wheelchair-accessible Santa.
November 21, 2023
Queer TV Festival Will Celebrate Shows From Noah's Arc to Veneno
The OutFronts will present panels on the state of LGBTQ+ TV, with some of the biggest queer names in television taking part.
May 19, 2021
WATCH: Step Into an Illegal Gay Wedding in Uganda
Before Uganda's draconian antigay law was overturned earlier this month, a brave same-sex couple wed in a covert ceremony near Kampala.
August 19, 2014