Meet the gay man helping FEMA fight misinformation during natural disasters
“Information is a lifeline,” Justin Ángel Knighten told The Advocate at the National Response Coordination Center.
January 8, 2025
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disaster management
Trump’s plan to shutter FEMA leaves U.S. ‘more vulnerable,’ says former head of agency
“People are going to fall through the cracks," former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told The Advocate.
June 25, 2025
The Most Vulnerable People in the World Right Now
Transgender and third-gender people in impoverished nations like Bangladesh are alone and adrift.
May 7, 2020
Rep. Mark Pocan: Is it just coincidence that Trump is following Project 2025 outline?
Pocan grilled Russell Vought, one of the creators of the far-right policy blueprint, in a congressional hearing.
June 5, 2025
North Carolina Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto of 3 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills
The bills, restricting trans health care, trans sports participation, and LGBTQ+ content in schools, now become law immediately.
August 16, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene bizarrely claims FEMA 'hates Christians' because it aids trans women
The conservative is mad that FEMA is using Hurricane Helene relief resources to "house migrants." Her evidence? A discussion panel from a year and a half ago.
October 7, 2024
Houston LGBT Center Raising Money to Help Those Affected by Harvey
The Montrose Center wants to raise $100,000 for LGBT people harmed by Tropical Storm Harvey.
August 28, 2017
Pete Buttigieg confronts Elon Musk’s falsehoods about government’s Hurricane Helene relief: ‘Give me a call’
The tech billionaire acknowledged speaking with the transportation secretary.
October 5, 2024
Climate change is disrupting access to HIV treatment
A new analysis finds that the parts of the country where HIV prevalence is high are also some of the most at-risk areas for climate disasters.
November 25, 2024
Pete Buttigieg commits federal resources to Baltimore bridge collapse recovery
From the scene of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, the transportation secretary promised that the Biden-Harris administration would be there to help the area recover.
March 26, 2024
Resources for California fire victims were scattered. So I created this site to help.
The LA Disaster Recovery Handbook collects information about assistance at the local, state and federal level -- all in one place.
January 21, 2025
People Living With HIV Now Allowed to Join U.S. Public Health Corps
Applicants living with HIV and chronic hepatitis B will no longer be rejected from becoming officers in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
December 1, 2022
LGBT Support for Trump Doubled Since 2016, Early Exit Polls Show
Was Trump's overt racism a draw to white queers?
November 4, 2020
When Sally Ride Saved the Space Program
This lesbian pioneer challenged notions of gender and science, but her efforts following the Challenger disaster might remain her greatest contribution.
July 20, 2019
60 hilarious reactions to Kamala Harris shutting down Donald Trump during the presidential debate
The internet did not hold back — thank goodness.
September 11, 2024
Famed NYC Lesbian Bar Seeks Community Help After Feds Deny Aid
Henrietta Hudson has been a West Village fixture since 1991.
May 5, 2020
Monkeypox: White House Requests $4 Billion in Emergency Funding
The White House announced on Friday that it would be seeking $4 billion in monkeypox fighting measures in addition to Covid-19, disaster, and Ukraine emergency funding.
September 2, 2022
Meet the Iranian-Born Manager Uplifting Queer Models
Ali Kavoussi, a managing partner at The Lions Talent Management, has found his purpose.
September 22, 2020
Katrina's LGBT victims get help in Houston
Gays and lesbians are among those who have suffered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and many have evacuated storm-ravaged New Orleans to find help in Houston, where services have been set up to meet their needs, including access to medications for HIV/AIDS patients and counseling for survivors. Meanwhile, across the country gay groups are scrambling to raise funds for Katrina's victims--gay and straight.
September 2, 2005
When Texans desperately sought higher ground, Ted Cruz climbed to the Parthenon in Greece
Opinion: If Texas wants to avoid natural disasters in the future, it should first get rid of the do-nothing lyin’ Ted Cruz, writes John Casey
July 9, 2025