Louisiana LGBTQ+ activist exonerated after 3 years of unconstitutional prosecution
Matthew Humphrey has been exonerated three years after his wrongful arrest for speaking out against book bans during a local library board meeting.
February 18, 2025
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Kentucky lawmakers seek to criminalize 'disruptive conduct' after LGBTQ+ protest
After 19 protesters were arrested when the legislature passed a sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ bill, lawmakers are considering new punishments — which civil rights activists say could limit free speech.
March 18, 2024
New York Moves to Curb Cyberbullying
Legislation to protect students from online harassment will make New York's antibullying laws among the most comprehensive in the nation, say backers.
June 19, 2012
How to Win LGBTQ Equality in the South
Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara of the Campaign for Southern Equality is working hard to replicate victories in Virginia and North Carolina.
April 29, 2020
Yes Takes No: The Firestorm Over Prop 8
We thought we were winning. Until a few days ago, California's proposed anti-gay constitutional amendment, Proposition 8, was lagging in the polls. Now they're ahead. What happened? Money, an effective ad campaign, and a passionate voter base willing to stop at nothing to get their point across: In their minds, gay marriage is simply wrong.
October 7, 2008
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.
April 3, 2025
Chris Kluwe 'figured' he would get arrested for protesting MAGA — and he'd do it again (exclusive)
Chris Kluwe, a former NFL kicker for the Minnesota Vikings, tells The Advocate about getting arrested for protesting MAGA proposals on his city council.
February 21, 2025
Madam Secretary
"Gay rights are human rights." With that declaration -- and the team she has assembled at the State Department -- Hillary Rodham Clinton has elevated the dialogue on LGBT rights around the globe.
January 10, 2011
Mark Segal: Clout Builds Community
In this third excerpt from Mark Segal's memoir, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality, the activist talks about the long road to build LGBT senior housing in his beloved Philadelphia.
November 19, 2015
This Year’s Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Who’s Who
The 2015 Trans100 list includes activists, journalists, academics, and sex workers.
April 1, 2015