7 times Pete Hegseth was the definition of toxic masculinity
The secretary of Defense, now in trouble over military strikes on an alleged drug trafficking boat, has plenty of toxic deeds on his record.
December 2, 2025
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Gay Boots stars Miles Heizer and Max Parker talk all-male spaces and the closet
The stars of Netflix's hit Marine series, Boots, chat with The Advocate about playing queer in the military and more.
October 21, 2025
From ‘Gomer Pyle’ to ‘Boots,' and the long, stagnant march of acceptance for the gay Marine
Opinion: 60 years after the gay actor Jim Nabors played a straight Marine, gay actor Miles Heizer plays a gay one, while being a gay Marine still demands a cover story, writes John Casey.
October 14, 2025
Meet the gay Navy veteran trying to flip a red congressional seat in Virginia
Mike Pruitt is trying to flip a district that hasn't elected a Democrat since 2008.
July 28, 2025
Military vet Gina Ortiz Jones becomes first lesbian elected mayor of San Antonio
Jones, who was undersecretary of the Air Force in Joe Biden's administration, beat Rolando Pablos in a runoff election.
June 9, 2025
Religion focuses on suffering this week. Our community knows it, survived it, and will overcome it again
Opinion: Our suffering has taught us things the powerful will never understand, writes John Casey.
April 17, 2025
California judge approves landmark settlement for discharged LGBTQ+ veterans' discharge upgrades
The settlement could impact over 35,000 veterans receiving less-than-honorable discharges under the military’s old "don’t’ ask, don’t tell" and earlier anti-LGBTQ+ policies.
March 18, 2025
Defense Dept. reaches settlement with vets discharged under 'don't ask, don't tell' and earlier ban
The settlement will affect thousands who received less than honorable discharges or had documents saying they were kicked out because of their sexual orientation.
January 6, 2025
Pete Buttigieg remembers warmth and kindness of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
The Carters were "extraordinarily gracious and kind" to the Buttigieg and his husband, the Transportation secretary writes on Instagram.
December 30, 2024
President Jimmy Carter dead at 100 — here's his history as an LGBTQ+ ally
President Jimmy Carter's advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights became stronger as the years went on.
December 29, 2024
Years after DADT's end, class action lawsuit seek to restore benefits for thousands of discharged military
Those who were kicked out under "don't ask, don't tell" have often lost benefits due to having less than honorable discharges.
October 28, 2024
Jesse Watters bizarrely invokes 'don't ask, don't tell': 'I need to know if someone is gay'
The Fox News host insists, "I have to know — and they should tell."
September 16, 2024
Mike Rogers is the anti-LGBTQ+ extremist running for U.S. Senate in Michigan
He is no friend to the LGBTQ+ community.
September 5, 2024
HRC's Kelley Robinson to DNC: We fight for LGBTQ+ freedom “without exception”
Robinson delivered a stirring speech on a day that spotlighted LGBTQ+ rights.
August 21, 2024
James Inhofe, anti-LGBTQ+ former Republican senator, dead at 89
Inhofe, a Republican from Oklahoma, was a homophobe, transphobe, and denier of climate change.
July 9, 2024
Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, champion of 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal, dead at 82
Lieberman, who was Al Gore's running mate in 2000, leaves a largely pro-LGBTQ+ record.
March 27, 2024
Pat Logue, Lambda Legal attorney who won landmark cases, has died
“Pat Logue was a brilliant lawyer, a trailblazing jurist, and a hero to the LGBTQ community," says a Lambda Legal statement.
February 29, 2024
Massachusetts governor seeks IVF coverage for veterans in same-sex relationships
Maura Healey, one of the first out lesbian governors in the nation, wants to equalize coverage of assisted reproduction and provide other new benefits to Massachusetts veterans.
January 4, 2024
Fight for Queer Equality in the Military Chronicled in New MSNBC Documentary
Through the eyes of a veteran and activists, Serving in Secret depicts discrimination, love, heartache, and redemption on the road to repealing anti-LGBTQ+ policies.
November 7, 2023
Dianne Feinstein: An LGBTQ+ Rights Champion
Feinstein was slow to embrace marriage equality but eventually did, and she supported the community in other ways.
September 29, 2023
Pentagon Says It'll Review Cases of LGBTQ+ Vets Who Were Denied Honorable Discharges: Report
The news marks a notable shift by the Department of Defense that has been a focus of some veterans’ advocacy efforts for decades.
September 20, 2023