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HHS replaces name on transgender admiral’s official portrait with deadname in act of ‘pettiness and bigotry’

Biden’s Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine’s name was changed on a display that honors previous officeholders.

Supreme Court to hear case on Trump order limiting birthright citizenship

Civil rights groups want the high court to strike down the order.

Trump DOJ rolls back policies protecting LGBTQ+ inmates from sexual violence

Trump's DOJ will no longer enforce safety standards for LGBTQ+ inmates in the Prison Rape Elimination Act.

‘Gayest’ Congressman Robert Garcia & Maine Gov. Janet Mills target Trump at LGBTQ+ leadership conference

The out ranking member of the House Oversight Committee and the ally who fought Donald Trump got rousing applause for their opening remarks.

Here's what Zohran Mamdani has promised to do for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers as mayor

Here's everything Zohran Mamdani wants to do for LGBTQ+ people in NYC.

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.

Trans National Guard employee in Illinois sues Trump over restroom ban

LeAnne Withrow, a civilian employee of the Illinois National Guard, says she believes it's never the wrong time to do the right thing.

Here are all of Trump's political enemies that have been charged or investigated (so far)

Here's a breakdown of all the cases against Trump's political opponents, and why he would want to target them.

More LGBTQ+ people are quietly planning to flee America as fears of fascism in Trump’s second term rise

The instinct to flee is not new in American life. But the scale, and the kinds of people considering it in the Trump era, reflect something different.

Joe Biden to receive top honor at LGBTQ+ leadership conference for his contributions to equality

He will receive the award at the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute's International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference, the largest gathering of LGBTQ+ elected leaders held in Washington, D.C. annually.

On World AIDS Day, thinking of progress and how to build on it in the face of hostility

“As long as people willing to fight, we will change the course of history,” says HRC's Matthew Rose.

HIV-positive men stage 'Kiss-In' protest at U.S.-Mexico border (in photos)

Here's why HIV-positive men met at the border between the United States and Mexico to kiss.

The Trump administration is choosing silence on World AIDS Day, but we're showing up louder than ever

Opinion: World AIDS Day is about coming together to remember loved ones and share in shared pain. But it is also about recommitting to the fight to ensure that we move forward, rejecting a deadly return to government inaction, argues Jeremiah Johnson and Maxx Boykin.

Trump administration won't observe World AIDS Day

A directive from the State Department assures that 2025 will be different from 2024, when President Biden hosted the first display of AIDS Memorial Quilt panels at the White House.

Funding cuts could cause 3.3 million additional HIV infections by 2030: report

Global HIV assistance is projected to drop by 30 to 40 percent in 2025 compared with 2023, a new UNAID report found.

Democrats and rights groups accuse Trump's Justice Department of ignoring hate crimes

More than 100 members of Congress have written to Attorney General Pam Bondi about the situation, while 11 community organizations are suing over the loss of a conflict resolution service.

Scouting America 'surprised and disappointed' after U.S. military threatens to cut ties

Scouting America told The Advocate that its "values have not changed" even after the U.S. military threatened to sever ties.

Where is bi former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema now?

Not in a place that will win her friends among progressives.

DOGE is gone, leaving behind 300,000 fired federal workers, 600,000 USAID deaths, and more

Here's everything DOGE did that affected the LGBTQ+ community at home and abroad.

Federal court rejects Trump Justice Department’s effort to access trans kids’ medical records

Attorney General Pam Bondi, under Donald Trump, has tried to force hospitals to give the government access private health information of children.

Kathy Griffin tells Out100 crowd, 'Become as politically engaged as you can'

The Advocate of the Year also got in a dig at Donald Trump's genitalia.