Imane Khelif must undergo 'mandatory sex testing' to compete in Olympics
World Boxing's new policy mandates that all participants in women's events — but not men's — must undergo a chromosome test.
June 2, 2025
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Boy Scouts' Ban on Gay Adults Lifted
The group's national executive board ratified the move today, effective immediately.
July 27, 2015
GLAAD's Pam Stewart Is on a Mission to Accelerate Acceptance
The Coca-Cola executive and GLAAD board member on her vision for the South.
May 23, 2018
Boy Scouts of America Moves to Lift Ban on Gay Adults
A resolution OK'd by a committee Friday still needs ratification by the group's executive board, which will meet July 27.
July 13, 2015
Meta Oversight Board rules anti-transgender videos don't violate hate speech rules
Meta's Oversight Board allowed transphobic posts after executives warned they should be “treated carefully ... given the fraught political debate.”
April 24, 2025
GLSEN's New Leaders on Meeting a Crucial Moment for LGBTQ+ Youth
The new board chair and vice chair, Wilson Cruz and Imara Jones, talk about their mission, along with Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, who became executive director last year.
September 5, 2023
Activism Changed Elton John. Then Elton John Changed the World
At 25, the Elton John AIDS Foundation is the nation's largest funder of LGBT health programs. The rock star who started it all, his husband (and chairman of the board) David Furnish, and executive director Scott P. Campbell talk to The Advocate about the joys of giving back.
November 10, 2017
A Young Gay Catholic Stands Up to Cardinal Dolan
He argues that Cardinal Timothy Dolan has a callous indifference toward LGBT homeless youth.
April 7, 2012
Chief of Kenya's Film Board Says 'Crazy Gay' Lions Learned From Humans
Kenya's film board chief's homophobia ranges from Disney shows to same-sex lions who appeared to be copulating.
November 4, 2017
Zach Wahls Says a Secret Boy Scouts Committee Will Not Stop Us
Activist and Eagle Scout Zach Wahls says that what an anonymous group decides can't stop him and others from making the Boy Scouts more inclusive.
July 19, 2012
BREAKING: Boy Scouts Opt Against Making a Decision on Gay Ban
The group faced pressure from both sides that had its board agreeing only on one thing -- the issue's "complexity" requires "more deliberate review."
February 6, 2013
Philly Boy Scouts to Allow Gay Adult Leaders and Employees
The Cradle of Liberty Council has gotten out ahead of the national Boy Scouts by adopting a nondiscrimination policy.
June 19, 2015
Eliza Byard Steps Down as GLSEN Executive Director
The former filmmaker has advocated for the rights of LGBTQ+ students for decades.
January 13, 2021