Elon Musk denied his dream West Wing office, and the Internet rejoices
Elon Musk may be heading up DOGE, but he won't be doing it from the White House.
January 28, 2025
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What to know about executive orders as Trump prepares to take office
What are executive orders — and how do presidents use them? Here’s what to know about them and the scope of their power.
January 16, 2025
White House Offices Now Have Gender-Neutral Bathroom
A change at the Obama administration's executive offices has trans rights advocates cheering.
April 8, 2015
Megan Smith: Most Powerful Lesbian in the White House?
The Google executive was named chief technology officer of the United States
September 5, 2014
The Legacy of George Floyd One Year After Police Killed Him
Have we made progress on equality and justice since Floyd was executed by an officer?
May 24, 2021
Utah Pride Center Can't Sponsor Boy Scout Troop
The Utah Pride Center submitted an application to sponsor a troop in February to Rick Barnes, the chief executive officer of the Great Salt Lake Council.
April 2, 2013
Donald Trump’s government declares that transgender and nonbinary people don’t exist
The United States government no longer recognizes the existence of gender-expansive Americans after President Donald Trump signed an executive order only hours after being sworn into office again.
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January 20, 2025
Mississippi 'Goon Squad' Cops Plead Guilty to Racist Dildo and Taser Attacks
Attorney General Merrick Garland said the guilty men “shamefully betrayed the oath they swore” to uphold the law.
August 14, 2023
The exit interview: Karine Jean-Pierre on misinformation, the White House, and making queer history
Karine Jean-Pierre spoke to The Advocate about being press secretary under President Joe Biden, living and working proud and out, and what she plans to do now.
January 23, 2025
Karine Jean-Pierre Violated Hatch Act With Election-Related Statements, Agency Says
The Office of Special Counsel made this finding in response to a complaint from a conservative group.
June 13, 2023
Navy Bares All About Its Viral Sky Penis
The truth about the celestial shaft has finally been exposed.
May 14, 2019
Germany issues warning for transgender & nonbinary people traveling to the U.S.
A German official confirmed the government’s alert to The Advocate.
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March 5, 2025
Family boosters
The nation's leading group of straight allies, PFLAG chapters can claim considerable grassroots success. But some members want more support from the struggling national office
August 15, 2005
Pride Media CEO Nathan Coyle Resigns After Rocky Tenure
The former head of Pride Media, which owns The Advocate, Out, and Pride, will become the CEO of Ford Models.
April 18, 2019
Meet the First Trans White House LGBT Liaison
Advocates are cheering for Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, a Latina public policy expert who becomes the first out transgender person to serve as the White House's LGBT liaison.
March 14, 2016
First Trans Woman of Color Appointee in White House
Raffi Freedman-Gurspan will be the first transgender appointee to work in the White House.
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August 18, 2015
15 Democratic state AGs stand by gender-affirming care
"Federal funding to institutions that provide gender-affirming care continues to be available, irrespective of President Trump’s recent Executive Order," the attorneys general say.
February 5, 2025
Opinion: Donald Trump and Elon Musk are just childish bullies
Elon Musk’s son X was not the only child behind the vaunted Resolute Desk, writes John Casey.
February 12, 2025
Do You Agree With HRC's 'To Do List' For President Obama?
The Human Rights Campaign's 2015 Blueprint for Positive Change is an LGBT laundry list of actions the Obama administration could take to improve the lives of LGBT people.
June 19, 2015
Obama Makes It Easier for Ex-Cons to Reenter Society
The president announced he is ordering federal agencies to 'ban the box' that prospective employees must fill out on job applications, disclosing their criminal history.
November 2, 2015
Philadelphia cancels Trans Day of Visibility ceremony in 'challenging times'
The trans flag will still fly at City Hall, but there will be no festivities. The city's head of LGBTQ+ affairs was recently involved in a traffic stop she deems unjustified and that may have been a case of racial profiling.
March 28, 2024