Confederate or not? Army bases revert to names of rebels but supposedly honor others
Military Times has dubbed this "a workaround" of a law against naming bases for Confederates.
June 12, 2025
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Army Chaplain: Trans People 'Mentally Unfit' for Military Service
Chaplain Andrew Calvert is under investigation for his remarks objecting to the lifting of the trans military ban.
January 27, 2021
Fact-Checking Trump's Claim That Attacks Like Pulse Are Underreported
The White House continues to use the Orlando tragedy as a pawn in its Islamophobic game.
February 10, 2017
President's Speech Could Send Congress a Message
When President Obama gives his State of the Union address tonight, he has a chance to reiterate to Congress the list of legislation still needed for LGBT equality.
February 12, 2013
Dear Thought Catalog, I Am Not a 'Mentally Ill Gay'
Against my better judgment, I gave the purveyors of relevant thinking a second chance. Now, along with 50 others, I'm asking for my work to be permanently deleted from the site.
August 19, 2014
Pulse: Hate Crime or Terrorist Attack?
A year later, activists, politicians, and scholars debate Omar Mateen's motives.
June 9, 2017
Just say no to Uncle Sam
No, it is not progress when the military turns a blind eye in order to send openly gay soldiers to die in Iraq. Quite the opposite. In fact, maybe all gays and lesbians should boycott serving our country until our country serves us
October 12, 2005
Fit to serve
Openly gay sergeant Robert Stout has served his country to the fullest: He was injured during an attack in Iraq and awarded the Purple Heart. Now he's at the center of a congressional effort to repeal "don't ask, don't tell"
May 9, 2005
Reading Breitbart: "Alternative Facts" on Protests, Immigration, and More
Far-right media claims of the week: Anti-Trump protesters are getting paid and transgender kids offend God.
February 6, 2017
Indiana High Schoolers Bravely Perform LGBTQ-Inclusive Play Despite School's Ban
The school system said students couldn’t perform the queer-inclusive piece because of safety concerns, so they raised $85K and the show went on anyway.
May 31, 2023
WATCH: Texas Couple Who Sued for Marriage License Will Now Receive It
Their lawsuit will go forward, however, until the Hood County clerk's office promises to serve all couples, their attorney says.
July 6, 2015
Races to Watch for LGBT Voters: U.S. House
The list of Republicans keeping their seats in the House includes some of the most antigay.
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November 4, 2014
Klan Affiliate Reportedly Threatens Gay Florida Politician
James Schneider, a candidate for City Council in Cape Coral, Fla., says a hateful note was left at his home last weekend.
September 2, 2017
Gay man fights for pardon after he was jailed for being LGBTQ+ in the military 30 years ago
One former Air Force officer who served 18 months in prison for consensual sodomy described a complicated, slow, and secretive process.
December 2, 2024
You're In The 'DADT' Army, Now
At the age of 17, Rob Smith enlisted in the military, just as he was figuring out his own sexual identity. What he encountered the moment he got to boot camp shocked him.
January 29, 2014
The Sissy Awards
Every year we have to endure our fair share of idiots, but this year takes the cake. So we here at The Advocate have reinstated our annual sissy awards, recognizing those who show arrogant stupidity, dishonesty, or just a severe lack of spine. From Paris Hilton to Peter Pace, let's give it up for this year's winners losers.
December 14, 2007