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Disney shareholders vote overwhelmingly to continue in Human Rights Campaign index

An anti-LGBTQ+ group had urged the company to pull out of the "woke" index.

Apple, Costco stand behind DEI programs

Both companies' directors are encouraging shareholders to vote against resolutions asking them to reconsider DEI initiatives.

What is the Heritage Foundation, the group behind the terrifying Republican Project 2025 agenda?

The group exerts incredible influence in conservative circles and national politics.

Finally, An Encyclopedia Picks Up Where Wikipedia Ends

The Networkers: One activist uses the Internet to bring LGBT history to the masses.

Heritage Foundation cofounder Edwin Feulner dead at 83

The Heritage Foundation announced cofounder Edwin Feulner's passing Friday, though it did not reveal the time or cause of death.

Project 2025's creator will run against Lindsey Graham for U.S. Senate from South Carolina

Project 2025's creator, Paul Dans, will be running for Senate in 2026 to take on Lindsey Graham.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Class Offers Extra Credit for Bisexuals

Nonbisexual students say they feel discriminated against because they are ineligible for an extra credit opportunity.

W.H. Denies Homophobe Is on Advisory Council, Denies Council Exists

The American Family Association still claims their president was appointed to Trump's Faith Advisory Council.

Clay Aiken’s Next Act

The runner-up in both American Idol and a U.S. House of Representatives campaign is facing accusations that he’s been using his donors for a TV stunt.

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MacKenzie Scott Donates $1.7 Billion to LGBTQ+, Gender, Racial Equity

The third richest woman in the world is putting her money where her mouth is. 

The Long History of Objectifying Black Men

When does appreciation boil over into degradation?

Trans Businesswoman Angelica Ross Tells All

The former lounge singer tells The Advocate how she survived sex work and a suicide attempt, found spirituality, and made peace with her mom. She's one of this issue's Vanguard. 

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Message to Trump: Bias-Motivated Travel Bans Are Evil

Asians, LGBTs, and HIV-positive people have been targeted by invidious travel bans; we can't allow Muslims to go through the same experience.

Reading the Far Right: Applauding the Trans Ban and Misusing History

Among this week's farthest-out assertions: Trump's trans ban was an act of love, and Hitler was inspired by progressives.

Her Story Explores the Dating Lives of Trans Women

The Advocate sat down with the all-female team behind the first big-budget Web series written, directed by, and starring trans people.

'What I Wanted to Wear' Lays Bare Trans Street Harassment

For transgender and gender-nonconforming people, walking down the street as their authentic selves can mean suffering verbal assault or worse. 

Lambda Literary Award Finalists You Must Read

In celebration of the 2013 finalists, we review five nominated works of LGBT literature that should be at the top of you must-read list.

Meet the 36 Point Scholars That Make Up the Class of 2015

Thanks to the Point Foundation, these LGBT young people are getting the education they need to support their passions and change the world.