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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.

Gay NYC councilman running for Congress says America is at a crossroads

“We are either going to reject hatred and bigotry and discrimination, or our country will succumb to it,” Erik Bottcher told The Advocate.

Getting personal with Robert Garcia, who’s been leading the Democrats' release of the Epstein files

The Democratic rising star sat down with The Advocate for an interview about the Epstein files, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and co-parenting his cat after his divorce.

Meet the Michigan state senator pushing to enshrine marriage equality protections in the state constitution

“If a future case should overturn Obergefell, it goes right back into that language that has existed in our constitution since a public vote in 2004," state Sen. Jeremy Moss told The Advocate.

Gay NYC city council member Erik Bottcher joins Jack Schlossberg in packed race for Jerry Nadler’s House seat

His launch draws heavily on themes he shared in a recent interview with The Advocate.

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15 secret symbols queer people used throughout the ages

From pansies to pink triangles, these symbols have helped us identify and communicate with one when "out-and-proud" wasn't allowed.

A gay Maine man seeking Susan Collins’s senate seat says he isn’t buying Graham Platner’s redemption story

“I believe deeply in second chances,” Democrat Jordan Wood told The Advocate. “But what I saw was someone who doesn’t understand what’s wrong with these statements."

Ultra-rich Scott Bessent, who owned a pink mansion, says he’s a ‘soybean farmer’ & the internet mocks him

“I’ve eaten edamame, I’m pretty sure that also makes me a soybean farmer,” one person said.

Gay Boots stars Miles Heizer and Max Parker talk all-male spaces and the closet

The stars of Netflix's hit Marine series, Boots, chat with The Advocate about playing queer in the military and more.

Breaking: Gay California State Sen. Scott Wiener to challenge Nancy Pelosi for her congressional seat

The former House speaker has not yet said whether she will run for reelection.

Pete Buttigieg will join Abigail Spanberger for Virginia get-out-the-vote rally

The gay former transportation secretary and Democratic star will join the pro-LGBTQ+ candidate for governor in Charlottesville.

Virginia Democrats call for Republican John Reid to exit lieutenant governor race in Nazi porn scandal

It’s not the first time the gay former radio host has been accused of posting questionable online content.

Pete Buttigieg responds to Tucker Carlson’s ‘very specific questions about gay sex’ on Kara Swisher’s podcast

“I suppose it’s a sign of progress that their idea of a conspiracy is that I’m actually secretly straight,” the former transportation secretary said.

Kamala Harris reveals why she didn't pick Pete Buttigieg as her running mate in 2024

He was her "first choice,” but “we were already asking a lot of America,” the former vice president and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee wrote.

Has Shakespeare's secret gay lover's identity just been uncovered by historians?

The tiny clue that pointed to a passionate love affair.

RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns

“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”

Trump cans IRS commissioner and replaces him with Scott Bessent for now

Critics argue that it's a distraction from the continuing anger from the MAGA base about the administration's refusal to release all Jeffrey Epstein files.

Apple CEO Tim Cook bends the knee to Donald Trump with a golden Oval Office gift & $100 billion pledge

“It’s a unique unit of one,” the Apple CEO said at the White House, adding, “designed by a U.S. Marine Corps corporal.”

Gay model arrested after his estranged husband was found dead in their New York City apartment

Donald Zieben-Hood has been arrested for burglary after his husband was found dead with multiple stab wounds.