Georgia law banning gender-affirming care for trans inmates struck down
Georgia "perpetuated cruel and unusual punishment" by banning gender-affirming care for inmates, attorney Emily Early says.
December 5, 2025
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21 times Marjorie Taylor Greene was the worst
Anti-LGBTQ+ Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has a remarkable record of crazed rhetoric, from space lasers to pedophilia to gazpacho police. And the fact that she's turned against Trump doesn't change that.
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November 30, 2025
Trump yanks support for ‘lunatic’ Marjorie Taylor Greene in unhinged rant as Epstein scandal squeezes him
"I am withdrawing my support and Endorsement of ‘Congresswoman’ Marjorie Taylor Greene, of the Great State of Georgia,” Donald Trump announced.
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November 14, 2025
Lesbian Georgia legislator, first LGBTQ+ person elected in the South, is still showing up 25 years later
State Rep. Karla Drenner, who was once told she “wasn’t worthy of being known,” reflects on 25 years of being “the first” and why she’s still serving in an interview with The Advocate.
October 31, 2025
Inside the fight against Trump in red states: It 'isn't just about Pride. It's about power'
In an exclusive interview, Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson reflects on faith, family, and a new era for the equal rights movement.
October 22, 2025
Ts Madison says Donald Trump and his transphobic administration should just 'pack it up'
The transgender entrepreneur and entertainer spoke with The Advocate at her house near Atlanta.
October 21, 2025
Muslim legislator running for governor says Georgia deserves leaders who reject scapegoating trans people
“I have not seen the kind of representation that is demanded of this moment,” state Rep. Ruwa Romman told The Advocate.
October 17, 2025
Tens of thousands show up and out for Atlanta's 55th annual Pride
Last weekend, crowds gathered for another edition of the South's oldest Pride event. And as one attendee put it, nobody was scandalized.
October 16, 2025
Book bans in schools are more widespread than ever. Which states have had the most?
The bans, which often target LGBTQ-themed books, have gained steam in some of the expected states and others that may be a bit surprising.
October 3, 2025
Georgia judge tosses out most of failed college swimmer Riley Gaines’s NCAA lawsuit over trans athletes
The judge allowed part of the case to proceed.
September 26, 2025
Scott Bessent’s mortgage history undercuts Trump’s case to oust Fed governor Lisa Cook
The gay MAGA treasury secretary also listed two homes as primary residences on mortgage documents.
September 17, 2025
Trump says he’d consider banning LGBTQ+ Pride flags in alarming Oval Office exchange
The president was responding to a question by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's boyfriend, Brian Glenn, who said many people were “threatened” by the inclusive banner.
September 16, 2025
String of bomb threats force evacuations at HBCUs & DNC HQ after Charlie Kirk shooting
The DNC and several HBCUs have evacuated or been placed on lockdown after receiving threats.
September 11, 2025
Marriage equality will be banned in these 31 states if Obergefell is overturned
Over 60 percent of the country will no longer have marriage equality if the U.S. Supreme Court reverses it.
September 8, 2025
Creator of the trans flag is fleeing U.S. due to LGBTQ+ persecution
Monica Helms and her wife, Darlene Wagner, have launched a fundraiser to facilitate their move abroad.
September 5, 2025
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.”
August 29, 2025
Which state has the least transgender people? These are the bottom 10
These are the states with the lowest number of trans people per capita.
August 25, 2025
Breaking barriers, how one contestant became the first trans delegate in Miss Georgia USA
In this personal essay, Jasmine Basanes reflects on her life and making history as the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Miss Georgia USA pageant, bringing visibility, pride, and purpose to the stage.
August 22, 2025
Trans people in Georgia prisons are being forced to detransition. Now they're suing.
A class action lawsuit representing nearly 300 incarcerated people says the state's refusal to allow gender-affirming care constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
August 13, 2025
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene officially urges Trump to commute George Santos’s prison sentence
President Donald Trump had said earlier that he had the right to do it, but hadn’t been asked.
August 4, 2025
A powerful civil rights group is hitting the road and going to red states. Here's why
The Human Rights Campaign’s American Dreams Tour is bringing storytelling and organizing to communities targeted by a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
July 29, 2025