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Trump can't have 'Defying Gravity' or 'holding space,' says queer media's Tracy E. Gilchrist

The viral journalist criticized the White House's use of "Defying Gravity" and "holding space" to celebrate ICE deportations.

Watch 15 videos of LGBTQ+ and ally protestors making clowns of ICE

In 2025, fighting ICE looks less like shouting and more like meme-making, marching, and mothering.

Queer ex-Marine Corps drill instructor channels leadership & Netflix’s ‘Boots’ in Arizona congressional run

Democrat JoAnna Mendoza told The Advocate that her life's story has prepared her to run for Congress.

San Francisco drag queen Hilary Rivers has been released by ICE and granted asylum

Rivers spent nearly three months in detention under harrowing conditions, which she spoke about in a heartbreaking interview this week.

Gay Senate staffer easily completes ICE fitness test that Trump-Noem recruits are failing

"Democrats are fit, Democrats are hot, and we’re tired of Republicans trying to lay claim to [health and fitness] when it’s so demonstrably false,” Josh Sorbe told The Advocate.

Illinois Democratic candidate Kat Abughazaleh calls out DOJ indictment

“If their goal was to silence me, they picked the wrong person,” she told The Advocate.

Police arrest 14 in West Hollywood raid, deny ICE involvement

The arrests, which occurred on the eve of the No Kings demonstration, sparked fears that ICE officers had raided The Abbey.

This transgender boxer is fighting to save his mentor — and unlikely friend — from ICE captivity

Trans boxer Nolan Hanson tells The Advocate about his fight to get his mentor, Talap Mamyrkanov, out of ICE detention.

Judge orders immediate release of gay Jamaican asylum seeker detained by ICE

A federal judge in Manhattan determined ICE violated Rickardo Anthony Kelly's right to due process.

Trump’s militarization of D.C. is blatant dictatorship

Opinion: Fabricated crises, racist lies, armed troops in the streets, this is dictatorship in action, and it’s only the beginning, writes John Casey.

Gay Jamaican asylum seeker  'suffering' in ICE custody, lawyer says

Rickardo Anthony Kelly was arrested by ICE at an immigration courthouse while waiting for his hearing.

​'South Park' eviscerates Kristi Noem for killing a puppy and abusing Botox​

South Park's newest episode makes fun of Kristi Noem for her admission that she shot and killed a puppy.

Trump administration stops abuse protection for transgender detainees in ICE custody

Since 2015, detention facilities had to take into account the gender identity of trans migrants. Not any more.

San Francisco queen Hilary Rivers detained by ICE after asylum hearing

"San Francisco is the vibrant city we know of today because of the contributions of immigrants — especially queer immigrants," San Francisco Pride said in a statement supporting drag artist Hilary Rivers.

LGBTQ+ immigrants face 'most immediate risk' of ICE raids in Los Angeles

Over 1.25 million LGBTQ+ adult immigrants live in the U.S., with an estimated 10 percent living in Los Angeles County.

'No Kings' protests: What to know about the June 14 rallies against Trump

June 14 will see the largest nationwide protest of President Donald Trump's second term thus far. Here's everything to know.

California LGBTQ+ Groups condemn Trump’s ‘dangerous’ crackdown on L.A. immigration protesters

As immigration raids and protests sweep LA, California's queer groups say "LGBTQ+ immigrants are especially vulnerable."

ICE detained a trans migrant at her asylum hearing. Her lawyers still can't contact her

Attorneys for a transgender woman say they still haven't been able to contact her after she was arrested during her asylum hearing.

Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far

Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.

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Robert Garcia demands answers in case of gay Venezuelan migrant deported to El Salvador prison

Andry Hernandez Romero fled Venezuela out of fear because of his sexuality. When he got to the U.S., authorities sent him to a hellhole.

Queer Venezuelan deported and 'disappeared' over mischaracterized tattoos, lawyer says

ICE agents claimed the tattoos signified membership in the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua, but his lawyers say they have deported an innocent artist.