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.
June 13, 2025
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'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.
June 13, 2025
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."
June 9, 2025
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.
November 13, 2025
Protests erupt across U.S. at hospitals complying with Trump's under-19 anti-trans executive order
Demonstrators argue that hospitals should stand as a bulwark against Trump and should care for all of their patients, rather than comply without a fight.
February 7, 2025
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.
October 29, 2025
Trans Marchers Join Immigration Protest, Block Seattle Street
Government contracts with private prisons provide an incentive to round up immigrants, they say.
August 3, 2015
This Jewish Trans Woman Sees Parallels Between U.S. and 1930s Germany
When Jews collectively said "NEVER AGAIN," they meant it, writes Rebecca Kling. That applies to American abuses at the border.
July 13, 2019
Oregon, Portland sue Trump over plan to send National Guard
No, Portland is not "war-ravaged."
September 30, 2025
No Kings: What to know about the October protests against Trump
The second No Kings demonstration about "democracy versus dictatorship" takes place this weekend.
October 17, 2025
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.
August 11, 2025
Sen. Padilla and our diminishing democracy are violently slammed to the ground and cuffed by Trump's regime
Opinion: Democracy is teetering, and someday we may realize that shoving Padilla was the final push over the edge, writes John Casey.
June 13, 2025
Trans Latina woman fighting to shut down ICE facilities honored with human rights award
Arely Westley, this year's recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, tells The Advocate about this "crucial moment" in time for queer and immigrant communities.
March 31, 2024
Transgender Immigrant Dies in Federal Custody
The death of Roxana Hernandez has transgender activists calling for the release of all trans immigrants in detention.
May 29, 2018
Laverne Cox Gets Ice Cream Flavor Named for Her for Pride
At Three Twins Ice Cream in San Francisco, you can order Laverne Cox's Chocolate Orange Is the New Black during Pride weekend.
June 17, 2015
WATCH: Meet The Gay Man Who Burned Himself Alive at The Vatican
On the day Pope Francis is inaugurated in Vatican City, a filmmaker hopes to bring light to the deadly consequences of religious intolerance.
March 19, 2013
Creating Change Reflects a Movement in Transition
Was Creating Change 2016 really more volatile than in years past, or was that frustration simply the result of a movement trying to find its footing after symbolic, but limited, victories?
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February 1, 2016
Chicago alderperson describes ‘sanctioned violence’ after ICE detained her for simply asking questions
“I simply asked if they had a signed judicial warrant,” Jessie Fuentes told The Advocate. “That’s not a crime. That’s a constitutional question."
October 9, 2025
Phillip Schofield, U.K. TV Host and LGBTQ Ally, Comes Out as Gay
"All you can be in your life is honest with yourself," he said.
February 7, 2020
Uganda's Tallest Peak Now Topped With Rainbow Flag
A California businessman used his vacation in Uganda to plant an LGBT pride flag atop the country's highest mountain.
April 25, 2014