How Miss Navi Ho uses the power of drag to educate about Two Spirit identity
The Sister of Perpetual Indulgence and Navajo Nation Pride board member is teaching the world about the beauty and diversity of Indigenous culture.
JUNE 2, 2025
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This Pride Month and after, balance taking action with spreading queer joy
"Let us march to show that we are still here, and we are still happily queer, " writes The Advocate's editor in chief.
JUNE 30, 2025
The Two-Spirit, Queer, Disabled Scholar Making Waves
Qwo-Li Driskill is educating the world on the nuances of Native history and not all of it is pretty.
AUGUST 28, 2019
Native leaders fear for queer Indigenous youth as Trump slashes LGBTQ+ rights
The two-spirit community already faces some of the highest rates of discrimination, violence, and harassment of any group in the LGBTQ+ community.
MAY 11, 2025
Was Apology From Toronto Police to LGBT Community Too Late?
Pride Toronto's clash with Black Lives Matter brought up some old skeletons in the closet of the city's LGBT history.
JULY 6, 2016
Obama Slams Book Bans in Open Letter to American Librarians
The former president took aim at the recent push by right-wing extremists to ban books from public and school libraries.
JULY 17, 2023
Why LGBTQ Protesters Blocked the Capital Pride Parade
Protesters say the D.C. parade has catered to corporations and police while ignoring the concerns of marginalized people.
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JUNE 13, 2017
Hockey Is Cracking Down on Cancer Support and Native Heritage After Banning Pride
Following the NHL's crackdown on Pride nights, players now risk fines if they show support for other causes such as Indigenous Heritage and Hockey Fights Cancer.
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Bringing Queer Stories for Kids to Your Door -- With Glitter!
For LGBT parents who struggle to find books that reflect and affirm their families, the Flamingo Rampant Book Club offers a novel solution.
JULY 16, 2014
Native American Drag Star Lady Shug Is More Than Glamour
This indigenous advocate has their sights set on more than pageants or shows.
JUNE 12, 2019
Aboriginal Queen of the Desert
It took decades of fighting for recognition and several suicides before the Northern Territory's Tiwi Islands community finally accepted a group of Aboriginal transgender women.
MAY 10, 2017
With Columbus Day Announcement, Trump Shows Off His Bigotry (Again)
The president says Europeans like Christopher Columbus made this country "great," but makes no mention of the slaughter or disease he brought to the Americas.
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Saving Two Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQ+ Youth
Friday is Native American Heritage Day -- protecting queer Native young people must be part of the conversation.
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
Devery Jacobs didn't have the 'option to be in the closet' — and she didn't want it
The Reservation Dogs and American Gods actor has a message for queer Indigenous youth.
JULY 2, 2024
Devery Jacobs no tenía la 'opción de estar en el closet' y no la quería
La actriz de Reservation Dogs y American Gods tiene un mensaje para los jóvenes indígenas queer.
AUGUST 23, 2024
Advocate, Out, Plus nominated for 2025 GLAAD Media Awards alongside biggest queer films and TV of the year
The Advocate's reporters Ryan Adamczeski and Christopher Wiggins also scored nominations for Outstanding Print Article and Outstanding Online Journalism Article.
JANUARY 22, 2025
WATCH: Meet Australia's Indigenous Trans Men, 'Brotherboys'
A community of Australia's aboriginal trans men is finding its voice through telling 'yarns' and raising awareness of life at the intersections of trans and indigenous identities.
DECEMBER 9, 2014
United We Stand Centers Queer Stories From Least LGBTQ-Friendly Places
The videos from Tourmaline and creative agency RanaVerse give voice to LGBTQ+ narratives in five of the least queer-friendly locales in the country.
JUNE 16, 2021
Montana Library Cancels Trans Woman's History Lecture Due to Anti-Drag Law
Adria Jawort, a Native American trans woman, was to speak on the history of LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit people in the state.
JUNE 3, 2023
Anti-Corporate Protesters Plan Action for NYC March
Organizers say Pride events are too corporate and insufficiently inclusive.
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JUNE 19, 2017