Trump admin nixes Pride, declares June is Title IX Month
June will now be "dedicated" to celebrating Title IX, which the government is using to attack trans people.
JUNE 3, 2025
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june 2025
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fails to mention LGBTQ+ identities of Pulse victims on shooting anniversary
He has cited the Hispanic and queer identities in the past, but snubbed communities as Orlando came together to remember the tragedy on its ninth anniversary.
JUNE 13, 2025
Drag Me to the Catskills: A weekend of camp and comedy in the woods
Lady Bunny, Thorgy Thor, Mrs. Kasha Davis, and more drag stars take over the Catskills in June.
MAY 29, 2025
Lawmakers call out Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ‘unconscionable’ apathy on eve of LGBTQ+ 988 Lifeline shutdown
“It’s heartbreaking, scary, and deeply harmful,” Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids, who said the Department of Health and Human Services should keep the successful suicide prevention program intact, told The Advocate.
JULY 16, 2025
Taiwan Chosen to Host WorldPride 2025
"This is the beginning of a 4-year journey that we plan to ignite change in Asia ... and to advance human rights in the world."
NOVEMBER 13, 2021
After Roe: Here's the GOP Plan Kill to Marriage Equality, LGBTQ Rights
Barring some highly improbable miracle, marriage equality will probably not exist nationally by 2024 -- possibly 2025 at the latest.
MAY 9, 2022
Eugene Levy reflects on fatherhood with a gay son, ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ and strategic allyship
The Emmy-winning actor spoke with The Advocate before he accepted Equality PAC's Nancy Pelosi Equality Ally Award at a gala.
JUNE 5, 2025
Explore the 'Queer Lens' with new photography book & Getty exhibition
Lovers, protesters, and even Sylvia Rivera can be seen in the latest volume of Queer Lens: A History of Photography.
MAY 15, 2025
Cutting the cord on compassion, how one federal order cut lifelines to millions of LGBTQ+ youth
This decision by the Trump administration to abruptly end LGBTQ+ crisis support through 988 not only disregards empirical research but simultaneously silences the voices of countless vulnerable youth.
JULY 11, 2025
A D.C. couple hung flags outside for Pride Month. The church next door cut them down
While outdoor decorations are technically against the couple's lease, they feel the rule was unequally enforced.
JUNE 6, 2025
Imane Khelif must undergo 'mandatory sex testing' to compete in Olympics
World Boxing's new policy mandates that all participants in women's events — but not men's — must undergo a chromosome test.
JUNE 2, 2025
Rekindle gay love & longing with these 6 Richard Everett Fox paintings
A new Richard Everett Fox exhibition at Oli Gallery, in Guerneville, California, honors the 10th anniversary of marriage equality.
JUNE 25, 2025
Supreme Court orders judges to reconsider protections for transgender people in four states
The decision will impact LGBTQ+ populations in Idaho, North Carolina, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
JULY 1, 2025
Chuck Schumer & Hakeem Jeffries commit to defending trans rights at star-studded Pride gala
“House Democrats will always stand with the LGBTQ community — including our transgender fellow Americans,” Hakeem Jeffries said.
JUNE 5, 2025
The National Park Service closes iconic Dupont Circle Park during WorldPride
Organizers told The Advocate they were “frustrated” with the sudden and unannounced determination to barricade the area.
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JUNE 6, 2025
Florida judge won't let city stop Naples Pride from celebrating outside
A federal judge won't stop his ruling supporting organizers' free speech rights ahead of the June 7 event.
MAY 29, 2025
Hegseth issues ultimatum to trans troops: Resign by Pride or else
Of course the secretary of Defense assigned a voluntary resignation cutoff date in the first week of Pride month. It comes after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to enforce the ban.
MAY 8, 2025
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
Will American democracy follow Joe Biden into the sunset in 2025?
I don’t think it was a coincidence that President Jimmy Carter passed away before the start of the New Year, writes John Casey.
JANUARY 1, 2025
Yankees and Stonewall Scholarship Initiative celebrate Pride by honoring LGBTQ+ student leaders
Five students, one from each New York City borough, were awarded scholarships during the Yankees' annual Legacy of Pride Night.
JUNE 17, 2025
Ride ’em, cowboy – 25+ pics from gay rodeos across the U.S.A.
It’s time to break out your rainbow-riding crops and leather chaps because these cowboys are ready to be roped and ridden hard.
JULY 15, 2024