Meet the young L.A. activist fighting for LGBTQ+ and AAPI people's rights
In our 2025 Thriving Under 30 feature, we highlight several young LGBTQ+ activists and advocates, like Violet, who are already changing the world.
August 15, 2025
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Cher Joins Intersectional Activists to Stir Crowds in Las Vegas
Speakers talked about gender and racial issues, immigration, gun control, and more -- and exhorted attendees to vote and run for office.
January 22, 2018
Suspect Arrested in Murder of Calif. Trans Woman
Anaheim police have a suspect in custody in connection with the death of Zoraida Reyes, a transgender and immigrant activist found dead in June in Southern California.
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October 9, 2014
14 Inspiring Queer Protest Posters in Days of Rage from ONE Archives
"This is about how design lives through us: our bodies, our memories, our activated minds."
June 6, 2023
Mystery Surrounds Death of Young Trans Activist in Calif.
The body of 28-year-old Zoraida "Ale" Reyes was recently found behind a Dairy Queen in the shadow of Disneyland.
June 15, 2014
Op-ed: Fear and Scolding in Las Vegas
In Las Vegas, high school students are being taught to 'choose purity' instead of how to protect themselves against STIs and pregnancy.
May 19, 2014
Cher to Joe Biden: You've Got Me, Babe
"Believe" it: The legendary performer and LGBTQ icon has tweeted her support of Biden for president.
February 18, 2020
High School Diary: Sixteen and ready to change the world
The Advocate's third annual high school diary begins as our diarist enters a new school--her third in Texas in three years--and shares her ambitious plans to increase queer visibility in her conservative community, a suburb of Houston.
August 31, 2004
Outfest Announces Its Must-See Lineup of LGBTQ+ Cinema For 2021
The nation's biggest LGBTQ+ film festival celebrates its 39th anniversary.
July 26, 2021
PHOTOS: Happiness and Hate Breaks Loose in France
Hours after the French Assembly voted to legalize marriage and adoption for same-sex couples, celebrations and protests -- and troubling hashtags -- spread across the country.
April 24, 2013
DNC holds summit on minority outreach with LGBT activists
The Democratic National Committee hosted its first American Majority Partnership Summit on August 23-25 in Las Vegas, where 600 participants, including more than 100 LGBT activists, gathered to strategize about the Democratic Party's goals.
August 28, 2007
Activist Who Confronted Caitlyn Jenner Is Running for Office
Ashlee Marie Preston hopes to represent south Los Angeles in the California Assembly.
December 30, 2017
Organizer of Black Cat Protests Will Be L.A. Pride Grand Marshal
Alexei Romanoff helped organize the 1967 protests of a police raid on the Los Angeles gay bar.
May 11, 2017
Three LGBTQ+ People Were Killed in Honduras on Same Day
The country's U.N. human rights office has condemned the killings and has demanded a thorough investigation into the violence against LGBTQ+ people.
February 7, 2022
