12 Years Later, Iowa Lawmaker's Speech on Marriage Equality Still Inspires
Zach Wahls, now Iowa Senate minority leader, reshared the video about being raised by two moms as Republicans continue to attack LGBTQ+ people and families.
March 28, 2023
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LGBTQ+ Kids in Military Families Have More Mental Health Risks: Study
Those with a parent in the military report higher rates of mental health challenges, but family support makes a difference, says the Trevor Project.
August 31, 2022
A Plea for the Equality Act From the Mom of a Trans Daughter
Knowing your child faces legal discrimination is a silent agony for many parents.
May 8, 2021
What's the Best Way to Teach Kids LGBTQ People Exist?
A new guide for discussing LGBTQ relatives with kids is actually more helpful for grown-ups.
February 17, 2019
Glenn Youngkin Strips LGBTQ+ Young People of Resources in Virginia
The Republican who claims to be all about parental rights continues to dismantle gains built by his two Democratic predecessors.
July 7, 2023
Check out these 5 ways to celebrate (and survive) Pride with the kids
From marches to costumes to drag queens, there are a ton of activities to keep your family entertained.
June 5, 2024
‘Overjoyed’ HRC President Kelley Robinson and wife Becky George welcome second child
Congratulations to the family!
May 2, 2025
Michigan Gov. Bans State and Federal Funding for Conversion Therapy
LGBTQ+ rights groups say Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's action is an important first step toward assuring young prople aren't subjected to the harmful practice.
June 14, 2021
PFLAG Turns 45 Years
New York parents who couldn't abide by their gay son's harassment in the early '70s created the influential support group.
June 25, 2018
Armed Ohio Neo-Nazis Waving Swastika Flags Target Drag Event Again
The same Ohio neo-Nazi group that attacked a Drag Queen Story Hour event in March menaced a drag brunch in the state on Saturday.
May 2, 2023
'Discrimination Sunday': Texas Lawmakers Advance Anti-LGBT Bills
A bill allowing discrimination by adoption agencies is headed to the governor, and an anti-trans "bathroom bill" likely will soon be as well.
May 22, 2017
Disney Workers Staging Series of Walkouts Over 'Don't Say Gay' Bill
The company's statements on the Florida bill "have utterly failed to match the magnitude of the threat to LGBTQIA+ safety represented by this legislation," an employee website says.
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March 17, 2022
Genera+ion's Queer Teens Are 'Sassy, Moody, Nasty' in Exclusive Clip
The ultra-LGBTQ+ HBO Max series from the queer father-and-daughter team of Daniel and Zelda Barnz airs its midseason finale tonight.
March 31, 2021
Gay political icon Barney Frank celebrates Democratic lawmaker for 'refuting the effort of the bigots'
The former Massachusetts congressman praised California U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters for her decades of LGBTQ+ allyship at a recent PFLAG awards ceremony.
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November 19, 2025
Kamala Harris: Our One-on-One With the Vice President
As Republicans vehemently attack reproductive and trans rights, the VP sees a linked battle for bodily autonomy.
June 21, 2023
LGBTQ+ parents are rushing to adopt their children before Trump is sworn in
Attorneys have been inundated with requests for adoptions, a safeguard some queer families are using to make sure they retain parental rights to their nonbiological kids before a second Trump administration that may be hostile to LGBTQ+ people.
December 10, 2024
GLAAD Ads Remind LGBTQ+ Voters What's at Stake in Midterm Election
With more than 300 anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced across the United States in 2022, advocates are urging queer people and their allies to vote.
October 12, 2022
Teaching tolerance isn't indoctrination. It's protection
Opinion: In Mahmoud v. Taylor, the justices gave bigotry a permission slip and ruled that parents can “opt out” of LGBTQ-inclusive lessons, further diminishing lessons and practices on inclusivity in civic society, argues Darek M. Ciszek.
October 20, 2025
GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis rejects conservative guests’ anti-trans disinformation on live CNN panel
“It is so important that LGBTQ voices are represented in mainstream media to debunk these gross fear tactics," Sarah Kate Ellis told The Advocate.
June 3, 2025
Meet Marvel's First Transgender Hero: 12-Year-Old 'Mighty' Rebekah
The Advocate spoke with an activist profiled by Marvel's Hero Project who is fighting for acceptance of LGBTQ youth.
December 6, 2019
Pete Buttigieg Explains Damning Impact of Florida 'Don't Say Gay' Bill
The U.S. Cabinet member spoke about how it would impact children like his own.
February 11, 2022