Why June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month
The short answer is Stonewall, but there's more to Pride history.
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May 17, 2025
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David France on Documenting Chechnya's LGBTQ+ Resistance
Risking his life, a director and his camera went underground in Chechnya to document the horrific realities facing LGBTQ+ people.
June 29, 2020
Faith as a beacon of Black resistance and LGBTQ+ liberation
From the church pews to the streets of protest, faith has been our sanctuary and source of strength.
February 28, 2025
Respect for Marriage Act Key to Resisting Threats to LGBTQ+ Equality
"The stakes for our country could not be higher. Now is the time for us to take swift action in every part of our lives."
July 22, 2022
Winter Party Festival 2025 returns to Miami Beach, championing LGBTQ+ joy & resistance
Join thousands of international attendees for the 32nd annual festival in South Florida to raise funds for queer advocacy!
February 19, 2025
Activists Light Up Mormon University's Iconic Y With Rainbow Colors
The action was an act of resistance against anti-LGBTQ+ policies at Brigham Young University.
March 5, 2021
Coming Out? Here Are Some Resources to Help
“The most powerful act of resistance as an LGBTQ+ person is to live our life loudly in a world that tells us to be quiet,” says HRC President Kelley Robinson.
October 11, 2023
Reflecting on 10 years of marriage equality: Frankie Frankeny on the stories behind the movement
"These aren’t just love stories. They’re blueprints. They’re battle cries. They’re reminders that when we tell the truth about our lives, we change the world," photographer Frankie Frankeny tells The Advocate of her book LOVE: The Heroic Stories of Marriage Equality.
June 23, 2025
The best way to fight fascism? Throw a damn Pride parade
Recalling the spirit of Stonewall, guest writer Shaley Howard urges a return to the roots of the resistance.
June 4, 2025
From Stonewall to now: LGBTQ+ elders on navigating fear in dark times
LGBTQ+ elders share what survival looks like under a hostile political regime and their advice to young people right now.
March 18, 2025
LGBTQ Activism Is the New Communism, Catholic Archbishop Says
Archbishop Marek Jedraszewski of Krakow calls the LGBTQ movement "totalitarian" and a "great threat to our freedom."
October 7, 2019
Republicans running for governor are some of the most extremist candidates in the country. Here they are
The Advocate reviewed the anti-LGBTQ+ records of some of the country’s most prominent GOP candidates for governor. It's not pretty...or accepting.
June 25, 2024
Winter Party Festival 2025 brought dance revolution & sizzling queer heat to Miami
10,000+ revelers, iconic venues, & a cause worth fighting for — here’s your backstage pass to the fiercest festival of the year!
March 20, 2025
Here's how LGBTQ+ History Month began
It went from a teacher’s vision to a global celebration.
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October 2, 2025
Why queer Democrat Emily Randall says she walked out of Trump’s presidential address
U.S. Rep. Emily Randall also wondered why JD Vance stood behind the president “palms up in the air as if trying to get a crowd to rise.”
March 5, 2025
LGBTQ+ Orgs: We Must Do More to End Racism, Racial Violence
More than 70 groups signed on to an open letter in light of the death of George Floyd and other recent horrific incidents.
May 29, 2020
‘Love, Me’ Empowers LGBTQ+ People Living With Depression
With Pride Media's Love, Me series, LGBTQ+ celebrities share their experiences with depression to help others.
April 29, 2021
Tens of thousands show up and out for Atlanta's 55th annual Pride
Last weekend, crowds gathered for another edition of the South's oldest Pride event. And as one attendee put it, nobody was scandalized.
October 16, 2025
Ronan Farrow to Present Peabody Award to 'Welcome to Chechnya'
The 2020 HBO documentary documented the horrific state-sponsored gay purge taking place in the Chechen Republic.
June 24, 2021
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to replace JD Vance in the U.S. Senate
The Republican's LGBTQ+ rights record is not great.
January 17, 2025
Pride Event Draws Vicious Opposition in Tennessee City
A Pride festival has been held in Franklin for the past two years, but this year anti-LGBTQ+ residents are accusing organizers of "grooming" children and seeking to destroy the nation.
April 11, 2023