Gay Baseball Player Bryan Ruby Delivered Heartfelt Plea Before Tennessee Pride Vote
Ruby called Pride “life-saving” and encouraged keeping the festival in Franklin, which had drawn national headlines.
April 14, 2023
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lgbtq+ well-being
As the 'Don't Say Gay' Law Goes Into Effect, LGBTQ+ Lives Are Erased
"This bill is a direct attack on the LGBTQ+ community and its allies, and it will have a detrimental impact on the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ+ children in Florida."
July 1, 2022
Pope Benedict, aka 'God’s Rottweiler,' Seethed at Queers
Benedict's legacy won't be his resignation, rather his indignation towards the LGBTQ+ community's health, well-being, and marriages.
December 31, 2022
Anti-LGBTQ+ laws lead to 'public health crisis' with higher suicide rates among queer youth
Ninety percent of LGBTQ+ youth said their well-being has been negatively impacted by recent politics, according to a new survey from The Trevor Project.
May 1, 2024
Anti-LGBTQ+ state policies lead young people to move or consider it: study
A new report from the Trevor Project and the Movement Advancement Project calls for state policymakers to consider the impact of their actions.
January 22, 2025
Bill Maher Has Gone Too Far With Anti-LGBTQ+ Comments
David Kilmnick of the LGBT Network says Maher's HBO show, Real Time With Bill Maher, should be canceled after the remarks.
May 25, 2022
The fight for safe and inclusive schools: What teachers and students want answered in the VP debate
This debate offers an opportunity for candidates to speak directly to the future of our country—our students. Will they commit to protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ youth, writes GLSEN's Melanie Willingham-Jaggers.
September 30, 2024
Silence isn't a strategy: Why leaders must talk about depression before it talks back
When companies treat mental health like a side‑hustle secret, depression writes itself into the day‑to‑day agenda, loudly reminding leaders that silence carries the highest cost.
May 15, 2025
Latinx LGBTQ+ Youth Have High Suicide Risk, Other Challenges: Trevor Project
But support in families and schools reduces this risk as does pride in one's identity, the Trevor Project's new report says.
October 13, 2023
Trump's war on harm reduction will cost LGBTQ+ lives
Opinion: By dismantling proven HIV prevention and overdose reduction programs, the Trump administration is replacing science with politics — and putting already vulnerable LGBTQ+ communities in greater danger.
August 14, 2025
LGBTQ+ people are at a higher risk of 'adverse brain health:' study
LGBTQ+ adults are at a 15 percent higher risk of composite brain health outcomes — including dementia, strokes, and late-life depression, according to a new study.
September 27, 2024
Florida City Declares Itself LGBTQ+ Sanctuary
Lake Worth Beach is the first to take such an action.
September 12, 2023
Biden Administration Looks to Protect LGBTQ+ Foster Kids With New Rule
The Department of Health and Human Services' proposed rule is in keeping with the Biden administration's promise to support LGBTQ+ youth.
September 28, 2023
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
Queer Youth Negatively Affected by Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws, Debates: Trevor Project Poll
From attacks on LGBTQ+ spaces to threats to drag shows, LGBTQ+ are watching and are being affected by current events in the U.S.
January 20, 2023
Tennessee's Youth: Bullied, Abused, Denied Therapy
Everyone's fixated on North Carolina's HB 2, but Tennessee's new law allowing mental health discrimination is insidious too.
May 6, 2016
80% of LGBTQ+ People Feel Less Safe Due to Gender-Affirming Care Bans
The laws are aimed primarily at trans youth, but they're negatively affecting all LGBTQ+ Americans, a new study finds.
August 17, 2023
Louisiana Lawmakers Revive Extreme 'Don't Say Gay' Bill
The bill had died in committee last week, but it's been given new life thanks to a procedural motion rarely used.
May 10, 2022
LGBTQ+ youth are 'discriminated against' in all 50 states — but some regions are worse
The Trevor Project's recent survey of LGBTQ+ mental health has "grim" findings.
March 6, 2025
A Note on Pride Month From The Advocate's CEO
Mark Berryhill, the CEO of The Advocate's parent company equalpride, reflects on this year's Pride Month.
June 1, 2023
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