Marsha P. Johnson Institute Celebrates Black Trans Lives
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February 28, 2023
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Biden Marks Pulse Anniversary With Call to Action
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June 12, 2021
Marsha's House, NYC LGBTQ+ Shelter, Accused of Abuse and Neglect
The shelter is the only one in the city's system dedicated to LGBTQ+ adults.
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Sylvia Rivera Gets a Place in the National Portrait Gallery
The pioneering activist is the first transgender American to be featured in the gallery, located at the Smithsonian Institution.
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Black trans femme artists leading the charge for inclusion and hope
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A Gender-Expansive Opera Makes History on Trans Day of Remembrance
The trans-themed opera As One will be performed by an exclusively trans and nonbinary cast.
November 19, 2021
Why Google Doodle Honored Trans Pioneer Marsha P. Johnson
The artist and Google spokespeople discuss the celebratory illustration, which also coincides with a gift to the Marsha P. Johnson Institute.
June 30, 2020
History Repeating
The Advocate and activist-artists Ryan O'Connell, Elle Moxley, Dalila Ali Rajah, and Jake Wesley Rogers pay homage to oft-overlooked historical figures.
September 2, 2022
Congress Honors Trans Politician Andrea Jenkins, Other Black Leaders
The House resolution seeks to recognize the contributions of Black LGBTQ+ people to American history.
February 26, 2021
Dems Introduce Resolution to Celebrate Black LGBTQ+ Americans
As the end of Black History Month draws near, Democrats are continuing to give credit where credit is due.
February 28, 2023
Billy Porter, Megan Rapinoe, BLM Founders Among Time 100 LGBTQ+ Icons
The magazine honored many out figures and allies in its roundup of the world's "most influential" people.
September 23, 2020
Why a Trans Group Interrupted Phoenix Pride
The disrupters in Arizona were inspired by Black Lives Matter's action at Toronto Pride.
April 7, 2017
Why Are So Many Trans Women of Color Murdered Every Year?
A culture that dehumanizes trans women is complicit, writes Joanna Cifredo of the National Center for Transgender Equality.
November 19, 2016
The Case for More Trans Toys
This trans woman tries to find her identity in her favorite action figures but only finds disappointment.
March 23, 2018
17 Women Who Changed the Course of LGBTQ+ History
For Women's History Month, we salute activists who've made LGBTQ+ history from the 1950s through the 2020s.
March 29, 2023
Inside the Fight for the Legacy of Marsha P. Johnson
Trans activist Reina Gossett accuses out filmmaker David France of stealing her work to make his film about the Stonewall icon. But there's more than scandal beneath the surface.
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January 23, 2018
Murders of LGBTQ+ People Often Go Unsolved. We're Telling Their Stories.
In an ongoing series in The Advocate, we're looking into cold cases in hopes of shedding new light on the investigations.
November 17, 2023
Seattle Might Rename One of Their Schools After Marsha P. Johnson
A resolution was passed by the Seattle School Board to revamp its policies and curriculum so LGBTQ+ youth and identity are affirmed citywide.
June 30, 2020
Op-ed: We Will Not Be Silent About the 'Stonewall' Movie
Larry Kramer and others can't tell us to be quiet about Roland Emmerich's forthcoming film, say 11 Latino queer activists.
August 26, 2015
Let's name prisons, landfills, and volcanos after Trump, and put his Colorado portrait on the penny
Opinion: House Republicans give new definition to sycophants wanting to put Trump on U.S. currency, rename an airport, and stick his head on Mount Rushmore, writes John Casey.
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