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Trump’s new White House Press Secretary targets transgender people in first briefing

Karoline Leavitt said that “sanity has been restored” because it only recognizes a gender binary.

Brent Bozell, anti-LGBTQ+ activist and father of January 6 rioter, to head U.S. media agency

Donald Trump has picked Bozell to run the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees the Voice of America and other federally funded news outlets.

Kara Swisher calls Mark Zuckerberg a 'small little creature with a shriveled soul'

The lesbian journalist and tech expert slammed Meta CEO Zuckerberg for his coziness with Donald Trump and for blaming former colleague Sheryl Sandberg for the DEI program at his company.

Karine Jean-Pierre gives emotional final White House Press Briefing

”This is a good day,” the White House Press Secretary said at the beginning of the briefing, noting the successful Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement.

Meta is now a fake news free-for-all after company shuts down anti-misinformation technology

The tech giant has rolled back many content moderation policies.

Rachel Maddow returns to host nightly MSNBC show for Trump’s first 100 days

The award-winning anchor is back to hold the new administration accountable.

V Spehar reflects on 4 years of ‘Under the Desk News,’ the TikTok ban & tension with traditional media

The journalist and content creator sat down with The Advocate on the anniversary of creating their popular social media account.

Troy Masters, publisher of LGBTQ+ paper Los Angeles Blade, has died at 63

Masters died unexpectedly Wednesday, said a family member, who did not state the cause.

Libs of TikTok seemingly ejected from emerging social media platform Bluesky

The account which has targeted LGBTQ+ people again and again appears to be suspended from the hot new online place to be.

NBC anchor misgenders trans Rep.-elect Sarah McBride on TV. Here’s what newsrooms should do when that happens

“Mistakes happen on the air and in everyday conversation, and the best course is to apologize, correct, and move on, then work to not repeat it,” GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis told The Advocate.

GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin attacks Pete Buttigieg & Rachel Levine in defending Trump’s AG pick, Matt Gaetz

The Oklahoma U.S. senator accused the media and Joe Biden’s team of not scrutinizing LGBTQ+ members of the administration.

Jen Psaki warns Democrats against accepting the GOP’s anti-transgender narratives

“It’s important not to yield to manufactured panic and to align with the actual facts before making sweeping claims,” the former White House Press secretary said on her MSNBC show.

‘Morning Joe’ continues fixation on trans issues in post-election blame game without talking to trans people

The MSNBC show has focused on cultural issues that Democrats weren’t even running on as the reason that Donald Trump won the election.

Sarah McBride opens up on MSNBC about her win and what she's up against in Congress

McBride and Chris Hayes explored the significance of her election as the first out transgender member of Congress, a landmark victory amid a divisive election season dominated by ineffective anti-trans ads.

No, 'Morning Joe,' trans people didn’t get Trump elected

Donald Trump may have won in part based on lies Republicans spread about a vulnerable minority of Americans.

JD Vance fantasizes that Donald Trump’s got the 'normal gay guy' vote

As the Human Rights Campaign said, “JD, no. Not even close.”

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TV stations were forced to air vile anti-trans, homophobic ads so graphic they got on-air content warnings

According to the FCC, there’s nothing the agency can do to prevent this kind of content from being broadcast by legally qualified political candidates.

New ad from LGBTQ Task Force and partners counters Republican anti-trans and racist rhetoric

"Black, white, or brown, native or newcomer, transgender or not, Americans show up for one another," the ad says.

A therapist's tips for coping with concerns with another Trump presidency as an LGBTQ+ person

"It's natural to be pissed off and fearful and defensive. It's about accepting that and finding a way to challenge that," a licensed psychotherapist tells The Advocate.

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Creepy Donald Trump cutout terrorizes unassuming Americans in new HRC campaign ad

The LGBTQ+ civil rights group uses humor to point out the future for Americans under Republican control.