DOJ weighs firearm restrictions for transgender Americans after Minnesota church shooting
Such prohibitions would set a dangerous precedent linking identity with criminality.
September 4, 2025
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Minneapolis Mass Shooting Leaves Transgender Community Fearful
One person was killed and six injured in a mass shooting at a venue popular among transgender patrons.
August 18, 2023
Minneapolis mayor warns against 'villainizing trans community' after shooting leaves 2 children dead
The shooter was identified by authorities as 23-year-old Robin Westman.
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August 27, 2025
Alleged Minneapolis mass shooters charged after killing one at LGBTQ+ punk rock show
The teenagers who allegedly targeted queer people at a punk rock show in Minneapolis are facing seven felony charges.
April 25, 2024
Mike Johnson, RFK Jr. attack trans people in wake of Minneapolis school shooting
They are doing so even though the overwhelming majority of mass shooters are cisgender men.
August 29, 2025
CNN anchor embarrasses White House counterterrorism chief over false transgender mass shooter stats
“We can’t stick with your facts because they’re not accurate,” Brianna Keilar told Sebastian Gorka.
September 2, 2025
Heritage Foundation uses false data to smear trans people as school shooters
The far-right think tank claims half of school shootings are by trans people. That's not true.
September 29, 2025
No, this transgender woman is not the Charlie Kirk assassin
"These people really do want to kill me because they think that I killed their idol,” she told The Advocate.
September 12, 2025
The Heritage Foundation wants transgender people and allies designated as terrorists
The Charlie Kirk killing fueled the anti-LGBTQ think tank's latest attack on gender minorities.
September 19, 2025
Alabama politicians could choose not to scapegoat trans people, but that would be humane
Opinion: In a state that prides itself on embodying the love of Christ, asking political leaders to exemplify Christ-like behavior shouldn’t be a lot to ask, Darian Aaron writes.
September 18, 2025
Man Who Pulled Gun at Historic Minnesota Gay Bar Pleads Guilty
Conell Walter Harris returned to play pool after he threatened to kill employees.
April 27, 2023
Man Pulls Gun at Historic Gay Bar, Threatens Employees and Patrons
Witnesses say the man "squared up" with one employee and threatened to kill another.
December 1, 2022
With Two Black Men Killed by Police, LGBTs Declare Common Cause
Outrage over a Black Lives Matter protest halting a Toronto Pride parade came just days before the shootings have left the nation shocked again.
July 7, 2016
N.C. waterfront restaurant mass shooting suspect was obsessed with anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theories
Court records show that Nigel Max Edge filed multiple bizarre lawsuits with wild claims before the attack.
September 30, 2025
Ed Asner Dies; Show 'Lou Grant' Had Notable Gay Episode
The much-honored actor and activist died Sunday at age 91.
August 29, 2021
Chicago's Lesbian Mayor Lightfoot Condemns Looting, Gets Backlash
There was extensive unrest in the city, including vandalism and looting at businesses, Sunday night in the wake of a police shooting.
August 10, 2020
DeRay Mckesson Talks About Continuing To Resist In A Post-Trump Era
One of the leading voices behind Black Lives Matter opens up about the movement's successes and what will happen once Trump is out of office.
October 19, 2018
Queer Women Who Paved the Way: Political Pioneer Elaine Noble
To mark Women's History Month, The Advocate will feature a different queer woman from history each day, beginning with political pioneer Elaine Noble.
March 8, 2017
Here are the 31 transgender Americans lost to violence in 2024
The epidemic of fatal violence against trans people in the U.S. continues.
December 20, 2024
The Advocate Covers Over the Decades
America's oldest LGBTQ publication has come a long way since its start as a newsletter in Los Angeles in 1967.
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June 25, 2022
Charlie Kirk DID say stoning gay people was the 'perfect law' — and these other heinous quotes
These are some of his worst comments about LGBTQ+ people made by Charlie Kirk.