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Homophobe Franklin Graham's Group Pulling Out of New York City
His Samaritan's Purse charity had been partnering with a New York hospital during the health crisis, outraging LGBTQ activists.
May 4, 2020
FX's 'Pose' Donates Medical Supply Props to New York Hospital
The production is stepping up in the midst of a health crisis.
March 23, 2020
Activist Arrested for Taking Pride Flag to NYC Field Hospital
William "Reverend Billy" Talen tried to plant a rainbow flag at a New York COVID-19 field hospital run by anti-LGBTQ minister Franklin Graham.
April 6, 2020
Transgender Woman Assaulted in Possible Hate Crime
The NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force has been assigned to the case involving the assault on a transgender woman in an Astoria diner.
January 16, 2014
Comedian, Gay Fan Favorite Joan Rivers Is Dead at 81
The comedian died a week after cardiac arrest during a surgical procedure.
September 4, 2014
Ex-nurse found guilty in dismemberment murders
Former nurse
Richard W. Rogers Jr. (pictured) was found guilty of the
early-1990s dismemberment murders of a gay man and a
bisexual man, whose body parts were dumped along
New Jersey highways.
November 11, 2005
Young Queer Man Shot in the Head and Killed in Chicago
"He was so sensitive and such a good listener and such a fierce protector of anyone who he felt needed help. He was there to help them."
December 17, 2021
Gay Couple Attacked in NYC’s Times Square as Crowd Watched
It's not the first time LGBTQ+ have been attacked recently in the city.
April 17, 2023
How the CDC’s Dr. Demetre Daskalakis Stood on the Frontlines in 2021
The good gay doctor has plenty of experience responding to the outbreak of a contagious disease and preventing public panic. Now he's one of The Advocate's People of the Year.
December 13, 2021
Out100: The Activists Who Shaped 2013
The LGBT lawyers, doctors, activists, thinkers, and homecoming queens who changed the world.
November 13, 2013
First NYC Nurse Reported to Die of COVID-19 Is a Gay Man
Kious Kelly, 48, was an assistant nurse manager at Mount Sinai West.
March 26, 2020
Franklin Graham: Many New Yorkers Share His Anti-LGBTQ Views
Graham, whose Samaritan's Purse group drew protests at a field hospital in the city, wrongly asserted a majority of New Yorkers oppose marriage equality.
May 11, 2020
Antigay Attack Leaves Man With Facial Fractures
Luis Carlos Herrera Quiroz was punched and kicked in the assault last weekend in South Beach.
November 4, 2021
Protests erupt across U.S. at hospitals complying with Trump's under-19 anti-trans executive order
Demonstrators argue that hospitals should stand as a bulwark against Trump and should care for all of their patients, rather than comply without a fight.
February 7, 2025
ACT UP member Nanette Kazaoka, a fierce activist for marginalized people, is dead at 83
Kazaoka was an advocate for those living with HIV, the LGBTQ+ community, and other marginalized groups.
March 31, 2025
Meet the Transgender Doctor Leading Pennsylvania's COVID-19 Response
Dr. Rachel Levine discusses her work as the Keystone State's secretary of health.
March 31, 2020
Dr. Rachel Levine Confirmed to HHS Post, Makes Transgender History
Levine is the first out trans person confirmed by the U.S. Senate to any position and the highest-ranking one ever in the federal government.
March 24, 2021
193 Reasons to Have Pride in 2011, Part Three
Including the people who finally care about bullying and straight dudes who are rooting for us.
May 18, 2011
The horrific reality of transgender individuals in Texas prisons
Highlighting the silenced struggles of incarcerated transgender individuals, Xandan tells the experiences of abuse and systemic neglect faced within Texas prisons.
March 26, 2024