EEOC won't advocate for trans and nonbinary people, in keeping with Trump's 'two sexes' order
Acting Chair Andrea Lucas says she will fight so-called gender ideology.
January 29, 2025
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Labor Secretary Nominee Alexander Acosta Is Trump's First Latino Pick
Acosta's record initially appears uncontroversial, but activists say it must be scrutinized.
February 16, 2017
Google Sued for Anti-Trans, Antigay Discrimination by Former Employees
The former employees claim that Google fired them for their gender identity or sexual orientation after they called the company out for working with border agencies during the Trump administration.
November 30, 2021
You Have to See Spoof of a Tide Pro-Marriage Commercial
A Kim Davis-like religious bigot character is featured in a spoof of a new Tide-to-Go advertisement skewering marriage equality opponents.
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September 15, 2015
Trans Workers File Unfair Labor Practices Complaints Against Netflix
Terra Field and B. Pagels-Minor say Netflix retaliated against them for speaking out about Dave Chappelle's transphobic and homophobic jokes in his latest special.
October 29, 2021
Trans Netflix Engineer Quits; Legal Case Against Company Withdrawn
Two transgender people who had worked at Netflix and criticized its latest Dave Chappelle special have withdrawn unfair labor practices complaints against the company.
November 22, 2021
Grindr Employees to Unionize Amid the Rise in Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation, Tech Layoffs
Workers also are cautious after Grindr's new CEO was found to have supported anti-LGBTQ+ politicians in the past.
July 20, 2023
This bisexual San Diego City Council member is fighting to replace Darrell Issa in Congress
“If we want to keep our rights, and I want to keep my right to marry who I want to marry and have the rights of equality under the law, I have to step up and fight,” Marni von Wilpert told The Advocate.
October 8, 2025
If you picket it will never heal
A gay writer for America's Next Top Model finds an ugly side to all the glamour.
November 7, 2006
Calif. Public Employees Will Get Coverage for Gender Transition
The California Public Employees' Retirement System, which administers health benefits, will make the coverage available January 1.
June 21, 2013
Kennedy Center scrubs LGBTQ+ Pride concert after Donald Trump takeover
The show by the National Symphony Orchestra, “A Peacock Among Pigeons,” has been scrubbed from the entertainment venue’s website and ticketing system. It was scheduled for WorldPride this summer.
February 13, 2025
Obama Rolls Out More LGBT Supporters
The Obama campaign aims to target specific sectors of the LGBT community to improve his odds in the remaining primaries.
March 11, 2008
Trump’s Project 2025 White House orders mass firings of DEI employees across federal government
“These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination,” a policy memo read in part.
January 22, 2025
We 55 respectfully disagree
In an "open letter" to The Advocate and to LGBT people everywhere, more than four dozen prominent activists of color take issue with Jasmyne Cannick's commentary calling for LGBT equality to take priority over rights for illegal immigrants. Quoting Audre Lorde, they remind us, "There is no hierarchy of oppression."
April 11, 2006
Sen. Adam Schiff blocked in effort to keep Harvey Milk's name on Navy ship
A Republican senator objected, keeping Schiff's resolution from winning unanimous consent.
June 6, 2025
Immigrating while queer: America has a complex history of exclusion
Approximately 1.3 million LGBTQ+ immigrants live in the United States, but the journey has been difficult for at least 150 years.
November 25, 2025
Oklahoma advocates & educators celebrate State Superintendent Ryan Walters’s resignation as ‘pivotal moment’
The controversial Republican announced his resignation on Fox News.
September 25, 2025
A Texas woman died after the hospital said it would be a “crime” to intervene in her miscarriage
Josseli Barnica is one of at least two Texas women who lost their lives after doctors delayed treating miscarriages, which fall into a gray area under the state’s strict abortion laws that prohibit doctors from ending the heartbeat of a fetus.
October 31, 2024
Mila Myles is the chief spokesperson for Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer. She’s also transgender
In a time of rising anti-trans sentiment in Republican states, Democratic-led Delaware responds with progressive policies and inclusive representation.
July 1, 2025