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How Nazi Germany Persecuted Transgender People

New research shows how transgender Germans suffered under Hitler's regime.

Holocaust Monument for LGBTQ+ Victims Vandalized in Berlin

The public prosecutor is investigating it as a potential hate crime.

Yes, J.K. Rowling, the Nazis persecuted trans people, burned books

Rowling questioned a social media post that mentioned this, but scholars point out that it indeed happened.

The Lost Pink Triangles

An exhibition of Nazi persecution of homosexuals goes on display in NYC.

Lessons Learned: Surviving the Holocaust as a Gay Man

Rudolf Brazda, who died in 2011, recounted his experiences surviving Buchenwald. Watch him tell his story.

V-E Day: Watch a Gay Holocaust Survivor Recount His Experience

Seventy years after the Allies defeated the Nazis, hear the story of a gay man who lived through Buchenwald.

Germany Finally Clears 50,000 Men Convicted for Being Gay

The German Parliament has voted to overturn post-World War II convictions and compensate the survivors.

Auschwitz Museum Remembers Gay Men Who Were Murdered in the Holocaust

Between 77 and 200 estimated prisoners were persecuted for their sexual orientation, scholars believe.

LGBTQ Holocaust Victims Remembered for First Time by German Parliament

For the first time, the German Bundestag dedicated its annual Holocaust remembrance to LGBTQ+ people who were killed under Hitler's rule.

The World Honors LGBT Holocaust Victims on Day of Remembrance

Events will be held all day Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz from Nazi Germany.

School Board Candidate Posts Nazi Rainbow Flag Online

He says that he didn't create the image but that he believes in what the image stands for as it pertains to the indoctrination of people into LGBTQ+ inclusion.

TikTok Presents Hate: Cheering Trans Suicides, Calling Gays Pedophiles

The wildly popular platform needs to do more to remove the hate, says a new study by a U.K. think tank.

Gay Victims of Nazi Germany Remembered at Holocaust Ceremony

An estimated 650 gay people, mostly men, were interned at the Buchenwald concentration camp.

Women Who Paved the Way: Cabaret Singer Claire Waldoff

Today's woman to know for Women's History Month: lesbian cabaret singer Claire Waldoff.

Op-ed: Why LGBT People Around the World Need Israel

Israel acts as an example of a pro-LGBT society in a part of the world where sexual and gender minorities are often persecuted.

Women Who Paved the Way: Model, Spy, Arts Patron Toto Koopman

To mark Women's History Month, The Advocate will feature a different queer woman from history each day. Today we look at the fascinating life and work of Toto Koopman. 

Op-ed: Pope Francis Hasn't Made Good on Trans Rights

The Advocate named Pope Francis its Person of the Year, but one contributing writer says the Catholic Church's record on transgender people is nothing to praise.

Jill Biden Invites Tyre Nichols' Parents, LGBTQ Rights Plaintiffs to SOTU

The first lady's guest list offers a blueprint of what to expect in President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

Clash of the Classics: 'Cabaret' vs. 'But I'm a Cheerleader'

In today's match, it's sexy kicks versus split-lifts.

Clash of the Classics: 'Cabaret' vs. 'Shelter'

In the fourth match of our qualifying round in our Clash of the Classics tournament, it's Cabaret vs. Shelter.