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Supreme Court orders judges to reconsider protections for transgender people in four states

The decision will impact LGBTQ+ populations in Idaho, North Carolina, Oklahoma and West Virginia.

Mark Robinson blames 'coward' Republicans for loss, not 'Black Nazi' trans porn scandal

Mark Robinson is mad Republicans wouldn't "stand up and fight for him" after he admitted to being a "black NAZI."

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.

Wake Forest baseball coach apologizes for homophobic slur

Coach Tom Walter was caught on live television uttering the offensive epithet.

NC group changes Pride event name following 'nasty' response

Newton's mayor and local activists called out City Council member Jon McClure for his online comments about the Newton Pride Takeover.

Southern LGBTQ+ history group to establish permanent archive, expand reach

Invisible Histories seeks to preserve and share the history of LGBTQ+ communities in the South.

Ervianna 'Baydee' Johnson, Black trans woman, found dead in North Carolina

Police are investigating her death as a homicide.

Local residents call out North Carolina school board that banned LGBTQ+ trivia quiz

The board called the quiz "indecent." Some Cleveland County residents begged to differ.

North Carolina school district banned an LGBTQ+ trivia game. The ACLU is suing

Banning the game violates students' constitutional rights, the ACLU says.

Asheville LGBTQ+ bar destroyed by Hurricane Helene is reopening 'twice as big' (exclusive)

Day Trip had to close after just 31 days in business, leaving its owners with over $200,000 in loans and no source of income. Now, Brandon Davis tells The Advocate about their new location.

Mark Robinson drops lawsuit over CNN's 'Black Nazi' report

Robinson filed the lawsuit over a report which found his full name, picture, and known email address attached comments supporting reinstating slavery and referring to himself as a "black NAZI!"

Climate change is the great equalizer, yet it's the lives of the most vulnerable who are most affected

Opinion: Mother Nature doesn’t care about where you live, what you do, and who you are, but it's still the most vulnerable that will face her wrath, writes John Casey.


How Grindr, Pornhub, Sniffies are responding to state restriction laws

A total of 19 U.S. states have enacted new laws impacting adult film platforms — some of which are preparing for the possibility of a ban.

New York City man bleeds out in his husband's arms after fatal stabbing

Arkmayer Davis was stabbed the morning of Christmas Eve on his way back from a laundromat to the shelter where he and his husband had been staying since a fire displaced them December 2.

Far-right Republican Mark Robinson must pay $35,000 for campaign finance violations

The anti-LGBTQ+ lieutenant governor of North Carolina was found to have accepted contributions from unauthorized donors, accepted donations over the maximum limit, and used campaign money for personal expenses.

These are the 5 states with the smallest amount of LGBTQ+ people

The states with the fewest queer people are also some of the states proposing and passing the most anti-LGBTQ+ laws.

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North Carolina man charged with cyberstalking city's first gay council member and other men

Out Raleigh City Council member Jonathan Lambert-Melton said he had received death threats from the suspect.

Three more inductees announced for LGBTQ+ Political Hall of Fame

Judge John Arrowood of North Carolina, Virginia state Sen. Danica Roem, and Claudia López, former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, will be inducted in December.

Black trans woman and drag queen Quanesha Shantel shot and killed in North Carolina

Her former boyfriend is charged with first-degree murder.

NBA star LaMelo Ball fined $100k for homophobic remark in postgame interview

Ball later apologized, saying, “I’ve got love for everybody, and I don’t discriminate.”

Josh Stein beats 'Black Nazi' Mark Robinson for North Carolina governor

Democrat Josh Stein, the current Attorney General of the state, has defeated self-professed "Black Nazi" Republican Mark Robinson in the race for North Carolina governor.