Muslim legislator running for governor says Georgia deserves leaders who reject scapegoating trans people
“I have not seen the kind of representation that is demanded of this moment,” state Rep. Ruwa Romman told The Advocate.
October 17, 2025
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Ilhan Omar Defends LGBTQ Palestinians' Protests in West Bank
The congresswoman also slammed Israel in the process.
August 20, 2019
It’s time for women to lead the world to peace
Men have led us to war, death, and destruction. It's time for a new way.
January 5, 2024
Anti-Israel Protests Once Again Roil LGBTQ Conference
The National LGBTQ Task Force -- organizers of the Creating Change event -- finds itself in the middle of pro-Israel and pro-Palestine factions.
January 30, 2019
Award Stripped From Lesbian Civil Rights Icon Angela Davis
The scholar says the award from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute was rescinded because of her support for Palestinian rights.
January 9, 2019
Gay adult film producer Michael Lucas faces boycott after signing bomb 'to Gaza'
Lucas said he had "asked to write" his name on the bomb.
January 3, 2024
Watch Lesbian Rep. Becca Balint Call Out Homophobe Marjorie Taylor Greene on House Floor
Balint cites Greene's numerous anti-LGBTQ+, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, racist, and otherwise bigoted comments as well as her promotion of conspiracy theories in her censure resolution.
October 28, 2023
An Open Letter to Queer Muslim Youth in America
A queer Muslim encourages LGBTQ+ young people to embrace their whole identity.
March 29, 2021
Illinois Democratic candidate Kat Abughazaleh calls out DOJ indictment
“If their goal was to silence me, they picked the wrong person,” she told The Advocate.
October 29, 2025
Flying, Lunching, and Working Out: Your #DayInLGBT
The first part of our diary series, capturing the #DayInLGBT.
December 10, 2014
The Golden Age of Denial: Orientalism
Considered by some a patronizing Western reimagining of the Middle East, many of these Orientalist depictions are frankly homoerotic.
August 9, 2014
Queers for Palestine?
Of all the slogans chanted and displayed at anti-Israel rallies over the past month, surely "Queers for Palestine" ranks as the most oxymoronic.
January 28, 2009
President Joe Biden Interrupted by Israel-Hamas War Protester During LGBTQ+ Rights Speech
Protester’s message on Middle East tensions momentarily disrupted the president’s address.
October 17, 2023
Queering Uncle Naseem: Ramy's Radically Problematic Gay Character
The Emmy-nominated show explores a gay Middle Eastern man who is bigoted, violent, and completely human.
July 30, 2020
5 important takeaways from Kamala Harris's CNN town hall
At the Pennsylvania event, she emphasized Donald Trump's dictatorial ambitions and said she will focus on solving problems and lifting up the American people,
October 23, 2024
Hunter Schafer arrested at pro-Palestine rally protesting Joe Biden on 'Late Night'
Euphoria star Hunter Schafer was arrested at a rally protesting Joe Biden's continued support of Israel's war with Hamas as the death toll in Gaza climbs.
February 28, 2024
Being LGBTQ Doesn't Mean You Have to Hate Israel
By banning Israeli flags, the D.C. Dyke March proclaims that anyone who disagrees with them is a heretic.
June 13, 2019
Op-ed: Extremely Dysfunctional
Extremist, rigid thinking is no way to govern, at home or abroad, says commentator Jim Morrison.
December 13, 2012