HRC drops sponsorships from weapons manufacturers after pressure from advocacy groups
"What’s happening in Gaza and throughout the region is devastating," a spokesperson for HRC told The Advocate.
November 12, 2025
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palestinian rights
A queer pro-Palestine protester was shoved by a police officer. Now she's been charged (exclusive)
The protester shoved by an Orlando police officer in a viral clip tells The Advocate what happened at the Queers for Palestine rally, and what comes next.
September 27, 2024
LGBTQ+ group pulls Biden endorsement over 'perilous' handling of Israel-Hamas war
The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club in San Francisco has rescinded its endorsement of President Joe Biden for the March primary.
January 23, 2024
Multimedia Project Addresses LGBT Rights Among Palestinians
Music, videos, and more are part of the effort to promote openness and increase dialogue.
May 24, 2013
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The scholar says the award from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute was rescinded because of her support for Palestinian rights.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
Palestine and gay rights
Is it racist to say that the Palestinian Authority is light-years behind Israel in terms of LGBT equality? And why is the highest-profile international gay rights organization boycotting WorldPride in Jerusalem in August?
July 11, 2006
Ilhan Omar Defends LGBTQ Palestinians' Protests in West Bank
The congresswoman also slammed Israel in the process.
August 20, 2019
Tossing Jewish Women Out of Dyke March Was an Intersectional Fail
What happened in Chicago this weekend was a community low point.
June 28, 2017
A Careless Anti-Semitism Shames the LGBT Community
Longtime LGBT activist Mark Segal (pictured above) weighs in on the raucous protest that rocked the Creating Change conference in Chicago.
January 28, 2016
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
Tel Aviv Pride Sees Record Turnout
More than 250,000 people celebrated at the 20th annual parade.
June 10, 2018
Clinton and Sanders Take the Gloves Off in New York Debate
The Democratic presidential candidates sparred over many issues five days before the New York primary.
April 14, 2016
The Case That You Can Be LGBT and Muslim
Around the nation and the world, LGBT Muslims and their allies are working to build an inclusive faith -- and having some notable success.
September 23, 2013
Gamal Palmer: On Being Black, Gay, And Jewish in America
This activist discusses the disbelief people express when they find out he's Jewish.
August 21, 2019
Trans Pioneer, Stone Butch Blues Author Leslie Feinberg Dies
She was a pioneer in trans and lesbian issues, workers rights, and intersectionality long before anyone could define the phrase. Her partner, Minnie Bruce Pratt, and family offered us this obituary.
November 17, 2014
Rauda Morcos
After she was outed by a national magazine, Rauda Morcos, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, became the most visible lesbian in both that country and in Palestine, where the Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas recently took power. Morcos, a 32-year-old Haifa resident, cofounded Aswat ("Voices" in Arabic) in 2003 as a safe space for Palestinian lesbian women to meet and empower themselves. This month the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission is honoring her work.
May 8, 2006
Biden Champions LGBTQ+ Rights Amidst Global Challenges in Keynote Speech
The president and first lady address discrimination in global human rights and urge unity against hate at the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner.
October 16, 2023
Palestinian Authority Bans LGBTQ Group's Activities
The group, alQaws, vows to continue its activism anyway.
August 19, 2019
