7 times Pete Hegseth was the definition of toxic masculinity
The secretary of Defense, now in trouble over military strikes on an alleged drug trafficking boat, has plenty of toxic deeds on his record.
December 2, 2025
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How the Boy Scouts became a target of the Trump administration's wrath
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Scouting America 'surprised and disappointed' after U.S. military threatens to cut ties
Scouting America told The Advocate that its "values have not changed" even after the U.S. military threatened to sever ties.
November 25, 2025
New U.S. Coast Guard policy OK with some swastikas & nooses, but not transgender service members
Hate symbols will now be recategorized as "potentially divisive.”
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November 20, 2025
'Jeopardy!' champ Amy Schneider schools Pete Hegseth on drag in the military
The trans champion responded to a report from last summer of an admiral being denied a promotion, supposedly because he allowed a drag performance on his aircraft carrier.
November 7, 2025
Attorneys urge appeals court to see Trump’s trans military ban is rooted in bigotry, not national security
“The government made no secret of its intent," lead attorney Jennifer Levi of GLAD Law told The Advocate in an interview.
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November 6, 2025
22 times Donald Trump has dumped a number 2 on America
Opinion: The real sludge is not the one coming from Trump’s hideous AI plane, it’s the excrement that sits in the White House, trying to clog up democracy, writes John Casey.
October 21, 2025
Federal judge orders Pentagon to restore LGBTQ+ books, gender & diversity lessons in military schools
Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and DoDEA Director Beth Schiavino-Narvaez to comply immediately.
October 20, 2025
DOJ hedges on Trump's anti-trans views while defending military ban in federal appeals court
"The executive order is irrelevant," Deputy Associate Attorney General Abhishek Kambli said when asked about President Donald Trump's disparaging language toward transgender people.
October 20, 2025
From ‘Gomer Pyle’ to ‘Boots,' and the long, stagnant march of acceptance for the gay Marine
Opinion: 60 years after the gay actor Jim Nabors played a straight Marine, gay actor Miles Heizer plays a gay one, while being a gay Marine still demands a cover story, writes John Casey.
October 14, 2025
During Trump’s shutdown, Argentina gets $20 billion while our service members get ... $0
Opinion: Donald Trump is willing to write big checks to foreign banks that benefit U.S. billionaires, but not to our soldiers or government workers, writes John Casey.
October 11, 2025
Pete Hegseth mandates that all military service members watch his fratty Virginia speech to generals
“He cares that people are willing to follow his orders, no matter what the law says,” an Air Force member told The Advocate.
October 9, 2025
Petey Hegseth wants men and warriors while the military is being run by boys with skateboards and apps
Opinion: It's a combination of Opposite Day and WarGames, with the disclosure that even Pete Hegseth's playmates at the Pentagon are using the unsecure Signal app just like their boss, writes John Casey.
October 8, 2025
This week, Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel started the frightening return of the Lavender Scare
Opinion: “Dudes in dresses” and Pride flags on desks are harbingers of the Trump administration’s plan to purge queer federal workers, writes John Casey.
October 4, 2025
Oregon, Portland sue Trump over plan to send National Guard
No, Portland is not "war-ravaged."
September 30, 2025
Pete Hegseth is a waste of time, and Trump is a disgraceful “Sleepy Don” at meeting for military leaders
Opinion: The silver lining is that I trust our generals. who understand service, sacrifice, and leadership, and will outlast two abhorrent narcissistic jerks, writes John Casey.
September 30, 2025
Watch Trump be called ‘Hitler of our time’ to his face during trip to fancy D.C. restaurant
You’re not welcome here,” activists yelled.
September 10, 2025
Military families sue Trump administration over gender-affirming care ban
Three military families are suing to keep their children's access to gender-affirming care.
September 8, 2025
Pentagon weakly corrects Pete Hegseth's views on women having the right to vote
"Of course the secretary thinks that women should have the right to vote," Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson said.
August 15, 2025
Air Force veteran stripped of retirement under Trump's transgender purge
"This isn't just a fight for us," Technical Sgt. Alyx Anguiano told The Advocate. "It's a threat to every person who has served or is currently serving."
August 14, 2025
Man accused of throwing a Subway sandwich at border agent in D.C. charged with felony
One person called it “assault with a deli weapon.”
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August 13, 2025