Federal judge blocks Trump admin's gender-restrictive passport policy
The State Department can't enforce the policy denying gender marker changes or the X marker while a lawsuit against it proceeds, the judge ruled.
April 18, 2025
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Alabama House passes 'Don't Say Gay,' drag ban, and Ten Commandments bills all at once
Alabama Republicans also passed legislation banning Pride flags in schools, and prohibiting staff from using students' chosen names and pronouns.
April 18, 2025
Doctors warn of ‘terrifying’ effects as Trump creates snitch line to report gender-affirming care patients
Under the administration’s latest guidance, reporting a trans patient’s care may no longer violate HIPAA — and that’s exactly the problem, providers say.
April 17, 2025
Pete Buttigieg warns of ‘dangerous moment’ as Trump defies courts and threatens to disappear U.S. citizens
The former transportation secretary has serious concerns about the president's authoritarian actions.
April 17, 2025
JD Vance wants the UK to repeal its LGBTQ+ hate speech laws to secure a trade deal
An anonymous White House advisor said JD Vance is “obsessed by the fall of Western civilization."
April 17, 2025
Religion focuses on suffering this week. Our community knows it, survived it, and will overcome it again
Opinion: Our suffering has taught us things the powerful will never understand, writes John Casey.
April 17, 2025
Federal government to remove gender dysphoria from protected disabilities list
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will remove gender dysphoria from disabilities protected under federal law.
April 16, 2025
Maine Gov. Janet Mills hits back after Trump sues state for transgender sports policies
The Trump Administration is suing Maine for allowing trans girls to participate in girls sports, but Gov. Mills says this "has never been about the protection of women and girls."
April 16, 2025
Marriage equality or same-sex marriage? Why the language matters
This is why The Advocate uses "marriage equality" over "same-sex marriage" or "gay marriage."
April 16, 2025
Trans Congresswoman Sarah McBride just got Trump to reverse himself in victory for Delaware
She delivered for her constituents regardless of whether Donald Trump believes she exists.
April 15, 2025
JD 'Just Drop It' Vance fumbled a college football trophy, and the internet has memes
The vice president is being widely mocked online (again) after fumbling the College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy.
April 15, 2025
Right-wing extremists threaten LGBTQ-affirming religious communities: report
A new GLAAD report sheds light on the alarming trend.
April 15, 2025
Elon Musk is the 'most irritating person I’ve ever had to deal with,' Trump official says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reportedly struggling to hide his "disdain" for Musk, and some State Department officials have given him the nickname "Crazy Uncle Elon."
April 14, 2025
Rachel Levine's potential replacement once said trans youth should undergo 'corrective care'
Also, while the Alabama doctor says he’s never treated transgender patients, records reveal that he did offer surgical care to transgender men.
April 14, 2025
Bill Maher falls for Trump’s charm offensive and ends up as the real sphincter
Opinion: Invited to dinner at the White House, Maher succumbs to Trump, proving he’s just another sycophant, writes John Casey.
April 14, 2025
Trump and El Salvador's president attack transgender people during White House meeting
The leaders attacked trans women in sports while ignoring court orders to return a wrongly deported Maryland man.
April 14, 2025
'Andy, that's not true:' Texas Republican mocked after admitting he doesn't know what intersex is
Republican Rep. Andy Hopper admitted he doesn't know what being intersex is while trying to cut funding for universities over LGBTQ+ programs.
April 14, 2025
Maine Gov. Janet Mills doubles down on defying Trump’s attacks on trans rights after court victory
She has beaten the president in court already. She plans to do it as often as necessary.
April 14, 2025
The legacy and programs of FDR, who died 80 years ago today, are at risk of being dismantled
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little," FDR famously said.
April 12, 2025
New Trump Medicaid directive attacks trans people's access to gender-affirming care
A new federal letter gives Republican-led states another road map to cut off gender-affirming care for minors.
April 11, 2025
Out gay Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs law repealing marriage equality ban
The new law ensures that even if the Supreme Court reverses Obergefell, marriage equality will still be legal in Colorado.
April 11, 2025