U.K. Prime Minister pushes to ban trans people from single-sex bathrooms, sports, and beyond
Keir Starmer said the ruling that trans women are not considered women under the nation's Equality Act must be applied "as soon as possible."
June 30, 2025
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Was Fox Sports Transphobic in Ignoring Amy Schneider at Pride Game?
The channel didn't televise the trans Jeopardy! champ throwing out the first pitch at the San Francisco Giants' Pride Game, leading to some accusations of transphobia.
June 14, 2022
L.A. Dodgers to Sport Rainbow-Trimmed Caps for Pride Night
The Dodgers will become the second team, after the San Francisco Giants, to wear LGBTQ+ Pride caps for a game.
May 11, 2022
From Glenn Burke to Brittney Griner: The State of Pride in Sports
Marriage equality isn't the only realm in LGBT rights that has changed in the last 40 years.
July 3, 2013
Nancy Pelosi Throws First Pitch at Washington Nationals' Pride Night
The former speaker was honored at the team's "Night OUT" event.
June 7, 2023
L.A. Dodgers 'Remove' Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence From Pride Event
It's a major foul for the iconic baseball team.
May 18, 2023
Supreme Court fallout: Trans women banned from soccer by UK Football Association
Pride Month starts with a trans sports ban in the U.K., effective June 1.
May 2, 2025
Gay Hockey Player ‘Disappointed’ in Other Players’ Lack of Support
While the NHL tries to demonstrate how inclusive it is, many of the players in the league are resisting showing overt support for the LGBTQ+ community.
March 21, 2023
Sweet Pride Alabama: Celebrating LGBTQ+ lives in the Deep South
Central Alabama Pride has been awarded The Advocate’s inaugural Communities of Pride Award.
June 11, 2025
Central Oregon celebrates Winter Pride with skiing, comedy, drag, and more
Out Central Oregon's Winter PrideFest promises many good times.
March 6, 2025
NWSL supports Barbra Banda after Fox News guest calls her 'a male'
The National Women's Soccer League is calling out "hateful attacks" against Barbra Banda amid a trans panic ignited by NWSL player Elizabeth Eddy.
November 4, 2025
Wrestler CM Punk Goes Viral Standing Up for Trans Kids From Inside the Ring
The pro-wrestling star CM Punk spoke out in support of LGBTQ+ youth and queer rights.
June 21, 2023
Gavin Newsom’s office says Linda McMahon’s ‘fake’ threats over trans kids in sports ‘divorced from reality’
“Secretary McMahon is confusing government with her WrestleMania days — dramatic, fake, and completely divorced from reality. This won’t stick,” the California governor's office told The Advocate.
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June 25, 2025
Could Florida's most anti-transgender Republican lose a special election for Congress?
Even in a district Donald Trump won by 30 points last year, a Democrat might beat state Sen. Randy Fine, a lawmaker who has introduced multiple anti-LGBTQ+ bills.
April 1, 2025
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker goes on transphobic, sexist rant during graduation speech
The kicker spoke at Benedictine College and told women to stay in their place while calling LGBTQ+ people ‘deadly sins.’
May 15, 2024
Why LGBTQ+ groups aren't fazed by Trump's 'Title IX Month' attention grab
"Pride is a protest, and it's happening whether the most-anti LGBTQ+ administration in history acknowledges it or not," an HRC spokesperson told The Advocate.
June 4, 2025
Yankees and Stonewall Scholarship Initiative celebrate Pride by honoring LGBTQ+ student leaders
Five students, one from each New York City borough, were awarded scholarships during the Yankees' annual Legacy of Pride Night.
June 17, 2025
Lesbian Rep. Becca Balint & ally Sen. Jeff Merkley file bill to nullify Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders
The No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act targets the trans military ban, the "two sexes" order, and more.
June 7, 2025
Study: Pride Games Decrease Antigay Slurs Among Players by 40 Percent
New research shows the power of diversity-themed games to fight homophobia.
August 26, 2020
How Nikki Hiltz Is Making Running More Inclusive for LGBTQ+ People
"As a non-binary athlete navigating a very gendered world of athletics, it's easy to feel out of place," Hiltz said.
November 10, 2022
N.Y. Yankees to Celebrate Stonewall Uprising in First Pride Event
The Yankees are the only Major League Baseball team that has not hosted a Pride Night.
August 13, 2018