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Why The Advocate endorses Kamala Harris for president

Harris has brought a long and strong record of LGBTQ+ rights support to the White House, and promises to do even more.

What states are voting on marriage equality in November?

Marriage equality may be settled law, but some states still have discriminatory amendments in their constitutions.

A Prop 8 couple remembers how much of an LGBTQ+ ally Kamala Harris is

Kamala Harris officiated Kris Perry and Sandy Stier's wedding in 2013, just an hour after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the stay on same-sex marriages in California.

HRC's Kelley Robinson to DNC: We fight for LGBTQ+ freedom “without exception”

Robinson delivered a stirring speech on a day that spotlighted LGBTQ+ rights.

14 Supreme Court decisions that changed the landscape for LGBTQ+ rights

Several of them came on today's date, June 26.

Months after election, gay House candidate Evan Low will be on November ballot. Here's what happened

Low, currently a member of the California Assembly, is running for a U.S. House seat from Silicon Valley.

Jonathan D. Lewis, Gay Activist Against Prop. 8 and DADT, Dead at 64

Lewis provided funding for GetEQUAL and was on the board of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, among many other activist and philanthropic endeavors.

California Voters to Decide Fate of State's Prop 8 Same-Sex Marriage Ban in 2024

An amendment would remove language from the state constitution that states “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”

Prop 8’s Sandy Stier & Kris Perry Mark 10 Years of Marriage

Vice President Kamala Harris paid tribute to Sandy Stier and Kris Perry during a Pride reception at the vice president’s residence.

Kamala Harris: Our One-on-One With the Vice President

As Republicans vehemently attack reproductive and trans rights, the VP sees a linked battle for bodily autonomy.

How the Stain of Prop. 8 May Be Removed From California

It would repeal the anti-marriage equality language of the infamous Proposition 8.