Meet Raquel Willis, the transgender activist who's one of TIME's Women of the Year
"This honor was validating for my career and for my passion, but not for my womanhood," Willis tells The Advocate.
March 31, 2025
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A CNN interview? To be an ally to LGBTQ+ people? Melania Trump seems to need $250K just to show up
There are no freebies: Just like her husband, everything she does is transactional, John Casey writes.
October 3, 2024
Not just state pride — Why LGBTQ+ Minnesotans are 'overly proud' of Tim Walz (exclusive)
Minnesota's leading LGBTQ+ groups tell The Advocate what a Walz vice presidency could mean for queer communities.
August 16, 2024
How important is abortion in the 2024 elections? To these groups, it's crucial
Abortion is an important issue to most women, but a large number of certain demographics are making it their top priority.
March 8, 2024
Democrats propose bill to defend IVF, slam 'Republican attacks on reproductive health care'
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Susan Wild have introduced the Access to Family Building Act, which would protect IVF treatment in the U.S.
January 19, 2024
Ron DeSantis Is Running for President With His Shameful Anti-LGBTQ+ Record
As DeSantis announces his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, we review how he's attacked LGBTQ+ people and other marginalized communities.
May 24, 2023
Joe Biden declares that Equal Rights Amendment is ‘law of the land’ in new announcement
The outgoing president announced that he believes the 28th Amendment to the Constitution guides American law.
January 17, 2025
Harris-Walz campaign slams Trump, Vance, and Republicans for not supporting IVF protection bill
Republican senators killed a bill Tuesday that would have protected IVF.
September 17, 2024
NC Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson, who called abortion 'genocide,' took his wife to get one
That's not a leak — Robinson said it himself in a new ad.
August 5, 2024
Tennessee Senate passes bill making 'recruiting' for trans youth care a felony
The bill could have far ranging impacts in Tennessee and outside of the state, and could be broadly used to target health care professionals across state lines.
April 14, 2024
Ohio Abortion Foes Are Making the Fight About Gender Transition and Drag Queens
They claim that a state constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights would allow minors to receive gender-affirming procedures without parental consent.
July 21, 2023
Pete Buttigieg debates 25 undecided Michigan voters on why Kamala Harris is better (and wins)
"Americans will have more rights and freedoms under a Harris/Walz Administration," the Secretary of Transportation said on a new Jubilee episode.
November 4, 2024
Missouri billboards falsely claim abortion referendum involves 'child gender surgery'
Some billboards warn voters to “STOP Child Gender Surgery,” even though the amendment to legalize abortion on the Nov. 5 ballot doesn’t mention gender-affirming care.
October 18, 2024
Megyn Kelly loses it over Taylor Swift’s Harris-Walz endorsement praising LGBTQ+ support: ‘F you!’
The right-wing comentator had a meltdown on her podcast after the pop icon endorsed Kamala Harris for president.
September 12, 2024
Cyndi Lauper hailed as a pioneering activist for queer people in a new documentary
The documentary Let the Canary Sing outlines Cyndi Lauper's rise to fame in the 1980s along with her early activism for LGBTQ+ people, reproductive freedom, and more.
May 11, 2024
These 10 states are voting on abortion in November — is yours one?
Constitutional amendments to protect abortion will be brought to vote in November in 10 states.
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April 7, 2024
CVS and Walgreens will start dispensing abortion pill mifepristone. Here's when and where
Both pharmacy chains already dispense misoprostol, the other medication involved in medication abortion regimens.
March 4, 2024
Biden and Harris Reaffirm Backing for Reproductive Rights a Year After Dobbs
It comes ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade and its national guarantee of abortion rights.
June 23, 2023