Montana House Speaker Silences Transgender Lawmaker Before Passing Anti-Trans Bill
Zooey Zephyr was also misgendered by some of her GOP colleagues after comments she made against a bill restricting gender-affirming care.
April 21, 2023
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silencing voices
A youth's call to action on this Day of NO Silence
The Day of NO Silence emerges as a powerful call to action, transforming a day of quiet solidarity into a loud, unapologetic movement against the ongoing discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ youths in schools.
April 12, 2024
How to End the Digital Censorship Silencing LGBTQ Voices
Mindshare teamed up with SKYY Vodka in an effort to combat digital censorship, which has deflated much of the LGBTQ market.
February 26, 2020
Bluesky silenced trans voices over J.K. Rowling, here’s why
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
August 20, 2025
Elon Musk’s X bans transgender Harvard lawyer for naming a neo-Nazi
Alejandra Caraballo says X is protecting right-wing extremists and silencing transgender voices.
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March 19, 2024
Cutting the cord on compassion, how one federal order cut lifelines to millions of LGBTQ+ youth
This decision by the Trump administration to abruptly end LGBTQ+ crisis support through 988 not only disregards empirical research but simultaneously silences the voices of countless vulnerable youth.
July 11, 2025
Homeless to Hero: Morgan Keenan
After struggling with homelessness and familial rejection in his youth, Morgan Keenan founded the Missouri GSA Network to help give voice to students silenced like he was.
June 13, 2014
Outraged by the Catholic Church Firing LGBTQ People? Write a Letter
Dominic Conover discusses a letter-writing campaign from Shelly's Voice that urges acceptance of LGBTQ people.
August 1, 2019
Op-ed: How to Really Make It Better
Helping LGBTQ youth find positive means of self-expression may protect them from self-destructive behaviors into adulthood.
April 10, 2013
Op-ed: Christian and Queer
One young man walks the line between two opposing communities and urges them to come together
September 4, 2013
Day of Silence Goes Virtual But Stays Visible
LGBTQ youth will still draw attention to silence and erasure, then break the silence with a livestreamed rally.
April 24, 2020
The Hate Lobbed at Angelica Ross, Meghan Markle Is Familiar to All Black Trans Women
Deciding how to handle microaggressions — and overt ignorance — is a full-time job for trans women of color.
October 23, 2023
Texas is gerrymandering the only LGBTQ+ member of Congress from the South out of her seat
New congressional districts in Texas will split Democrat Julie Johnson's district into eight parts.
August 21, 2025
California Sen. Laphonza Butler reads Audre Lorde in protest of GOP book banning
Butler, the first Black lesbian in the U.S. Senate, read an excerpt from Sister Outsider to her colleagues Thursday to make a point about the power of breaking silence.
February 29, 2024
Op-ed: Why LGBTQ Literature Matters
Because #LGBTQ shouldn't just be a marketing segment.
June 9, 2014
Elon Musk’s X platform suspended more than 200 LGBTQ+ marketing accounts without explanation
Even accounts that engaged with the company were suspended, Pink Media’s president told The Advocate.
July 12, 2024
My queer story is powerful, and so is yours. Here's how to share it with us.
Equalpride's new community editor on championing storytelling as a revolutionary act to reclaim and celebrate the diverse narratives of the LGBTQ+ community.
February 7, 2024
Democrats demand answers after Jimmy Kimmel blackout from Nexstar and Sinclair media companies
The comedian returned to late-night television on Tuesday, but many viewers in markets with Nexstar or Sinclair Broadcasting-owned ABC stations were unable to see the show.
September 25, 2025
Coming out to my religious parents was terrifying. I never expected a miracle
After a year of rehearsing and trepidation, a writer revealed their truth to their deeply religious parents in a Wisconsin restaurant, sparking a tumultuous journey of love, loss, and an unexpected miracle that would forever alter our fragile family dynamic.
June 29, 2025
Outfest Opens Festival With a 'Changing of the Guard' in Leadership
The LGBTQ film festival began with an emotional send-off to Christopher Racster and a welcome for its new executive director, Damien Navarro.
July 19, 2019
How LGBTQ+ advocates secured a victory against Florida's 'don't say gay' law
In a landmark legal victory, advocates dismantled Florida's 'don't say gay or trans' law, championing a more inclusive and accepting educational environment for LGBTQ+ students and families.
March 12, 2024