Illinois Democratic candidate glitter bombs anti-LGBTQ+ Christian group
Reed Showalter, who is straight, had a hilarious response to an anti-trans candidate survey from the Illinois Family Institute.
November 25, 2025
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Gen Z men do care about abortion, actually
Gen Z men said abortion was likely to impact their vote after hearing from people affected by bans, new polling found.
November 14, 2025
How many LGBTQ+ adults are out of the closet? Almost all — with these exceptions
Around 96 percent of LGBTQ+ adults have come out as queer to at least one person.
October 9, 2025
LGBTQ+ employees traveling abroad for work feel less safe. What should companies do?
Despite the safety concerns, only 13 percent of workplaces provide LGBTQ+ specific pre-travel information for trips abroad.
September 17, 2025
What are LGBTQ+ people's views on religion in the U.S.?
Less than half of U.S. adults who are LGBTQ+ (48 percent) say they identify with a religion, according to a new study by Pew Research Center.
August 25, 2025
Which state has the most transgender people? Here are the top 10
Number one may surprise you.
August 21, 2025
How SNAP cuts will disproportionately impact some LGBTQ+ people
About 15 percent of LGBTQ+ adults received SNAP benefits in the past year.
July 1, 2025
10% of new business owners are LGBTQ+ — and they're offering better benefits
LGBTQ+ business owners are more likely to offer their employees benefits such as health care and retirement, a new study found.
July 1, 2025
45% of the world doesn't think their country is a good place for gay and lesbian people
Just 39 percent of people from over 120 countries said that their area was a good place for gay and lesbian people.
June 11, 2025
LGBTQ+ adults agree — Americans don't accept transgender people
Most LGBTQ+ adults believe that there is currently not much to no acceptance at all for trans people, a new survey reports.
May 30, 2025
Nearly half of Americans don’t want politicians focusing on trans issues: survey
A new survey shows that 49 percent of Americans think politicians should not be focusing on transgender issues at all.
April 28, 2025
LGBTQ+ youth feel safer online than in-person — and it's not close
Most LGBTQ+ youth report that their friends online and in person provide nearly twice the support of family.
March 12, 2025
LGBTQ+ youth are 'discriminated against' in all 50 states — but some regions are worse
The Trevor Project's recent survey of LGBTQ+ mental health has "grim" findings.
March 6, 2025
Most religious Americans support nondiscrimination laws protecting LGBTQ+ people: survey
Regardless of faith, the vast majority of U.S. adults support LGBTQ+ protections.
March 4, 2025
Most Americans support transgender health care and sports bans — yet they oppose discrimination
Most Americans support banning gender-affirming care for youth and preventing trans athletes from participating on teams that align with their identity — yet they also support anti-discrimination laws protecting trans people.
February 26, 2025
More adults than ever — including 23% of Gen-Z — identify as LGBTQ+
About 9.3 percent of U.S. adults in 2024 said that they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or something other than heterosexual in a new report from Gallup.
February 20, 2025
Pete Buttigieg and Dana Nessel, out gay and lesbian politicians, lead in early Senate poll
Out gay former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and out lesbian Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel are Michigan's leading candidates in an early U.S. Senate primary poll.
February 10, 2025
American satisfaction with state of LGBTQ+ rights reaches lowest point in over a decade
Just over half of Americans said they are satisfied with the nation's acceptance of gay and lesbian people, the lowest rate since 2013.
February 5, 2025
Most Meta employees oppose ending DEI and fact-checking, survey finds
Meta workers overwhelming disagreed with the abolition of fact-checking and DEI programs, according to a new anonymous survey of 965 verified employees.
January 23, 2025
Over a quarter of college applicants are rejecting schools over their states' politics: report
Over a quarter of college applicants (28 percent) said in a new survey that they "exclude schools solely based on political considerations in the state where the institution is located."
October 25, 2024
Intersex youth have worse mental health, and 'harmful' nonconsensual surgeries may play a part (exclusive)
The lead author of an eye-opening new report from the Trevor Project tells The Advocate about the "stigma" intersex youth face, how it impacts them, and how to rectify it.
October 24, 2024