Transphobic Texas Democrat finds home for bigotry in state Republican Party
After losing her primary to a queer Black woman, Shawn Thierry decided to switch to the GOP.
September 03 2024 4:07 PM
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Baptist pastor says gay preachers 'should get a bullet in their brain'
Dillon Awes said two gay pastors and the church official who hosted them should "get the death penalty, not be preaching behind the pulpit.”
August 29 2024 2:02 PM
Former Texas park ranger faces allegations he sexually assaulted gay men
Joey Lamar Ellis now faces one sexual assault charge and two charges of official oppression for multiple incidents that took place earlier this year in Houston
August 28 2024 11:20 AM
Gay former staffer sues GOP Texas congressman over 'hostile work environment'
Alex Chadwell, who is gay, accused Rep. Troy Nehls, his chief of staff, and special adviser of regularly making homophobic comments at work like “gays go to hell."
August 23 2024 2:58 PM
Cynthia Lee Fontaine está contando la historia de esta histórica reina del drag de Texas en un nuevo documental (exclusivo)
La ganadora del premio a la Miss Simpatía de la temporada 8 de RuPaul's Drag Race le cuenta a The Advocate sobre un nuevo documental en el que participa que sigue la vida de la leyenda del drag Barbette.
August 23 2024 2:54 PM
Texas quietly blocks trans people from changing their gender on driver's licenses
The rule applies even if a person has updated their birth certificates, or even potentially if they have a court order.
August 22 2024 1:40 PM
Black transgender Air Force veteran Vanity Williams shot to death in Houston
Williams, who had recently started nursing school, is being remembered as someone who "made a safe space for everybody."
August 21 2024 7:08 PM
20-year-old transgender woman Dylan Gurley stabbed to death in Texas
Hers is at least the 23rd violent death of a transgender person in the U.S. this year.
August 14 2024 2:43 PM
A new online hub for students looks to fight discrimination, censorship, and more in Texas
There are major civil rights issues facing public school students in Texas. The ACLU Texas chapter is looking to support them.
August 13 2024 6:15 PM
Welcome to Dallas’s only LGBTQ+ country dancing bar
Explore the LGBTQ+ country dance scene in Dallas through the eyes of a visiting Londoner.
August 09 2024 5:30 PM
Biden says he's ‘really proud’ of supporting the LGBTQ+ community in late-night South Lawn remarks
‘I’m really proud of my position,’ the president told reporters.
August 01 2024 4:10 PM
Kamala Harris defends LGBTQ+ teachers & condemns book bans at teacher labor union conference
“We want to ban assault weapons, and they want to ban books. Can you imagine?” Harris said of her opponents.
July 25 2024 9:43 PM
Elon Musk moves SpaceX and X to Texas because California is too supporting of trans youth
"This is the final straw," Musk wrote on X, reacting to California's recent law banning the forced outing of LGBTQ+ youth in schools.
July 17 2024 10:05 AM
Kamala Harris gives AKA convention speech days after sorors got hundreds of gays evicted from Dallas hotel
She gave a powerful speech to her sisters and celebrated equality and warned of ‘dictator on day one’ Donald Trump.
July 11 2024 1:09 PM
What is Daddyland, the gay circuit party evicted from a Dallas hotel?
Here’s what you need to know about the annual circuit party festival in Dallas that was evicted from a hotel recently.
July 09 2024 4:34 PM
Lesbian lawmaker Angie Craig calls for Joe Biden to step down from presidential race
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig is the fifth Democratic — and first LGBTQ+ — lawmaker calling for the president to stand down and allow somebody else to challenge Donald Trump.
July 06 2024 10:07 AM
Texas Supreme Court lets gender-affirming care ban remain in effect
The court reversed a lower court's decision blocking the ban while a lawsuit against it is heard.
July 04 2024 7:51 PM
14 Supreme Court decisions that changed the landscape for LGBTQ+ rights
Several of them came on today's date, June 26.
June 26 2024 5:16 PM
Appeals court maintains PrEP coverage under Obamacare in win for HIV prevention
A lower court had ruled that requiring PrEP coverage was akin to supporting homosexuality and, therefore, a violation of religious rights. However, advocates are concerned about further legal challenges that may appear.
June 21 2024 5:05 PM
Cynthia Lee Fontaine is telling this historic Texas drag queen's story in a new documentary (exclusive)
The RuPaul’s Drag Race season eight Miss Congeniality winner tells The Advocate about a new documentary she's part of that follows the life of drag legend Barbette.
June 20 2024 10:16 AM