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New York’s Ritchie Torres donates to Andry Hernández Romero fund demanding freedom for gay asylum-seeker

The Democratic congressman is using his influence and bank account to call attention to the Venezuelan makeup artist disappeared by Trump to a mega prison in El Salvador.

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Hundreds rallying at Supreme Court demand Trump return disappeared gay asylum-seeker Andry Hernández Romero

They rallied to bring the 31-year-old makeup artist back from CECOT in El Salvador.

Coalition of 52 Democrats push for proof of life for deported gay asylum-seeker Andry Hernández Romero

“I think Pride Month is an opportunity to highlight his story even more,” U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia told The Advocate.

Jon Lovett and Tim Miller team up to ‘raise hell’ over gay asylum-seeker vanished to El Salvador by Trump

Andry Hernández Romero entered the U.S. legally, fleeing persecution for being gay. Then the Trump administration disappeared him, sending him to a dystopian prison. They’re trying to get him back.

California's San Mateo County celebrates trans people, fights bullying

The Northern California county vows to be a bulwark against the hate coming out of the Trump administration.

Opinion: Cowards like ‘moderate’ Sen. Susan Collins prove that the U.S. Senate is now Trump’s Duma

Collins, Murkowski, Cassidy, and Tillis were supposed to be a bulwark against Trump, but now they’re his comrades, writes John Casey.

Protests erupt across U.S. at hospitals complying with Trump's under-19 anti-trans executive order

Demonstrators argue that hospitals should stand as a bulwark against Trump and should care for all of their patients, rather than comply without a fight.

A Gay Writer Binges on Newsmax, the Far Right's New State Media

A terrifying descent into lies, fear, and the stoking of violence.

Immigration judge dismisses asylum case of gay Venezuelan deported to Salvadoran supermax prison

Hernández Romero had been awaiting an asylum hearing before he was deported without warning in March, his lawyer told The Advocate in April.

Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr wins reelection, will return to House floor after sanction

Republicans voted to bar Zephyr from speaking on the floor of the state legislature in 2023 after she said that conservatives' ban on gender-affirming care for youth would result in “blood on [their] hands.”

Senate Must Stand Firm Against Anti-Equality Supreme Court Candidates

The nominee must be grilled on their commitment to LGBT equality, writes Shannon Minter and Christopher Stoll of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

The Supreme Court Puts Antigay Alabama in Its Place

A high court ruling has broad implications for states that try to impose ingrained homophobia on their citizens.

Handmaid's Tale Protesters Silently Resist Brett Kavanaugh for SCOTUS

Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh poses a threat to women's reproductive rights if confirmed, and women dressed as handmaids are fighting it. 

Va. GOP Block Democratic Measure to Enshrine Marriage Equality Rights

Democrats wanted to give Virginians the opportunity to vote on a measure that would have allowed the state constitution to be amended to reflect marriage equality rights for all within the state.

Lori Lightfoot on Defending the LGBTQ+ Community Against Republican Attacks

The former Chicago mayor says she understands the strategy Republicans are using and that it’s a losing one.

The Trump U.N. vote siding with Russia throws U.S. support for democracy into the trash heap of history

Opinion: In one fell swoop, the U.S. cemented itself as a willing accomplice to tyranny, wilted into a puppet of Russia, and humiliated itself on the global stage, argues John Casey.

In Gay We Trust: Queer Liberation Is Far From Over

Fifty years of protesting and we still haven't achieved full equality, yet... 

The GOPs antigay pitch to blacks

The Republican Party is reaching out to African-American voters with a pitch that hones in on their presumed homophobia. The party's blatantly antigay "misinformation campaign" is detailed in a new report from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

Far East Escape

For journalist Justin Ocean, losing himself in translation is the ultimate Asian adventure.