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Texas city will remove rainbow crosswalks under orders from Trump administration

San Antonio will remove its iconic rainbow crosswalks by January 15 after being denied an exemption.

Rainbow bike rack St. Petersburg Florida

Florida city installs Pride bike racks after being forced to remove rainbow crosswalks

St. Petersburg's new bike rack publicly displays LGBTQ+ Pride while complying orders to keep crosswalks undecorated.

LGBTQ+ Pride flag next to stop sign

Texas city cancels 2026 Pride after local council rescinds LGBTQ+ protections

Arlington Pride has suspended its 2026 events after the City Council revoked antidiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people.

James Talarico (L); Jasmine Crockett (R)

The Democratic candidate in the Texas Senate race is going to be an LGBTQ+ ally

Here are Jasmine Crockett's and James Talarico's track records on LGBTQ+ issues.

Water tower in Arlington, Texas

Texas city votes to overturn LGBTQ+ antidiscrimination protections

Arlington, Texas has removed “gender identity and expression” and “sexual orientation” from its antidiscrimination protections.

Marjorie Taylor Greene

Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump was 'extremely angry' over vote to release Epstein files

Greene claimed the president told her "people will get hurt" if she went through with her vote to release the Epstein files.

Adam Schiff (L); Letitia James (C); James Comey (R)

Here are all of Trump's political enemies that have been charged or investigated (so far)

Here's a breakdown of all the cases against Trump's political opponents, and why he would want to target them.

Two men kiss in front of U.S.-Mexico border

HIV-positive men stage 'Kiss-In' protest at U.S.-Mexico border (in photos)

Here's why HIV-positive men met at the border between the United States and Mexico to kiss.

"PEPFAR saves lives" protest sign

Funding cuts could cause 3.3 million additional HIV infections by 2030: report

Global HIV assistance is projected to drop by 30 to 40 percent in 2025 compared with 2023, a new UNAID report found.

Scouts For Equality in the NYC Pride Parade

Scouting America 'surprised and disappointed' after U.S. military threatens to cut ties

Scouting America told The Advocate that its "values have not changed" even after the U.S. military threatened to sever ties.

Tombstone protest signs against DOGE cuts

DOGE is gone, leaving behind 300,000 fired federal workers, 600,000 USAID deaths, and more

Here's everything DOGE did that affected the LGBTQ+ community at home and abroad.

Kathy Griffin

Arts & Entertainment

Uncanceling Kathy Griffin: The Advocate of the Year on sexiness, censorship, and her love of the gays

"If it wasn't for the gay community, I wouldn't have been able to come back," Griffin tells The Advocate.

Zohran Mamdani waves transgender flag

Zohran Mamdani will continue 'standing up' for transgender people as New York City mayor

Zohran Mamdani dominated the LGBTQ+ vote in NYC, with 82 percent of the community casting their ballots for him.

Zohran Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani, LGBTQ+ ally, wins New York City mayoral election and makes history

Mamdani, a self-described Democratic socialist and queer ally, will be New York City's next mayor.

Food drive volunteers

How SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans could be saved during the shutdown

Trump's USDA has refused to release contingency funds for SNAP benefits, and Congress remains gridlocked.

Food drive volunteers

'It makes you angry:' LGBTQ+ food pantries prepare for end of SNAP benefits

As SNAP runs out of money, LGBTQ+ community centers and nonprofits are feeding people when the government won't.

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South Portico of the White House are decorated in rainbow colors for pride month celebration 2024

White House 'Major Events' timeline features photo of topless transgender woman

The White House has posted lies about trans people to justify the complete destruction of the East Wing.