Who was Oscar V. Peterson, the man replacing gay rights icon Harvey Milk on a U.S. Navy ship?
Sailors will undoubtedly take pride in honoring World War II hero Peterson, but there was no reason not to take pride in Milk.
June 30, 2025
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Transgender Navy Officer Wins Waiver to Serve Openly
Activist groups welcomed the waiver but emphasized that all trans military personnel deserve the right to serve.
May 15, 2020
U.S. Naval Academy Hosts First Same-Sex Wedding
The military school marked an historic moment last weekend, hosting the nuptials of graduate David Bucher and his partner Bruce Moats.
May 12, 2014
Inside the military’s LGBTQ+ witch hunts
Trump’s return to the White House is resurfacing questions over who is fit to serve. Two veterans — from opposite sides — reveal the lasting harm of our discriminatory past.
December 8, 2024
U.S. Passports to Include X Gender Option Starting in April
The State Department announced in June 2021 that it would start the process of introducing the option for passports.
March 31, 2022
Drew Starkey to Play Object of Daniel Craig's Desire in Luca Guagadnino's Queer
In case the name didn't give it away, it's going to be very gay.
April 21, 2023
Massive ‘No Kings’ rally in D.C. features LGBTQ+ rights advocates: 'This is my country too'
Millions of people around the country are participating in "No Kings" rallies voicing their opposition to Donald Trump and his anti-LGBTQ+ administration.
October 18, 2025
Who Is Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host who doesn’t wash his hands that Trump nominated for Defense Secretary?
Trump is trying to burn down the American government.
November 14, 2024
WATCH: Conchita Wurst Takes the U.N. 'Like a Phoenix'
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon stopped by the U.N. offices in Vienna to meet with and take in a performance by Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst.
November 5, 2014
U.S. Issues First Passport With Third Gender Option
The third option, an X marker, will be available to passport applicants starting next year.
October 27, 2021
Patriot Front Members Arrested on Way to Target Pride Event
A tipster reported the group of identically clad extremists before they could get to their destination.
June 13, 2022
Pete Buttigieg: Trump Cabinet's use of Signal app for military ops is ‘highest level of f**kup imaginable’
The former Transportation secretary and Democratic star laid into Trump administration officials.
March 24, 2025
State Department: Gender-Neutral Passports Coming
The department doesn't have a target date for when the gender-neutral marker will be available, but it is already making self-selection of other gender markers easier.
June 30, 2021
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner admits using ‘indefensible’ antigay slurs in unearthed Reddit posts
"Today I find that stuff abhorrent," Platner told The Advocate. "And I am sorry that I ever used it.”
October 22, 2025
Trump’s “A-Gays” are an arrogant, delusional, and obtuse bunch of noxious narcissists
Opinion: Once MAGA sees the A-gays are nothing more than DEI hires, Trump will fire them all, writes John Casey.
August 27, 2025
Soapside: Advocate's Guide to Daytime August 14
Days' Sorel talks about her return as Auntie Viv, Morgan Fairchild and friends get a fashion lesson, Kish moves forward, Chappell dishes about Venice, Hansis and Beemer booted, AMC moves west ... will Lucci?
August 14, 2009
Full list of performers at Trump's 2025 inauguration
These musicians are standing proudly with President Donald Trump.
January 16, 2025
Pride, pages, and performance: Why drag story time matters more than ever
Recent research explores drag story times with the hope to learn more about how drag story time leaders select books, and how these events can foster best practices in literacy and inclusive education.
June 21, 2025
We Won’t Be Erased
As a witness to history, I believe we will overcome the attacks on transgender identity because we’ve come out in the tens of thousands and tasted freedom and equality.
March 31, 2023
Trans CEO Martine Rothblatt Talks Transition, Trump, & True Love
The trans pioneer -- who founded SiriusXM and created a pharmaceutical company to save her youngest daughter -- tells The Advocate Donald Trump is "irrelevant" to trans rights.
May 8, 2017