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US Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks to the media after touring the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

Business

Pete Buttigieg among cabinet members credited for role in reopening ports after dockworker strike

He thanked the parties for working together and praised the leadership of President Biden and Vice President Harris.

Politics

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.

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention

Election

Pete Buttigieg debates 25 undecided Michigan voters on why Kamala Harris is better (and wins)

"Americans will have more rights and freedoms under a Harris/Walz Administration," the Secretary of Transportation said on a new Jubilee episode.

Karine Jean Pierre White House press secretary exclusive exit interview photographed by Jen Rosenstein for The Advocate Magazine

Politics

The exit interview: Karine Jean-Pierre on misinformation, the White House, and making queer history

Karine Jean-Pierre spoke to The Advocate about being press secretary under President Joe Biden, living and working proud and out, and what she plans to do now.

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Voices

Mitch McConnell leaves as the Senate’s longest-serving coward

McConnell will be spending his remaining years as a prisoner to his own cowardice and with a wife whose honor he did not defend.

desert road leading to nuclear bomb explosion

Voices

80 years after Hiroshima, Trump’s ‘gut’ is in charge of the nuclear codes, and it's dangerous

Opinion: In 1945, the world crossed a line. In 2025, one man might erase it altogether, writes John Casey.

News

The Advocate ranked the 25 most important queer history moments of the century so far

From the good and the bad, from marriage equality, decriminalization of queer sex, and groundbreaking electoral victories to the Pulse massacre and the unfortunate election of Donald Trump to the presidency — twice — here are the biggest queer news events of the first quarter of the 21st century.

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Politics

Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far

Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.

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Pete Buttigieg Lays Into Homophobic Ron DeSantis Campaign Ad: Video

Buttigieg didn't hold back from attacking the problematic ad.

Pete Buttigieg Explains Damning Impact of Florida 'Don't Say Gay' Bill

The U.S. Cabinet member spoke about how it would impact children like his own.

Pete Buttigieg Breaks Down Reasons Behind Supply Chain Breakdowns

The Secretary of Transportation also recently broke down the ongoing supply chain debacle.

Pete Buttigieg among cabinet members credited for role in reopening ports after dockworker strike

He thanked the parties for working together and praised the leadership of President Biden and Vice President Harris.

From purity rings to 'Don’t Say Gay,' the right’s war on sex ed never ended

Opinion: When federal grants depend on erasing LGBTQ+ people from classrooms, it’s not education — it’s censorship dressed up as morality, argues Emma Cieslik.

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.

Dr. Michael Osterholm warns of the 'next big one' amid vaccine chaos and increasing attacks on public health

“Are we going to base what we do for the health of our population on science, or are we going to go with magic smoke and mirrors?” says Dr. Osterholm

Pete Buttigieg debates 25 undecided Michigan voters on why Kamala Harris is better (and wins)

"Americans will have more rights and freedoms under a Harris/Walz Administration," the Secretary of Transportation said on a new Jubilee episode.

Revenge of Transportation head Sean Duffy, wronged by a lesbian and a gay man: banning rainbow crosswalks

Opinion: Under the guise of fighting "road hazards," Trump and his administration want to make LGBTQ+ people into roadkill, writes John Casey.

The Capitol and the Grim Reminder to a Gay Jewish Man to Never Forget

There's light now that President Joe Biden is in office, but the capitol insurrection reminds us that anti-Semitism (among other things) is alive and well.

The exit interview: Karine Jean-Pierre on misinformation, the White House, and making queer history

Karine Jean-Pierre spoke to The Advocate about being press secretary under President Joe Biden, living and working proud and out, and what she plans to do now.

Fighting back against MAGA’s attacks on equality

As the Republican-led House focuses on passing anti-LGBTQI+ measures, members of the Congressional Equality Caucus remain vigilant in advocating for equality.

Mitch McConnell leaves as the Senate’s longest-serving coward

McConnell will be spending his remaining years as a prisoner to his own cowardice and with a wife whose honor he did not defend.

Martha’s Vineyard Residents Fought Cruelty With Kindness

Gay Massachusetts State Sen. Julian Cyr, who represents Cape Cod, talks about the aftermath of an inhumane scheme hatched by Florida's Ron DeSantis on the island's residents.

Erasing our rainbow crosswalks in places like Key West erases us, too

Opinion: These symbols remind us that visibility is not merely a privilege; it is an essential right for all who walk these streets, argues Henry Kurkowski.

80 years after Hiroshima, Trump’s ‘gut’ is in charge of the nuclear codes, and it's dangerous

Opinion: In 1945, the world crossed a line. In 2025, one man might erase it altogether, writes John Casey.

The Advocate ranked the 25 most important queer history moments of the century so far

The U.N. Is About to Appoint This Antigay Ugandan President

On Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly is set to elect Uganda's foreign minister as president. LGBT advocates say that spells bad news for the international body.

The Advocate, Plus Among 2021 GLAAD Media Award Nominees

See the full list of films, TV shows, media outlets, and more recognized for advancing LGBTQ+ representation.

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Buttigieg didn't hold back from attacking the problematic ad.

The U.S. Cabinet member spoke about how it would impact children like his own.

The Secretary of Transportation also recently broke down the ongoing supply chain debacle.

He thanked the parties for working together and praised the leadership of President Biden and Vice President Harris.

The former Transportation secretary and Democratic star laid into Trump administration officials.

Opinion: When federal grants depend on erasing LGBTQ+ people from classrooms, it’s not education — it’s censorship dressed up as morality, argues Emma Cieslik.

The State Department announced in June 2021 that it would start the process of introducing the option for passports.

“Are we going to base what we do for the health of our population on science, or are we going to go with magic smoke and mirrors?” says Dr. Osterholm

"Americans will have more rights and freedoms under a Harris/Walz Administration," the Secretary of Transportation said on a new Jubilee episode.

Opinion: Under the guise of fighting "road hazards," Trump and his administration want to make LGBTQ+ people into roadkill, writes John Casey.

There's light now that President Joe Biden is in office, but the capitol insurrection reminds us that anti-Semitism (among other things) is alive and well.

Karine Jean-Pierre spoke to The Advocate about being press secretary under President Joe Biden, living and working proud and out, and what she plans to do now.

As the Republican-led House focuses on passing anti-LGBTQI+ measures, members of the Congressional Equality Caucus remain vigilant in advocating for equality.

McConnell will be spending his remaining years as a prisoner to his own cowardice and with a wife whose honor he did not defend.

Gay Massachusetts State Sen. Julian Cyr, who represents Cape Cod, talks about the aftermath of an inhumane scheme hatched by Florida's Ron DeSantis on the island's residents.

Opinion: These symbols remind us that visibility is not merely a privilege; it is an essential right for all who walk these streets, argues Henry Kurkowski.

Opinion: In 1945, the world crossed a line. In 2025, one man might erase it altogether, writes John Casey.

Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.

On Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly is set to elect Uganda's foreign minister as president. LGBT advocates say that spells bad news for the international body.

See the full list of films, TV shows, media outlets, and more recognized for advancing LGBTQ+ representation.