Billie Jean King celebrates anniversary of women's voting rights, noting there's more to be done
She adds that many women of color had to wait for the right to vote.
August 27, 2024
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Megan Rapinoe's Star Continues to Rise as a Glamour Woman of the Year
The soccer star was chosen along with Charlize Theron, Ava Duvernay, Yara Shahid, and Margaret Atwood, among others.
October 30, 2019
When Bono Is a Woman of the Year, We Have a Problem
Is it that there aren't enough men recieving awards and Bono has truly gone unrecognized?
November 2, 2016
Trump Finds a New Way to Terrorize Women
Not long before Trump delivered a speech to empower women, he rescinded an order that forced companies to be open about pay disparities and sexual harassment claims.
April 5, 2017
The LGBTQ March Will Be Intersectional or It Will Be Bullshit
Writer Garrett Schlichte has some requirements for the big protest.
February 2, 2017
U.S. activists call U.K. anti-trans ruling 'a serious blow' to human rights
Some worry it will affect trans rights in the U.S. and other countries.
April 16, 2025
California Marriage: Yesterday, Today, and Beyond
On June 17, history is made in California as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples throughout the state line up to wed. The Advocate was at the heart of the celebrations: covering the weddings, talking to politicians, and analyzing the road ahead. Keeping in mind that marriage is more than a photo-op, we continue our marriage equality coverage with exclusive interviews, insights from the community, and scenes from the front lines of the fight to beat a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in the Golden State.
June 16, 2008
POLL: Who Is Your Person of the Year?
Which of these deserving LGBT icons would've you picked as your Person of the Year?
November 5, 2015
Lea DeLaria, Zakiya Thomas on Life After 'Roe'
We're not defeated -- or deterred. Remember that in November.
August 25, 2022
Yet Another Reason Joe Biden Is Everyone's Favorite LGBT Ally
The vice president tweeted a photo of him officiating a same-sex wedding.
August 2, 2016
Revolutionary SCOTUS Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Died
The death of this civil rights champion is a devastating blow.
September 18, 2020
Joe Biden Launches National Program to Help LGBT Youth
The former vice president has joined forces with YMCA of the USA for a good cause.
May 21, 2018
Does Kate McKinnon's Debette Goldry Help or Hurt Women in Hollywood Today?
McKinnon's aging actress is hilarious, but it's not clear if the satire highlights ongoing issues for actresses.
May 15, 2017
Stacey Dash: Trans People Should Pee 'in the Bushes'
The controversial Fox News personality and former Clueless star believes trans people and feminists are ruining America.
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June 2, 2016
Trump Administration Backs Idaho's Anti-Trans School Sports Law
The Department of Justice, headed by William Barr, supports a state law barring trans females from girls' and women's school sports teams.
June 22, 2020
Biden on Today's SCOTUS Decision: 'This is Not Over'
President Joe Biden criticized today's ruling by the Supreme Court which stripped away the constitutional right to an abortion.
June 24, 2022
Pope Leo invites transgender women to Vatican lunch, but doesn't sit with them
Pope Leo is continuing Pope Francis' tradition of inviting transgender women to lunch, but not his tradition of sitting with them.
November 17, 2025
Nancy Pelosi Honors Trans Day of Remembrance, Slams Trump's Cruelty
The speaker of the House mourned the dead and reaffirmed Democrats' commitment to transgender equality.
November 20, 2019
Historic Video Gives New Look Into LGBT Movement
New York's LGBT Center releases new video in honor of Pride month that documents the community's pre-Stonewall trials and celebrates the leaders who jump-started our movement at the time.
June 26, 2008
NOM's March for Marriage Is the Dying Gasp of Opposition
Railing against the dangers of same-sex marriage just doesn’t draw a crowd like it used to, the National Organization for Marriage learned this weekend.
June 27, 2016
Billie Jean King Relives Her Historic Dollar Rebellion for Women
For International Women's Day, learn how this lesbian icon took a stand for fair pay over 50 years ago.
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