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New Yorkers Respond to Trump's Attack on Trans Youth

Activists speak out at a press conference in New York to denounce the Trump administration's assault on trans rights.

News Conference in NY Held to Point Out Next Steps Against Trump's Anti-Trans Laws

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Remembering Rick Garcia, a leader in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality in Chicago and Illinois

Garcia helped pass civil rights legislation at the city, county, and state levels, then worked for civil unions and marriage equality.

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What can we expect in American politics in 2026?

A year into Trump administration 2.0, here’s what The Advocate’s team expects for its second year.

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How LGBTQ+ people are defending Earth in the climate crisis

Activist SJ Joslin on the LGBTQ+ community’s connection to nature.

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Fashion designer Valentino Garavani dies at 93

The designer who launched an iconic global brand passed away Monday, according to his social media accounts.

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Abigail Spanberger becomes VA's first woman governor, honoring history and diversity in inaugural speech

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Gov. Abigail Spanberger took her oath of office on January 17, 2026, in Richmond, Virginia.

Christopher Wiggins for The Advocate
On a cold, gray, and drizzly morning in Richmond, thousands of Virginians gathered on the steps of the state capitol to witness a moment more than two centuries in the making: the inauguration of Abigail Spanberger as Virginia’s 75th governor and the first woman ever elected to the office. Keep Reading →

One year in, the Gender Liberation Movement is upping its fight for trans rights

​Activists stage bathroom sit-in to protest Capitol bathroom ban

Activists stage bathroom sit-in to protest Capitol bathroom ban

Alexa Wilkinson
From arrests during sit-ins at Capitol Hill bathrooms to injecting hormones on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Gender Liberation Movement’s freshman year has been defined by defiance. Keep Reading →

Previously celebrated transgender activist sentenced to federal prison for D.C. nonprofit fraud

Ruby Corado sitting on a cot

Ruby Corado, the transgender founder of LGBTQ+ nonprofit Casa Ruby, was sentenced to federal prison on Tuesday.

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Ruby Jade Corado’s name was once synonymous with hope in Washington, D.C.’s LGBTQ+ community — a Salvadoran immigrant whose nonprofit, Casa Ruby, became a refuge for homeless and transgender youth. On Tuesday, that legacy was dramatically overshadowed by a federal judge’s ruling that will send her to prison for nearly three years for defrauding the very communities she set out to serve. Keep Reading →

Missouri Supreme Court upholds ban on Medicaid coverage for  gender-affirming care

Trans rights protestors outside Missouri State Capitol

Protestors standing in front of the Missouri State Capitol hold signs reading "Trans Liberation" and "Trans People Belong." (April 26, 2021).

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The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a law that prevents Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care for transgender people of all ages. Keep Reading →

Can queer and trans folks trust AI?

Two male-presenting people looking at a mobile phone
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Dr. Oliver Haimson and his colleagues didn’t set out to study how marginalized people feel about artificial intelligence. The team had been studying how transgender people understood augmented reality. However, during data collection, the researchers kept hearing people’s skepticism about AI instead. Keep Reading →
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