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LGBTQ+ families face a harder school year — but they are not powerless
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (454+ words) Opinion: Family Equality’s Nikhil Vashee explains what recent Supreme Court decisions mean for LGBTQ+ families and how parents can advocate for inclusion in their children’s schools. LGBTQ+ families are navigating a changing landscape as kids head back to school. It’s…...
Dozens of LGBTQ+ candidates just got a major boost for 2026
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (784+ words) The Victory Fund’s latest endorsements span 19 states and reflect a growing push to build LGBTQ+ political power nationwide. Staff at the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office conduct a logic and accuracy test of ballots in Tampa using a high-speed…...
Trump DOJ tried to force California to ban trans girls from sports. A judge said no
1+ week, 2+ day ago (372+ words) The Supreme Court may allow states to exclude transgender athletes, but that does not mean California must do so, a federal judge ruled....
Pete Hegseth’s crusade drove a transgender veteran from military service and into homelessness
1+ week, 5+ day ago (477+ words) Chloe Shapiro served for 12 years and agreed to leave quietly. The Trump administration responded by withholding most of her severance pay....
Advocates entered a Georgia ICE detention center to visit a queer detainee and felt ‘darkness’
3+ week, 2+ day ago (619+ words) Behind barbed wire and glass, organizers found a queer Cameroonian mother exhausted, fearful of medical care, and determined not to lose hope....
Two covers and 15 years: How a portrait of Nancy Pelosi brought my career full circle
3+ week, 2+ day ago (210+ words) On his way to photograph the former House speaker for The Advocate, Mike Nelson thought of his younger self — paying his dues and dreaming of this exact moment. Then he remembered an old photo....
'Strange Fruit' in 2026: Why LGBTQ+ people cannot look away from racial terror
3+ week, 3+ day ago (484+ words) Opinion: As reports of Black Americans found hanging from trees evoke the country's history of lynching, queer writer Josh Ackley argues that solidarity across marginalized communities is more urgent than ever. Billie Holiday, whose 1939 recording of “Strange Fruit” became a…...
Advocate Pelosi NL 8/18/26
3+ week, 4+ day ago (51+ words) “I have given up power. But I have not given up influence.”The morning The Advocate's Christopher Wiggins was preparing to interview Nancy Pelosi, she had told communications director Ian Krager she wanted to discuss the future."But there is…...
Nancy Pelosi on AIDS, trans rights, the legacy she resists claiming — and why Democrats must ‘win big’
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1691+ words) As she prepares to leave Congress, the former House speaker discusses her historic career, enduring influence, and hopes for the LGBTQ+ movement in The Advocate's September/October cover story. Nancy Pelosi is The Advocate's September-October cover star. Christopher Wiggins is…...
The fight for trans athletes isn't about fairness. It's about who gets to belong
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (283+ words) Following Supreme Court rulings and new Olympic restrictions, Rose Montoya and Michael Ferrera argue the fight over transgender athletes is about far more than games....