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I fled Lower Manhattan on 9/11. The memory still haunts me
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (434+ words) Opinion: Twenty-five years later, columnist Josh Ackley still can't watch TV on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The Tribute in Light art installation is illuminated over Lower Manhattan near One World Trade Center on September 10, 2026, on the night before…...
A coming out, the ‘Falling Man’, and 25 years of loneliness since 9/11
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1280+ words) Even when grief is shared by an entire city, each person must carry it alone, writes John Casey. Shocked crowds of downtown Manhattanites observe the burning World Trade Center towers in New York City early September 11, 2001. Apparently TV viewers were…...
James Talarico walks back trans athlete position, citing ‘safety’ and ‘fairness’
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (591+ words) The Texas Democratic Senate candidate previously voted in opposition to bans on trans participation in school athletics — but changed course in a Fox News interview....
Advocate NL 9/9/26
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (89+ words) It's Wednesday folks, and I hope it's been a good one!Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with a question for you all: If you had $100 million, what would you spend it on?If you're Elon Musk,…...
Renowned NYC medical center caves to Trump on trans youth care just as DOJ loses in court
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (1538+ words) Mount Sinai Health System says it agreed to stop treating transgender minors to keep sensitive patient records out of a federal grand jury. Mount Sinai Hospital entrance and signage. Christopher Wiggins is the politics and news editor at equalpride, where…...
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…...
Gloria Steinem, feminist trailblazer who championed LGBTQ+ equality, dies at 92
1+ week, 2+ day ago (286+ words) The legendary journalist fought Anita Bryant’s antigay crusade, defended lesbians in the pages of The Advocate and later confronted her own complicated history with transgender people....
Lawmakers probe how Connecticut Children’s Medical Center betrayed trans families by capitulating to Trump
1+ week, 3+ day ago (146+ words) Democratic committee chairs are demanding the hospital turn over its agreement with the Trump administration....
Freshly deported ‘ex-gay’ hypocrite Milo Yiannopoulos regrets Trump. Admits he’s gay & still married to a man
1+ week, 3+ day ago (711+ words) The far-right provocateur demanded mass deportations and ICE checkpoints. After MAGA's immigration machinery reached him, he told Piers Morgan, “I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.”...
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....