Tyler O’Neil, a senior editor at The Daily Signal, was listed as a witness at an upcoming House Judiciary Committee hearing.

A whole lot of people went out of their way to congratulate an excellent student named Jonas on achieving the second-highest grade in the D’Iberville High School Class of 2026, after the school disrespected him.

Democrats are increasingly watching Precious Brady-Davis, a trailblazing Illinois official whose political rise has already made history.

Reports about a Pearl Harbor “VIP snorkel” and an FBI jet trip to a country music concert are intensifying scrutiny of the Trump-aligned FBI chief.

Thank you for being an inspiration to all of us who know that simply still being here and relevant is its own kind of victory, writes John Casey.

LGBTQ+ residents say repeated lawsuits against Covington Officer Doug Ullrich have deepened distrust in a department that tasked him with community outreach.

Judge Royce C. Lamberth extended emergency protections after transgender women in federal custody detailed alleged sexual violence and abuse in men’s facilities.

Rep. Robert Garcia blasted the president's controversial new settlement fund, while Gov. Abigail Spanberger warned she is "very concerned" about voter intimidation at the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference.

California officials canceled one of America’s largest Pride festivals just before opening, triggering a bitter public feud over safety, politics, and the future of Pride itself.

After another federal judge quashed a subpoena to access trans kids' medical records, Judge Reed O'Connor of Texas orders a Rhode Island hospital to send them his way.

“Stop putting hits on her head,” said St. Clair, who had a child with Musk in 2024.

A recently published historical zine documents the legacy of the pioneering Black trans artist.

“A Mother of a Revolution!” has no words and students had practiced it for months.

The Vermont representative talks Trump, clashing with Pam Bondi, and fighting for the queer community.

The infamous "looksmaxxing" influencer is getting roasted on social media after taking a plea deal in front of a handsome judge.

Alan Chambers renounced his beliefs that anyone could be "cured" of their sexuality in 2012 and later went on to speak at Pride events.

Officials are weighing whether to invalidate thousands of signatures tied to a proposed ban on trans students using bathrooms and sports teams aligned with their gender identity.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the alleged bias-motivated assault left the victim hospitalized after a bystander intervened.

The court offered “sincerest sympathies to Jane Doe’s family.”

More than 65 state organizations are urging UW Health and Children’s Wisconsin to resume gender-affirming care for minors.

The deletion now raises fresh questions about whether federal agencies are continuing to quietly erase public health resources despite the court’s ruling last year.

The musician opens up about surviving poverty and pain in his youth in Brazil to becoming a celebrated musician playing Carnegie Hall and finding love in the U.S.

The former Human Rights Campaign press secretary says he’s heading back to Florida’s “front lines” ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Orlando nightclub massacre.

A federal judge sharply rebuked prosecutors after explosive grand jury transcripts emerged in the collapsed Illinois case.

Opinion: A generation raised to believe things were getting better is now watching anti-LGBTQ+ hostility once again become the norm, writes Josh Ackley.

As political winds turn against LGBTQ+ Americans, many are eying an international escape. Here’s what to know before making a move.

Harvey Milk's legacy is honored every May 22 as Harvey Milk Day. Here's a little bit about exactly who the iconic advocate for LGBTQ+ rights was.

In which Ari and I take a leap together! Read more about it here: www.advocate.com/news/culture... to the @advocate.com !

The legislative defeat comes as the ACLU tracks 529 anti-LGBTQ+ bills nationwide this year, many aimed at transgender Americans.

Doctors explain why it's important to understand how the bacterial infection spreads, get tested, get treated, and minimize transmission.

Rhode Island U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy accused the Justice Department of knowingly misleading the court.

The longtime public radio stars talk bringing their off-air friendship into public view with a smart, funny, and gloriously unfiltered new CNN podcast, Engagement Party.

Kansas officials sought clarification after warning that the state’s anti-trans bathroom law was so vague it could reach private living and lodging spaces.

California's two-time state champion AB Hernandez dominated her latest division track meet this past weekend, and despite protests and controversial policies, she aims to close out her high school athletics career with a third state championship title.

George Santos, Enrique Tarrio, Rod Blagojevich, and other Trump allies could seek taxpayer-funded payouts.

How a queer club staple became one of the medical world’s most promising treatments for depression and anxiety.

The measure would bar federally funded civics and history programs from promoting what the bill calls “gender ideology” and “discriminatory equity ideology.”

Husbands Kevin Graham and Dragan Kurbalija left the city to start a farm in Virginia, and ended up creating a land without closets.

Leaders are urging city officials to treat the growing influx of displaced transgender people as a humanitarian emergency.

Country dancing has long resonated with the LGBTQ+ community—and is currently experiencing a revival. Here’s why.

The ACLU and the House Equality Caucus blasted their fellow Democrats and the Republicans who voted to pass a bill threatening to censor educators nationwide and compel them to out transgender students against their will.

Equality Virginia and national LGBTQ+ groups condemned Congressman Eugene Vindman’s vote after he backed legislation that targets transgender youth.

The former Oklahoma schools superintendent went after Regan Killackey's teaching license over a family photo, the lawsuit states.

This is peak disgusting. In South Carolina, if you’re a trans kid in school or a college student, the state wants to force you into porta-potties. That's in a new Republican-passed and signed law. www.advocate.com/politics/sta...

William Paul later apologized and said he was seeking help for a "drinking problem" after allegedly targeting Rep. Mike Lawler

Dwayne Bensing, legal director of the ACLU of Delaware, says he’s running to confront corporate influence and defend civil rights.

The transgender creative discusses his new documentary, Second Nature, which shows how gay penguins and sex-changing fish, regardless of what many humans consider “natural,” are part of the animal kingdom's diversity.

Only survivors who’ve lived through the torment of predators understand why Jackson and Epstein belong in the same sentence, writes John Casey.

Seattle officials say anti-trans laws in red states are driving a queer migration crisis in the Pacific Northwest.

A whole lot of people went out of their way to congratulate an excellent student named Jonas on achieving the second-highest grade in the D’Iberville High School Class of 2026, after the school disrespected him.