https://www.advocate.com/rss.xml en https://assets.rbl.ms/32874384/origin.png https://www.advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/news/juniper-blessing-memorial-scholarship This story originally appeared on Them.]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:37:23 EDT Mathew Rodriguez https://www.advocate.com/news/juniper-blessing-memorial-scholarship https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-6-9-26 Hello and Happy Tuesday folks, this is Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez, a little tired from staying up late watching Game 3 of the NBA Finals.]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:02:44 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-6-9-26 https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/dmitriy-popov-guilty-oseah-sibley A jury found a New York man guilty of a hate crime for killing a gay dancer who was voguing at a Brooklyn gas station in 2023. But he was only found guilty of manslaughter, not murder, potentially avoiding a life sentence.]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:41:39 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/dmitriy-popov-guilty-oseah-sibley https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/mount-sinai-condemned-transgender-records New York elected leaders slammed the Mount Sinai Health System after the medical provider said it would turn over records of transgender patients to the Trump administration.]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:29:41 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/mount-sinai-condemned-transgender-records https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/cleveland-clinic-detransition-settlement As part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Cleveland Clinic pledged $2 million in care for people who detransition after receiving medical interventions as minors.]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:03:58 EDT Ken Schneck - The Buckeye Flame,Celia Hack - Signal Ohio https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/cleveland-clinic-detransition-settlement https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/breaking-news-6-9-26 Shutterstock]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:27:00 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/breaking-news-6-9-26 https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/judge-blocks-trans-care-subpoenas A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from obtaining confidential medical records belonging to transgender youth and their families, intervening just one day before federal prosecutors sought to force a California children's hospital to turn over the documents.]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:17:30 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/judge-blocks-trans-care-subpoenas https://www.advocate.com/opinion/trump-knicks-booed-hate I write about politics for a living, which means that whenever I show up at a social gathering, I become the reluctant metaphorical doctor at the party, with every guest wanting to question me about their latest ailment.]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:39:32 EDT John Casey https://www.advocate.com/opinion/trump-knicks-booed-hate https://www.advocate.com/murry-foust-posthumous-degree-memorial This story originally appeared on Them.

Murry Foust, a 22-year-old transgender student at Northern Kentucky University who was found dead in late May after a near-monthlong search, was awarded a posthumous bachelor’s degree at a June 3 memorial ceremony, according to a report in the school’s student newspaper.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:17:22 EDT Samantha Allen https://www.advocate.com/murry-foust-posthumous-degree-memorial https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-6-8-26 Hi! Edgar Ramirez, back in your inbox. Yes, that's right — I'd like to nominate Hunter Biden for President of Trolling.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:03:48 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-6-8-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/virginia-marriage-equality-amendment-campaign Twenty years after Virginia voters amended their constitution to ban same-sex marriages, a coalition of LGBTQ+ advocates, faith leaders, elected officials, and families is launching a campaign to erase that language and replace it with an explicit constitutional guarantee of marriage equality.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:00:01 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/virginia-marriage-equality-amendment-campaign https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/trans-health-clinic-nyc-queens As the Trump administration seeks to limit access to gender-affirming care for minors and public insurance enrollees, New York City officials now plan to launch and run a transgender health clinic themselves.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:21:49 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/trans-health-clinic-nyc-queens https://www.advocate.com/health/hiv/nyc-aids-memorial-vigil-2026 Hundreds of people brought candles to New York City’s historic Christopher Street on Friday afternoon for a vigil marking 45 years since the first reported cases of AIDS and protesting cuts to HIV care and public health programs under President Donald Trump.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:17:23 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/health/hiv/nyc-aids-memorial-vigil-2026 https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/breaking-news-6-8-26 CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:05:06 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/breaking-news-6-8-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-transgender-women-mens-prisons A federal judge has once again stopped the Trump administration from transferring transgender women in federal custody to men’s prisons, finding that 14 incarcerated women are likely to succeed in their challenge to a policy that would strip prison officials of the ability to consider their individual safety.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:57:34 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-transgender-women-mens-prisons https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/hunter-biden-social-media-posts Almost overnight, Hunter Biden went from being infamous for his laptop and struggles with addiction to everyone’s favorite follow.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:34 EDT Ariel Messman-Rucker https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/hunter-biden-social-media-posts https://www.advocate.com/news/blood-tribe-athens-pride-georgia A group of men waving a flag with a swastika and hurling antigay slurs showed up at a Pride parade in Georgia on Saturday.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:48:05 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/news/blood-tribe-athens-pride-georgia https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/trump-nancy-mace-governor-snub South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace shifted her positions on transgender rights and rebranded herself from a moderate Republican to a MAGA culture warrior. In the end, it didn’t help her secure President Donald Trump’s endorsement in South Carolina’s race for governor. In popular terms, a leopard ate her face. After reshaping her political identity around Trump and the grievances that animate his base, she discovered that loyalty runs only one way.]]> Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:38:14 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/trump-nancy-mace-governor-snub https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-6-5-26 Hello and Happy Pride Friday folks!
]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:11:04 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-6-5-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/stacy-garrity-marriage-equality-mum Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, the Republican nominee for governor, has repeatedly declined to say whether she supports marriage equality, drawing criticism from Democrats as she campaigns to lead one of the nation's most important battleground states. The state's Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, who is running for reelection, is an LGBTQ+ ally.]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:35:18 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/stacy-garrity-marriage-equality-mum