https://www.advocate.com/rss.xml en https://assets.rbl.ms/32874384/origin.png https://www.advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-9-10-26 Hello and Happy Thursday, folks!]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:14:36 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-9-10-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-5k-midterm-proposal President Donald Trump is already receiving widespread criticism for making several false statements and promises during his rambling speech on opening night of the GOP convention on Wednesday. One statement that created immediate backlash within his own party was the pledge to give every adult in the U.S. $5,000 if Republicans retain control of Congress in the midterms.]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:28:37 EDT Desiree Guerrero https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-5k-midterm-proposal https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/maine-school-district-policies-shaped-by-right-wing-activists An LGBTQ+ advocacy group in Maine has obtained hundreds of documents showing a school district’s anti-transgender policies were shaped by right-wing activists.]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:29:12 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/maine-school-district-policies-shaped-by-right-wing-activists https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/james-talarico-trans-athletes-2677841392 Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is qualifying his support for transgender athletes. The Democrat appeared on Fox News on Wednesday, saying he “would oppose trans athletes playing in girls sports if it endangers safety or fairness.”]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:21:08 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/james-talarico-trans-athletes-2677841392 https://www.advocate.com/news/seattle-city-council-non-monogamous This story originally appeared on Them.

Seattle City Council’s Housing, Arts and Civil Rights Committee voted unanimously to further a bill that would extend civil rights protections to people in non-traditional relationship structures at a Wednesday afternoon meeting, council member Alexis Mercedes Rinck confirmed in an email to Them. ]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:53:10 EDT Mathew Rodriguez https://www.advocate.com/news/seattle-city-council-non-monogamous https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/ken-paxton-james-talarico-deepfake Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s campaign has apparently decided that James Talarico’s real words are insufficient for its purposes. So it has manufactured new ones.]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:19:54 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/ken-paxton-james-talarico-deepfake https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/pete-buttigieg-false-child-abuse A false accusation brought the government to Pete Buttigieg and Chasten Buttigieg’s door, forced their 4-year-old twins into forensic interviews and separated the children from the former transportation secretary overnight. No one will face criminal charges.]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:10:03 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/pete-buttigieg-false-child-abuse https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-dallas-transgender-empty-arena President Donald Trump offered a candid explanation Wednesday night for repeatedly targeting and demeaning transgender people. He believes it helps Republicans win elections.]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:31:12 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-dallas-transgender-empty-arena https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-9-9-26 It's Wednesday folks, and I hope it's been a good one!]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:29:59 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-9-9-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/florida-nonprofit-ohio-trans-care-kits This story originally appeared on The Buckeye Flame.]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:51:31 EDT H.L. Comeriato - The Buckeye Flame https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/florida-nonprofit-ohio-trans-care-kits https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/qatari-air-force-one-slide President Donald Trump’s lavish, Qatari-donated presidential jet appeared to have a problem Wednesday afternoon before a planned flight to Dallas. Its emergency slide was inflated on the tarmac.]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:48:29 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/qatari-air-force-one-slide https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/sacramento-violence-lgbtq-protection Repeated attacks on the LGBTQ+ community in California’s capital city have led community leaders to demand that Sacramento authorities step up public safety measures.]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:33:05 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/sacramento-violence-lgbtq-protection https://www.advocate.com/politics/mount-sinai-protest-trans-care This story originally appeared on Them.

NEW YORK — On Tuesday evening, over 250 protestors gathered outside of Mount Sinai Hospital on Manhattan’s Upper East Side to condemn the hospital system for settling with the Trump administration last week, agreeing to permanently cease providing gender-affirming care to transgender people under 18.]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:11:24 EDT Quispe López https://www.advocate.com/politics/mount-sinai-protest-trans-care https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/amy-acton-equality-ohio-b This story originally appeared on The Buckeye Flame.

Ohio LGBTQ+ advocacy and legal aid organization Equality Ohio has again changed its grade of Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton: This time from “Pending” to “B” on its 2026 Candidate Scorecard.]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:42:05 EDT Ken Schneck - The Buckeye Flame https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/amy-acton-equality-ohio-b https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/hhs-transgender-bogus-study This story was originally published by The 19th.

A new study from the Trump administration is sending alarm bells through pro-democracy groups for its potential to fuel a crackdown on Americans who support LGBTQ+ rights — or anyone with left-leaning views. ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:31:06 EDT Orion Rummler, the 19th,Jasmine Mithani, The 19th https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/hhs-transgender-bogus-study https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/elon-musk-pac-transgender-attacks As Elon Musk prepares to spend a reported $100 million helping Republicans retain power, his early midterm spending appears focused almost exclusively on attacks involving transgender rights.]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:17:57 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/elon-musk-pac-transgender-attacks https://www.advocate.com/opinion/lgbtq-back-to-school It’s back-to-school time, and for LGBTQ+ parents and their children — who remain on the front lines of the fight over whose families belong in the classroom — there are reasons for concern going into the new year, as well as reasons for hope.]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:08:28 EDT Nikhil Vashee https://www.advocate.com/opinion/lgbtq-back-to-school https://www.advocate.com/opinion/family-equality-back-to-school From school supply shopping to navigating new routines, back-to-school season is a busy time for families filled with anticipation, coordination, and first-day-of-school jitters. ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:40:01 EDT Nikhil Vashee https://www.advocate.com/opinion/family-equality-back-to-school https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/chris-pappas-new-hampshire-primary U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas won New Hampshire’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, advancing to a fiercely competitive general election that could determine control of the chamber. He is also one step closer to making LGBTQ+ history.]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:02:43 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/chris-pappas-new-hampshire-primary https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-9-8-26 Hello and Happy Tuesday, folks! Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox after a three-day weekend, though Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon took no days off with what advocates are calling a "witch hunt."]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:16:33 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-9-8-26