https://www.advocate.com/rss.xml en https://assets.rbl.ms/32874384/origin.png https://www.advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/idaho-transgender-safe-bathrooms A new Idaho law may outlaw transgender people’s use of public restrooms, but advocates are mapping the private facilities where anyone can pee in peace.]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:56:32 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/idaho-transgender-safe-bathrooms https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-objects-smithsonian-lgbtq-stories A new White House report attacks the Smithsonian Institution’s management of the National Museum of American History. Among its complaints are the inclusion of drag queens, LGBTQ+ icons, and magazines with nude women on the cover.]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:38:13 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-objects-smithsonian-lgbtq-stories https://www.advocate.com/news/egypt-turkey-block-gay-cruise A Mediterranean cruise chartered for thousands of LGBTQ+ travelers, most of them gay men, has been blocked from docking at a second country along its itinerary because of who the travelers are.]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:18:23 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/egypt-turkey-block-gay-cruise https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/rod-joseph-denies-homosexuality-exists A Republican running for Congress in Florida told a newspaper that you can’t be born gay. He also suggested homosexuality dates back only to the Roman Empire.]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:01:00 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/rod-joseph-denies-homosexuality-exists https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/jordan-wood-maine-graham-platner Out gay politician Jordan Wood has thrown his hat into the ring to replace Graham Platner, the Maine Democrat who was set to face off against longtime GOP senator Susan Collins in November. Wood announced his intentions after Platner dropped out of the race on Wednesday following allegations of sexual assault against him from a previous girlfriend. ]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:53:04 EDT Mathew Rodriguez https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/jordan-wood-maine-graham-platner https://www.advocate.com/madison-square-garden-lgbtq-surveillance This story was originally published on Them.]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:08:05 EDT Mathew Rodriguez https://www.advocate.com/madison-square-garden-lgbtq-surveillance https://www.advocate.com/opinion/fire-island-restoration-hiv-mistr When I decided to invest in Fire Island Pines, I wasn’t just buying a business.]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:02 EDT Tristan Schukraft https://www.advocate.com/opinion/fire-island-restoration-hiv-mistr https://www.advocate.com/opinion/bonnie-tyler-hero-tribute There are some celebrities whose deaths you take personally, as if you knew them or they were connected to something deeply important in your life. That's what happened when I saw the news this morning about Bonnie Tyler's death.]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:18:58 EDT John Casey https://www.advocate.com/opinion/bonnie-tyler-hero-tribute https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/graham-platner-suspends-campaign Graham Platner, the scandal-plagued Maine Democrat whose U.S. Senate campaign became a national test of whether an insurgent progressive could survive repeated revelations about his past, said Wednesday night that he is suspending campaign operations and intends to withdraw from the race.]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:12:56 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/graham-platner-suspends-campaign https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-7-8-26 Hello and Happy Wednesday folks, Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox.]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:02:35 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-7-8-26 https://www.advocate.com/news/education/texas-tech-curriculum-censorship-lawsuit A coalition of legal and academic freedom groups sued the Texas Tech University System on Wednesday, accusing Chancellor Brandon Creighton and the system’s Board of Regents of turning a conservative political project into campus policy by restricting what professors can teach about race, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:00:26 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/education/texas-tech-curriculum-censorship-lawsuit https://www.advocate.com/news/cnn-bari-weiss-takeover-exodus The possibility of Bari Weiss leading CNN’s newsroom has journalists at the 24-hour news pioneer heading for the exits.]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:11:39 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/news/cnn-bari-weiss-takeover-exodus https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/rupaul-emmys-nomination-2026 She's Mother for a reason.
]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:34:51 EDT Ricky Cornish https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/rupaul-emmys-nomination-2026 https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/nolan-wells-mississippi-investigation A nationally covered search for a missing Mississippi Black teen ended in tragedy when authorities found the body of Nolan Wells near Horn Island. But amid broad speculation about how the college freshman ended up dead after a boating trip with white peers in the Deep South, activists are asking whether, in the eyes of American justice, Black lives still matter.]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:31:01 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/nolan-wells-mississippi-investigation https://www.advocate.com/opinion/donald-trump-america-racism America is now into its 251st year. Here's how the Trump administration started it off: Trump mocking five-year-old Muslim kindergartners, a cabinet secretary who couldn't bring himself to condemn a Nazi march, and federal agencies walking away from discrimination cases, all at his direction.]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:56:04 EDT John Casey https://www.advocate.com/opinion/donald-trump-america-racism https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/new-hampshire-transgender-outing-law New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte just signed legislation requiring schools to out transgender students to legal guardians. The new state law effectively reverses a 2024 state Supreme Court decision that upheld students’ right to privacy.]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:33:11 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/new-hampshire-transgender-outing-law https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/hrc-new-staff-midterms The Human Rights Campaign is rebuilding parts of its senior leadership ranks ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, adding veteran operatives in policy, litigation, strategy, communications, and state advocacy as the LGBTQ+ rights movement prepares for another defining political cycle.]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:10:23 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/hrc-new-staff-midterms https://www.advocate.com/news/nyc-ambulance-liable-trans-cyclist-accident A woman who was the victim of a hit-and-run accident in New York City a decade ago has finally received a major breakthrough in her case, according to a report by amNY. On July 1, after a 10-year legal battle, a Brooklyn appellate court ruled that the city was liable for an ambulance collision that left her with debilitating injuries.]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:20:41 EDT Desiree Guerrero https://www.advocate.com/news/nyc-ambulance-liable-trans-cyclist-accident https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-7-7-26 Hello and Happy Tuesday, folks! Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with some random trivia: Newly released data reveals that a record-breaking amount of sex-enhancing medications were prescribed to active duty troops in 2025.]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:13:24 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-7-7-26 https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/doj-hhs-ftc-fda-gender-affirming-care This story was originally published on The 19th.]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:40:04 EDT Orion Rummler https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/doj-hhs-ftc-fda-gender-affirming-care