https://www.advocate.com/rss.xml en https://assets.rbl.ms/32874384/origin.png https://www.advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/lori-chavez-deremer-resigns Embattled Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced Monday that her time had come to an end amid a widening misconduct investigation, becoming the third Senate-confirmed Cabinet official, and the third woman, to leave President Donald Trump’s second-term administration in less than two months.]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:32:19 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/lori-chavez-deremer-resigns https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-breaking-newsletter-tim-cook-steps-down xelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:24:30 EDT Kayla Gagnet https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-breaking-newsletter-tim-cook-steps-down https://www.advocate.com/news/tim-cook-steps-down-apple Apple announced Monday evening that Tim Cook, one of the most powerful gay men in business, will step down as chief executive later this year and become executive chairman, elevating John Ternus to CEO.]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:15:56 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/tim-cook-steps-down-apple https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/transgender-women-court-mens-prisons The Bureau of Prisons could soon relocate transgender women inmates to men’s prisons.]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:59:33 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/transgender-women-court-mens-prisons https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/supreme-court-lgbtq-kids The U.S. Supreme Court has left in place a lower court decision granting schools discretion over whether they disclose to parents the name and pronouns a student uses.]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:51:51 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/supreme-court-lgbtq-kids https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kash-patel-the-atlantic-lawsuit FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against The Atlantic and staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick, demanding $250 million over an article alleging he had alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences from the office.]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:44:19 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kash-patel-the-atlantic-lawsuit https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/supreme-court-lgbtq-colorado-preschool The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that could determine whether children of LGBTQ+ parents can be turned away from publicly funded preschool programs run by religious schools.]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:35:50 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/supreme-court-lgbtq-colorado-preschool https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-newsletter-4-20-26 ⚖️ A federal judge called RFK Jr. an "unserious" leader whose anti-trans policies cause "very real harm to very real people," according to a ruling issued Saturday over the health secretary's attempt to restrict gender-affirming care for minors. Read Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai's scathing rebuke.]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:02 EDT Kayla Gagnet https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-newsletter-4-20-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/andy-beshear-trump-award As LGBTQ+ rights face sustained political attack across the country, the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund used its annual National Champagne Brunch in Washington, D.C., on Sunday to celebrate both rising queer leadership and the allies who have stood with them on difficult ground.]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:55:01 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/andy-beshear-trump-award https://www.advocate.com/news/people/vaughn-hillyard-son-born Vaughn Hillyard stepped outside for an interview with The Advocate so the baby would not wake. “I just had a son born on Saturday out here in the desert,” MS NOW’s senior White House reporter said, beaming with pride.]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:58:03 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/people/vaughn-hillyard-son-born https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/judge-calls-rfk-unserious A federal judge in Oregon on Saturday forcefully struck down Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s attempt to impose far-reaching restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors, ruling the policy unlawful and blocking its enforcement in the states that challenged it.]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:09:29 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/judge-calls-rfk-unserious https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/drag-ban-darryl-demure-ohio As Ohio lawmakers advance a bill that could reshape where and whether drag can be performed, The Advocate spoke this week with a performer who has spent more than a quarter century bringing the art form into local living rooms.]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:55:24 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/drag-ban-darryl-demure-ohio https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-doordash-stunt-tacky President Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed his own White House DoorDash photo-op as “tacky,” after an exchange in which the invited driver resisted his attempt to steer the moment toward transgender issues.]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:04:33 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-doordash-stunt-tacky https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/grindr-whcd-party-georgetown The White House Correspondents’ Dinner has long anchored Washington's spring social calendar, drawing journalists, lawmakers, celebrities, and power brokers to the capital for a week of networking, spectacle, and celebration of the press. But this year, one of the most coveted invitations isn't to the dinner itself — it’s to a party the night before.]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:39:43 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/grindr-whcd-party-georgetown https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-breaking-news-4-17-26-philz-coffee Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:58:44 EDT Kayla Gagnet https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-breaking-news-4-17-26-philz-coffee https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trans-women-erased-womens-museum Advocates are alarmed by attempts to exclude exhibits on transgender women from the planned Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. Now, the Democratic Women’s Caucus is urging Congress to reverse course, warning that President Donald Trump’s anti-woman policies could jeopardize the entire project.]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:50:09 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trans-women-erased-womens-museum https://www.advocate.com/news/philz-coffee-restores-pride-flags California-based Philz Coffee has reversed a controversial plan to remove Pride flags from its cafés, issuing a public apology after days of backlash from customers, employees, and LGBTQ+ advocates.]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:16:05 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/philz-coffee-restores-pride-flags https://www.advocate.com/news/hiv-test-oman-travel A post on Facebook this week advised Filipino travelers to Oman that they may have to undergo a test for HIV to enter the country, not just for work but also to visit. And that information matches an international list of restrictions maintained by the HIV Justice Network, which includes more than 20 nations, such as Canada and Australia.]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:41:01 EDT Dawn Ennis https://www.advocate.com/news/hiv-test-oman-travel https://www.advocate.com/news/people/don-lemon-teases-presidential-run Appearing on the daytime talk show Sherri, journalist Don Lemon offered a striking answer to a question that would have seemed unlikely not long ago: Should he run for president?]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:19:18 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/people/don-lemon-teases-presidential-run https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/peppermint-new-york-city-pride Peppermint, the trailblazing performer and transgender advocate, will serve as a grand marshal for the 2026 New York City Pride March, organizers announced Wednesday. The role puts the RuPaul’s Drag Race alum at the forefront of one of the world's largest LGBTQ+ demonstrations amid escalating political attacks.]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:39:31 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/peppermint-new-york-city-pride