https://www.advocate.com/rss.xml en https://assets.rbl.ms/32874384/origin.png https://www.advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/nonbinary-air-force-veteran-harvard Retired U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Parker Dubois used to have a ready answer when someone thanked them for their military service: “Thank you for your taxes.”]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:41:57 EST Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/nonbinary-air-force-veteran-harvard https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/lgbtq-veteran-resource-organizations Years after the end of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” LGBTQ+ service members and veterans still face threats to their benefits, healthcare, and right to serve. For transgender Americans in particular, serving their country has offered no guarantee that their country will stand by them.]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:52:28 EST Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/lgbtq-veteran-resource-organizations https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/transition-regret-extremely-rare This story originally appeared on Them.

A new study found that most transgender people who started gender-affirming care in their adolescence have no regrets regarding their transition years after the fact, despite widespread claims cited by conservatives to justify gender-affirming care bans for minors.]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:22:32 EST Quispe López https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/transition-regret-extremely-rare https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/marshall-rawson-neo-nazi-florida A right-wing extremist who once cheered the prospect of executing gay people just won a seat in the Florida Legislature.]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:08:53 EST Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/marshall-rawson-neo-nazi-florida https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/new-hampshire-transgender-medicaid-care Four transgender girls and their families in New Hampshire are asking a federal judge to pause a Trump administration rule that cuts federal Medicaid funding for most gender-affirming treatments for minors while their legal challenge proceeds.]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:51:49 EST Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/new-hampshire-transgender-medicaid-care https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/rachel-maddow-transgender-scapegoating Rachel Maddow called the Republican campaign against transgender athletes “repulsive,” warning that its dangers extend well beyond Election Day, both for the people it targets and for a country being encouraged to turn against them.]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:30:44 EST Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/rachel-maddow-transgender-scapegoating https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/hegseth-blames-trump-impeachment Testosterone-obsessed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has spent months declaring which Americans deserve to serve, returned to the Pentagon briefing room Tuesday morning to defend his own position.]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:51:14 EST Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/hegseth-blames-trump-impeachment https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-11-10-26 Hello and Happy Tuesday, folks!]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:29:26 EST Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-11-10-26 https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/mens-knitting-groups-nyc Avi Molder worked quickly through the stitches of a shirt at Cleo’s Yarn Shop in Brooklyn. He first learned to knit through his mother, and honed his skills more fully as an adult. At the shop’s monthly men’s night, Molder found a comfortable place to practice — and spend time with the boys.]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:17:33 EST Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/mens-knitting-groups-nyc https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/michael-hardwick-atlanta-house-demolish The Atlanta home where a gay man’s arrest led to one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most consequential anti-LGBTQ+ rulings has been approved for demolition, despite efforts to preserve the piece of Georgia history.]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:29:25 EST Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/michael-hardwick-atlanta-house-demolish https://www.advocate.com/news/pennsylvania-police-homophobic-slurs-child A Pennsylvania police officer could face disciplinary action after a video captured him threatening to jail a 15-year-old boy when he turns 18 and directing a homophobic slur at him.]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:19:28 EST Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/news/pennsylvania-police-homophobic-slurs-child https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/republican-anti-trans-messaging-lost This story was originally reported by Brooke Migdon and Orion Rummler of The 19th. Meet Brooke and Orion and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:57:47 EST Brooke Migdon - The 19Th,Orion Rummler, the 19th https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/republican-anti-trans-messaging-lost https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/carson-jones-alabama-doug-jones The blue wave delivered historic wins in Alabama, but Democratic candidate and former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones narrowly lost the gubernatorial race. After the defeat, his openly gay son, Carson Jones, shared a heartfelt message to his parents about a campaign whose meaning, he wrote, extended beyond the results.]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:54:12 EST Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/carson-jones-alabama-doug-jones https://www.advocate.com/health/hiv/food-benefits-and-hiv-treatment Despite major advances in HIV treatment, food and housing insecurity can still make it difficult for people living with the virus to take their medication consistently, according to an article by WHYY News.]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:38:16 EST Desiree Guerrero https://www.advocate.com/health/hiv/food-benefits-and-hiv-treatment https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/sarah-mcbride-exclusive-term-review On December 11, 2024, Sarah McBride needed a moment.]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:51:43 EST Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/sarah-mcbride-exclusive-term-review https://www.advocate.com/politics/veggietales-phil-vischer-god-nonbinary This story originally appeared on Them.

Phil Vischer, the co-creator of the Christian-themed animated series VeggieTales, pointed out that God doesn’t have a gender according to Biblical canon. Naturally, transphobes are absolutely losing it. ]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:16:34 EST Quispe López https://www.advocate.com/politics/veggietales-phil-vischer-god-nonbinary https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/act-up-oral-history-project Sarah Schulman and Jim Hubbard both knew personally the devastation that the AIDS crisis had on New York City. As early members of the activist group ACT UP New York, they also saw firsthand the success of social justice movements launched in its wake; successes they did not want forgotten.]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2026 11:16:34 EST Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/act-up-oral-history-project https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/outvote-lgbtq-youth-election-2026 Isaac James took in last week’s election results from a bar in Washington, D.C. The victories of pro-LGBTQ+ candidates across the United States struck him as more than cause for excitement.]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2026 11:03:33 EST Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/outvote-lgbtq-youth-election-2026 https://www.advocate.com/news/people/daniel-radcliffe-new-harry-potter This story originally appeared on Them.

The world’s most famous portrayer of Harry Potter might not even tune into the forthcoming HBO reboot. ]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2026 10:01:08 EST Samantha Allen https://www.advocate.com/news/people/daniel-radcliffe-new-harry-potter https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-11-9-26 Hello and Happy Monday, folks!]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:22:03 EST Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-11-9-26