https://www.advocate.com/rss.xml en https://assets.rbl.ms/32874384/origin.png https://www.advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/ohio-gender-marker-change-ban The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles will no longer change the gender marker on a driver’s license or state identification card at the holder’s request.]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:37:19 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/ohio-gender-marker-change-ban https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-queerdoc-investigation-court An appellate court said the Justice Department can continue investigating QueerDoc, a telehealth service providing care to transgender people across the country.]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:25:11 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-queerdoc-investigation-court https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/rosie-odonnell-jesse-watters Rosie O’Donnell was getting her hair done when she delivered a blunt message to Fox News host Jesse Watters: Leave her alone.]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:44:25 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/rosie-odonnell-jesse-watters https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-8-18-26 Hello and Happy Tuesday, folks! Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with the latest from Christopher Wiggins on the King George County, Virginia school story we've been following.]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:00:48 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-8-18-26 https://www.advocate.com/opinion/rosie-odonnell-jimmy-kimmel-trump Twenty-four years ago, Rosie O'Donnell sat behind a talk-show desk calling every attractive man who crossed her stage a "cutie patootie," a running bit that became her signature even as most of America had already put two and two together about the woman delivering it.]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:02:11 EDT John Casey https://www.advocate.com/opinion/rosie-odonnell-jimmy-kimmel-trump https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/judge-upholds-obamacare-transgender-care A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration rule that would have prevented some gender-affirming care from being treated as an essential health benefit under the Affordable Care Act.]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:46:15 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/judge-upholds-obamacare-transgender-care https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pete-hegseth-iowa-transphobic-slur As President Donald Trump's war with Iran continues without an end in sight, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hurled an anti-trans slur while campaigning for Republican U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn of Iowa.]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:54:56 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pete-hegseth-iowa-transphobic-slur https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/jo-ellis-transgender-backlash Virginia Army National Guard pilot Jo Ellis isn't hiding who she is, even if speaking openly makes the transgender woman a target once again. Her beliefs include that gender dysphoria is a mental illness, that transgender women should face some restrictions in women’s sports, and that gender-affirming health care for minors warrants greater caution.]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:36:20 EDT Dawn Ennis https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/jo-ellis-transgender-backlash https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/king-george-middle-school-lawsuit The new school year in King George County, Virginia, was one day old when a 13-year-old student asked a federal judge to order their middle school to allow an LGBTQ+ student organization to meet immediately.]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/king-george-middle-school-lawsuit https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-pelosi-nl-8-18-26 “I have given up power. But I have not given up influence.”]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:44:38 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-pelosi-nl-8-18-26 https://www.advocate.com/news/education/trans-students-hostile-absenteeism For transgender students, a hostile school policy does not remain confined to a rulebook. It can determine which bathroom they use, whether teachers call them by the correct name, and, increasingly, whether they attend school at all.]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:01:01 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/education/trans-students-hostile-absenteeism https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/nancy-pelosi-lgbtq-legacy-congress Tourists are already taking photographs outside Nancy Pelosi’s office when I arrive at the Longworth House Office Building at 10:30 on a Thursday morning with photographer Mike Nelson.]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:00:02 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/nancy-pelosi-lgbtq-legacy-congress https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-8-17-26 Hello and Happy Monday! Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox to share with you all Julia Curlee's story.]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:27:00 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-8-17-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/julia-curlee-transgender-cia-briefer Julia Curlee spent nearly two decades carrying the country’s secrets.]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:47:00 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/julia-curlee-transgender-cia-briefer https://www.advocate.com/news/lesbian-bar-noise-complaint This story originally appeared on Them.

Jen-Chase Daniels, the co-owner of Atlanta lesbian bar My Sister’s Room, said she was arrested on Saturday night for alleged noise violations that she says did not come from the business. ]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:34:34 EDT Quispe López https://www.advocate.com/news/lesbian-bar-noise-complaint https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/byron-donalds-david-jolly-transgender As Rep. Byron Donalds runs for Florida governor, he’s already making opposition to transgender rights a central part of his platform.]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:42:29 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/byron-donalds-david-jolly-transgender https://www.advocate.com/news/religion/christian-ministry-conversion-therapy This story was originally published by Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet.]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:17:15 EDT Sam Donndelinger,Hope Pisoni https://www.advocate.com/news/religion/christian-ministry-conversion-therapy https://www.advocate.com/opinion/uss-abraham-lincoln-despair When you've survived a suicide attempt, or attempts, as I have, then you know what it feels like for the walls to close in and the dark to feel permanent, and no one hears you or understands you. When hope disappears, and when there seems to be only one solution.]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:50:16 EDT John Casey https://www.advocate.com/opinion/uss-abraham-lincoln-despair https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/nancy-mace-tattoos-podcast As anti-trans Rep. Nancy Mace heads for the exits in Washington, she has announced a new podcast—and revealed a collection of previously hidden tattoos.]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:59:44 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/nancy-mace-tattoos-podcast https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/media-amicus-don-lemon-prosecution A reporter follows protesters into a church, keeps the camera rolling, and asks questions. Is that journalism, or participation in a crime?]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:49:20 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/media-amicus-don-lemon-prosecution