https://www.advocate.com/rss.xml en https://assets.rbl.ms/32874384/origin.png https://www.advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/politics/mamdani-trans-youth-records-subpoena This story originally appeared on Them.]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:15:08 EDT Quispe López https://www.advocate.com/politics/mamdani-trans-youth-records-subpoena https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-6-16-26 Hello folks and Happy Tuesday! Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez back in your inbox, here to reveal The Advocate's cover star for July/August: Don Lemon!]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:14:02 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-6-16-26 https://www.advocate.com/travel/route-66-dispatch-history Driving along historic Route 66 in Edwardsville, Illinois, I heard the honking before I saw the crowd.]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:56:35 EDT Alysse Dalessandro https://www.advocate.com/travel/route-66-dispatch-history https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/gender-affirming-care-colorado On Monday, Children’s Hospital Colorado announced it was resuming gender-affirming care for transgender youth due to a court order — but, in a confusing twist, added that none of its doctors are willing to provide such care.]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:58:32 EDT Desiree Guerrero https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/gender-affirming-care-colorado https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/breaking-news-6-16-26 Shutterstock]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:56:02 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/breaking-news-6-16-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/judge-blocks-idaho-bathroom-law A federal judge has blocked Idaho's transgender bathroom ban before it can take effect, ruling that key provisions of the law are likely unconstitutional and questioning whether police could realistically enforce it without arbitrary or discriminatory action.]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:51:01 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/judge-blocks-idaho-bathroom-law https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/idaho-assault-hate-crime An Idaho man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a gay couple outside a restaurant. But despite allegations that Pedro Villareal hurled antigay slurs before beating two men, authorities charged him only with a misdemeanor and said the state's hate crime law doesn’t apply.]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:30:05 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/idaho-assault-hate-crime https://www.advocate.com/news/florida-intersex-teacher-eeoc-complaint-transgender This story originally appeared on Them.]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:40:35 EDT Mathew Rodriguez https://www.advocate.com/news/florida-intersex-teacher-eeoc-complaint-transgender https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/don-lemon-relevant-after-arrest When I sit down with Don Lemon and husband Tim Malone over Zoom for this cover story, nothing works. The calendar invite never made it to Malone. The video feed is frozen — Lemon can hear me, but I cannot see him. The connection drops. Lemon is somewhere in his Manhattan apartment fixing lunch, and when he tries to talk me through the technical situation, he cuts out mid-sentence. We establish, after some back-and-forth, that he is going to switch to AirPods, which requires him to stay in the room he is in; otherwise, he will lose the signal entirely. Then we wait. Malone, meanwhile, appears on screen looking completely unbothered. “Hey, guys,” he says. “How are you?”]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:06:16 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/don-lemon-relevant-after-arrest https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-6-15-26 Hello folks, Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez, back in your inbox, hoping you all had a great weekend!

We'd like to kick this week off with a powerful opinion piece from Rev. Mike Schuenemeyer, reflecting on religion and the LGBTQ+ community.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:21:11 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-6-15-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/ohio-drag-queens-speak-out For most of her career, Nina West watched drag move steadily toward the center of American culture.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:12:59 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/ohio-drag-queens-speak-out https://www.advocate.com/news/microsoft-pride-profits-trump-admin This story was originally published by Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:55:07 EDT Hope Pisoni https://www.advocate.com/news/microsoft-pride-profits-trump-admin https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trumps-track-record-lgbtq-issues This story was originally published by Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:43:51 EDT Nico Dialesandro https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trumps-track-record-lgbtq-issues https://www.advocate.com/news/people/sj-joslin-lawsuit-dismissed A federal judge in California dismissed a lawsuit brought by a park ranger who was fired after helping fly a transgender Pride flag at Yosemite National Park.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:34:04 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/news/people/sj-joslin-lawsuit-dismissed https://www.advocate.com/news/ufc-fighter-yells-michelle-obama-is-a-man-at-trump-s-birthday-spectacle This story originally appeared on Them.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:32:07 EDT Mathew Rodriguez https://www.advocate.com/news/ufc-fighter-yells-michelle-obama-is-a-man-at-trump-s-birthday-spectacle https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kamala-harris-the-abbey-surprise Former Vice President Kamala Harris spent part of Pride Month visiting a place that has long served as both a sanctuary and stage for LGBTQ+ Americans.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:38:21 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kamala-harris-the-abbey-surprise https://www.advocate.com/opinion/faith-leaders-lgbtq-rights-opinion There are moments in public life when a community must decide who it is—truly, unapologetically, without flinching. The release of Sacred Worth, Shared Freedom by the Lavender Interfaith Collective (LInC) is one of those moments. Sacred Worth, Shared Freedom is a bold, multi-faith statement and call to action affirming the inherent dignity of LGBTIQ+ people and urging communities, leaders, and institutions to defend human rights, expand democratic freedoms, and stand in courageous solidarity against all forms of anti-LGBTIQ+ violence and discrimination. It is not simply a statement; it is a line in the sand drawn by people of faith who refuse to let fear have the final word. I write as one of them.]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 07:00:01 EDT Rev. Mike Schuenemeyer https://www.advocate.com/opinion/faith-leaders-lgbtq-rights-opinion https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/maine-judge-blocks-anti-trans-initiative On Thursday, a Superior Court judge upheld the block of a referendum on transgender athletes from its November ballot, according to Maine Public.]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:27:03 EDT Desiree Guerrero https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/maine-judge-blocks-anti-trans-initiative https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/breaking-news-6-13-26 Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:43:35 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/breaking-news-6-13-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-abandons-lgbtq-veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs has ordered health facilities nationwide to eliminate gender identity-based initiatives and strip the LGBTQ+ designation from a network of medical coordinators created to help LGBTQ+ veterans navigate care, according to an internal memorandum obtained by The Advocate.]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:24:42 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-abandons-lgbtq-veterans