https://www.advocate.com/rss.xml en https://assets.rbl.ms/32874384/origin.png https://www.advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/opinion/cleve-jones-endorses-marni-von-wilpert Harvey Milk – the trailblazing gay progressive San Francisco supervisor – opened all his speeches the same way. "My name is Harvey Milk, and I'm here to recruit you."]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:00:01 EDT Cleve Jones https://www.advocate.com/opinion/cleve-jones-endorses-marni-von-wilpert https://www.advocate.com/opinion/pride-is-patriotism-kelley-robinson As we begin Pride Month in the year of our lord 2026, I’m not going to mince words: it’s hard out here for our community.]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:01:02 EDT Kelley Robinson https://www.advocate.com/opinion/pride-is-patriotism-kelley-robinson https://www.advocate.com/opinion/queer-choruses-lgbtq-hope On a rehearsal night in 1981, a group of singers in Washington, D.C., gathered to do something that sounds simple now, but was anything but simple then — they stood together and sang, publicly and proudly, as gay men.]]> Sun, 31 May 2026 08:04:01 EDT Justin Fyala https://www.advocate.com/opinion/queer-choruses-lgbtq-hope https://www.advocate.com/news/new-york-times-transgender-athletes A New York Times preview of this weekend’s California state track and field championships has renewed criticism of the newspaper’s coverage of transgender athletes. The publication provided little context and no interviews with trans people or with supporters of transgender inclusion.]]> Sat, 30 May 2026 14:52:56 EDT Dawn Ennis https://www.advocate.com/news/new-york-times-transgender-athletes https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pete-buttigieg-leads-2028-hopefuls Pete Buttigieg is leading the field of potential Democratic presidential contenders for 2028, according to a new national poll.]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 16:41:25 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pete-buttigieg-leads-2028-hopefuls https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-breaking-newsletter-5-29-26 Al Drago/Getty Images]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 16:18:07 EDT Kayla Gagnet https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-breaking-newsletter-5-29-26 https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/alan-cumming-tip-toe The showrunner who brought us Queer as Folk, It’s A Sin, and of course, Doctor Who, is back with a new, dark drama: Tip Toe, premiering Sunday on the U.K.'s Channel 4. It stars Alan Cumming as bar owner Leo and David Morrissey as Clive, an electrician who lives next door in Manchester, England. ]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 16:17:26 EDT Dawn Ennis https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/alan-cumming-tip-toe https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-name-kennedy-center A federal judge on Friday ordered the Kennedy Center to remove President Donald Trump's name from the institution, ruling that Congress alone has the authority to rename the nation's official memorial to President John F. Kennedy.]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 15:54:07 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-name-kennedy-center https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/ohio-transgender-woman-skirt-arrest A woman told police in northern Ohio that a man targeted her for assault and exposed parts of her body to onlookers, including children, inside a popular amusement park. The unidentified victim told officers she believed he assaulted her because she is transgender.]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 15:18:10 EDT Dawn Ennis https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/ohio-transgender-woman-skirt-arrest https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/lawsuit-stanford-transgender-care-subpoena A group of California families with transgender children is asking a federal court to block the Trump administration from obtaining confidential medical records through a Texas grand jury subpoena.]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 14:43:26 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/lawsuit-stanford-transgender-care-subpoena https://www.advocate.com/opinion/why-hiv-vaccine-research-still-matters Forty-five years into the HIV epidemic, the pursuit of a safe and effective preventive HIV vaccine remains as important as ever. Scientists conducting the research, community members serving as clinical trial volunteers, the Community Advisory Boards (CABs) helping to guide the science, and advocates fighting for sustained funding all continue working toward one of the movement’s most urgent and enduring goals: a safe and effective preventive HIV vaccine.]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 13:45:19 EDT Harold J. Phillips, MRP, CEO,Louis Shackelford https://www.advocate.com/opinion/why-hiv-vaccine-research-still-matters https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/huntington-beach-robert-garcia A California city that banned the Pride flag could soon be represented by a gay Congressman.]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 12:14:33 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/huntington-beach-robert-garcia https://www.advocate.com/news/bari-weiss-cbs-news-turmoil CBS News is facing one of the most dramatic internal upheavals in the history of 60 Minutes, as a growing wave of departures fuels fears about editorial independence and the iconic news program’s future direction under Bari Weiss’s leadership. Concerns are growing that the network is being remade in the image of Donald Trump.]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 17:22:48 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/bari-weiss-cbs-news-turmoil https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/military-hiv-ban-case-reopened A federal appeals court has revived a major challenge to the U.S. military’s HIV enlistment ban, reopening a closely watched case that could determine whether people living with HIV can continue to be categorically barred from serving.]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 16:33:16 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/military-hiv-ban-case-reopened https://www.advocate.com/politics/democrats-stephen-miller-shut-up "Shut up, you ugly fuck.” How long before those five words wind up for sale as a T-shirt, a ballcap, and a bumper sticker for sale at the official store of the Democratic Party?]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 14:41:29 EDT Dawn Ennis https://www.advocate.com/politics/democrats-stephen-miller-shut-up https://www.advocate.com/news/people/becky-pepper-jackson-championship-win On a spring weekend in West Virginia, as classmates and families gathered for the state track and field championships, Becky Pepper-Jackson stepped into the throwing circle carrying a burden far larger than a shot put.]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 14:21:35 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/people/becky-pepper-jackson-championship-win https://www.advocate.com/news/religion/focus-on-the-family-track-record This story was originally published by Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet.]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 13:15:33 EDT Nico Dialesandro https://www.advocate.com/news/religion/focus-on-the-family-track-record https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/oshae-sibley-murder-defendant-testifies A New York man who killed a gay dancer voguing outside a gas station claimed in court he acted in self-defense.]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 11:50:22 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/oshae-sibley-murder-defendant-testifies https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/republicans-derail-women-history-museaum This story was originally reported by Orion Rummler of The 19th. Meet Orion and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.]]> Wed, 27 May 2026 17:12:20 EDT Orion Rummler https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/republicans-derail-women-history-museaum https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/dnc-calls-stephen-miller-ugly White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller falsely claimed that Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was transgender during a heated online exchange on Tuesday, as Republicans escalated anti-LGBTQ+ attacks against the Democrat.]]> Wed, 27 May 2026 16:55:25 EDT Jacob Ogles,Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/dnc-calls-stephen-miller-ugly