https://www.advocate.com/rss.xml en https://assets.rbl.ms/32874384/origin.png https://www.advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/tennessee-republicans-transgender-attacks In recent days, Tennessee Republicans have moved a cluster of bills affecting transgender people across multiple areas of public life, from schools and government policy to health care and access to shared facilities.]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:21:58 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/tennessee-republicans-transgender-attacks https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/fcc-lgbtq-ratings-glaad-warning A new federal inquiry into television ratings is drawing sharp backlash from LGBTQ+ advocates, who warn it could mark a turning point in how the government treats queer representation in media.]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:36:57 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/fcc-lgbtq-ratings-glaad-warning https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-newsletter-4-23-26 ✍️ The annual White House Correspondents' Dinner approaches this weekend, and President Trump is set to make his first appearance at the event during either of his presidencies. It comes at a chilling moment for the free press, writes former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:40:02 EDT Kayla Gagnet https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-newsletter-4-23-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/baylor-university-lgbtq-tpusa At Baylor University, a private Baptist institution in Waco, Texas, where questions of faith and identity have long been tightly policed, students gathered Wednesday for something that, until recently, would have been difficult to imagine.]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:04:32 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/baylor-university-lgbtq-tpusa https://www.advocate.com/opinion/donald-trump-correspondents-dinner-abnormal For the first time in his presidency, Donald Trump is set to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, an event meant to celebrate the First Amendment and the role of a free press. The symbolism would be notable under any circumstances. At this moment, it is something closer to jarring.]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:00:02 EDT Karine Jean-Pierre https://www.advocate.com/opinion/donald-trump-correspondents-dinner-abnormal https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-parent-nyt-earnings-call During its annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, The New York Times faced a pointed question it has largely avoided in public: What responsibility does the paper bear when its reporting is cited to justify laws and policies targeting transgender people?]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:36:38 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-parent-nyt-earnings-call https://www.advocate.com/opinion/global-assault-on-women-solidarity When the global patriarchy seems hellbent on a path toward ultimate abuse and control, the rest of us must stand together in solidarity.]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:33:30 EDT Josh Ackley https://www.advocate.com/opinion/global-assault-on-women-solidarity https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/colorado-polis-name-change-law A new Colorado law will seal name-change records for minors, protecting the privacy of transgender youth who change their names.]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:56:55 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/colorado-polis-name-change-law https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/chi-osse-nyc-council-arrested New York City Council Member Chi Ossé was arrested Wednesday during an anti-eviction protest in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood.]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:01:11 EDT Quispe López https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/chi-osse-nyc-council-arrested https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/dannielle-spillman-killed-san-francisco Following a dispute, a driver hit and killed 74-year-old San Francisco resident Dannielle Spillman, a fixture in the transgender community who had lived in the city for two decades, according to KTVU. The driver, 30-year-old Valentino Cash Amil, has since been charged with murder and fleeing the scene of an accident, and is currently in custody.]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:46:17 EDT Mathew Rodriguez https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/dannielle-spillman-killed-san-francisco https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/cuba-fbi-plane-transgender-child The FBI sent a government plane to Cuba to prevent a transgender parent from providing her child with gender-affirming care.]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:33:14 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/cuba-fbi-plane-transgender-child https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/cold-case-murder-of-transgender-florida-woman It's been almost six years since a 27-year-old Black transgender woman screamed for her life as a man chased her around her Pompano Beach, Florida, apartment complex, then shot her to death. But now, cold case detectives with the Broward County Sheriff's Office say they have finally found a man they believe is connected to the murder of Bree Black on July 3, 2020.]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:23:47 EDT Dawn Ennis https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/cold-case-murder-of-transgender-florida-woman https://www.advocate.com/theater/broadway-bares-license-to-strip Broadway Bares is going undercover this year — and, as always, it won’t stay that way for long.]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:00:03 EDT Jade Delgado https://www.advocate.com/theater/broadway-bares-license-to-strip https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/ric-grenell-chaos-kennedy-center A whistleblower is accusing President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Ric Grenell, of presiding over a period of upheaval at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, describing an institution reshaped by political loyalty, donor access, and beset by cronyism.]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:47:10 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/ric-grenell-chaos-kennedy-center https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/mamdani-appoints-records-commissioner New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is appointing a Black lesbian archivist and librarian on Wednesday to lead one of the city’s most consequential but often overlooked agencies, elevating a longtime advocate for information access at a moment when battles over public records, history, and identity are intensifying nationwide.]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:59:01 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/mamdani-appoints-records-commissioner https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/virginia-democrats-win-redistricting-vote Democrats continue winning in elections. A Virginia ballot initiative to redraw congressional districts has passed by a narrow margin, setting off a new front in the national fight over redistricting and drawing immediate praise from LGBTQ+ advocates and Democratic leaders who cast the result as a check on partisan power.]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:14:38 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/virginia-democrats-win-redistricting-vote https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-doj-splc-criminal-probe The Southern Poverty Law Center said Tuesday that it is under criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice tied to its past use of paid informants. Civil rights advocates warn that it could have devastating implications for organizations that monitor extremism.]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:28:51 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-doj-splc-criminal-probe https://www.advocate.com/health/hiv/nmac-ceo-criticism-response The leader of the NMAC, a national HIV advocacy organization focused on communities disproportionately impacted by the epidemic, is forcefully disputing claims that the organization is in turmoil, insisting it remains financially sound even as recent reporting and internal concerns raise questions about leadership decisions, staffing, and workplace culture.]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:14:03 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/health/hiv/nmac-ceo-criticism-response https://www.advocate.com/news/madison-square-garden-security-allegedly-tracked-a-trans-womans-movements-including-bathroom-breaks-down-to-the-second Sign up for The Agenda, Them’s news and politics newsletter, delivered Thursdays.
]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:52:19 EDT Matthew Rodriguez https://www.advocate.com/news/madison-square-garden-security-allegedly-tracked-a-trans-womans-movements-including-bathroom-breaks-down-to-the-second https://www.advocate.com/news/education/hampshire-college-relief-fund Staff and faculty members at a Massachusetts liberal arts college that is closing are organizing a relief fund for employees bracing for sudden job loss.]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:50:25 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/news/education/hampshire-college-relief-fund