https://www.advocate.com/rss.xml en https://assets.rbl.ms/32874384/origin.png https://www.advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/nj-trans-healthcare-protection New Jersey lawmakers considered legal protections for transgender patients and health care providers for the first time.]]> Tue, 12 May 2026 13:16:19 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/nj-trans-healthcare-protection https://www.advocate.com/news/19-year-old-transgender-university-of-washington-student-fatally-stabbed This story contains descriptions of fatal violence against a transgender person.]]> Mon, 11 May 2026 16:04:32 EDT Quispe López,Samantha Allen https://www.advocate.com/news/19-year-old-transgender-university-of-washington-student-fatally-stabbed https://www.advocate.com/health/breakthrough-for-possible-hiv-cure A new treatment regimen helping patients with blood cancer could be effective in suppressing HIV.]]> Mon, 11 May 2026 11:39:29 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/health/breakthrough-for-possible-hiv-cure https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/chasten-buttigieg-slams-sean-duffy Chasten Buttigieg slammed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for filming a reality show with his family despite holding an important job in the Trump administration. That came after years of Buttigieg’s husband, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, getting pilloried in conservative media for taking any time off.]]> Mon, 11 May 2026 10:25:30 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/chasten-buttigieg-slams-sean-duffy https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/jack-schlossberg-hiv-prevention Democratic congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg is unveiling a national proposal on Sunday to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for HIV prevention drugs while accusing his cousin, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., of dismantling federal HIV prevention efforts.]]> Sun, 10 May 2026 09:59:01 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/jack-schlossberg-hiv-prevention https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/class-action-transgender-minor-records As the Trump administration intensifies its campaign against transgender people’s healthcare, families across the country are asking a federal court to stop the Justice Department from obtaining the private medical records of transgender children.]]> Sat, 09 May 2026 11:31:49 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/class-action-transgender-minor-records https://www.advocate.com/news/people/lambda-legal-letters-of-love For years, conservatives have framed attacks on transgender youth as a defense of “family values.” This Mother’s Day, Lambda Legal is reclaiming the phrase by showcasing a mother’s unconditional love for her child.]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 17:35:48 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/people/lambda-legal-letters-of-love https://www.advocate.com/news/religion/black-lgbtq-conversion-therapy In 20 states across America and Washington, D.C., so-called “conversion therapy” practices have been banned, with every major medical and mental health association recognizing the practice is not only ineffective, but harmful to young people subjected to it. A recent ruling by the Supreme Court against Colorado’s ban has reignited alarm among LGBTQ+ people, allies, and advocates. The disproportionate impact on Black LGBTQ youth is also deeply troubling and only just beginning to be understood.]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 16:38:15 EDT Mashaun D. Simon https://www.advocate.com/news/religion/black-lgbtq-conversion-therapy https://www.advocate.com/opinion/john-kennedy-donald-trump-motel Louisiana Senator John Kennedy appeared on Fox News this week to mock Barack Obama’s interview with Stephen Colbert, suggesting the two should “get a motel room” because of their supposed mutual admiration.]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 13:52:08 EDT John Casey https://www.advocate.com/opinion/john-kennedy-donald-trump-motel https://www.advocate.com/opinion/kash-patel-alcoholism This is not a defense of Kash Patel. His words, actions, beliefs, and political theater are, at best, reprehensible.]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 13:36:48 EDT Josh Ackley https://www.advocate.com/opinion/kash-patel-alcoholism https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/colorado-passes-conversion-therapy-ban Colorado Democrats have passed a new law designed to preserve the state’s ban on so-called “conversion therapy” after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state’s previous attempt to shield young people from the dangerous and discredited practice.]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 13:22:04 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/colorado-passes-conversion-therapy-ban https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/key-west-pride-fence-lawsuit Many Key West residents protested Florida’s removal of a rainbow crosswalk by painting their fences in the same colors, only to be met with city fines. Now, a federal lawsuit backed by the American Civil Liberties Union challenges that punishment on First Amendment grounds.]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 11:54:25 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/key-west-pride-fence-lawsuit https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kash-patel-leak-investigation The walls appear to be closing in around President Donald Trump’s FBI director, Kash Patel.]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 10:38:47 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kash-patel-leak-investigation https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-newsletter-5-8-26 🚫 New this morning: A federal judge has blocked efforts by the Federal Trade Commission to investigate two of the nation's most influential medical organizations involved in transgender health care. Here's what the judge had to say about the efforts by Trump's FTC.]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:02 EDT Kayla Gagnet https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-newsletter-5-8-26 https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/wpath-endocrine-society-legal-victory President Donald Trump suffered a pair of legal setbacks Thursday after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., blocked the Federal Trade Commission from enforcing investigative demands against two of the nation’s most influential medical organizations involved in transgender health care guidance.]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 04:55:02 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/wpath-endocrine-society-legal-victory https://www.advocate.com/news/instagram-censoring-queer-creators Meta is defending itself against claims of overzealous censorship of LGBTQ+ and sexual health-related content on its platforms.]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 16:25:45 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/news/instagram-censoring-queer-creators https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/transgender-prisoner-rape-lawsuit The Trump administration is facing a new federal lawsuit accusing the Justice Department of illegally dismantling protections meant to shield transgender incarcerated people from sexual abuse.]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 15:44:48 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/transgender-prisoner-rape-lawsuit https://www.advocate.com/news/hantavirus-ship-gay-travel-blogger A gay travel blogger documenting a remote expedition across the Atlantic is now among those quarantined aboard a ship linked to a rare hantavirus outbreak that has killed three passengers and sickened several others.]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 14:57:44 EDT Quispe López https://www.advocate.com/news/hantavirus-ship-gay-travel-blogger https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/transgender-activists-terrorism-threat As part of a Trump administration counterterrorism strategy targeting left-wing groups, federal officials will also target pro-trans rights organizations.]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 14:24:02 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/transgender-activists-terrorism-threat https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kash-patel-alcohol-controversies Update: Kash Patel reportedly gripped by panic and leak paranoia at FBI]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 10:21:20 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kash-patel-alcohol-controversies