https://www.advocate.com/rss.xml en https://assets.rbl.ms/32874384/origin.png https://www.advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/texas-trans-tent-impersonation-petition A Texas transgender rights organization has filed a petition in state court seeking to uncover who is behind an impersonation campaign it says has reached thousands of Texas residents ahead of the November 3 general election.]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:32:55 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/texas-trans-tent-impersonation-petition https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-22-26 The Trump administration has once again all but erased transgender people from reports about sexual violence in prisons and jails across the country — except to report data about trans people as perpetrators of violence. The same reports mention transgender victims behind labels such as “other.”]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:15:07 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-22-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/trump-south-carolina-transgender-slur President Donald Trump used an anti-transgender slur to demean a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in South Carolina.]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:40:27 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/trump-south-carolina-transgender-slur https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-transgender-prisoners-sexual-abuse The Trump administration has once again all but erased transgender people from reports about sexual violence in prisons and jails across the country — except to report data about trans people as perpetrators of violence. The same reports mention transgender victims behind labels such as “other.”]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:06:24 EDT Adam Rhodes https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-transgender-prisoners-sexual-abuse https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/greenville-gay-mens-chorus-fundraiser This story originally appeared on Them.

After being promised and later denied funding by the South Carolina Arts Commission, the Greenville Gay Men’s Chorus has now raised over $42,000 via GoFundMe to make up the shortfall, already surpassing its original $40,000 goal. ]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:27:44 EDT Mathew Rodriguez https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/greenville-gay-mens-chorus-fundraiser https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/lindsey-graham-male-escorts-documentary Three sex workers allege in a documentary released Thursday that the late Sen. Lindsey Graham paid them for sex, including one who says he was 17 and that Graham questioned his age before continuing the encounter.]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:47:28 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/lindsey-graham-male-escorts-documentary https://www.advocate.com/politics/james-talarico-ads-transgender-term This story originally appeared on Them.

Is Ken Paxton looking to make an omelette? Because he may be cracking quite a few eggs. ]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:51:47 EDT Mathew Rodriguez https://www.advocate.com/politics/james-talarico-ads-transgender-term https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/ritchie-torres-hud-lgbtq-letter The Trump administration says it is making progress on housing discrimination by shrinking its backlog of complaints. U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres wants to know what that progress means for LGBTQ+ people whose cases the government has stopped investigating.]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:45:27 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/ritchie-torres-hud-lgbtq-letter https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-21-26 Hello and Happy Wednesday folks, Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with a question: Could a disgraced gay former congressman convicted of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft become President Donald Trump’s new press secretary?]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:32:41 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-21-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/george-santos-trump-press-secretary Could a disgraced gay former congressman convicted of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft become President Donald Trump’s new press secretary? George Santos wants to give it a shot.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:56:57 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/george-santos-trump-press-secretary https://www.advocate.com/news/people/maine-harassment-lawsuit-gay-couple A married gay couple is suing in Maine after alleging that coworkers sexually harassed them and threw food at them and that their employer responded to their complaints by retaliating against them and firing them.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:43:26 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/news/people/maine-harassment-lawsuit-gay-couple https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/new-jersey-moms-liberty-settlement Transgender students in one New Jersey school district have lost a district policy governing the use of their names and pronouns at school and when parents are informed about their gender identity.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:33:53 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/new-jersey-moms-liberty-settlement https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/adf-national-sports-ban-scotus An emergency appeal is raising concerns that the U.S. Supreme Court could soon rush a decision on transgender athletes’ participation in sports through its shadow docket.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:30:21 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/adf-national-sports-ban-scotus https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/james-talarico-anti-trans-attacks This Uncloseted Media story was reported in partnership with The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:25:20 EDT Hope Pisoni https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/james-talarico-anti-trans-attacks https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/breaking-advocate-news-10-21-26 SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:01:02 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/breaking-advocate-news-10-21-26 https://www.advocate.com/breaking-news/supreme-court-transgender-prisoners The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender people in federal prisons, preserving access while a legal challenge continues.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:58:22 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/breaking-news/supreme-court-transgender-prisoners https://www.advocate.com/opinion/jd-vance-trump-grift Without Donald Trump, JD Vance would be my pick for the most unpopular — dare I say despised — person in America. Sometimes I think he tries to be a jerk because he’s just so good at it.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:03:41 EDT John Casey https://www.advocate.com/opinion/jd-vance-trump-grift https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/judge-ana-reyes-death-threats U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes has demanded that the Trump administration explain its treatment of transgender troops and account for its actions in court. On Monday, during a dispute over a Washington golf course, she described another consequence of her work. She’s receiving death threats.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:23:42 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/judge-ana-reyes-death-threats https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/transgender-texas-fake-mailers-texts A transgender rights advocacy group in Texas says it is being impersonated in a campaign mailing unsolicited flyers about transgender identity to households across the state, prompting threats against its staff.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:00:03 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/transgender-texas-fake-mailers-texts https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-20-26 Hello and Happy Tuesday, folks!]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:14:13 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-20-26