https://www.advocate.com/rss.xml en https://assets.rbl.ms/32874384/origin.png https://www.advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/ohio-democrats-anti-trans-messaging Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur are facing backlash from LGBTQ+ advocates who say their campaign messaging comes at transgender people’s expense.]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:56:49 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/ohio-democrats-anti-trans-messaging https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-6-26 It's been 11 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry -- and if you were to ask conservative Justice Samuel Alito, that was “perhaps the decisive point” in America’s turn “against religious liberty.”]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:55:29 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-6-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/immigration/trump-lgbtq-immigrant-deportations Some LGBTQ+ migrants who sought safety in the United States have instead been deported to countries they’ve never visited, sometimes places they’d never heard of, where they say they must hide their identities to survive.]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:40:26 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/politics/immigration/trump-lgbtq-immigrant-deportations https://www.advocate.com/politics/immigration/ice-transgender-immigrants-mistreated Transgender women detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement say staff members abused them at a Louisiana processing center.]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:18:42 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/immigration/ice-transgender-immigrants-mistreated https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/samuel-alito-marriage-equality-religion Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says the ruling legalizing marriage equality nationwide marked “perhaps the decisive point” in America’s turn “against religious liberty.”]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:55:43 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/samuel-alito-marriage-equality-religion https://www.advocate.com/news/thabatta-pimenta-brazil-congress-trans The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte has elected its first out transgender representative to the Brazilian National Congress.]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:53:03 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/news/thabatta-pimenta-brazil-congress-trans https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-slurs-annie-andrews-transgender President Donald Trump repeatedly used an anti-transgender slur on Monday to attack Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in South Carolina.]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:42:08 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-slurs-annie-andrews-transgender https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-5-26 Hello and Happy Monday, folks!

Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with some more on-the-ground reporting from Jack Walker in New York City.]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:36:50 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-5-26 https://www.advocate.com/health/sexual-health/grindr-acquires-freddie-prep-hiv Gay dating and hookup app Grindr has acquired an HIV care provider, marking another step in the company’s foray into LGBTQ+ health.]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:41:31 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/health/sexual-health/grindr-acquires-freddie-prep-hiv https://www.advocate.com/news/dave-perruzza-dc-business-partners The owner of two LGBTQ+ bars in Washington, D.C., is bringing in a business partner to help preserve one of the nation’s last remaining lesbian bars.]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:32:25 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/news/dave-perruzza-dc-business-partners https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/georgia-transgender-homecoming-queen A Georgia high school won’t let a transgender girl run for homecoming queen. Now she’s challenging the restrictions that kept her off the ballot and pushing for other transgender students to have an equal chance to participate.]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:17:21 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/georgia-transgender-homecoming-queen https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pete-hegseth-nazi-backdrop A reimagined “Department of War” logo displayed behind Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a recent speech drew immediate comparisons to Third Reich iconography.]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:16:02 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pete-hegseth-nazi-backdrop https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/detransition-ohio-republican-ad This story first appeared on Them.
]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:09:56 EDT Mathew Rodriguez https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/detransition-ohio-republican-ad https://www.advocate.com/opinion/anti-trans-ballot-measures-2028-election In 2004, a coordinated wave of ballot initiatives against marriage equality swept the country, leaving a trail of political wreckage for our community and the entire nation. That same playbook is back for the 2026 midterm elections, and just like more than two decades ago, it’s not about public safety or protecting children, it’s about political power.]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:03 EDT Shelby Chestnut,Sarah Kate Ellis,Kevin Jennings,Andy Marra,Kelley Robinson https://www.advocate.com/opinion/anti-trans-ballot-measures-2028-election https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-2-26 Hello and Happy Friday, folks! Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox.]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:34:53 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-10-2-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/newyork-presbyterian-trans-care-protest Dozens of people picketed outside NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Thursday afternoon as part of a campaign challenging restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors at New York City hospitals.]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:33:21 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/newyork-presbyterian-trans-care-protest https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/new-hampshire-families-transgender-care For three years, Medicaid has covered the puberty-blocking medication prescribed to Logan Loe, a 15-year-old transgender girl in New Hampshire. Without coverage, her family would face a bill of roughly $70,000 a year. That’s more than their annual household income, according to a new federal lawsuit.]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:14:04 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/new-hampshire-families-transgender-care https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/pittsburgh-bar-blackface-blue-moon An LGBTQ+ bar in Pittsburgh has come under fire after a performer went on stage in blackface during its open stage event.]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:20:45 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/pittsburgh-bar-blackface-blue-moon https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/don-davis-transphobic-campaign-ad Democratic Congressman Don Davis is embracing Republican anti-trans talking points about transgender people’s participation in sports in a new ad.]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:01:36 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/don-davis-transphobic-campaign-ad https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/tucson-gay-bar-shooter-notes New court documents offer more details about the possible motive of a gunman who killed two people outside an Arizona gay bar before killing himself.]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:33:27 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/tucson-gay-bar-shooter-notes