4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (454+ words) Opinion: Family Equality’s Nikhil Vashee explains what recent Supreme Court decisions mean for LGBTQ+ families and how parents can advocate for inclusion in their children’s schools. LGBTQ+ families are navigating a changing landscape as kids head back to school. It’s…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (372+ words) The Supreme Court may allow states to exclude transgender athletes, but that does not mean California must do so, a federal judge ruled....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (766+ words) The assault in Sacramento's Lavender Heights district comes months after LGBTQ+ activist Alvin Prasad died from injuries sustained in a similar attack. Joseph Sais says he was beaten by a group of men who shoulted anti-LGBTQ+ slurs at him in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (477+ words) Chloe Shapiro served for 12 years and agreed to leave quietly. The Trump administration responded by withholding most of her severance pay....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (726+ words) The documentary Hunky Jesus spotlights the surprising, subversive, and saintly history of the queer radical organization. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence The world has a Roman Catholic convent to thank for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. In 1976, a group of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (619+ words) Behind barbed wire and glass, organizers found a queer Cameroonian mother exhausted, fearful of medical care, and determined not to lose hope....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (210+ words) On his way to photograph the former House speaker for The Advocate, Mike Nelson thought of his younger self — paying his dues and dreaming of this exact moment. Then he remembered an old photo....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (484+ words) Opinion: As reports of Black Americans found hanging from trees evoke the country's history of lynching, queer writer Josh Ackley argues that solidarity across marginalized communities is more urgent than ever. Billie Holiday, whose 1939 recording of “Strange Fruit” became a…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (51+ words) “I have given up power. But I have not given up influence.”The morning The Advocate's Christopher Wiggins was preparing to interview Nancy Pelosi, she had told communications director Ian Krager she wanted to discuss the future."But there is…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1691+ words) As she prepares to leave Congress, the former House speaker discusses her historic career, enduring influence, and hopes for the LGBTQ+ movement in The Advocate's September/October cover story. Nancy Pelosi is The Advocate's September-October cover star. Christopher Wiggins is…...