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NYC’s most powerful transgender official is fighting intensifying anti-LGBTQ+ federal pressure
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (814+ words) Appointed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Taylor Brown is confronting the Trump administration's attacks on trans people and dismantling long-standing LGBTQ+ inequities. Taylor Brown leads the New York City Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs. Christopher Wiggins is politics & news editor at The…...
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15+ hour, 14+ min ago (11+ words) Maryland lawmakers advance broad school protections, including for trans students'Advocate.com...
Fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books, Tennessee librarian says she’d do it again
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (854+ words) Former Rutherford County library director Luanne James says she followed professional standards after declining to move LGBTQ+ titles from a children's section. Former Rutherford Country library director Luanne James breaks her silence after she was fired for not removing LGBTQ…...
Lawyers alarmed by immigration judge's 'atrocious' questions for gay asylum seekers
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1389+ words) Audio obtained by The Advocate reveals a New Mexico immigration judge pressing an Iranian man about his same-sex relationship. Masked federal agents stand in a hallway at the New York Federal Plaza Immigration Court inside the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building…...
Same-sex couples thrive in U.S. even as GOP support for marriage equality falls
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (947+ words) According to the U.S. Census, a record number of LGBTQ+ couples are living their best lives and society hasn't come to an end despite Republican warnings. The number of U.S. LGBTQ+ couples has doubled in 22 years. The bureau's celebratory montage lands as…...
Did the FBI just post this propaganda video to save Kash Patel’s job?
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (933+ words) The bureau's celebratory montage lands as the director confronts a reported hack, lawsuits, and increasing speculation about whether Trump will fire him. L-R, former US Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel looks on as US President Donald…...
Over her short tenure as Trump’s attorney general, Pam Bondi terrorized LGBTQ+ Americans
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (736+ words) From launching investigations of school athletics to legal demands on health care providers, the Republican lawyer put enormous energy into attacking transgender children. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on…...
Thank goodness Pam Bondi’s abhorrent tenure as AG is over
2+ day, 32+ min ago (1283+ words) She spent fifteen years coming for LGBTQ+ people. Now Trump has come for her, writes John Casey Former Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on February 11, 2026, in Washington, DC. Opinion: With…...
Once again, a woman takes the fall for an unpopular president
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (525+ words) Opinion: With Pam Bondi's firing, the Trump administration has shown it responds to an outraged public not by altering course but by replacing a woman whose exit will dominate the news cycle. Who's next, Karoline? Pam Bondi was fired as…...
Pete Buttigieg spotlights ethics concerns about Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (668+ words) U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy speaks at the Punchbowl News Conference at Union Station on March 10, 2026, in Washington, DC. Christopher Wiggins is politics & news editor at The Advocate, where he leads national coverage at the intersection of public policy, politics, and LGBTQ…...