Scroll To Top

alabama

transgender flag patch on military uniform shoulder alongside Alabama Rep Barry Moore

New Republican House bill bans transgender troops & seeks to strip trans vets of security clearances

Alabama GOP Rep. Barry Moore wants to enshrine discrimination against transgender people into federal law.

DJT speaking at Alabama Univ commencement

Donald Trump rails against transgender athletes in U of Alabama commencement speech

The speech was also filled with false claims about the economy, elections, and more.

fox news sunday futures host Maria Bartiromo interviewing senator tommy tuberville

GOP senator claims ‘entire men’s teams’ are transitioning. There’s no evidence of that because it’s not true

Sen. Tommy Tuberville's office did not return The Advocate's request about evidence supporting these claims.

Eliza Munshi before high school track meet Falls Church Virginia March 2025

Transgender girl joins boys' track and field team in Virginia

Eliza Munshi was forced to do so due to new anti-trans regulations in the state.

queer teen doing homework with sibling playing video games in background

LGBTQ+ youth are 'discriminated against' in all 50 states — but some regions are worse

The Trevor Project's recent survey of LGBTQ+ mental health has "grim" findings.

Cowboy at Oklahoma Pride (L); Oklahoma Pride float with young people (M); Pulse Nightclub memorial mourners (R)

What states are the most dangerous for LGBTQ+ people? Here are the worst 15

A lot of states are passing laws that target the LGBTQ+ community — but these 15 are the absolute worst.

3D medical rendering of human sperm cells swimming

Ohio bill would ban ejaculation without intent to conceive — with exceptions for LGBTQ+ people

The Conception Begins at Erection Act contains exceptions for men using birth control, donating sperm, masturbating, or having sex with another man or member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Grammys 2025: Empowering messages from LGBTQ+ celebs

Ricky Cornish shares how Wayne Brady, Scott Hoying, and more queer stars are speaking out in the face of the second coming of Trump.

How Grindr, Pornhub, Sniffies are responding to state restriction laws

A total of 19 U.S. states have enacted new laws impacting adult film platforms — some of which are preparing for the possibility of a ban.

Prattville Pride Alabama Christmas Parade LGBTQIA Float

An Alabama city banned an LGBTQ+ Pride float from its Christmas parade. It marched anyways

Prattville Pride was able to march in the city's Christmas parade despite being banned the day prior after swift action from a federal judge.

progress pride LGBTQ rainbow flag

These are the 5 states with the smallest amount of LGBTQ+ people

The states with the fewest queer people are also some of the states proposing and passing the most anti-LGBTQ+ laws.

True

shocked black man reading cell phone footage still RaeShanda Lias instagram video showing racist text message

Spate of racist text messages goes out after Trump's election

"You have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation," says a racist message circulating in several states.

Republican AGs ask SCOTUS to uphold anti-trans sports laws

Republican AGs ask SCOTUS to uphold anti-trans sports laws

Twenty-six attorneys general have filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to do so.