ICE detained a trans migrant at her asylum hearing. Her lawyers still can't contact her
Attorneys for a transgender woman say they still haven't been able to contact her after she was arrested during her asylum hearing.
June 4, 2025
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Out and About with Karan Soni
Karan Soni shines in A Nice Indian Boy, a culture-clashing queer love story that's winning hearts.
April 4, 2025
Russian Man Experiences His First Pride
Russian immigrant Eugene Maysky experiences his first Pride Festival in Los Angeles.
June 21, 2017
Op-ed: Why LGBTQ Deportations Still Equals Death
As the rate of deportation has skyrocketed, LGBT immigrants have been exposed to harassment, assaults, and even death, just by being forced to return to their home countries.
June 17, 2014
Op-ed: One Way Obama Can Help LGBT Undocumented
America's immigration system is broken, and many LGBT people are affected by that.
September 5, 2014
Immigration's public image crisis is fueled by Trump and right-wing extremists
"This isn’t about politics or policy. It’s about recognizing—or rejecting—the humanity of LGBTQ+ and other asylum seekers," Immigration Equality board member Ilon Rincon Portas writes in an op-ed for The Advocate.
February 11, 2025
New Immigration Guidelines Are Not Enough, Say Activists
A new memorandum from Immigration and Customs Enforcement indicates the agency will house transgender women in women's detention facilities.
June 29, 2015
This Short Film Aims to 'Rehumanize' Immigrants
Caracol Cruzando, directed by a queer woman of color, uses animation to tell a story with roots in the filmmaker's life.
July 16, 2018
Trump Picks Homophobe Ken Cuccinelli for Immigration Post
The former Virginia attorney general, picked to head U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, has called the "homosexual agenda" self-destructive.
May 25, 2019
5 Questions for BuzzFeed's First Trans Reporter
Meredith Talusan is joining BuzzFeed as its first transgendeer staff writer, so our news editor -- The Advocate's first trans staff member -- asked her five questions about herself and the community she'll be covering.
August 18, 2015
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Ang Lee's Film 'The Wedding Banquet' Is Latest LGBTQ+ Film Added to National Registry
Ang Lee's film is one of 25 added this year, joining many other LGBTQ+ movies from previous years.
December 15, 2023
Carolina de Robertis On Familial Homophobia: Not Everyone Comes Around
"If we all wait for all the homophobic people to come around, we're going to give up our whole lives," the author says.
August 3, 2021
Imagining Life in the Year 2592
Ela Thier's new film Tomorrow Ever After offers imaginative and heartfelt observations illustrating how someone in the 26th-century might view today's society. We sat down with the filmmaker to discuss the past, present, and future.
April 18, 2017
Undocumented, Gay, and Excluded
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas says his life truly began three years ago, when he announced his immigration status. But it's more than just the American citizenry he's fighting to be a part of.
June 27, 2014
Op-ed: You Can't Cheer for Laverne and Boo Jennicet
A transgender woman and undocumented immigrant called out the President in a room full of LGBT advocates. Guess who the crowd sided with?
June 25, 2015
Jennicet's Kanye Moment: Should We Just Shake It Off?
The Advocate's news editor on the role of civility in the equality movement.
July 1, 2015
Isabella Gomez on Queer Rep and One Day at a Time's Renewal at Outfest
At a screening of Queering the Script, the actress who plays a Latinx lesbian character on the beloved series shared what it was like to watch fans save ODAAT.
July 24, 2019
Why We Could Use Sen. Ted Kennedy Now
The author of a new book on the complicated and consequential Kennedy and his life's work on AIDS and marginalized communities, and how he always found a partner on the other side of the aisle.
November 14, 2022
Kamala Harris rallies Democrats in stirring DNC acceptance speech, laying out her plan for America
“America, the path that led me here in recent weeks was no doubt, unexpected, but I’m no stranger to unlikely journeys,” Harris said.
August 23, 2024