Suspect arrested in string of attacks on Los Angeles transgender shopkeeper
Samuel Parros has been arrested in connection with the attacks on Sabrina de la Peña, and police are searching for two others.
June 4, 2025
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Transgender business owner in Los Angeles attacked again
Sabrina de la Peña was first assaulted in April, and the same attackers returned over the weekend.
June 2, 2025
Democrat Adam Schiff to be the first U.S. senator to participate in California's AIDS/LifeCycle bike ride
This will be the final year for the seven-day AIDS/LifeCycle fundraising ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Schiff previously participated when he served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
May 27, 2025
Here's what queer, transgender, and intersex people should know about prostate cancer after Biden's diagnosis
After President Joe Biden's stunning cancer diagnosis, The Advocate asked medical experts what the LGBTQ+ community should know about this disease.
May 20, 2025
Police look for suspects in string of vicious hate crimes against 61-year-old trans woman
Surveillance video shows three suspects beating the Los Angeles woman with a skateboard and dousing her with pepper spray during one of the violent attacks.
April 30, 2025
Billie Jean King becomes first woman to receive Walk of Fame star for sports entertainment
Billie Jean King is the first woman to be honored in the Walk of Fame's new category for sports entertainment.
April 8, 2025
Jane Hilton's 'Cowboys & Queens' captures the modern American dream
Organized by The Little Black Gallery London, Jane Hilton's Cowboys & Queens opens March 27 at the Freyboy Art Salon in Las Vegas.
March 28, 2025
Rebecca Marodi murder: Wife accused of fatally stabbing fire captain detained in Mexico
Yolanda Olenjniczak, also known as Yolanda Marodi, was arrested Saturday at a hotel in Mexico on suspicion of murder.
March 24, 2025
Transgender woman killed by L.A. police after calling for help
Linda Becerra Moran said she had been kidnapped. A police officer shot her after telling her to drop a knife.
March 11, 2025
Wife accused of fatally stabbing fire captain was convicted of killing her first husband
Yolanda Olenjniczak, who is suspected of fatally stabbing her wife, fire captain Rebecca Marodi, was convicted of killing her first husband over two decades ago.
February 24, 2025
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley fired as Mayor Karen Bass cites wildfire failures
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday that she is replacing Kristin Crowley, an out lesbian, citing her alleged failures in dealing with unprecedented wildfires.
February 21, 2025
Out California firefighter stabbed to death; wife is lead suspect
Rebecca Marodi, a fire captain who had fought the recent Los Angeles-area fires, was found dead in her home. Police are searching for her wife, Yolanda Olenjniczak.
February 20, 2025
Asheville LGBTQ+ bar destroyed by Hurricane Helene is reopening 'twice as big' (exclusive)
Day Trip had to close after just 31 days in business, leaving its owners with over $200,000 in loans and no source of income. Now, Brandon Davis tells The Advocate about their new location.
February 7, 2025
'Drag Race' star Kim Chi is 'sad for humanity.' Here's how she's coping (exclusive)
The RuPaul's Drag Race season 8 runner-up tells The Advocate about "giving back to the community" under Donald Trump's regime through her new cannabis campaign, Kim Chi Over Flowers.
January 23, 2025
Resources for California fire victims were scattered. So I created this site to help.
The LA Disaster Recovery Handbook collects information about assistance at the local, state and federal level -- all in one place.
January 21, 2025
Climate change is the great equalizer, yet it's the lives of the most vulnerable who are most affected
Opinion: Mother Nature doesn’t care about where you live, what you do, and who you are, but it's still the most vulnerable that will face her wrath, writes John Casey.
January 17, 2025
Where your donations to L.A. fire victims will do the most good
Some organizations are being overwhelmed with donations, so here are some tips.
January 13, 2025
L. A. pizzeria that hosts monthly 'Trans Pizza Party' burns down in wildfires
Pizza of Venice in Altadena announced over the weekend that it was "one of the many homes and businesses that burned" in the L.A. wildfires.
January 13, 2025
Why some lesbians and bisexual women experience poverty
Race and education level are involved, but there are differences among the two groups, according to a new study.
January 11, 2025
Megyn Kelly and other conservatives attack lesbian fire chief and DEI for Los Angeles wildfires
While scientists cite an unusually dry winter combined with strong winds as the fuel behind the rapid spread of the fires, right-wing figures are instead blaming diversity, equity, and inclusion.
January 9, 2025
LA's lesbian fire chief battles blazes and bigots
Los Angeles's first out LGBTQ+ fire chief, Kristin Crowley, leads by example in the fight against multiple apocalyptic fires.
January 9, 2025