Anti-trans laws caused a significant spike in suicide attempts among trans youth: study
Suicide attempts among trans youth increased anywhere from 7 percent to 72 percent in states that enacted anti-trans laws.
September 26 2024 2:58 PM
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Suspect in murder and dismemberment of 14-year-old trans girl heads to trial
DaShawn Watkins, 29, has pleaded not guilty to the brutal killing and dismembering of 14-year-old Pauly A. Likens.
September 25 2024 2:21 PM
Kentucky bans conversion therapy for youth as Gov. Andy Beshear signs 'monumental' order
Beshear signed the executive order after similar legislation repeatedly failed in the Republican-dominated state legislature earlier this year.
September 18 2024 11:13 AM
Anti-LGBTQ+ insults don't just hurt queer kids — Straight boys react worse to homophobia in sports
The group most likely to report hearing anti-LGBTQ + language were students who play sports — particularly straight, cisgender boys.
September 13 2024 10:03 AM
Anti-LGBTQ+ laws linked to higher rates of suicidal ideation in queer students: report
Attending schools with anti-LGBTQ+ policies is associated with "poorer mental health and higher suicide risk" among LGBTQ+ youth.
August 21 2024 12:00 PM
Not just state pride — Why LGBTQ+ Minnesotans are 'overly proud' of Tim Walz (exclusive)
Minnesota's leading LGBTQ+ groups tell The Advocate what a Walz vice presidency could mean for queer communities.
August 16 2024 2:09 PM
BenDeLaCreme, Alaska, and Peppermint want you to drag your ass to the polls (exclusive)
BenDeLaCreme, Alaska, and Peppermint tell The Advocate about getting Gen Z to vote – even if it's not for president – through their historic political action committee.
August 02 2024 12:25 PM
Megan Rapinoe shuts down period stigma, Republicans, and homophobic soccer players (exclusive)
Megan Rapinoe tells The Advocate about her campaign with Knix to end period stigma, and the state of LGBTQ+ acceptance in women's soccer.
July 18 2024 8:00 AM
18% of LGBTQ+ adults are parents — and they're raising over 5 million children
The "traditional" American family isn't so traditional after all.
July 17 2024 12:27 PM
California bans forced outing of LGBTQ+ students as Gov. Gavin Newsom signs landmark law
California is the first and only state to outlaw forced outing.
July 16 2024 2:49 PM
This out women's soccer player is celebrating Pride without labels: 'You're good just where you are'
Washington Spirit defender Anna Heilferty tells the Advocate about growing LGBTQ+ representation in women's soccer.
July 15 2024 9:50 AM
If you think Project 2025 is scary, take a look at Donald Trump's Agenda 47
If reelected, Donald Trump will "cut federal funding for any school or program pushing critical race theory or gender ideology" and "create a new credentialing body to certify teachers who embrace patriotic values."
July 09 2024 2:35 PM
Judge blocks Missouri AG from accessing medical records of transgender minors
Judge Joseph Whyte wrote that Missouri consumer protections do not require “blind obedience to the attorney general’s civil investigative demands."
July 09 2024 12:09 PM
Devery Jacobs didn't have the 'option to be in the closet' — and she didn't want it
The Reservation Dogs and American Gods actor has a message for queer Indigenous youth.
July 02 2024 11:15 AM
LGBTQ+ Gen Z youth don't feel safe at school: 'A place of dread rather than a place of learning'
52 percent of LGBTQ+ Gen Z students have experienced bullying because of their identity, with 13 percent reporting that they were bullied by teachers or administrative staff.
June 28 2024 4:02 PM
Gender-affirming surgeries are mostly performed on cisgender people: 'Bitter irony'
Out of the 151 breast reductions that were performed in 2019 on American minors, 146 (97 percent) were performed on cisgender males.
June 27 2024 4:10 PM
Photographer Mike Ruiz's newest project showcases LGBTQ+ success through portraits
Photographer Mike Ruiz is celebrating the success stories of the nation's largest LGBTQ+ homeless shelter, the Ali Forney Center.
June 27 2024 3:47 PM
This gay couple is encouraging other LGBTQ+ people to become foster parents
“All the kids who come into our house have left an impact on us," say Travis and Michael VanZant, who have fostered 20 children thanks to an agency in Tennessee.
June 25 2024 11:41 AM
LGBTQ+ youth with firearms in their homes are more likely to consider suicide: report
As mass shootings weigh on LGBTQ+ young people, those who have a firearm in their home reported higher rates of considering and attempting suicide.
June 06 2024 12:00 PM
Watch 'Frog and Toad' season 2 give major Bert & Ernie vibes in this whimsical clip
If you thought the iconic amphibian duo was homoerotic before, take a look at what they're getting up to now.
May 31 2024 12:26 PM