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The Advocate @advocate.com · 41m

LGBTQ+ people are moving states, switching jobs, and updating their documents under Trump 2.0.

57% of LGBTQ+ people have made major life changes since Donald Trump's election: report

LGBTQ+ people are moving states, switching jobs, and updating their documents under Trump 2.0.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 2h

The president’s previous support is at odds with his anti-trans hostility now. What’s behind the shift?

Was Trump always against LGBTQ+ rights? Everything in his past says no.

The president’s previous support is at odds with his anti-trans hostility now. What’s behind the shift?

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 5h

Samuel Alito said that he doesn't intend to "disturb" marriage equality — but is he trustworthy?

Samuel Alito 'not suggesting' marriage equality should be overturned

Samuel Alito said that he doesn't intend to "disturb" marriage equality — but is he trustworthy?

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 5h

Mark Carney sat silently as the U.S. president went on an anti-trans diatribe.

Donald Trump mocks transgender people in Oval Office meeting with Canadian PM, whose child is nonbinary

Mark Carney sat silently as the U.S. president went on an anti-trans diatribe.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 7h

“If we want to keep our rights, and I want to keep my right to marry who I want to marry and have the rights of equality under the law, I have to step up and fight,” Marni von Wilpert told The Advocate.

This bisexual San Diego City Council member is fighting to replace Darrell Issa in Congress

“If we want to keep our rights, and I want to keep my right to marry who I want to marry and have the rights of equality under the law, I have to step up and fight,” Marni von Wilpert told The Advocate.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 9h

Opinion: It's a combination of Opposite Day and WarGames, with the disclosure that even Pete Hegseth's playmates at the Pentagon are using the unsecure Signal app just like their boss, writes John Casey.

Petey Hegseth wants men and warriors while the military is being run by boys with skateboards and apps

Opinion: It's a combination of Opposite Day and WarGames, with the disclosure that even Pete Hegseth's playmates at the Pentagon are using the unsecure Signal app just like their boss, writes John Casey.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 19h

After his podcast with the late transphobe Charlie Kirk, some are questioning Newsom's commitment to transgender equality.

California Gov. Newsom vetoes one pro-trans bill; will he sign others?

After his podcast with the late transphobe Charlie Kirk, some are questioning Newsom's commitment to transgender equality.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 22h

Opinion: Democrats can get Republicans to compromise on Affordable Care Act tax credits by ensuring voters know how much losing them will cost, writes Michael Dru Kelley.

Democrats need to urge Americans to calculate their 2026 healthcare costs now

Opinion: Democrats can get Republicans to compromise on Affordable Care Act tax credits by ensuring voters know how much losing them will cost, writes Michael Dru Kelley.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 23h

Is this owning the libs?

Watch: Fox News forced Stephen Miller to watch a video of AOC humiliating him on live TV

Is this owning the libs?

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The dangerous practice has been discredited by all major medical associations.

Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Colorado’s ban on harmful ‘conversion therapy’

The dangerous practice has been discredited by all major medical associations.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 1d

The national organization dedicated to supporting friends and families of LGBTQ+ folks is betting on people’s intellectual humility.

How PFLAG is changing hearts as the Supreme Court considers conversion therapy bans

The national organization dedicated to supporting friends and families of LGBTQ+ folks is betting on people’s intellectual humility.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 1d

William Scott Jr. is “no longer employed” as the chief of investigations at the Nevada Attorney General's Office.

Nevada chief investigator loses job after calling police officer a homophobic slur

William Scott Jr. is “no longer employed” as the chief of investigations at the Nevada Attorney General's Office.

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Guttmacher @guttmacher.org · 1d

Today, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, the case challenging Colorado’s current law protecting minors from being subjected to conversion therapy.

The Court must protect #LGBTQ+ youth and their families from harm.

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How the Supreme Court's conversion therapy case could reshape LGBTQ+ protections across America

Here's what to know about the case as oral arguments tee off the high court's next term.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 1d

Nine years sober, Burtka talks about how mocktails are a way to make everyone feel like part of the celebration.

David Burtka on mocktails, sobriety, and his new book with husband Neil Patrick Harris

Nine years sober, Burtka talks about how mocktails are a way to make everyone feel like part of the celebration.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 1d

Paula Sofia Schonauer was doxxed and fired, but an act of kindness pulled her out of a "death spiral."

Oklahoma trans woman fired over Charlie Kirk comments was nearly driven to suicide

Paula Sofia Schonauer was doxxed and fired, but an act of kindness pulled her out of a "death spiral."

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 1d

Opinion: A narrow-minded and homophobic right-wing court is poised to legalize one of the worst forms of psychological abuse ever invented, writes John Casey.