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Thousands of LGBTQ+ people & allies celebrate Virginia PrideFest — with Gov. Abigail Spanberger among them
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (432+ words) After four years of attacks under Glenn Youngkin, LGBTQ+ Virginians once again have a governor willing to stand beside them....
Trump’s wild GOP convention speech was a ratings failure
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (551+ words) Apparently TV viewers were not into watching Trump pledge allegiance to himself or doom non-voters “to hell.” President Trump's speech at the GOP National Convention tanked ratings on FOX News and drew criticism from fellow Republicans. A GoFundMe has been…...
Advocate NL 9/11/26
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (343+ words) Father Mychal Judge, the beloved Franciscan chaplain of the New York City Fire Department, was designated Victim No. 1 of the September 11, 2001, attacks. He was not the first of the nearly 3,000 people killed that morning, Christopher Wiggins writes. His was the…...
Advocate NL 9/10/26
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (46+ words) Hello and Happy Thursday, folks!Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with the latest update on the false accusation that brought the government to Pete Buttigieg and Chasten Buttigieg’s door.Christopher Wiggins reports that an Indiana prosecutor…...
James Talarico walks back trans athlete position, citing ‘safety’ and ‘fairness’
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (591+ words) The Texas Democratic Senate candidate previously voted in opposition to bans on trans participation in school athletics — but changed course in a Fox News interview....
Ken Paxton’s new anti-trans attack on James Talarico is literally fake
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (564+ words) The deepfake video transforms the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee’s real support for LGBTQ+ equality into a fictional sermon designed to frighten Texas voters....
Trump admits anti-transgender attacks are one of GOP’s ‘great sound bites’
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (462+ words) Before a Dallas arena dotted with empty seats, Trump acknowledged that Republicans deploy attacks on transgender athletes strategically before elections....
Advocate NL 9/9/26
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (89+ words) It's Wednesday folks, and I hope it's been a good one!Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with a question for you all: If you had $100 million, what would you spend it on?If you're Elon Musk,…...
Advocate NL 9/8/26
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (49+ words) Hello and Happy Tuesday, folks! Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox after a three-day weekend, though Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon took no days off with what advocates are calling a "witch hunt."As Jacob Ogles reports, the Defense…...
Mike Johnson swore Everton Blair in as the South’s first Black gay congressman
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (826+ words) The Georgia Democrat's arrival in the House of Representatives made history and placed him beside a speaker whose career has been defined partly by opposition to LGBTQ+ equality....