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Inside the uneasy world of transgender conservatives
38+ min ago (1443+ words) Despite the Trump administration's anti-trans policies, some transgender Americans continue to identify as conservative. Here's why—and what that means for their lives....
Mitch McConnell’s staffers offer peculiar proof of life after Lindsey Graham’s death
43+ min ago (365+ words) The longtime Republican leader resurfaced from a hospital bed to mourn the South Carolina senator and insist he intends to complete his final term....
Kash Patel attacks MS NOW reporters after bombshell report he was summoned to White House
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (600+ words) The FBI director reportedly canceled a flight to Chicago to see his girlfriend perform as senior Trump officials grew frustrated with his travel, public conduct, and recurring controversies....
Dispatches from Route 66: What I found at the end of the Mother Road
2+ day, 17+ min ago (1748+ words) After a month tracing LGBTQ+ history across the road trip, Alysse Dalessandro finds a story of visibility, resistance, and belonging that stretches far beyond the pavement's end in California. Road art along Route 66. Alysse Dalessandro is a Cleveland-based queer femme…...
Black Ulta manager says she was fired after reporting anti-trans, racist remarks
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (247+ words) Deja Majors says she faced escalating discipline and termination after reporting a hostile work environment....
What HIV prevention and Fire Island's beach restoration have in common
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (594+ words) Opinion: In two impactful moves, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has made a big investment in protecting the LGBTQ+ community's future, praises MISTR CEO Tristan Schukraft....
Holding out for a hero, and finding one in Bonnie Tyler
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (783+ words) For decades, her voice has been the soundtrack to my life, and to the lives of so many gay men, writes John Casey....
Advocate NL 7/8/26
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (52+ words) Hello and Happy Wednesday folks, Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox.The case of Nolan Wells has taken social media by storm, and rightfully so, as Jacob Ogles reports: "Amid broad speculation about how the college freshman…...
Nolan Wells vanished on a Mississippi island. His case joins a troubling list of suspicious Black deaths
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (448+ words) The Black college freshman disappeared after a boating trip with white friends. Now his family and activists are pressing authorities for answers....
New Hampshire governor signs law forcing schools to out transgender students
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (322+ words) State educators and LGBTQ+ advocates say the law puts teachers in the position of endangering vulnerable students....