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The media and Democrats address Trump with a tired checklist when the moment calls for a full-on body check

The CEO of Media Matters on missteps by the media and Democrats, and how America is becoming inured to the danger of Trump’s constant chaos.

Rachel Maddow sees Americans’ active resistance as key to overcoming Donald Trump’s strongman game

"The opposition to him is the most important thing," the award-winning journalist told The Advocate in an exclusive interview.

GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis rejects conservative guests’ anti-trans disinformation on live CNN panel

“It is so important that LGBTQ voices are represented in mainstream media to debunk these gross fear tactics," Sarah Kate Ellis told The Advocate.

Trump’s DHS considers reality TV show where immigrants fight for citizenship

Immigrants are being disappeared and their rights defied in court while DHS weighs a game show—and sells citizenship to the rich.

LGBTQ+ people’s safety has plummeted across social media platforms: report

The 2025 Social Media Safety Index from GLAAD reveals widespread failures by major tech platforms to protect LGBTQ+ users.

MAGA influencer collapses on Fox News after starting transphobic rant about Kamala Harris’s ‘incompetency’

After the commercial break, a Fox News host told viewers that Kinsey was “up and moving” and was being evaluated by paramedics.

Rachel Maddow rattles off how people ‘disapprove’ of Trump’s chaotic, dark & failing first 100 days

She pointed out how in almost every metric Donald Trump is losing.

Pedro Pascal says transphobe J.K. Rowling is 'heinous loser'

The actor, whose sister Lux is transgender, joined writer and activist Tariq Ra'ouf in denouncing Rowling's support for the U.K. Supreme Court's recent anti-trans ruling.

Fox News anchor appears to use antigay slur in rant about Pete Buttigieg

People online wondered whether it was a Freudian slip from the host, who happens to be the wife of Donald Trump's transportation secretary.

George Santos sentenced to prison

The former Republican lawmaker was expelled from Congress, then pleaded guilty to more than 20 criminal charges.

Disgraced Republican George Santos asks judge to ignore his posts while considering his prison sentence

The gay fabulist and former New York congressman is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday.

Pete Buttigieg enters the manosphere in marathon ‘Flagrant’ podcast appearance

Buttigieg opened up about raising his kids, coming out, and what's next for him politically.

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Jon Lovett warns Democrats that ‘every inch Trump gets is an inch we don’t get back’

The Crooked Media cofounder who will be in Washington, D.C., for a taping of his Lovett or Leave It podcast, told The Advocate that Democrats must stand firm.

Sarah McBride says she won’t let Republicans make her the main character in their anti-trans crusade

“They want to employ the strategies of a Bravo TV show to get attention...and the way to do that is to pick a fight with someone and throw wine in their face," the transgender congresswoman said.

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Gay man Nancy Mace cursed out in South Carolina Ulta says ‘a fire was lit’ from Republican's ‘meltdown’

Ely Murray-Quick tells The Advocate he has no regrets about asking the congresswoman a question.

Rachel Levine's potential replacement once said trans youth should undergo 'corrective care'

Also, while the Alabama doctor says he’s never treated transgender patients, records reveal that he did offer surgical care to transgender men.

Pete Buttigieg — bearded and blunt — calls out Donald Trump’s tariff chaos: ‘This is people’s lives’

Fresh off a family vacation — and rocking a new beard — the former transportation secretary says Trump’s governing style is all chaos, no competence.

Trump officials won't answer reporters' queries if they include pronouns in emails

The administration sees pronouns as a sign of the dreaded so-called "gender ideology."

HRC honors Jonathan Capehart, Ina Fried, and Nico Lang for LGBTQ+ journalism that breaks through the noise

The honorees will be celebrated during White House Correspondents' Dinner week.

Kentucky Army Reserve officer stands by viral Trans Day of Visibility video despite right-wing backlash

Capt. Christina Winters told The Advocate that risking her career to stand up for what is right, in the face of the current administration’s attack on transgender people, is worth it.