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Why lesbian Rep. Angie Craig says she's ‘ready for the fight’ in her run to be Minnesota’s next U.S. senator

“We’re in the fight of our lives,” Craig said in an interview with The Advocate. “But I’m holding up pretty well, and I’m up for the fight.”

Military vet Gina Ortiz Jones becomes first lesbian elected mayor of San Antonio

Jones, who was undersecretary of the Air Force in Joe Biden's administration, beat Rolando Pablos in a runoff election.

Karine Jean-Pierre leaves Democratic Party, becomes independent

That's one of the revelations in the former White House press secretary's latest book, due out in October.

'L Word' alums Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig wrote the book on queer friendship...literally

In their new dual memoir, the longtime costars and best friends reflect on their over two-decade bond and how "platonic love is incredibly powerful" in queer lives.

LGBTQ+ adults agree — Americans don't accept transgender people

Most LGBTQ+ adults believe that there is currently not much to no acceptance at all for trans people, a new survey reports.

Two teens face hate crimes charges in McDonald's lesbian attack

The attack left Kady Grass with multiple injuries and PTSD. Here's how you can help donate to her medical expenses and recovery.

Lesbian journalist Victoria A. Brownworth dead at 69

Brownworth's work appeared in The Advocate, The Bay Area Reporter, and many other publications.

Lesbian teen brutally beaten at Illinois McDonald's in potential hate crime

Kady Grass is looking to bring her attackers to justice.

New York man pleads guilty to threatening lesbian Michigan AG Dana Nessel

Kevin Delgado admitted he'd threatened her because she's gay and Jewish.

Retired lesbian firefighter wins PTSD disability suit after years of abuse

It's the second time Lori Franchina has challenged – and beaten – her former employer. This time her payday could reach up to $5 million.

Cynthia Nixon is leaning into queer joy, art, and family between protests

The Gilded Age and And Just Like That... star graces the cover of our annual Pride issue and opens up about balancing career, family, and fighting for equality.

Sapphic alert: Here's every Dyke March in the U.S. in 2025

Pride parades are fabulous, but let's not forget the Dyke Marches.

Rachel Maddow says we’re in an ‘attempted authoritarian overthrow’

"The was no learning," Maddow told Colbert about Donald Trump's competence.

Cisgender woman says her gender was questioned in a Boston hotel restroom

The security guard who challenged her has now been suspended.

Night Court's Marsha Warfield on living out and proud later in life

A stand-up comedian first, she has clawed her way back, and now just past 70, she takes her life in stride.

The 11 sultriest sapphic femmes and lesbians in film and TV history

These femme characters will have you swooning!

Watch the trailer for 'Sally,' the documentary about pioneering lesbian astronaut Sally Ride

Ride flew to fame as the first American woman in space, but her 27-year relationship with Tam O'Shaughnessy became public knowledge only upon Ride's death.

Lesbian Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig launches historic U.S. Senate bid

She has successfully flipped a Republican district blue.

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Trump-controlled Kennedy Center forces relocation of WorldPride events

The worldwide LGBTQ+ celebration begins on May 17.

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Visions of Solidarity: Lesbian writers on how we save the world from fascism

New books by Sarah Schulman and the late Urvashi Vaid offer a blueprint for a common movement to fight against American authoritarianism and the rise of fascism worldwide.