Your source for LGBTQ+ news, since 1967.https://bsky.app/profile/advocate.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtmbtj3hsb22In a video posted to the My Sister’s Room Instagram, officers from the Atlanta Police Department can be seen handcuffing Jen-Chase Daniels in front of a group of people, as she protests the apparent grounds for the arrest.21 Aug 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmbtj3hsb22https://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtm5lu2ewa26The sailors on the ship are desperate, and I know how terrifying it is when no one sees it, writes John Casey.21 Aug 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm5lu2ewa26https://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtm2yinfm324The new film shines a light on queer bodybuilding and the pressures on men to seek physical perfection.21 Aug 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm2yinfm324https://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtlxn75k2y2nThree intelligence veterans say the agency’s dismantling of LGBTQ+ programs threatens national security and reverses decades of hard-won progress.21 Aug 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlxn75k2y2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtltgrhr622nAsked about Taiwan and the South China Sea, Trump’s endorsed candidate admitted she was uninformed — before attempting to change the subject to transgender people.21 Aug 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtltgrhr622nhttps://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtlpwk7gko26By replacing promises of becoming straight with demands for celibacy, SIW has avoided the label of conversion therapy and, so far, scrutiny.21 Aug 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlpwk7gko26https://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtlml3o3jm2nAndrew Tate's supporters are fighting for his freedom with *checks notes* push-ups?21 Aug 2026 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlml3o3jm2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtlke77pwa2nDutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten was caught on camera during this sweet moment with Nicolás Keenan.21 Aug 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlke77pwa2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtkhk2zf2f2oBehind barbed wire and glass, organizers found a queer Cameroonian mother exhausted, fearful of medical care, and determined not to lose hope.21 Aug 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkhk2zf2f2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtke5ndfav2wThey built careers attacking queer people. Then whispers about their own sexualities — and, in some cases, full-blown scandals — followed them.20 Aug 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtke5ndfav2whttps://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtkasxw64l2oFive out Democrats advanced in Florida House races as Equality Florida-backed school board candidates defeated extreme conservative rivals.20 Aug 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkasxw64l2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtk5phincn2yGov. Mikie Sherrill signed a law Thursday protecting patients and providers from subpoenas, prosecutions and other actions targeting care that is legal in the state.20 Aug 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtk5phincn2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtk2nnxhvl22A group of transgender men who call themselves the "SB244 compliance crew” have been using women’s bathrooms in protest of a Kansas law that mandates that they do so.20 Aug 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtk2nnxhvl22https://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtjx67zwz222The Norfolk Police Department said the recruit’s presence broke no rules. Former officer Meghan Grabow claims she was told to “learn to deal with it.”20 Aug 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjx67zwz222https://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtju5zsd2m2t​The move is not unusual for a high-profile celebrity death, but does signal the possibility of continuing developments.20 Aug 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtju5zsd2m2thttps://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtjpwmr2tc24The money would support LGBTQ+ nonprofits as Seattle grapples with an influx of transgender people leaving states with increasingly restrictive laws.20 Aug 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjpwmr2tc24https://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtjn6jl2x32nOver 40 years ago, Tony Powell left the U.K. for a new life in West Hollywood.The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel, explores just what, or who, he was running from.20 Aug 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjn6jl2x32nhttps://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtjkspvhbk24The Anne Arundel County policy change came after Education Secretary Linda McMahon urged the Justice Department to punish the district, citing parental rights protections.20 Aug 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjkspvhbk24https://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtjgjakiiz2aThe city’s drag community is rallying around the performer and designer, issuing calls for their release and financial support.20 Aug 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjgjakiiz2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtjcvylwxh2tOn his way to photograph the former House speaker for The Advocate, Mike Nelson thought of his younger self — paying his dues and dreaming of this exact moment. Then he remembered an old photo.20 Aug 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjcvylwxh2thttps://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtj7rlf6jv22The organization piloted the LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services network, aka "Press 3," and handled roughly half its contacts. Its exclusion deepens questions about what the Trump administration intends to restore — and for whom.20 Aug 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtj7rlf6jv22https://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtj4ubqykr2bA contentious live radio taping put Andrea Campbell face-to-face with a young transgender activist demanding accountability for disappearing care.20 Aug 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtj4ubqykr2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mtiyl7inyq27The lieutenant governor unseated lesbian U.S. Rep. Angie Craig by nearly 20 points after warning Democrats against retreating from transgender rights.20 Aug 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiyl7inyq27https://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mthyb33bcu22Giovonni Santiago helped create the VA’s first transgender-specific clinic. A decade later, he is watching the government dismantle the system that made its care possible.20 Aug 2026 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthyb33bcu22https://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mthuu3n6hg26Opinion: As reports of Black Americans found hanging from trees evoke the country's history of lynching, queer writer Josh Ackley argues that solidarity across marginalized communities is more urgent than ever.19 Aug 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthuu3n6hg26https://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mthroj3xkg24The state immediately discontinued the form transgender residents previously used to obtain identification matching their gender identity.19 Aug 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthroj3xkg24https://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mthnrnxdj22b“The goal of ending ‘gender-affirming care’ is not in and of itself an ‘improper’ policy objective,” Judge Carlos Bea wrote.19 Aug 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthnrnxdj22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mthkdj67mn24The out gay founder of the newest queer dating app is stepping away from the company he founded.19 Aug 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthkdj67mn24https://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mthhpgb36f2n"He told me that because I’m an openly transgender woman, I stood no chance of winning higher office in New Hampshire,” New Hampshire state rep. Alice Wade wrote in a statement.19 Aug 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthhpgb36f2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/advocate.com/post/3mthdowk23u22The lesbian comedian said she had “no interest” in the Fox News host after his crew confronted her outside a New York theater.19 Aug 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:j3ompincleuckl2aavhsofmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthdowk23u22