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The Advocate is the world’s leading source of LGBTQ+ news and information. Capturing the political and cultural conversations of the community through award-winning journalism, compelling photography and video, and vital commentary, The Advocate is the queer paper of record. Since 1967, audiences and brands have trusted The Advocate to deliver critical and timely information and reporting on business, politics, arts and entertainment, family life, health, and more. In print, online, and across social, The Advocate is the community’s most trusted source of news. We bring LGBTQ+ audiences news about the issues that are important to them — whether it's celebrating queer joy or holding powerful people accountable for their attacks on LGBTQ+ rights. Source

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Country United States of America
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Texas Tech sued for erasing LGBTQ+ people and Black history from university classrooms

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By Christopher Wiggins Verified
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A coalition of legal and academic freedom groups sued the Texas Tech University System on Wednesday, accusing Chancellor Brandon Creighton and the system’s Board of Regents of turning a conservative political project into campus policy by restricting what professors can teach about race, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The federal lawsuit, filed in El Paso, challenges two memoranda Creighton issued in December 2025 and April 2026.
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Bari Weiss’s possible CNN takeover has respected journalists heading for the exits

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By Jacob Ogles Verified
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The possibility of Bari Weiss leading CNN’s newsroom has journalists at the 24-hour news pioneer heading for the exits. According to a new report in Variety, there is widespread speculation at the network that Weiss will oversee news operations at CNN following a likely merger of parent company Warner Bros. Discovery with Paramount Skydance, which owns CBS.
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Nolan Wells vanished on a Mississippi island. His case joins a troubling list of suspicious Black deaths

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By Jacob Ogles Verified
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A nationally covered search for a missing Mississippi Black teen ended in tragedy when authorities found the body of Nolan Wells near Horn Island. But amid broad speculation about how the college freshman ended up dead after a boating trip with white peers in the Deep South, activists are asking whether, in the eyes of American justice, Black lives still matter.
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Under Donald Trump, America begins its 251st year with racism front and center Original

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By John Casey Verified
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America is now into its 251st year. Here's how the Trump administration started it off: Trump mocking five-year-old Muslim kindergartners, a cabinet secretary who couldn't bring himself to condemn a Nazi march, and federal agencies walking away from discrimination cases, all at his direction. Three instances are not coincidences or one-offs. They are an ominous signal that America's 251st year will be one of overt, dangerous and explosive racism.
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New Hampshire governor signs law forcing schools to out transgender students Original

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By Jacob Ogles Verified
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New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte just signed legislation requiring schools to out transgender students to legal guardians. The new state law effectively reverses a 2024 state Supreme Court decision that upheld students’ right to privacy. The latest conservative legislation adds to a series of anti-LGBTQ+ policies under consideration in the Granite State.
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Human Rights Campaign hires Obama, Harris veterans for 2026 LGBTQ+ rights fight

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By Christopher Wiggins Verified
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The Human Rights Campaign is rebuilding parts of its senior leadership ranks ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, adding veteran operatives in policy, litigation, strategy, communications, and state advocacy as the LGBTQ+ rights movement prepares for another defining political cycle.
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City of New York found liable for ambulance hit-and-run of trans cyclist Original

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By Desiree Guerrero Verified
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A woman who was the victim of a hit-and-run accident in New York City a decade ago has finally received a major breakthrough in her case, according to a report by amNY. On July 1, after a 10-year legal battle, a Brooklyn appellate court ruled that the city was liable for an ambulance collision that left her with debilitating injuries.
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Advocate NL 7/7/26

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By Edgar Ramirez
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Support Independent Journalism LGBTQ+ stories deserve to be told. Your membership powers The Advocate's original reporting—stories that inform, protect, and celebrate our community.
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DOJ, HHS, FTC, FDA: The alphabet soup of efforts to restrict gender-affirming care

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This story was originally published on The 19th. The United States is using the full power of the federal government to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The American Psychological Association has accused the Trump administration of ignoring science and undermining mental health through its anti-trans policies.
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Philadelphia man accused of hunting and killing 2 gay men remains at large Original

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By Jacob Ogles Verified
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Philadelphia police say a man accused of killing two gay men because of their sexual orientation remains at large. Authorities this week called for the public’s assistance in apprehending Jahylin Melchur, 21, who is suspected in two homicides and another shooting. Police say Melchur is wanted in connection with the fatal shootings of Martin Higgins, 45, who was shot and killed on West Hunting Park Avenue on June 20, and Sharef Holman, 29, who was killed on the same street on June 26.
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The Advocate Magazine Journalists

Berryhill, Mark
Casey, John
Cornish, Ricky
East, Les
Gagnet, Kayla
Luciano, Joseph
Messman-Rucker, Ariel
Reynolds, Daniel
Wiggins, Christopher