Jacob Ogles

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Trans band teacher accepted an Iowa school job offer. Days before classes, the board blocked his hiring

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A transgender music teacher in Iowa says a school board blocked his hiring days before the school year began. Ace Rios told Omaha CBS affiliate KMTV that he had accepted an offer to teach music at a high school in Tabor, Iowa. But the Fremont-Mills Community School Board deadlocked 2-2 on approving his contract. One board member was absent, and under board rules, the tie meant the motion failed. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. An agenda shows Rios’ name among eight new hires considered by the board on August 19. The […]

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Gay New Jersey detective says supervisor groped him — and bosses did nothing

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A gay detective said supervisors in the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office failed to act after a supervisor allegedly groped him at work. Detective Russell Kingsland of the Division of Criminal Justice is seeking $1.5 million in a lawsuit alleging he suffered years of workplace harassment, including pressure from supervisors to come out to his colleagues and family, according to NJ.com. He also accused one of those supervisors of sexually assaulting him at work. Kingsland said in his claim that the supervisor came up behind him, pressed his body against him at a Trenton justice complex, moved his hand toward Kingsland’s crotch and asked, “Are […]

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Gay Republican group abandons transgender people, calling decision a return to ‘moral’ clarity

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The Log Cabin Republicans officially abandoned the transgender community, pulling the ladder of progress and support that benefited its members up behind themselves. Ross Hemminger, president of the nation’s most prominent gay Republicanorganization, announced that Log Cabin had reversed a decision from 2015 to include transgender rights in its mission statement. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. In an op-ed published by Townhall, he wrote that the board of directors had voted to instead “concentrate specifically on issues of sexual orientation and conservative values — in other words, we are an LGB […]

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ICE detains a beloved Philadelphia drag queen. The community is asking for support

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Philadelphia’s drag community is rallying around drag queen Chantal Waldorf after their detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The performer’s official Instagram account, which also identifies Waldorf as Manuel, posted a message later shared by supporters announcing that the Nicaraguan immigrant had been taken into custody. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. “As you know, since he arrived in this country, he has dedicated himself to being a hardworking person, who has dedicated himself to fulfilling his dreams and goals, who has integrated and contributed in a positive way […]

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Transgender candidate Joanna Whaley victorious in Michigan Democratic primary

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Joanna Whaley just moved one step closer to becoming Michigan’s first out transgender lawmaker. Whaley on Tuesday won the Democratic Primary in Michigan state House District 2, taking 56 percent of the vote to Frank Liberati’s 34 percent and Gary Schlack’s 9 percent. She will now face Republican nominee Ron Kokinda in the November general election. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. Nearly 6,500 voters supported Whaley in the primary, while Liberati received about 3,900 votes and Schlack received roughly 1,000. “Thank you to Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Melvindale and Southgate, […]

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Connecticut Children’s Medical Center caves to Trump DOJ on gender-affirming care

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A Connecticut hospital has agreed to Trump administration demands to stop providing gender-affirming care to minors, leaving transgender youth and their families scrambling amid concerns about continuity of care. The Justice Department announced Friday that Connecticut Children’s Medical Center had agreed to cease what the department calls “sex-rejecting procedures on minors,” making it the third medical institution to enter into a settlement agreement with the administration. The hospital will also pay a penalty and set aside $500,000 to provide care for individuals who say they were harmed by gender-affirming care they previously received. “The Department of Justice will stop at nothing to protect America’s children,” said Associate Attorney […]

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University of Alabama quietly abandons sexual orientation & gender identity nondiscrimination policy

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The University of Alabama system quietly erased explicit protections for LGBTQ+ people from its nondiscrimination policy. The change, first reported by The Crimson White, appears to have been made sometime in November 2025, according to archived versions of the Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Program pages for the system and its campuses in Birmingham and Huntsville. The pages previously listed “sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression” as protected categories, language that remains visible in documents hosted by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a […]

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North Carolina Republican lawmaker wants the state to police what transgender teachers can wear

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A Republican North Carolina lawmaker says it “may be time” to require public school employees to wear clothing she considers “gender-appropriate” after objecting to a transgender music teacher’s attire. State Rep. Erin Paré complained in a post on her campaign Facebook page about the reported hiring of a transgender music teacher at an elementary school in the Wake County Public School System. Paré did not identify the teacher or the school but portrayed the teacher’s gender expression as a potential threat to children. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. “I’ve received your emails […]

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Right-wingers mock trans student tased by UCF police after demanding not to be misgendered

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An altercation between juveniles and a transgender student at the University of Central Florida last year ended with the student being tased and pepper-sprayed. Campus police ultimately arrested the student, whose legal surname is Vick but whose preferred name is not publicly known, on charges of resisting arrest. Ultimately, a scheduled trial for Vick was cancelled, and the state dropped its case. But more than a year after the incident, right-wing influencers and media have seized on newly released police footage to attack the mental health of a transgender person. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The […]

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Gunman killed after opening fire outside North Carolina gay bar

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Police shot and killed an armed man outside a gay bar in Asheville, North Carolina. Shakey’s staff said in a social media post that police were called after a man who had been ejected from the bar earlier that night for concerning behavior was seen in the parking lot brandishing a gun, according to ABC affiliate WLOS. The Instagram post is no longer publicly available. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. Asheville police officers responded to the dive bar around 1:57 a.m. Wednesday after receiving a report that […]

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