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Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy dodges question on LGBTQ+ equality in new interview

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In his first-ever broadcast interview with Today, CEO Andrew Cathy dodged questions on Chick-fil-A’s longstanding homophobic views. “I think that everybody that would be willing to walk in the door, they’ll see that they’re welcome to come eat with us,” he said about the company’s position on equal rights. The origins of the Chick-fil-A controversy goes all the way back to 2012. In Pride Month of that year, then-CEO (and Cathy’s father) Dan Cathy publicly stated in interviews that the company was supportive of the “biblical definition of the family” and opposed same-sex marriage. Throughout the years, the company’s charitable arm, […]

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The trans Chicago democrat fighting to keep AI data centers away from Lake Michigan

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Precious Brady-Davis, running for reelection as Commissioner at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, has a long history as an environmental and social justice advocate, with work at the Sierra Club, the Beyond Coal campaign, and now as chief strategy officer at Center on Halsted, the largest LGBTQ+ center in the Midwest. The commissioner, 40, brought those experiences to her work at the city agency and gained many fans along the way with her focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. As commissioner, Brady-Davis pushed investments in Black and Brown communities facing flooding and expanded green spaces for people […]

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Texas school cancels ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ production after girl cast as Seymour

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A Texas school district has cancelled a planned production of Little Shop of Horrors after a girl was cast as Seymour, the show’s traditionally male lead, citing Texas Senate Bill 12. Grand Prairie Independent School District (GPISD), in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, confirmed it had pulled South Grand Prairie High School’s musical after senior Ana Mota was selected to play Seymour, a florist who discovers a bloodthirsty plant while pursuing a romantic relationship with his colleague Audrey. According to theatre writer Howard Sherman, who reported on the controversy through his publication Downstage Center, Mota was told approximately a week into rehearsals that she would […]

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Too young to vote, these LGBTQ+ teens are organizing for a say in their future

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For young people exhausted by attacks on their rights, Queer the Ballot offers practical tools to influence decisions about their lives — before they can cast a ballot. In eighth grade, Bekah Garlikov began taking a screenshot of the news headlines about transgender people every day. He wanted to understand what people like him were going through. What he found initially left him feeling powerless. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. Now 17, the Bay Area high school senior is helping other young people influence decisions about their […]

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Trans rights activists storm Harry Potter And The Cursed Child red carpet

Trans rights protesters rushed the red carpet ahead of a gala performance of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child at London’s Palace Theatre on Thursday, with one wearing a T-shirt reading “Rowling money kills”. The protesters wore masks and hats to conceal their identities and lay down on the red carpet during arrivals. They were quickly removed by security. The action took place as celebrities arrived for the special performance, including Vanessa Feltz, Richard Arnold, Anne Hegerty and Angellica Bell.  What happened at the Palace Theatre red carpet? The protest targeted the London production of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, the long-running […]

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Chris Gallant’s spicy pics were leaked during his House run. Here’s how he stood up to the shamers.

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Chris Gallant, running for Congress from New York, is riding high in the aftermath of what could have been a scandal that brought his campaign down. It didn’t. “It’s been a huge week,” his spokesman said before putting the candidate on the phone. “We’re feeling great about it.” Gallant, 37, was already facing long odds in a Long Island district that voted for Donald Trump three times. Then four weeks ago, a New York Post story surfaced X-rated photos of Gallant that went way beyond the dick pics that have doomed other candidates (see: fellow New Yorker Anthony Weiner). “Some of the snaps depicted […]

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Nebraska court rules voters can decide whether to cement an anti-trans sports ban in state constitution

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The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that an initiative to bar transgenderathletes from girls’ and women’s sports will remain on the state’s ballot. A voter sued to block the measure, arguing that its summary failed to adequately explain the implications of the proposed amendment to the state constitution. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. But in a unanimous opinion written by Justice Jason Bergevin, the court said the ballot language gave voters enough information to understand what they were voting for or against. “The right of initiative is precious to the […]

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In our declining democracy, teaching LGBTQ+ topics in schools is more important than ever

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The histories of people with same-sex attractions and those who differently express their gender are filled with incredible pain and enormous pride, of overwhelming repression and victorious rejoicing, of stifling invisibility and dazzling illumination. Throughout the ages, their sexuality and gender identity and expressions have been called many things:  from “sinful,” “sicknesses,” and “criminals,” to “orientations,” “identities,” and even “gifts from God.” Though same-sex behavior and gender non-normativity have probably always existed in human and most non-human species, the concept of “homosexuality,” “bisexuality,” and “transgender identities,” (in fact, sexual orientation, gender non-normativity in general, and the construction of an identity and […]

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Arizona man arrested after alleged threat to drive a U-Haul into Pride parade and open fire

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An Arizona man has been arrested after investigators allege he left a voicemail threatening to “drive a U-Haul through a parade of homosexuals and start firing at everybody.” Maricopa County jail records show Austin Jay Curtis, 32, was arrested on 12 October. He is charged with felony stalking, a felony count of making a terrorist threat, and a misdemeanour offence of threatening or intimidating. His bond was set at $75,000. Investigators allege the case began with a campaign of unwanted messages to a former schoolmate that escalated into threats of violence against her and LGBTQ+ people. They further allege Curtis […]

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LGBTQ+ congressional candidates could deliver a historic rebuke to MAGA Republicans at the ballot box

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Weeks before her congressional primary, Marni von Wilpert received a call that upended every campaign calculation. Doctors had detected early-stage breast cancer. Her first response, she recalled, was that she didn’t have time. She was running for Congress to represent her California district. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. Surgery followed. Sitting in hospital waiting rooms, the San Diego City Council member thought about the security of knowing she could afford the care that might save her life — and the Americans who could not. “And the person […]

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