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Why did Josh Shapiro appoint this anti-trans Republican to Pennsylvania’s civil rights commission?

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, has appointed a former Republicanlawmaker with a long record of opposing transgender rights and attempting to curtail civil rights enforcement to the state commission charged with protecting Pennsylvanians from discrimination. Former State Rep. Seth Grove, who represented part of York County in the Pennsylvania House for 17 years, is among seven new members of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. The agency investigates discrimination in employment, housing, education, and public accommodations and enforces the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. Grove is […]

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Cynthia Nixon will officiate one of the world’s biggest lesbian wedding ceremonies

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Organizers are calling it the “World’s Largest All-Girl Wedding & Renewal Ceremony” (aka. Bride Pride), a massive wedding vows ceremony planned for St. Petersburg Pride next February. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) will not be on the guest list. Officiating will be everybody’s favorite lesbian actress, activist and one-time NYC mayoral candidate, Cynthia Nixon, who swaps “Miranda” for “minister” in her role as “Reverend-for-the-Day” at the giant event. “Imagine standing beside hundreds of women simultaneously declaring their never-ending love for one another beneath the stunning February skies of sunny St. Pete,” the event’s call to couple-up reads. “It’s big. It’s bold. It’s an unforgettable moment.” Bride […]

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Judge rejects Trump administration bid to dismiss transgender Air Force troops’ retirement lawsuit

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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to knock most of the transgender service members out of a lawsuit over military retirements that the Air Force approved and then abruptly revoked. In a 10-page ruling Wednesday, U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Elaine D. Kaplan, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, denied the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss, allowing all 17 plaintiffs to continue pursuing claims that the government unlawfully stripped them of retirement pay and benefits after promising they could leave military service with early retirement. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your […]

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‘Hand Jobs, Oral Sex and Anal’: Pete Hegseth’s Pastor Wants Gay Men Prosecuted for These Acts

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In February, Doug Wilson made headlines after giving a sermon at the Pentagon as part of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s monthly Christian worship service. Wilson, the lead pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, holds a number of controversial views: He believes the U.S. should become a Christian theocracy, married women shouldn’t have the right to vote and gay sex should be illegal. In his first interview with an LGBTQ publication, Wilson talks about his connections to Hegseth and others in the Trump administration. He estimates that 10 to 20 people in the government are aligned with his radical ideology. He […]

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Florida man jailed for 7 years for paralyzing LGBTQ+ neighbor

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A Florida man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting and permanently injuring his LGBTQ+ neighbour following weeks of alleged anti-gay harassment. As reported by The Florida Times-Union, Tyler Getchell, 30, pled guilty on 4 May to attempted manslaughter in the November 2025 shooting of Kyle McFarlane, 24, whose spinal injuries left him paralysed from the waist down. In addition to his prison sentence, Getchell must complete mental health follow-ups after his release, serve probation, pay restitution, and have no contact with McFarlane or his family. In a 17 July Facebook post to McFarlane’s profile following the […]

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3rd Annual Topeka Pride Showcases Resistance in Challenging Year

This Pride season, following a difficult first half of the year for trans residents in the state, Kansans are coming together to send an unequivocal message: LGBTQ people are part of the fabric of our local communities, we are proud, and we are here to stay, no matter what.  As Topeka Pride enters its third annual – and what is expected to be its largest ever – Pride Palooza celebration, Caleb Soliday (he/him), who serves as the organization’s president, sat down with GLAAD to talk about the significance of this year’s festivities. “We’re like the United Way, but like the United […]

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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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Gay rights advocate who had first same-sex wedding in Quebec dies

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Michael Hendricks, the Canadian gay rights advocate whose legacy spans HIV/AIDS-era remembrance and a landmark marriage equality fight in Quebec, has died aged 84. Hendricks died via medical assistance on 18 July after living with a degenerative lung disease, and is survived by his husband, René Leboeuf, as reported by Fugues. During the HIV and AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s, the couple fought for LGBTQ+ rights and worked with other activists and the City of Montreal to create a permanent memorial to the people of Quebec who had died of AIDS. Their efforts resulted in Parc de l’Espoir, built […]

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‘A Changing Tide:’ Northwest Arkansas Pride Rewrites The Script on Southern LGBTQ Visibility

On a list of cities expected to host a massive Pride celebration, Fayetteville, Arkansas, may not crack the top 10, or even the top 20. But for the past 22 years, Northwest Arkansas Pride has been building in numbers and momentum. Sponsored by the Tyson Family Foundation, the three-day event contains all of the ingredients that make Pride special. Beyond the parties, drag brunches, and performances, Northwest Arkansas Pride also provides urgency, solidarity, and community that is essential for safety and acceptance of LGBTQ people and allies in unexpected places. LGBTQ Arkansans showed up and showed out across miles throughout downtown Fayetteville, […]

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Powerful Democratic think tank’s reset on transgender rights alarms advocates

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A leading Democratic-aligned think tank is urging political leaders to defend transgender people from discrimination while accepting that restrictions on their participation in sports “may be appropriate under some circumstances,” a proposed political reset that is already drawing criticism from within the LGBTQ+ community. The Center for American Progress published the six-page report, “Ending the Backlash on LGBTQI+ Issues,” on Thursday. Written by Caleb Smith, CAP’s director of LGBTQI+ health policy, and Winnie Stachelberg, a longtime LGBTQ+ policy strategist who founded the organization’s LGBTQI+ policy program, the document offers Democrats a framework for responding to Republican attacks on transgender health care, athletics and military service. Stay up to date with the latest in […]

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