Alex Cooper

6 days ago | advocate.com | Alex Cooper

Hi there,🌈 🌎 As a wave of federal crackdowns on LGBTQ+ rights collides with the anniversary of marriage equality, Washington, D.C., is bracing for what will be its first and maybe the most politically charged WorldPride. From May 17 to June 8, millions are expected to converge on the nation’s capital, not just to celebrate but to protest. The Advocate spoke with the person leading the event, Ryan Bos, ahead of WorldPride's main parade on June 7.

1 week ago | advocate.com | Alex Cooper

Moana's queer star Auli’i Cravalho is now lending her voice to a new children's special on Apple TV+ called Lulu Is a Rhinoceros, which premieres today. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter. The show is based on the book of the same name by father and daughter Jason and Allison Flom. Apple TV+ calls the special "an empowering pop musical family event about kindness, acceptance and embracing one’s true self."Lulu is voiced by Cravalho.

1 week ago | advocate.com | Alex Cooper

Hi there,šŸš² Democratic U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff will participate in the upcoming AIDS/LifeCycle 2025 ride (the last one) in California, making him the first U.S. senator to take part in the seven-day fundraising bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles. He previously participated as a member of the House of Representatives.

1 week ago | advocate.com | Alex Cooper

Queer Happened Here by Marc ZinamanCourtesy Prestel PublishingFrom the Stonewall Inn to the Continental Baths, New York City seems to have LGBTQ+ landmarks at every corner. Queer history is everywhere, even if so much of it goes unnoticed. Now, New York native Marc Zinaman has published a book featuring photos of that history in Queer Happened Here: 100 Years of NYC's Landmark LGBTQ+ Places.

1 week ago | advocate.com | Alex Cooper

šŸŒˆ Look, the answer!Ā šŸŒˆ Each week, The Advocatenewsletter has a little bit of LGBTQ+ trivia. Tuesday, you'll get the question. Thursday, you'll get a hint. And today, you'll get the answer. This week's question: What LGBTQ+ rights icon began a campaign in the 1960s against the federal government after he was fired from the U.S. Army Map Service over his sexuality? This week's answer: Frank Kameny. Kameny, a pioneering LGBTQ+ rights advocate, would have turned 100 May 21.