Christopher Wiggins

2 days ago | advocate.com | Christopher Wiggins

The last time anyone spoke to Andry Hernández Romero, he thought he was being put on a plane back to Venezuela. Instead, the 31-year-old gay Venezuelan makeup artist, who came to the United States seeking asylum from political persecution and anti-LGBTQ+ violence, according to his attorney, was forcibly disappeared into one of the world’s toughest prisons. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Christopher Wiggins

What started as a quick errand to buy face wash turned into a viral political moment — and a revealing snapshot of South Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace’s behavior toward LGBTQ+ constituents. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter. On Saturday, Charleston resident Ely Murray-Quick walked into an Ulta store and spotted Mace in the skin care aisle.

3 days ago | advocate.com | Christopher Wiggins

Two of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Trump-appointed justices may hold the key to preserving one of the Affordable Care Act’s most life-saving protections: free access to preventive health care services, including HIV prevention medication. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter. During oral arguments Monday in Kennedy v.

3 days ago | gaysonoma.com | Christopher Wiggins

Features/ Religion/ Top Stories More than 150 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents have targeted affirming religiouscommunities across the United States since June 2022, according to new data released Tuesday by GLAAD’s ALERT Desk — a stark reflection of how extremists are targeting not only LGBTQ+ people but also the faith-based spaces that welcome them. The report documents a wave of violence and harassment against churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples that openly support LGBTQ+ inclusion. The...

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Christopher Wiggins

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday publicly condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling him “unfit to lead.” New revelations showed Hegseth shared classified U.S. military plans—including details of a Yemen airstrike—with his wife, brother, personal lawyer, and others in an encrypted Signal group chat.