The couple made it through Brittney's time in Russian captivity, but ultimately Griner says the relationship is broken. www.them.us/news/brittne...
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Christopher Wiggins
Профиль VivelyPolitics & News Editor for @advocate.com, @out.com, and @them.us. GLAAD Media Award winner. Love sushi. Opinions are mine and obviously always correct. 🇩🇪🏳️🌈🇺🇸🕷 Politics nerd and big fan of democracy. (he/him) Signal: cwdc.98 Insta: thatdcreporter
“It was a shitshow,” said one meeting participant who wanted to hear from embattled Ohio Democrat Amy Acton. “The preparation that was needed for this type of conversation just did not seem to happen.” www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
So embarrassing. But totally on brand for this crowd. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
We talked about the Trump administration caving under public pressure on gender-affirming care rules, Jimothy the raccoon, and how transgender service members continue winning in court. Give it a listen!
Ken Schneck⭐ BRAND NEW SO GAY PODCAST EPISODE! ⭐ This News is So Gay (7/29/26): Covering the Trump Administration’s Latest Attacks on the LGBTQ+ Community Featuring: @cwnewser.bsky.social (@advocate.com) and @oriion.bsky.social (@19thnews.org) thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/07/29/t...
Anything except dealing with affordability and Americans' ability to live their lives. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
SCOOP: “I generally don’t comment about acts of pettiness or cruelty that are directed to me,” Rachel Levine told The Advocate in a text message. “But I’ll say that my training in adolescent medicine prepared me well for dealing with bullies." www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
"In an era of showmanship, rousing political speak and twisted explanations, where changing one's mind turns into a fatal weakness, Jackson offers a rare example of political and personal humility," writes John Casey. www.advocate.com/opinion/troy...
“Congress chose not to make discrimination permanent,” SPARTA Pride Executive Director Kara Corcoran said. “We are grateful that transgender troops will continue to have the ability to fight for their right to serve.” www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
“It seems to me that I might be the one that got away for these men,” Dylan Mulvaney said. “I am permanently burned into their retinas. I am microchipped into their minds.” www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
It's hard to explain what I just watched. The cringe level was through the roof. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
“Shuttering the LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator program is just the latest cruel attack by the Trump administration on our nation’s veterans,” said Rep. Mark Takano. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
“They’re essentially legitimizing a Trump-directed action,” Alejandra Caraballo told me. She noted that the NCAA policy reaches beyond elite Division I competitors to students in lower divisions who may play largely for exercise, friendship, and campus involvement. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
SCOOP: “It was carried out in a way that lets the VA avoid explicitly saying they don’t provide LGBTQ veteran care — but that’s the reality of it," a healthcare provider at a Veterans Affairs hospital told me. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
Another loss for the Trump administration and a win for honorable transgender service members who were promised early retirements if they “voluntarily” (it wasn't) chose to go and then were stripped of them after retirements were approved. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
Breaking: Judge Ana Reyes has demanded an explanation from the Trump administration regarding Pete Hegseth’s "High-T" troops since the Pentagon has said in court that hormone therapy for trans troops makes them unfit to serve and is too expensive. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...