Brandon Wolf is back, "on the front lines," he said, "at ground zero, in my home state," just when Florida needs him most. And he tells _The Advocate_ he’s bringing with him "the kryptonite to fascism [and] authoritarianism."

The activist, gun violence prevention advocate, and survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting nearly a decade ago has left the job of national press secretary for the…

Demolition crews began tearing down the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday, as a survivor of the 2016 mass shooting stood nearby and streamed the moment in real time.

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Orlando Torres, who survived the attack that killed 49 people, narrated the scene as excavators clawed into…

A sacred spot in Florida is edging toward recovery. Nearly a decade after a gunman opened fire inside Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, killing 49 people in what was then the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the towering sign that once marked the entrance to the LGBTQ+ venue has been removed. It was the next step toward dismantling the building and replacing it with a permanent…

**Update:**Mamdani, Schumer & NYC Council demand National Park Service return Pride flag to Stonewall National Monument

A protest is set for Tuesday afternoon at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City after the Trump administration removed the LGBTQ+ Pride flag from the site. That decision has drawn swift backlash from LGBTQ+ advocates, New York officials, and national civil rights…

For more than three decades, Gay Days Orlando has functioned as both pilgrimage and proof of concept: a rolling, red-shirted demonstration that queer visibility could be festive, that tourism could be political, and that a loosely organized day at the theme parks could grow into one of the largest LGBTQ+ travel events in the country. This week, its organizers said they are pressing…