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In Politics, The Advocate presents the latest news about the political world. From Supreme Court rulings to state and federal laws, The Advocate reports on how politics shapes the day-to-day realities faced by members of the gay community. Read about LGBT leaders like Barney Frank and Tammy Baldwin and their work to advance the causes of the LGBT rights movement in the United States and around the world. Find out about legislation related to same-sex marriage, adoption, and other issues in gay politics that will impact the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans.

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Politics

Utah's Senator Mike Lee takes aim at pornography with new bill

The bill is Lee's third attempt at legislation curtailing online pornography.

U.S. Rep. Mark Takano at last year's Democratic National Convention
Politics

Congressional Equality Caucus condemns Medicaid cuts, anti-trans provisions in budget bill

Republicans are advancing a "cruel reconciliation bill," Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano says.

A Black transgender student is bullied by their classmates
Politics

Tennessee schools at risk after governor signs misgendering bill

Critics said the new law should have been named the Bullying LGBTQ+ Students Act.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp being interviewed by the press after a legislative breakfast, February 2024
Politics

Gov. Kemp signs bill banning gender-affirming care for trans inmates

The state's abysmal treatment of incarcerated trans people was the subject of a scathing Department of Justice report last year that was withdrawn last month by the Trump administration.

Vice President JD Vance and Pope Leo XIV
Religion

New Pope Leo XIV roasts JD Vance, and the internet joins in the fun

The vice president has a terrible track record with popes!

Governor Jared Polis Club Q memorial COLORADO SPRINGS 2022
Politics

Colorado lawmakers send weakened trans shield bill to Gov. Jared Polis

Colorado’s legislature passed The Kelly Loving Act, named after a trans woman who was killed in the 2022 Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs.

Nevada man John Anthony Miller who used antigay slur in death threats to US Senator
Crime

Nevada man used antigay slur in death threats to U.S. senator

John Anthony Miller admitted to a series of disturbing calls and threats against two unnamed U.S. Senators and their families.

Robert Garcia Kristi Noem
Politics

Kirsti Noem won’t say if gay asylum-seeker deported to El Salvador’s ‘hellhole’ prison is still alive

The Trump Homeland Security secretary wouldn’t consider Rep. Robert Garcia’s request to provide Andry Hernandez Romero’s mom with an update on her son.

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Politics

Appeals court deals another blow to Florida's anti-drag law

Judges sided with queer establishment Hamburger Mary's lawsuit against the state.

DNC Vice Chair Malcolm Kenyatta SiriusXM Town Hall May 2025 David Hogg Fast Company Innovation Festival 2024
Politics

Malcolm Kenyatta says David Hogg is distorting the truth as DNC moves toward new leadership election

Malcolm Kenyatta says he’s had enough of the “telenovela.”

Two Spirits Pow wow 2Spirits People of the 1st Nations Native American dancing in traditional colorful regalia Toronto Ontario Canada May 2023
Politics

Native leaders fear for queer Indigenous youth as Trump slashes LGBTQ+ rights

The two-spirit community already faces some of the highest rates of discrimination, violence, and harassment of any group in the LGBTQ+ community.

Pete Hegseth
Politics

Hegseth issues ultimatum to trans troops: Resign by Pride or else

Of course the secretary of Defense assigned a voluntary resignation cutoff date in the first week of Pride month. It comes after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to enforce the ban.

watermarked footage still Jasmine Crockett speaking during Marjorie Taylor Greene DOGE Hearing On Trans Inclusion In Womens Sports
Politics

Jasmine Crockett shreds GOP’s obsession with trans people over American problems with ‘Trump or trans’ game

She demonstrated how all of the suffering Americans are experiencing is because of Donald Trump and not their trans neighbors.

NYC Councilman Erik Bottcher photographed by Max Guliani
Politics

From trauma to triumph, will NYC Councilman Erik Bottcher become the city's first out gay mayor one day?

From a teen grappling mightily with his sexuality, Bottcher is now a ubiquitous presence in New York City.

From left: Texas Reps. Dade Phelan, Ann Johnson, and Venton Jones Jr.
Politics

Texas House moves toward repealing anti-sodomy law

The law has been unenforceable since 2003, but it remains on the books. More votes are needed to repeal it.

transgender flag patch on military uniform shoulder alongside Alabama Rep Barry Moore
Politics

New Republican House bill bans transgender troops & seeks to strip trans vets of security clearances

Alabama GOP Rep. Barry Moore wants to enshrine discrimination against transgender people into federal law.

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Politics

Pete Buttigieg rips Trump’s Veterans Affairs cuts & defends trans troops in Iowa town hall

He said that a service member "who happens to be transgender...ought to be honored and not kicked out of the military."

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Politics

House Democrats demand RFK Jr. stop Trump’s deadly plan to end LGBTQ+ suicide prevention services

Lawmakers say the move to eliminate 988’s LGBTQ+ youth line is “shortsighted and dangerous” and “will have lethal consequences.”

National Queer Theater performance supporting trans youth with company logo in the middle
Politics

LGBTQ+ festival fights back after Trump's cuts National Endowment for the Arts funding

Here’s how you can support the Criminal Queerness Festival at NYC Pride 2025, showcasing LGBTQ+ playwrights from oppressed countries.

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Health

HHS deletes mental health report on Utah's transgender children

The Department of Health and Human Services has deleted crucial reports on the mental health of Utah's transgender youth, ignoring their struggles and erasing their existence. One expert says that might be Trump's goal.