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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

Gay Senate candidate Chris Pappas: The government shouldn’t limit trans people’s health care

Rep. Chris Pappas tells The Advocate why he voted for a defense bill that stripped children of military members of access to gender-affirming care.

​Joe Biden at the International African-American Museum on January 19, 2025
Politics

Joe Biden has been diagnosed with 'aggressive form of' prostate cancer

Last week, news broke that the former president's doctors discovered a "small nodule" on his prostate.

Utah Senator Mike Lee at an official government podium with elements of american flag constitution background
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.

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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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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.”

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz town hall meeting
Politics

Tim Walz: Democrats mustn't abandon transgender people

The price of eggs has nothing to do with a person's gender, the former vice-presidential nominee says.

Michele Brooks of Pennsylvania Jeff Leach of Texas
Politics

Pennsylvania, Texas lawmakers want insurers to cover detransition care

One bill requiring this is awaiting the governor's signature in Texas, while a Pennsylvania legislator is proposing a similar measure.

Omaha mayoral candidates John Ewing and Jean Stothert
Politics

Nebraska Republican mayor loses reelection after running anti-transgender ads

Democratic challenger John Ewing beat Republican incumbent Jean Stothert 56 percent to 44 percent for the mayorship of Omaha.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

Maine Rep. Laurel Libby
Politics

Supreme Court restores voting privileges of censured anti-trans Maine Republican lawmaker

Rep. Laurel Libby can speak and vote in the Maine House while her lawsuit proceeds.

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Politics

Virginia Republican candidate for governor addresses grads at extremely anti-LGBTQ+ schools

Both institutions explicitly disavow the LGBTQ+ community.

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Politics

Ohio GOP bill imagines 'Natural Family Month' without LGBTQ+ or single parents

One of the bill's co-sponsors confirms he seeks to erase recognition of LGBTQ+ families, while a right-wing pro-natalist group reportedly lobbied for the controversial bill.

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.

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.

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Politics

Kristi 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.