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Pete Buttigieg says Democrats must end ‘preachy’ politics to combat Trump’s autocratic government takeover

He warned that the fear of saying the wrong thing has morphed into a hallmark of rising autocracy.

Gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero describes horrific sexual & physical abuse at CECOT in El Salvador

He called it "an encounter with torture and death."

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Kamala Harris’s former spokesman celebrates his bold gay love story on his wedding day (in photos)

When Ernie Apreza and Kyle Labarry got married in Seattle on July 5, they didn’t just celebrate a nearly 10-year relationship; they honored every person who had walked beside them to get there.

Two Wisconsin congressmen clash in front of cameras during U.S. Capitol confrontation

"That's your a**hole buddy," gay Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan said about Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden.

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LGBTQ+ groups face alarming funding crisis as Republican anti-trans attacks mount, new report finds

A sharp drop in grants leaves queer and trans groups struggling to fight unprecedented legislative attacks.

​Nancy Mace declares herself a ‘proud transphobe.' The internet had some thoughts

Her transformation from LGBTQ+ ally to enemy is complete.

Meet the gay Navy veteran trying to flip a red congressional seat in Virginia

Mike Pruitt is trying to flip a district that hasn't elected a Democrat since 2008.

Coalition of Texas women declares ‘let us pee in peace’ in opposition to Republican bathroom bill

"Leave our bodies alone," former state Sen. Wendy Davis said.

Outrage after border agents subject detained gay Vermont superintendent to hours of ‘psychological terror’

Local officials and national lawmakers are expressing anger over U.S. citizen Wilmer Chavarria’s “deeply disturbing” encounter while returning from vacation with his husband.

Lawmakers call out Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ‘unconscionable’ apathy on eve of LGBTQ+ 988 Lifeline shutdown

“It’s heartbreaking, scary, and deeply harmful,” Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids, who said the Department of Health and Human Services should keep the successful suicide prevention program intact, told The Advocate.

Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling reinstates conversion therapy ban

LGBTQ+ youth in the state will be protected from this damaging and discredited intervention.

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Why LGBTQ+ advocates hope Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' costs the Republicans in the midterms

Speaker Mike Johnson pushed through the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill," that will disproportionately affect LGBTQ+ people.

LinkedIn exposes transgender users to targeted harassment after company quietly changes hate speech policy

The changes involve edits to LinkedIn’s Professional Community Policies, specifically the “Hateful and Derogatory Content” and “Harassment and Abusive Content” sections.

Project 2025's Mike Howell targets UNC courses that mention diversity and LGBTQ+ topics

The University of North Carolina is determining what, if any, documents will be released.

Goodbye, George Santos: The gay fabulist former GOP congressman surrenders to prison authorities

“I’m surrendering in Ferragamo so I can walk out in Ferragamo,” the convicted felon said as he prepared to turn himself over to federal custody.

BREAKING: French President Macron sues Candace Owens for defamation over claims his wife is transgender

The Macrons are suing the right-wing influencer in a U.S. state court in Delaware.

Jonathan Capehart confirms he’s the latest high-profile voice to leave Jeff Bezos’s Washington Post

The award-winning and respected gay journalist announced the move on Tuesday.

Federal HR office sets deadline for government-wide purge of transgender and nonbinary inclusion

The Office of Personnel Management has become the enforcement arm of Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ agenda.

Transgender woman who escaped Alabama for her safety beaten & left for dead near National Mall in D.C.

Cayla Calhoun left Alabama seeking safety as a trans woman. Instead, she was nearly killed on D.C.’s streets, and now she refuses to stay silent.

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