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Kansas governor passes law requiring ID to view acts of 'homosexuality' online, vetoes anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Kansas will require state-issued ID to view "acts of homosexuality" beginning July 1, which is considered "harmful to minors" under state law.

Watch Jimmy Kimmel's hilarious LGBTQ+ campaign video: 'You can't spell Biden without Bi'

"If Trump wins this November, democracy as we know it will sashay away," a Biden impersonator says in the sketch.

Sebastian Stan is Donald Trump in new film set to premiere at Cannes Film Festival

Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong play Donald Trump and gay attorney Roy Cohn.

Joe Biden launches ‘Out for Biden-Harris’ campaign initiative to engage & woo LGBTQ+ voters (exclusive)

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris want queer people to know what's at stake this election and to get involved.

GOP Rep. Nancy Mace gets roasted for attacking her state’s NCAA champion Dawn Staley on transgender players

Ahead of her state’s prospect to win a national championship, the South Carolina Republican attacked the famed basketball coach for her inclusive stance.

Conservative school board candidates handed humiliating loss in St. Louis area

Out of 13 candidates endorsed by local right-wing radio talk show host Marc Cox, zero won their races this week.

Not to be outdone by Trans Day of Visibility, Trump weirdly declares ‘Christian Visibility Day’

The former president appears to be banking on manufactured outrage by right-wing extremists.

Pete Buttigieg explains to Fox News viewers how electric vehicle opposition is like cell phones and landlines

The transportation secretary said resistance to embracing EVs reminds him of people who clung to landlines over cell phones in the early 2000s.

Raphael Warnock slams Mike Johnson as ‘opposite of Christian’ after Trans Visibility Day uproar

"This is just one more instance of folks who do not know how to lead us trying to divide us," the Georgia Democrat recently said.

When even blue states aren't safe from anti-LGBTQ+ laws, this queer mayor is protecting her city

Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, the first woman and first out gay mayor of Vermont's largest city, tells The Advocate about how blue states must be proactive instead of reactive in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

'Cruel' Nebraska senator investigated after using colleague's name in a rape scene

Republican Steve Halloran is under investigation for sexual harassment after using a colleague's name while reading a graphic rape scene on the legislative floor.

Joe Biden has tied the record for most LGBTQ+ judges confirmed in federal courts

Eleven federal judges who identify as LGBTQ+ have been confirmed to lifetime positions under the Biden administration, tying the record set by the Obama administration.

Gay Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announces surprise resignation

The gay leader was just in Washington, D.C., to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

Navy vet opposes Moms for Liberty-backed homeschool advocate for Florida school board seat

Travis Akers, a veteran and social justice advocate, confronts Melody Bolduc’s far-right ties in a battle over educational policies and inclusivity in Duval County schools.

Kamala Harris celebrates Irish prime minister and his husband at St. Patrick’s Day event

The vice president and second gentleman welcomed Leo Varadkar and Matthew Barrett to the Naval Observatory to celebrate the friendship between Ireland and the United States.

Republican Ohio U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno’s LGBTQ+ hypocrisy exposed

The GOP hopeful is trying to explain why an account on an adult website that was allegedly linked to him sought men for sex.

Nebraska trans youth can access gender-affirming care, but only after invalidating therapy

Minors in Nebraska will be able to access gender-affirming care, but only after attending 40 hours of therapy that could push back on their identity.

Sex-trafficking survivor slams Katie Britt's SOTU response for distorting her story

Activist Karla Jacinto is accusing Britt of distorting the facts of her harrowing experience for political purposes.

Gay Godfather David Mixner was both pro-sex and pro-equality

Reflecting on the legacy of the man who brought LGBTQ+ liberation to the White House.