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Christopher Wiggins

Christopher Wiggins is the politics and news editor at equalpride, where he leads and shapes coverage across The Advocate, Out, and Them. Based in Washington, D.C., he oversees national reporting on the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, federal agencies, state governments, and the political forces shaping LGBTQ+ life in the United States.

A GLAAD Media Award-winning journalist, Wiggins has reported extensively on federal policy, civil rights, elections, the courts, and the consequences of government action for LGBTQ+ people, with a particular focus on transgender communities. His work includes cover profiles for The Advocate’s print magazine featuring U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride of Delaware, CNN anchor-turned-independent journalist Don Lemon, former senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official Dr. Demetri Daskalakis, and former Vice President Kamala Harris.

In addition to directing editorial strategy, Wiggins continues to report from Washington on the institutions, officials, and movements defining the national political landscape, including the second Trump administration.

He can be reached at christopher.wiggins@equalpride.com and followed on Instagram and Bluesky. Whistleblowers and confidential sources may contact him securely on Signal at cwdc.98.

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Christopher Wiggins

Trump rages after Jeanine Pirro abandons his imaginary Reflecting Pool vandals

“I don’t know what she was thinking," the president argued after the Justice Department admitted that there was no vandalism as it asked a judge to drop charges against an innocent man.

Trump’s Reflecting Pool lie needed a vandal. Jeanine Pirro served him up an innocent American

The D.C. U.S. attorney indicted a former Olympian on felony charges after the president lied, claiming that his failing vanity project had been sabotaged.

Trump admin demands lengthy immigration checks for housing aid for people with HIV

The new mandate could force vulnerable applicants to produce documents they do not have before receiving urgently needed aid.

Trump officials mislabel all African countries on map at global AIDS conference as U.S. cuts HIV aid

U.S. officials botched the continent’s geography while defending an overhaul of HIV programs that has already shuttered 1,700 care sites.

After Gov. Abigail Spanberger trounced her in Virginia, Winsome Earle-Sears targets marriage equality

Less than a year after being defeated by more than 15 points, the Republican is campaigning against a constitutional amendment protecting marriage equality.

Layoff threat ignites labor fight at major transgender rights group

Workers accuse Advocates for Trans Equality leaders of mismanagement after the organization warned that staff positions could be eliminated.

How a mean, disrespectful tweet about Rachel Levine shaped the X platform Elon Musk bought and broke

A dispute over Twitter’s response to deliberate misgendering became part of Musk’s takeover mythology — and a preview of what X would become.

LGBTQ+ advocates are building a political pipeline, one D.C. neighborhood at a time

Queering ANCs aims to turn interest into candidacies and build LGBTQ+ political power block by block.

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Christopher Wiggins

“I don’t know what she was thinking," the president argued after the Justice Department admitted that there was no vandalism as it asked a judge to drop charges against an innocent man.

The D.C. U.S. attorney indicted a former Olympian on felony charges after the president lied, claiming that his failing vanity project had been sabotaged.

The new mandate could force vulnerable applicants to produce documents they do not have before receiving urgently needed aid.

U.S. officials botched the continent’s geography while defending an overhaul of HIV programs that has already shuttered 1,700 care sites.

Less than a year after being defeated by more than 15 points, the Republican is campaigning against a constitutional amendment protecting marriage equality.

Workers accuse Advocates for Trans Equality leaders of mismanagement after the organization warned that staff positions could be eliminated.

A dispute over Twitter’s response to deliberate misgendering became part of Musk’s takeover mythology — and a preview of what X would become.

Queering ANCs aims to turn interest into candidacies and build LGBTQ+ political power block by block.