Number of LGBTQ+ elected officials continues to grow, but more needed for equitable representation
The news from Victory Institute also highlights the high-ranking LGBTQ+ officeholders around the nation.
JULY 01 2025 5:00 AM
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The news from Victory Institute also highlights the high-ranking LGBTQ+ officeholders around the nation.
The governor excels at naming LGBTQ+ celebrities, standing up for trans people, and more.
"If our goal is to improve adolescent mental health for all youth, expanding access to sports makes sense,” says a study coauthor.
The multi-talented queer entertainer has made her Broadway dreams come true at 59: “I’m so happy that I had faith in myself.”
U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick had previously blocked the policy only for those who sued, but now it will cover almost all trans and nonbinary passport applicants.
"We found stark evidence of increased harmful content, decreased freedom of expression, and increased (self-)censorship,” GLAAD's report says.
Swaggart, who was involved in scandals with female sex workers, was as homophobic as any of his ilk, once saying he'd kill a gay man who looked at him with romantic intentions.
Sailors will undoubtedly take pride in honoring World War II hero Peterson, but there was no reason not to take pride in Milk.
This year's honorees are all transgender at a time of trans erasure.
Ten years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for nationwide marriage equality.
It includes meeting people where they are and not expecting perfection, says the first out trans member of Congress,
The study did not examine the cause, but it may well be discrimination, according to the authors.
The grants must be restored, says U.S. District Judge William Young.
This came in a settlement with Donald Trump's Department of Education.
Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and more will harm the community.
A lower court held that a Massachusetts school district was within its rights to fire Kari MacRae, and the Supreme Court won't revisit that.
Cooper takes Hegseth to task.
Many LGBTQ+ taxpayers can't deduct expenses for these reproductive treatments now. Schiff's bill would change this.
It's a terrible ruling but could be worse. And it's not the end.
Households of LGBTQ+ and intersex people make 85 cents to the dollar of others, according to the Center for American Progress, which cites discrimination as one culprit and says the Trump administration will likely make it worse