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Who runs the world? Sen. Bernie Sanders, by a landslide, if expatriated Americans have anything to say. 

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Fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books, Tennessee librarian says she’d do it again

Former Rutherford County library director Luanne James says she followed professional standards after declining to move LGBTQ+ titles from a children’s section.

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What is the trans gaze? It's relief and recognition between strangers on a train

Opinion: In an increasingly hostile world, New York City subway nights become a space where trans women of color keep each other in view and safe.

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Same-sex couples thrive in U.S. even as GOP support for marriage equality falls

According to the U.S. Census, a record number of LGBTQ+ couples are living their best lives and society hasn't come to an end despite Republican warnings.

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Over her short tenure as Trump’s attorney general, Pam Bondi terrorized LGBTQ+ Americans

From launching investigations of school athletics to legal demands on health care providers, the Republican lawyer put enormous energy into attacking transgender children.

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Dozens of LGBTQ+ candidates just got a major boost for 2026

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Staff at the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office conduct a logic and accuracy test of ballots in Tampa using a high-speed DS300 tabulator, Florida, on March 26, 2026, ahead of local and state primary elections.

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The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund on Monday endorsed 35 candidates across 19 states, expanding its push to build LGBTQ+ political power as rights face renewed challenges in the 2026 election cycle. Keep Reading →

This gay economist running for Congress in California makes his case on the economy

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Brandon Riker is running for Congress as a gay economics expert in a crowded Democratic field.

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A Southern California congressional primary is quickly becoming a test of a question Democrats can’t seem to settle: whether LGBTQ+ identity is still seen as a political liability or whether the party is misreading what voters actually care about. Keep Reading →

Graham Platner abruptly cancels campaign fundraiser at New York City gay bar

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Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner delivers remarks in Ogunquit, Maine on Oct. 22, 2025.

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Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Maine, abruptly canceled a campaign event at a New York City gay bar this weekend shortly after The Advocate reached out to inquire about the event. Keep Reading →

LGBTQ+ Task Force’s Evan Low: What’s at stake this midterms

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Amid a torrent of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and a national political climate increasingly defined by fear and distortion, Evan Low has come to an unsettling realization: What the country is living through right now is not normal. Keep Reading →

​4 states move anti-trans ballot measures to voters for 2026 midterm election

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I voted stickers are part of the process Americans go through to make their voices heard.

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Republican-backed proposals targeting transgender people are moving to the ballot and around legislatures. Keep Reading →
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