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Gay Baiting Tea Partyer Wins in Del.
 Neal Broverman
          
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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
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Tea Party candidate Christine O'Donnell on Tuesday defeated Rep. Mike Castle in the Republican primary for Vice President Joseph Biden's former U.S. Senate seat in Delaware.
O'Donnell's win complicates the GOP's chances of recapturing a majority in the Senate -- O'Donnell is seen as a long shot at prevailing in November against Democratic nominee Chris Coons, a state executive. O'Donnell is a far-right candidate who has taken stands against masturbation and pornography. At one point O'Donnell's campaign worked with a firm that circulated a video highlighting a rumor that Castle was cheating on his wife with a man. 
O'Donnell was endorsed by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin.
Aside from Delaware, primaries took place on Tuesday in  New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin.
Read more about O'Donnell's win here. 

        
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The measure, which has passed the state House, would repeal more than 12 localities' protections against employment, housing and public accommodation discrimination.

“These and other changes that scouting America’s leadership committed to,” the Defense Secretary said in a grievance-filled video.

“It should be a day that is a joyful reminder that storytelling is really powerful and it’s a tool for building empathy,” the Human Rights Campaign’s Cheryl Greene told The Advocate.

Kelley Robinson and other leaders spoke about Black groups stepping up to fill in dangerous gaps left by the Trump administration.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

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The far-right influencer for months accused the CEO of Turning Point USA of being involved in her husband, Charlie Kirk's, murder.

MAGA Republican Lauren Boebert's son Tyler Boebert, 20, was cited over the weekend for child abuse without injury.

The California governor urged Democrats to be more "culturally normal."

Chest binders are a common first step to explore gender identity. Restricting them could push people back to unsafe DIY methods.

The president highlighted the story of a teenager in Virginia to call for a "ban" on affirming trans kids.

The reality TV star died in Honolulu per a family announcement.