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Masculinity-obsessed Pete Hegseth gets yelled at about discipline by Arlington Army guard who looks the part

The rebuke at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier came just a day after House Republicans derailed an effort to impeach the Pentagon chief.

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Advocacy

LGBTQ+ veterans deserve more than a thank you. These groups deliver for them

These eight organizations help LGBTQ+ veterans and service members access healthcare, secure benefits, and find community while fighting for their rights.

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Transgender Health

'Transition regret' is extremely rare, according to study

Researchers evaluated self-reported surveys submitted by the cohort between 2023 and 2025, which concluded that “overall decisional regret was very low.”

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Elections

Florida voters elect Republican who marched with neo-Nazis in Charlottesville

Marshall Rawson won a state House seat after reporting exposed his white nationalist ties and posts cheering possible death sentences for gay men in Uganda.

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Tina Kotek, Oregon’s first lesbian governor, wins reelection

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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek

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Tina Kotek has won a second term as Oregon’s governor, returning a supporter of LGBTQ+ rights and reproductive freedom to the state’s highest office. Keep Reading →

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey wins reelection after strengthening protections for trans health care

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Massachusetts lesbian Gov. Maura Healey signs abortion and gender-affirming care shield law
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey defeated Republican Mike Minogue to win a second term, extending the tenure of one of the nation’s first out lesbian governors. Keep Reading →

Lesbian Delaware lawmaker Claire Snyder-Hall wins reelection in Rehoboth Beach district

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Claire Snyder-Hall wins reelection in Delaware.

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Delaware state Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall has won a second term representing the coastal communities around Rehoboth Beach, returning an out lesbian and longtime democracy advocate to a legislature grappling with questions about civil rights, affordability, and the reach of the Trump administration. Keep Reading →

Decades after helping a college friend come out, Virginia governor urges voters to protect marriage equality

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Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (center rear) with marriage equality supporters at Babes of Carytown in Richmond, Virginia on October 31, 2026.

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger stood Saturday morning inside the oldest lesbian bar on the East Coast, urging voters to erase a 20-year-old constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Three days before Election Day, the commonwealth’s first woman governor argued that a right recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court more than a decade ago should no longer exist under the shadow of Virginia’s discriminatory past. Keep Reading →

‘This is where we are’: Federal Judge Ana Reyes reports death threats to her family amid Trump attacks

US District Judge Ana Reyes at her confirmation hearing

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes at her confirmation hearing.

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U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes has demanded that the Trump administration explain its treatment of transgender troops and account for its actions in court. On Monday, during a dispute over a Washington golf course, she described another consequence of her work. She’s receiving death threats. Keep Reading →
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