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Vermont voters deliver LGBTQ+ rights victory with constitutional protections

Vermonters approved Proposal 4, which explicitly protects sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression under the state constitution.

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Op-ed: All that anti-trans money, and Republicans still got shellacked in Texas & everywhere else

Ken Paxton and Republicans spent millions on anti-trans attacks. Voters weren’t buying it, and Democrats should take notice, writes John Casey.

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Alabama voters elect out gay Democrat as sheriff, unseating 2-term Republican

Former Navy SEAL Brett Jones made history as the first out gay person elected sheriff in Alabama after campaigning on jail reform and accountability.

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Human Rights Campaign president celebrates blue wave, but demands Dems deliver: ‘Now it’s time to govern’

Republicans suffered a historic defeat, but transgender people still lost rights at the ballot box. Kelley Robinson says the new Democratic majority has work to do.

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The Advocate has told LGBTQ+ stories since 1967. Help us keep telling them

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A general view of the atmosphere at The Advocate 45th Presented by Lexus, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 29, 2012, in Beverly Hills, California. The Advocate will turn 60 in 2027.

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The nation’s leading LGBTQ+ magazine launched a nonprofit fundraising campaign to sustain and expand its fearless, original, award-winning reporting at a critical moment for LGBTQ+ rights and independent journalism. Keep Reading →

St. Louis police investigate transgender woman’s death as homicide after initially calling it suicide

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Melissa Crawford holds a photo of her 21-year-old daughter, Jhené Audrict, in front of the abandoned buildings where Jhené's body was found in St. Louis.

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St. Louis police are investigating the August shooting death of a transgender woman as a homicide after initially classifying it as an apparent suicide. Her mother challenged that finding. Keep Reading →

Spanish prosecutors seek prison for police officers accused of torturing gay Arab man

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A patrol car owned by Mossos d'Esquadra, Catalonia's police force.

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Two police officers from Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeast Spain, face possible prison sentences for allegedly detaining and torturing a gay Arab man in November 2021. Keep Reading →

Emmy winner Mike Manning once feared that coming out would cost him everything. His life tells another story

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Emmy-winning actor Mike Manning (right) with his husband Nick Tocco.

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When Mike Manning came out as bisexual on television at 22, he thought he might be surrendering the life he wanted, including marriage, children, and the ordinary comforts of belonging. Seventeen years later, he is married and nominated for an Emmy for playing a man whose family embodies those possibilities. Keep Reading →

Women’s soccer legend Megan Rapinoe says she ‘can’t wait’ to see an elite trans athlete compete

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Soccer legend and out lesbian Megan Rapinoe continues to advocate for transgender athletes.

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While politicians continue to target transgender people and shift their positions, Megan Rapinoe remains steadfast in her support for trans athletes. Keep Reading →
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