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In Politics, The Advocate presents the latest news about the political world. From Supreme Court rulings to state and federal laws, The Advocate reports on how politics shapes the day-to-day realities faced by members of the gay community. Read about LGBT leaders like Barney Frank and Tammy Baldwin and their work to advance the causes of the LGBT rights movement in the United States and around the world. Find out about legislation related to same-sex marriage, adoption, and other issues in gay politics that will impact the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans.
“The danger lies not just in the narratives themselves but in how they could spark real-world consequences, potentially inciting violence,” the out president of Media Matters, Angelo Carusone, said.
The assistant attorney general for legislative affairs navigates the intersection of civil rights, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and public service.
Graham and Ted Cruz went after a nominee who once served in Congress as a Democrat and supported the pro-LGBTQ+ rights Equality Act.
Suicide attempts among trans youth increased anywhere from 7 percent to 72 percent in states that enacted anti-trans laws.
Corey DeAngelis is listed as a contributor in the more than 900-page document. LGBTQ+ advocates have called him a hypocrite over his anti-LGBTQ+ stances.
Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins actually tweeted the bigoted remarks from his official government account.
The Florida congressman’s headaches surrounding sex trafficking allegations continue.
That's part of a bill passed by the U.S. House Thursday, seeking to supersede the "all-comers" policies approved by the Supreme Court in 2010. Democrats, including Equality Caucus Chair Mark Pocan, are outraged.
“We have to fight for our freedom to read,” Pressley told the audience.
The man representing the North Carolina Republican party is a Holocaust denier who has often compared homosexuality to pedophilia.
The Republican candidate for North Carolina governor also expressed support for reinstating slavery on message boards from the adult website "Nude Africa."
The right-wing extremist is running to be in charge of public education in the state.
Beshear signed the executive order after similar legislation repeatedly failed in the Republican-dominated state legislature earlier this year.
Louisiana Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy made the outrageous remark during a heated exchange.
“Most of the openly gay people that have worked with me, that I’ve worked with, the one advantage they have is they tend to have more courage than most people have,” he said in a recent interview.
"Don’t lay down and act like you’re making a baby til you’re ready to have a baby," the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina said in an unearthed 2022 video.
In an exclusive interview with The Advocate, Brian Sims shared his vision for Agenda PAC as it gears up for the final stretch of the high-stakes 2024 election cycle.
Rich Lowry seemed to have used the racial slur in place of the term "migrants" while speaking to Megyn Kelly on her SiriusXM show. He's now claimed he didn't.
The Fox News host insists, "I have to know — and they should tell."
A suspect has been detained in connection with the incident at Trump's golf course.
