Democrat consultants tell politicians to stop using terms like 'LGBTQIA' and 'cisgender'
Consulting firm Third Way released a list of words it believes Democratic politicians should avoid, including "LGBTQIA."
August 22, 2025
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Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far
Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.
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May 6, 2025
'Banned words' crossword puzzle mocks Donald Trump's LGBTQ+ censorship in federal government
An LGBTQ+ nonprofit has made a crossword puzzle of the words banned by Donald Trump.
March 13, 2025
Trump Administration Bans CDC from Using the Word Transgender
The administration also banned the use of "diversity," and "evidence-based" in CDC materials to be submitted for Trump's budget.
December 16, 2017
We Won't Be Censored by Trump, the CDC, or Anyone
Politicians and religious leaders have tried to erase LGBT people for centuries. We're not going away, writes the Task Force's Megan Maury.
December 21, 2017
Here's How You Can Fight Back Against the Trans Military Ban
As the Christian right attempts to legislate trans people out of existence, TransMilitary's Fiona Dawson offers up ways we can all fight back.
March 20, 2019
New Hampshire official quits after receiving homophobic comments about his dead gay son
Littleton Town Manager Jim Gleason quit after art commissioned by a local LGBTQ+ rights group was called "demonic" by a town leader and a resident allegedly said Gleason's son “was in hell with the devil where he belonged.”
January 17, 2024
A Ban and Rubber Bullets Didn't Stop Istanbul Pride
Around 1,000 people marched in the LGBT parade, which had been banned by authorities and faced a heavy police presence.
July 2, 2018
What Circumcision and 'Religious Freedom' Have in Common
A proposal to ban the procedure among infants is prompting a familiar battle cry.
April 4, 2018
Florida's Amendment 2 Likely to Pass
The Miami Herald and CNN are both reporting that with nearly half of Florida's precincts reporting, Amendment 2 might well have the 60% majority required to pass. Despite tireless efforts by Equality Florida throughout the state, exit polls suggest the amendment, which would ban all legal unions not between a man and a woman, will pass.
November 5, 2008
Senate May Formally Apologize for DADT, Lavender Scare
Sen. Tim Kaine's resolution covers decades of government abuses against LGBTQ+ people.
June 18, 2021
Evan Hurst Says It Matters That a Tennessee County Party Endorsed Marriage
The Shelby County Democratic Party in Tennessee has endorsed marriage equality, and Truth Wins Out's Evan Hurst explains why every voice adds up.
June 6, 2012
Florida judge strikes down state law used to ban books: 'None of these books are obscene'
Judge Carlos Mendoza ruled that Florida's ban on books that "describe sexual conduct" is too broad.
August 15, 2025
Leave Lindsay Alone?
The media is especially light on Lohan and Ronson. What gives? Plus, Newsweek mirrors TheAdvocate's cover story on Lawrence King, the Democrats attack "don't ask, don't tell," and the isle of Lesbos hasn't seen this much action since Sappho
July 25, 2008
I responded to a moderate's anti-trans sports views. Here's what happened
Bans on transgender competition in sports tend to be controversial, with some even otherwise supportive people siding with such bans.
May 12, 2025