Iowa must pay $85k to transgender students banned from bathroom at state Capitol
Iowa must pay $85,000 to a group of transgender students who were prevented from using a Capitol restroom.
September 11, 2025
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'No Kings' protests: What to know about the June 14 rallies against Trump
June 14 will see the largest nationwide protest of President Donald Trump's second term thus far. Here's everything to know.
June 13, 2025
A Second Gay Congressional Staffer Was Filmed Having Sex in a Capitol Building
Move over, Lover's Lane — it seems the new hot hookup spot is ... Capitol Hill.
December 21, 2023
Watch a gay Texas lawmaker propose to his partner at the state Capitol building
“In a time when our love and our very existence are challenged, often in the halls of this very building, this moment is a reminder that love conquers all," Texas state Rep. Venton Jones said.
January 15, 2025
Senate staffer accused of having sex in Capitol building recounts 'horrific' backlash
Aidan Maese-Czeropski says that he was diagnosed with PTSD and spent time in a mental health institution after a video of him allegedly having sex in a Senate hearing room leaked.
April 21, 2025
Congress has always been hostile to women trying to use the bathroom
Nancy Mace’s proposal to cut bathroom access for trans women in the Capitol is the latest in the building’s long history of excluding women lawmakers.
November 19, 2024
Transgender Insurrectionist Found Guilty, Faces 50+ Years in Prison
Jessica Watkins and other Oath Keepers were convicted Tuesday of multiple felonies for their involvement in the January 6 attack on the Capitol building.
December 2, 2022
Okla. Official Panics, Warns Others When LGBT Youth Visit Capitol
A group of LGBT students visited the state capitol in Oklahoma City. A government employee reacted by sending an email warning people that "cross-dressers are in the building."
April 10, 2017
The Damage to the U.S. Capitol Continues Two Years Later
Right-wing extremists are still holding democracy and the U.S. Capitol building hostage, but the structure and its dome, the beacon of freedom the world over, will outlast them all
January 6, 2023
Trans woman arrested for using women's restroom in what could be a first under a Florida law
A 20-year-old resident of Illinois was taken into custody by Capital police and charged with trespassing after she tried to use a women’s restroom at the state Capitol building last month.
April 1, 2025
Louisiana theatre students take to the state capitol's steps to protest ‘don’t say gay’ bill
Thirteen students traveled from New Orleans to Baton Rouge on March 27 to protest several anti-LGBTQ+ bills up for consideration by the Republican-controlled House and Senate.
April 10, 2024
Florida gay adult film star and Proud Boy sentenced over January 6 insurrection
Steven Miles, also known as Sergeant Miles, punched a police officer and entered the Capitol through a broken window, the Department of Justice said.
February 17, 2024
Gay 'Former Liberal' Arrested for 'Disorderly Conduct' at Capitol Riot
Brandon Straka, the founder of #WalkAway, has been detained by the FBI.
January 26, 2021
Tenn. Politician: Take Down KKK Statue, Replace With Dolly Parton
The state capitol currently features a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a KKK member and Confederate general who oversaw the killings of hundreds of Black soldiers.
December 17, 2019
Speaker Mike Johnson bans trans people from all single-sex bathrooms at U.S. House
The GOP is doubling down on bigotry instead of addressing the concerns of the American people.
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November 20, 2024
'A betrayal': Trans people respond to Sarah McBride's bathroom ban compliance
“I can deal with this; other people shouldn’t have to,” Rep.-elect Sarah McBride told The Advocate in response to criticism.
November 21, 2024
Republicans are trying to ban transgender Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride from using the women's bathroom
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene reportedly went so far as to threaten a "physical altercation" if trans women were allowed to use the women's restroom.
November 19, 2024
How bathroom bans on federal property would impact trans Americans
A proposed bill in Congress would ban trans people from bathrooms in museums, national parks and other federal property. How would it be enforced, and what are the consequences?
November 27, 2024
Okla. Pols Air Grievances Over Rainbow Festivus Pole
But in some other states, even right-wing lawmakers are taking the installation of the pride-colored poles in stride.
December 18, 2015
Gay Insurrectionist Brandon Straka's Plea May Be In Jeopardy
The self-styled social media influencer admitted to his participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and cooperated with federal authorities to inform on others.
August 8, 2022
Gay Festivus Pole to Be Erected in Oklahoma
As in Florida, a rainbow-colored monument to pride will go up in Oklahoma City.
December 16, 2015