'It makes you angry:' LGBTQ+ food pantries prepare for end of SNAP benefits
As SNAP runs out of money, LGBTQ+ community centers and nonprofits are feeding people when the government won't.
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October 31, 2025
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This bisexual San Diego City Council member is fighting to replace Darrell Issa in Congress
“If we want to keep our rights, and I want to keep my right to marry who I want to marry and have the rights of equality under the law, I have to step up and fight,” Marni von Wilpert told The Advocate.
October 8, 2025
Meet the transgender Marine Corps vet running for Congress in Pennsylvania
“They want us to get stuck on pronouns. I want to get stuck on bringing grocery prices down,” Sarah Klimm said.
September 30, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension sparks congressional investigation
Rep. Robert Garcia is investigating why the comedian’s popular late-night show was pulled after the FCC commissioner threatened ABC over the host’s speech.
September 18, 2025
Republican Sen. Mike Lee's pornography ban is moving forward in the Senate
Utah Senator Mike Lee's bill that would ban all pornography federally is advancing within the Senate.
August 12, 2025
Pete Hegseth shares video of pastor calling to ban gay sex and ban women from voting
Pete Hegseth has seemingly endorsed his pastor's views that gay sex should be illegal and women shouldn't vote.
August 11, 2025
What the heck is happening in D.C.? Nothing, until Trump deployed the National Guard
Here's what you need to know about what's happening — and what's not happening — in D.C.
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August 11, 2025
Laws are targeting my daughter's right to exist
Opinion: The attack on trans rights signals a chilling reality where identity is increasingly jeopardized by policy.
July 26, 2025
PEPFAR likely to be exempt from spending cuts
The U.S. Senate and the Trump administration have agreed to exempt the global AIDS-fighting program.
July 15, 2025
Trump Administration to close LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline in 30 days
The closure is several months ahead of its initial October 1 deadline, first revealed by leaked budget draft in April.
June 18, 2025
Ariana Grande & Pedro Pascal among 100 celebrities asking Congress to save LGBTQ+ youth 988 hotline
Over 100 celebrities are calling on Congress to secure funding for a hotline that supports LGBTQ+ youth considering suicide.
June 2, 2025
Nancy Mace calls transgender student a transphobic slur at University of South Carolina event
A 20-year-old trans woman asked Nancy Mace to apologize for using a transphobic slur. Mace responded by calling the woman the slur.
April 22, 2025
Trans Congresswoman Sarah McBride just got Trump to reverse himself in victory for Delaware
She delivered for her constituents regardless of whether Donald Trump believes she exists.
April 15, 2025
Transgender Rep. Sarah McBride calls out 'weird' obsession by Republicans in whose minds 'I appear to live rent-free'
Conservatives are obsessed with her gender identity. She is focused on helping Americans.
March 13, 2025
The deplorable way House Republicans are treating Rep. Sarah McBride knows no historical equal
Opinion: History will honor McBride's courage and integrity while condemning the House Republicans' current cruelty, writes John Casey.
March 13, 2025
Why Rep. Maxwell Frost says Democrats must step up their game against Donald Trump
“I don't think it makes sense for us to tell our people we're gonna play dead and roll over,” Frost told The Advocate.
March 5, 2025
At 2026's State of the Union, will the House Sergeant at Arms bellow, 'Mr. Speaker, His Excellency, King Donald?'
Why presidents address Congress from the middle tier, and how Trump could speak from the top next year, writes John Casey.
March 4, 2025
Democratic lawmakers lead congressional push to reverse Trump’s transgender military ban
California Democratic U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs is leading the charge.
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February 13, 2025
As the first out trans person in Congress, Sarah McBride is ready to fight for us
The history-making congresswoman is fiercely focused on the real issues affecting most Americans — and is not deterred by ongoing far-right rhetoric.
January 21, 2025
These two Texas Democrats were the only ones in their party to vote for the House's anti-trans sports bill
Texas U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez were the lone Democratic votes for the so-called Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
January 17, 2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Sarah McBride a 'child predator' and 'liar' in latest anti-transgender rant
The anti-trans Republican from Georgia took objection to a video posted by Libs of TikTok showing McBride reading to children from the book I Am Jazz.
January 15, 2025