Why queer Democrat Emily Randall says she walked out of Trump’s presidential address
U.S. Rep. Emily Randall also wondered why JD Vance stood behind the president “palms up in the air as if trying to get a crowd to rise.”
March 5, 2025
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Nancy Mace goes after nonexistent ‘trans mice’ research with new bill
The South Carolina Republican filed a bill that would bar federal funding on any animal experiments involving transgender research.
August 20, 2025
Dems Wore White, But 'A Day Without a Woman' Is Seeing Red
White is the color of suffragettes but the organizers of upcoming strike A Day Without a Woman have called for solidarity in red for the strike on March 8.
March 2, 2017
'When We Rise' Falls Again in Ratings; 'Eyewitness' Canceled
Low ratings continue to plague LGBT television shows.
March 2, 2017
Pete Buttigieg & Stephen Colbert take turns roasting Donald Trump for his unhinged presidential address
"There was a lot of darkness and it was a lot of dazzle, but there was very, very little about the things that most affect our lives," the former transportation secretary said.
March 5, 2025
LGBTQ+ Democrats will take a stand during Trump’s joint address — including skipping it entirely
“I won’t sit and watch him lie,” Vermont Democratic Congresswoman Becca Balint said.
March 4, 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
Congress members demand that EEOC address gender identity discrimination
Under Trump, EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas has deprioritized or scrapped complaints of discrimination against transgender and nonbinary people.
June 13, 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson quietly enacts ‘cruel’ anti-transgender bathroom ban in U.S. House of Representatives
The announcement was tucked away in the Congressional Record.
January 7, 2025
Washington judge blocks Trump’s gender-affirming care ban, says it's unconstitutional in multiple ways
“Because the sex-based distinctions drawn by the Executive Order are not substantially related to achieving the Order’s purpose, the Order does not survive constitutional scrutiny,” the judge wrote.
February 18, 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
Donald Trump says he won’t debate trans bathroom use affecting ‘very small number of people’
The President-elect’s campaign spent millions demonizing transgender Americans, and House Republicans just passed an anti-trans bathroom ban targeting Rep.-elect Sarah McBride.
December 12, 2024
Donald Trump bizarrely blames transgender rights for looming government shutdown
After cancelling a meeting with congressional Democratic leaders, the president issued a list of reasons that mentioned gender-affirming care for minors, trans sports participation, and "transgender operations for everybody."
September 25, 2025
Trump Approves Memo Implementing Trans Military Ban
The administration is ready to put the ban into effect.
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August 25, 2017
Pete Buttigieg calls out Donald Trump’s disrespect for military at Minnesota Biden campaign event
The Navy veteran spoke to other vets at a VFW post in St. Paul.
July 17, 2024
Kill the Electoral College Before Another Evil Leader Is 'Elected'
Former FBI agent Susan SurfTone has some ideas on how to end this minority-rule nightmare we're living through.
December 20, 2018
Sarah McBride moves one step closer to becoming the first out trans lawmaker in Congress
McBride, who already made history as the first transgender state senator, won her primary in Delaware. Now, she faces a Republican opponent for the state's lone House seat.
September 11, 2024
7 takeaways from Kamala Harris’s Ellipse speech to ‘turn the page’ on Donald Trump
More than 75,000 people gathered to hear the vice president’s closing argument for an America under her leadership.
October 30, 2024
Donald Trump delivers presidential address filled with anti-LGBTQ+ lies and transphobic rhetoric
The address to a joint session of Congress was marked by bluster, exaggeration, and outright lies.
March 4, 2025
It's Official: Joe Biden Has Been Elected President, Kamala Harris VP
The election was declared in the Democratic ticket's favor after Biden pulled ahead in Pennsylvania and effectively captured over 270 Electoral College votes.
November 7, 2020
If you think Project 2025 is scary, take a look at Donald Trump's Agenda 47
If reelected, Donald Trump will "cut federal funding for any school or program pushing critical race theory or gender ideology" and "create a new credentialing body to certify teachers who embrace patriotic values."
July 9, 2024