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Zohran Mamdani, LGBTQ+ ally, wins New York City mayoral election and makes history

Mamdani, a self-described Democratic socialist and queer ally, will be New York City's next mayor.

Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo’s complete track records on LGBTQ+ issues

Here are both Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo's complete track records on LGBTQ+ rights.

Republicans Advocate Transphobic, Authoritarian ‘Project 2025’’ Even After Election Failures

Elections in Ohio and Virginia demonstrated a shift away from extreme right-wing agendas as a Heritage Foundation’s plan called "Project 2025" faces scrutiny for its authoritarianism and controversial stance on transgender people’s existence.

Here are LGBTQ+ political candidate races you should be watching today

The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund supports queer political candidates across the country. This year, they've endorsed 171 candidates appearing on the 2025 general election ballot. These are a few.

Here's how Project 2025's anti-transgender policies could impact all families

The vision for Trump’s second term in the White House purports to protect families — but its anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric is centered in exclusion.

Kamala Harris's 'first priority' as president: To 'stop this pain' and 'injustice' from abortion bans

Vice President Kamala Harris is using her pro-choice platform to carry her over the finish line.

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."

Project 2025's creator will run against Lindsey Graham for U.S. Senate from South Carolina

Project 2025's creator, Paul Dans, will be running for Senate in 2026 to take on Lindsey Graham.

Gay adult film star bottoms out as Trump supporter

Let’s hope GayVN’s 2021 Best Bottom honoree isn’t hiding a secret orange-daddy fetish as well.

JD Vance calls on conservatives to 'circle the wagons and load the muskets'

The Republican vice president hopeful seemingly called for violence in a forward he wrote for the creator of Project 2025's book.

Stonewall started it—but who writes the next chapter?

Despite progress, our community faces threats across the country. Our fight for equality continues with resilience, solidarity, and unwavering courage, writes Alex Gabriel.

Pride is a protest—so why aren’t we fighting like it?

Opinion: As anti-LGBTQ+ laws proliferate and the Supreme Court delivers setbacks, two determined political action committees are rallying communities to reclaim power and dismantle the bigotry threatening the very fabric of equality.

Pete Buttigieg eyeing potential Michigan U.S. Senate race

The gay Democratic star is weighing multiple options for his family’s future.

Pete Buttigieg and Dana Nessel, out gay and lesbian politicians, lead in early Senate poll

Out gay former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and out lesbian Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel are Michigan's leading candidates in an early U.S. Senate primary poll.

Project 2025 co-author Mike Howell accused of hypocrisy after photo emerges with friend in drag (exclusive)

Howell has condemned drag before. He confirmed to The Advocate that the photo is authentic.

Virginia MAGA Republican Winsome Earle-Sears’s recent donations reveal she’s more extreme than Trump on IVF

The revelation comes less than two weeks before voters in the state pick their next governor.

Aide to N.J. GOP governor nominee states opposition to marriage equality and to 'taking money from Jews'

Ibrar Nadeem, candidate Jack Ciattarelli's executive director for Muslim relations, made the remarks at a recent event.

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LGBTQ+ advocates warn DNC against softening position on trans rights

It is not the time to throw any marginalized people overboard, the groups say.

Lindsey Graham, the monsignor of MAGA, in his most offensive capitulation yet, says Trump should be pope

Opinion: Graham’s moral collapse is no longer a slow drip; it's a tidal wave of unholy water gushing at the devil incarnate that is the fiery Trump, writes John Casey.

HRC sounds alarm over Trump-Vance Project 2025’s existential threat to LGBTQ+ people

The advocacy group is explaining the stakes of the 2024 election for community members who would find their rights curtailed.

Lesbian Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig launches historic U.S. Senate bid

She has successfully flipped a Republican district blue.

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