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On President Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday, one of the few people left from a historic White House meeting in 1977 talks about Carter acknowledging the existence of the queer community. “It started the ball rolling for gay rights, because back then, we had no rights," says activist George Raya.
The conviction marks the first time a president’s immediate family member has been found guilty of a crime during their father’s term in office.
Republicans have had an unthinkable night, with it becoming a real possibility the party will retain control of the Senate and House, while also winning the presidency.
These voters may be living on the streets of Los Angeles but they are making their vote count.
Grey's Anatomy star T.R. Knight spent Election Day volunteering for No on 8, standing 100 feet away from poling places handing out palm cards and urging people to vote against the same-sex marriage ban. Here he recounts the well-wishers who brought cookies and cheered from cars and the Prop. 8 supporters who yelled and spat -- one even got violent. But Knight says all he ultimately felt was sadness when Prop. 8 passed.
Despite the early encouraging mood of the Log Cabin Republicans, John McCain's all-out final push and rousing call to action seems to have come too late. McCain's voice, however hoarse it may have been after a long and arduous day of campaigning, did not suggest defeat.
Tuesday saw the election of Detroit's first queer female City Council member, the reelection of trans woman Andrea Jenkins in Minneapolis, and other notable victories.
If you haven't voted yet, prepare for FOMO.
Out candidates are running in record numbers to make sure we're in the room where it happens.
Republican control of Congress is on the line Tuesday in an election colored by voters' dismay over the Iraq war and misbehavior in Washington. At stake in the midterm election were all 435 House of Representatives seats, 33 in the Senate, 36 governor's offices, and ballot measures on same-sex marriage.
The election could mean LGBTQ+ firsts in Virginia, New Jersey, and Mississippi, along with important progress elsewhere.
The Republican U.S. Senate candidate has railed against trans people throughout his campaign.
The "Gay News" TikTok star is pushing his 5.1 million followers to head to the ballot box.
Instead, Democrats should do their job, pass Biden's bills, and start talking about the future instead of the past.
The Virginia election is set to be a crucial juncture for LGBTQ+ protections and reproductive rights amid intensified conservative challenges.
In one of Justice Amy Coney Barrett's first cases, the court will consider whether faith-based groups that hold government contracts have a right to discriminate.
With days left before the election, the tributes are pouring in.
The real evaluation of Trump's candidacy will come on Election Day.
Dante's Cove, Randy Rainbow, and Election Day!
