Sarah McBride skewers GOP’s ‘utter shitshow’ at EMILYs List gala honoring 40 years of electing women
The transgender lawmaker said she would not participate in GOP attempts to use her for attention.
May 8, 2025
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What Is EMILY's List, the Group Sen. Laphonza Butler Led?
The group Butler ran supports pro-choice Democratic women, including LGBTQ+ ones, running for public office.
October 5, 2023
Gavin Newsom Chooses Queer Democratic Activist Laphonza Butler to Fill Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Seat
Laphonza Butler makes history as the first out person of color in the Senate.
October 2, 2023
Candidates Air Cheery Ads While Groups Slash Behind the Scenes
While Republican Mike Huckabee wishes voters Merry Christmas in a television ad, a group organized by his supporters makes automated phone calls slipping the knife into his opponents. John Edwards, lagging behind his Democratic rivals in cash, gets more than a million dollars in help from labor unions running parallel campaigns. And Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is locked in a tight race in Iowa, has well-organized and highly strategic assistance from labor backers and EMILY's List, the pro-abortion rights fund-raising group that aims to help women candidates.
December 22, 2007
Here are 26 organizations fighting Donald Trump that you can donate to
The work these groups do will be critical during a second Trump Administration.
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November 13, 2024
Laphonza Butler Sworn in as First Black Lesbian U.S. Senator
Vice President Kamala Harris swore Butler in on Tuesday.
October 3, 2023
Joe Solmonese assumes helm of HRC
The new head of the Human Rights Campaign starts his job on April 11 and vows to hit the road in order to reintroduce the countrys largest gay rights group to voters across the United States
March 10, 2005
Laphonza Butler, first Black lesbian U.S. senator, steps down from office for Adam Schiff
She called on her colleagues to plant seeds of love and inclusivity.
December 14, 2024
After Losing Roe v. Wade, How to Fight Back
Health care providers, candidates who support reproductive freedom, and people with few economic resources all need your help now.
June 24, 2022
Laphonza Butler Won't Run for California U.S. Senate Seat
Butler, the first Black lesbian in the Senate, is serving the remainder of Dianne Feinstein's term, but she won't run for a full term in 2024.
October 19, 2023
Baldwin Leads Thompson in Wisconsin Poll
U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin surged to a nine-point lead over Republican rival Tommy Thompson, marking a reverse from polling last month.
September 20, 2012
Former HRC Head Joe Solmonese Named CEO of Dem Convention
The 2020 convention in Milwaukee will showcase the party's diversity and ideals, Solmonese says.
March 26, 2019
GOP Official Out After 'Reservation' Comment on Gay Native American
A Kansas Republican said congressional candidate Sharice Davids  "will be sent back packing to the reservation."
October 15, 2018
Here's What Laphonza Butler, the Nation's First Black Queer Senator Wants You to Know About Her
In her first in-depth interview, Butler speaks about filling Dianne Feinstein's shoes, the importance of representation, being a groundbreaking Black lesbian, and what she hopes to accomplish in her new role.
October 12, 2023
KB Home’s Punishment for CEO’s Sexist, Antigay Rant: Nothing
Jeffrey Mezger is caught berating a grieving Kathy Griffin with the most horrifying words imaginable. His employer does little other than hire a crisis management firm.
September 22, 2017
Bisexual Candidate Wins Arizona Congressional Primary
Kyrsten Sinema defeated two Democratic challengers, moving one step closer to becoming the first openly bisexual member of Congress.
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August 29, 2012
GOProud Endorses Tommy Thompson Against Tammy Baldwin
"The voters of Wisconsin need to ask themselves whether or not they want to send a woman to the Senate who has a voting record to the left of Nancy Pelosi," said the group.
August 22, 2012
Lesbian Super PAC Nears Fund-raising Goal for Baldwin
LPAC announced that it has nearly reached its goal of raising $100,000 for Tammy Baldwin, who could become the first openly gay U.S. senator.
August 21, 2012
Sarah McBride Leads Delaware Congressional Poll and Would Be First Trans U.S. Representative
McBride was the nation's first out transgender state senator, and she's poised to make history again.
September 19, 2023
The Rise of the Lesbian Super PAC
LPAC, a new super PAC created by influential lesbians, plans to raise at least $1 million this cycle to help elect pro-equality candidates and amplify women's voices in the political conversation.
July 11, 2012