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Limiting refugee admissions could disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ refugees: report

There are several ways LGBTQ+ refugees could be denied under Trump's new admissions cap.

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Trump's DOE will make LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers ineligible for student loan forgiveness

Trump's Department of Education is making workers of LGBTQ+ nonprofits ineligible for student loan forgiveness.

Past roadblockers include Newt Gingrich, George W Bush and Ronald Reagan

Fighting Democrats' setbacks by Reagan, Gingrich, and Bush required resolve; Trump shutdown is no different

Opinion: Democrats have been here before, and history demands that they hold the line, writes John Casey.

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Javier Muñoz and Peppermint warn Congress 'we will be back to HIV wards' if funding is cut

Javier Muñoz and Peppermint tell The Advocate about their time on Capitol Hill fighting for HIV funds.

PEPFAR saves lives protest sign march against DOGE 2025 New York City

Trump admin may end PEPFAR, replacing it with a program chiefly benefiting the U.S.

The State Department has drafted a plan to end the successful global HIV-fighting program.

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Trump poised to make LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers ineligible for student loan forgiveness

Trump's plan to gut the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program is expected to disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ people.

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Rep. Mark Pocan: Is it just coincidence that Trump is following Project 2025 outline?

Pocan grilled Russell Vought, one of the creators of the far-right policy blueprint, in a congressional hearing.

Why June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Why June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month

The short answer is Stonewall, but there's more to Pride history.

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The mysterious life of Justice David Souter, an enigma who confounded conservative Republicans

Opinion: The late Supreme Court justice said little, revealed less, but did help shape the conscience of the law, particularly in a key LGBTQ+ rights case, writes John Casey.

HIV and AIDS Activists hold coffin delivery to protest PEPFAR cuts at State Department building in Washington, D.C., April 17, 2025

Activists stack coffins in front of State Department to protest PEPFAR cuts (in photos)

The gutting of the global HIV-fighting program could bring back "the darkest days of the AIDS epidemic," says the Human Rights Campaign's Matt Rose.

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Arts & Entertainment

For Presidents' Day, 10 political movies and TV shows to give us hope in a trying time

These films and series show that just sometimes, the good people win.

The Electoral College: Why do we have it and how does it — or doesn't it — work

Here's why presidential candidates have to concentrate on a handful of swing states and why the winner of the popular vote doesn't always become president.

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Donald Trump threatens Liz Cheney with guns 'trained on her face:' The full context

Trump said during an onstage discussion with disgraced Fox News host Tucker Carlson that Liz Cheney would not be a "war hawk" if "guns are trained on her face."

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The country did a complete 180 on a once-divisive issue starting 20 years ago

The vast majority of Americans opposed same-sex marriage on May 17, 2004, when the first same-sex couples took their vows after a court decision in Massachusetts. Well, times have changed.