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Gay NYC city council member Erik Bottcher joins Jack Schlossberg in packed race for Jerry Nadler’s House seat

His launch draws heavily on themes he shared in a recent interview with The Advocate.

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12 far-right groups with extreme anti-LGBTQ+ positions that threaten civil rights

These groups have made it their mission to strip LGBTQ+ people of hard-fought rights the community has secured.

Not a drag queen: GOP lawmaker in SC pleads guilty to sharing child sex abuse videos

Republican Robert John "RJ" May III, 38, used the screen name "joebidennnn69" to exchange child sexual abuse material.

Goodbye, George Santos: The gay fabulist former GOP congressman surrenders to prison authorities

“I’m surrendering in Ferragamo so I can walk out in Ferragamo,” the convicted felon said as he prepared to turn himself over to federal custody.

Donald Trump’s election triggered transgender people to contemplate DIY hormones & suicide: study

A new University of Vermont study found that 100 percent of respondents worried about their access to care after Donald Trump became president again.

Why LGBTQ+ advocates hope Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' costs the Republicans in the midterms

Speaker Mike Johnson pushed through the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill," that will disproportionately affect LGBTQ+ people.

Congressional Equality Caucus rips House Republicans’ bill abandoning transgender veterans’ health care

Republicans are stripping those who served their country of medical care.

House GOP advances Marjorie Taylor Greene’s transphobic bill banning gender-affirming care for trans youth

“This is just another attempt by extremist Republican politicians to further their anti-transgender agenda,” U.S. Rep. Mark Takano said.

How this Democrat fights Marjorie Taylor Greene's transphobia in Congress with smart preparation

With calm defiance and procedural precision, Rep. Melanie Stansbury turned a House hearing into a masterclass in how Democrats can confront anti-trans attacks with facts, strategy, and moral clarity.

Utah Republicans ignore study supporting gender-affirming care for trans youth. It's research they demanded

In 2023, the state legislature banned care for transgender youth “pending research.” The research is in — and inconvenient for Republicans.

Trump’s DHS considers reality TV show where immigrants fight for citizenship

Immigrants are being disappeared and their rights defied in court while DHS weighs a game show—and sells citizenship to the rich.

Jasmine Crockett shreds GOP’s obsession with trans people over American problems with ‘Trump or trans’ game

She demonstrated how all of the suffering Americans are experiencing is because of Donald Trump and not their trans neighbors.

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.

Who is John Reid, the gay MAGA Republican that Virginia’s GOP governor wants off the statewide ballot?

He's comparing himself to Donald Trump in a wild video blaming antigay bigotry for his problems.

George Santos sentenced to prison

The former Republican lawmaker was expelled from Congress, then pleaded guilty to more than 20 criminal charges.

Disgraced Republican George Santos asks judge to ignore his posts while considering his prison sentence

The gay fabulist and former New York congressman is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday.

Out gay Colorado Gov. Jared Polis mocks Donald Trump's 'unflattering painting'

Jared Polis' April Fools joke paid homage to a famous show set in Colorado — while mocking Trump.

Transgender Texans refuse to be erased as Republicans try to make their existence illegal

This Houston community is coming together via the Normal Anomaly Initiative to challenge Republican legislative attacks.

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Sen. Alan Simpson was way ahead of his party when it came to LGBTQ+ rights and marriage equality

Opinion: The much beloved former Senator thought it was hypocritical of Republicans to fiddle around with social issues, writes John Casey.