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Brian Sims named CEO of the LGBTQ+ PAC that took on Moms for Liberty in 2023 (exclusive)

In an exclusive interview with The Advocate, Brian Sims shared his vision for Agenda PAC as it gears up for the final stretch of the high-stakes 2024 election cycle.

10 Republican 'hate squad' lawmakers targeted by pro-LGBTQ+ Agenda PAC

Agenda PAC is hoping to unseat these "beatable bigots."

Democrat Nate Douglas says it's time Orlando voters kick a homophobe out of Florida's legislature

"Right now, we’re seeing a large push for authoritarianism, where we have the state government telling people how they can live their lives, who they can love, how they can express themselves," says out Florida House candidate Nate Douglas.

LGBTQ+ candidates lose races for Florida legislature

Two gay men expected to win Florida House seats lost to Republican incumbents. Voters failed to elect three trans candidates seeking to make history.

A transgender woman wins Democratic primary for Florida House seat, and aims to make history

Ashley Brundage will run in a battleground seat in November against a Republican incumbent.

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.

How a new trans rights PAC looks to rebuild the political playbook with these high-profile endorsements

With trans rights under siege, a new PAC is stepping up to support lawmakers who refuse to back down.

Adele Tells Rolling Stone Madonna Inspired 25

The singer's Rolling Stone cover is perfection. And the interview? Classic Adele.

Trans Woman Nina Pop Stabbed to Death in Missouri

Pop is at least the 10th transgender person to be murdered in the U.S. this year.

Four men arrested in attack of New York gay man

Four men who allegedly lured a gay man to a remote pickup spot in New York City to rob him only to see him hit by a car after he tried to escape were arrested Tuesday night.

Judge: Long Beach's Sex Stings 'Intentionally Targeted' Gay Men

A California judge found the Long Beach Police Department's tactics discriminatory and invalidated the arrest of gay defendant Rory Moroney.

Watch Lesbian Rep. Becca Balint Call Out Homophobe Marjorie Taylor Greene on House Floor

Balint cites Greene's numerous anti-LGBTQ+, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, racist, and otherwise bigoted comments as well as her promotion of conspiracy theories in her censure resolution.

Good Guy Bros Are Complicit in Women's Oppression in SNL's Handmaid's Tale

Saturday Night Live takes the oppression of women to the next logical conclusion in its version of the series.

Pennsylvania Drag Queen Story Hour canceled amid bomb concerns

A planned library event in Lancaster became the latest target of right-wing extremists who forced its cancellation through threats of violence.

Man Admits Threatening Anti-LGBTQ+ Attacks Worse Than Pulse

Robert Fehring told a New York Pride organizer that his attack would make the Pulse massacre "look like a cakewalk."

Reading the Far Right: Don't Call Us Haters

The extreme-right media, which we read so you don't have to, object to the "hate group" label for certain organizations, even when it fits.

Man Threatened to Attack NYC Pride, Eclipsing Pulse Massacre

Robert Fehring's threats included one saying an attack on New York City's Pride March would make the nightclub shooting "look like a cakewalk," authorities say.

The Special, Toxic Relationship Between Gays and Smoking

Many LGBT people, like our executive editor, used cigarettes to fit in and feel better. We're better than that, he writes.

McConnell and Trump Attack Obama Legacy With Racism, Illegalities

They're responding to Obama's critiques of Trump with racially charged comments and calls for pointless investigations.

Florida deploys police to stop crosswalks from being painted rainbow colors

The move comes after citizens repainted the Pulse memorial sidewalk in Pride colors.