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All about anti-LGBTQ+ Republican Clay Higgins, the lone vote against Epstein files release

He's echoed Trump and Vance's lies about Haitian immigrants eating pets, among other things.

Watch Sarah McBride troll absent Republicans hours ahead of another Trump government shutdown

Hours ahead of the third government shutdown under Donald Trump's watch, the Democratic congresswoman posted a video looking for her GOP colleagues.

Louisiana Republican demands social media companies delete anti-Charlie Kirk posts & ban users

GOP lawmakers, who previously railed against online censorship, are suddenly singing a different tune.

String of bomb threats force evacuations at HBCUs & DNC HQ after Charlie Kirk shooting

The DNC and several HBCUs have evacuated or been placed on lockdown after receiving threats.

Marriage equality will be banned in these 31 states if Obergefell is overturned

Over 60 percent of the country will no longer have marriage equality if the U.S. Supreme Court reverses it.

Which state has the least transgender people? These are the bottom 10

These are the states with the lowest number of trans people per capita.

22 states that have passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws in 2025 so far

Here are all the anti-LGBTQ+ laws that have been passed so far in 2025, and which states they come from.

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Sarah McBride's first bill just passed Congress & not one Republican voted against it

While some Republicans stage political stunts to erase her, the first out trans member of Congress is quietly reshaping economic opportunity, with bipartisan backing.

Louisiana Medicaid quietly stops reimbursing patients for gender-affirming care

Medicaid will no longer reimburse gender-affirming care prescriptions in Louisiana.

Catholic school fires Louisiana band director after husband's obituary reveals he is gay

It’s just a stab in the back,” the 63-year-old band director told local media.

Trump officials kill federal research on safer period products over mention of transgender men

The study is meant to improve health during menstruation.

What states are the most dangerous for LGBTQ+ people? Here are the worst 15

A lot of states are passing laws that target the LGBTQ+ community — but these 15 are the absolute worst.

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Republicans strip Louisiana's only LGBTQ+ elected official of leadership role

Davante Lewis tells The Advocate about his removal as vice chairman on Louisiana's Public Service Commission, which he believes was racially and politically motivated.

Black gay official could lose leadership role after criticizing Louisiana governor's anti-LGBTQ+ post

Davante Lewis talks to The Advocate ahead of a vote to remove him from his vice chairman role on Louisiana's Public Service Commission — all for defending former HHS official Dr. Rachel Levine.

Louisiana LGBTQ+ activist exonerated after 3 years of unconstitutional prosecution

Matthew Humphrey has been exonerated three years after his wrongful arrest for speaking out against book bans during a local library board meeting.

How Grindr, Pornhub, Sniffies are responding to state restriction laws

A total of 19 U.S. states have enacted new laws impacting adult film platforms — some of which are preparing for the possibility of a ban.

New Orleans activists fundraise to replace stolen plaque remembering an arson that killed 32 queer people

New Orleans activists have launched a fundraising campaign to replace the marker honoring those killed in the Upstairs Lounge fire. The group’s aim is to make sure the memory of what happened in 1973 isn’t forgotten.

Peggy Caserta, the lesbian creator of bell-bottom jeans and lover of Janis Joplin, has died at age 84

Caserta and Joplin had an intense relationship from 1966 to 1970.

Gay actor Earl Holliman, star of 'Police Woman,' 'Twilight Zone,' and more, dies at 96

Holliman's death was announced by his spouse, Craig Curtis.

Trans U.S. Rep-elect Sarah McBride on Mike Johnson’s Capitol bigotry: 'Not here to fight about bathrooms'

“I will follow the rules as outlined by Speaker Johnson even if I disagree with them,” she said.