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Supreme Court restores voting privileges of censured anti-trans Maine Republican lawmaker

Rep. Laurel Libby can speak and vote in the Maine House while her lawsuit proceeds.

Maine lawmaker censured for outing, deadnaming trans student athlete

Republican Rep. Laurel Libby outed the student in a Facebook post.

Maine State Rep. Charles Skold Comes Out: I'm Gay/Queer, Not Bi

Skold made the announcement for National Coming Out Day.

Ryan Fecteau, Gay and 28, Breaks Ground as Maine House Speaker

Fecteau, who pushed the state to ban the use of conversion therapy on minors, will be the first out gay man to hold the position in Maine.

35 Bisexual Politicians You Should Know

We highlight bisexual state and federal legislators for Bi Visibility Day.

Does Maine's GOP Senator Support Marriage Equality?

The centrist Maine Republican has a long record of support for LGBT rights in the Senate, and sometimes it sounds like she supports marriage equality.

'License to Discriminate' Bills Lose in Maine, Advance in Arizona

Maine votes down a bill that would give religious cover to anti-LGBT discrimination, while Arizona appears on track to adopt one -- and such measures have stalled in several other states.

Trendy 'License to Discriminate' Bills Are Not Yet Passing

Arizona's governor vetoed SB 1062, but a rash of states have recently proposed so-called religious freedom bills, which could be used to discriminate against LGBT people.

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Gay, HIV-Positive, and Running Illinois

Greg Harris, the new Illinois House majority leader, is one of several out lawmakers ascending to key posts.

LGBT Members of Congress Call for Specific Immigration Reform

After activists staged a seven-hour sit-in at the offices of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, the lawmakers issued a statement in support of LGBT-specific immigration reform.

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Republicans Use Defense Bill to Restrict Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care

GOPers like to say they “support the troops,” but when it comes down to it, they don’t support certain troops.

Maine Could Make History With Gay Governor, Youngest Out Legislator

Mike Michaud was unopposed in Tuesday's primary for governor, while Ryan Fecteau captured the Democratic nomination in the state's 11th House District.

Out Pol Heather Mizeur Loses Maryland Democratic Gubernatorial Primary

Out Maryland gubernatorial candidate Heather Mizeur lost the candidacy to Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown.

Even in liberal Massachusetts, Republicans are attacking trans athletes

A Republican legislator attached a trans-exclusionary policy to a spending bill, while a Democratic move may block it.

Editor in Chief Says This Election Proves Being Pro-Equality Is No Longer Risky

The GOP has frozen into an unmovable rigidity, and if it doesn't thaw, it will splinter and crack, warns The Advocate's Editor-in-Chief Matthew Breen.

Baldwin Writing D.P. Bill for Federal Workers

Wisconsin Representative Tammy Baldwin is reportedly scheduled to introduce a bill recognizing same-sex partners of federal employees.