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Texas city votes to overturn LGBTQ+ antidiscrimination protections

Arlington, Texas has removed “gender identity and expression” and “sexual orientation” from its antidiscrimination protections.

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Here's what Zohran Mamdani has promised to do for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers as mayor

Here's everything Zohran Mamdani wants to do for LGBTQ+ people in NYC.

This small Pennsylvania town just elected the state's first-ever out transgender mayor

This small Pennsylvania town just elected the state's first-ever out transgender mayor

Eria Deuso has become the first out transgender mayor in Pennsylvania.

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Texas city will vote on overturning LGBTQ+ antidiscrimination protections next month

Arlington could remove “gender identity and expression” and “sexual orientation” from antidiscrimination protections next month.

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Texas City Council that targeted LGBTQ+ people gets voted out — and replaced with first gay member

Voters in this city rejected three incumbent City Council members just one month after they voted to implement a harsh anti-trans bathroom ban, replacing one with the city's first out gay council member.

Emma Mulvaney Stanak Burlington Vermont first LGBTQ mayor

When even blue states aren't safe from anti-LGBTQ+ laws, this queer mayor is protecting her city

Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, the first woman and first out gay mayor of Vermont's largest city, tells The Advocate about how blue states must be proactive instead of reactive in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

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Meet the first woman and first out queer mayor of Vermont's largest city

Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, who was previously a state representative, said that "when you have marginalized people at the table, decisions change because you remember humanity matters."