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Chi Ossé addresses striking Starbucks workers, November 13, 2025, in New York City
Politics

Chi Ossé, Black gay NYC Council member, files for potential challenge to Hakeem Jeffries for Congress

Ossé says Democrats in Congress "seem asleep at the wheel" in challenging Donald Trump,

Erik Bottcher
Politics

Out NYC Councilman Erik Bottcher files to run for Rep. Jerry Nadler's seat, raises nearly $700k in one day

In an interview with The Advocate, Bottcher says he’s stepping up as a new-generation leader and that “the gloves are off” in his challenge to Trump.

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Election

The LGBTQ+ political wins in an otherwise devastating election

There were some bright spots.

Mike Lawler Congress NY Mondaire Jones opponent
Politics

Out Democrat Mondaire Jones on Republican opponent's blackface scandal: He knew what he was doing

Jones, a Black gay man, is running for Congress against Mike Lawler, who wore blackface for a Michael Jackson costume in 2006.

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson and LGBTQ+ Rights Protest
Politics

Speaker Mike Johnson Roundly Condemned by LGBTQ+ Groups, Biden Campaign, and Democrats

There's much backlash to the election of U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, a homophobe, transphobe, and election denier as speaker of the House.

Mondaire Jones
Politics

Mondaire Jones, One of the First Black Gay Men in Congress, Seeks to Win Back Seat

Redistricting helped cost Jones his seat representing a New York district last year. Now he's running again.