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Here's what Pete Buttigieg had to say about Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' passing Congress

"It is up to us, the American people, to respond politically and say that it is unacceptable to harm the majority of Americans to make the very wealthiest a little better off,” Buttigieg said in an Instagram video.

Why LGBTQ+ advocates hope Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' costs the Republicans in the midterms

Speaker Mike Johnson pushed through the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill," that will disproportionately affect LGBTQ+ people.

How Trump’s ‘one big beautiful’ tax bill could impact women, children and LGBTQ+ Americans

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said over the weekend that the Senate package is projected to add $3.3 trillion to the national deficit over the next decade.

The deadly 'big beautiful' budget bill will turn America into a morgue

Opinion: When future generations look back on July 2025, they’ll see this moment when Republicans chose abject cruelty over compassion, writes John Casey

Congressional Equality Caucus condemns Medicaid cuts, anti-trans provisions in budget bill

Republicans are advancing a "cruel reconciliation bill," Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano says.

Gay U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres surprises MSNBC panel with announcement on New York governor candidacy

"That's news!" said one of the Morning Joe panelists after the New York congressman revealed his plans.

Matt in the Middle

Behind every great woman is a fabulous gay man like Matt Jacobi on Giuliana & Bill.

Nancy Pelosi's Possible House Successor Places His Gay Identity Front and Center

Calif. Sen. Scott Wiener, one of our Advocates of the Year, is a worthy heir to both Pelosi and another San Francisco icon, Harvey Milk.

Why experts say Trump's budget bill strips health care from nearly all transgender people

The Republican-passed House bill goes beyond limiting access for Medicaid recipients.

Iowa Considers 'License to Discriminate' Bill, Plus Restroom Restrictions

The sponsor of the former bill, Dennis Guth, has called homosexuality a health hazard and a cause of "deep loneliness."

Trump’s deranged robot Biden rant was fueled by Jake Tapper’s hypocrisy and Karoline Leavitt’s lies

Opinion: Tapper's sensationalism and Leavitt's smears propel Trump’s wacko conspiracy theory, writes John Casey.

Dirty Little Secret

Comedian Carol Leifer likes to watch on-demand pornaEUR| a lot of it! But when the DirecTV bill came, she got caught.

On the Fringe

This year's Fringe Festival in New York delivered the goods, from dying divas to unsexy, naked men.

House Democrats Discuss Trans Rights at Emergency Roundtable

The panel discussed the Republican onslaught of attacks against the transgender community.

Pat Steadman Fights to Turn Colorado Blue

Since Colorado's Amendment 2 changed the state constitution to prohibit new laws to protect lesbians and gays from discrimination in 1992, LGBT activist Pat Steadman has been at the forefront of Colorado's equal rights battle. Now, for the first time since that year, Colorado looks like it could well swing Democrat in November's election, thanks in large part to the work of Steadman and Equal Rights Colorado.

Lindsay Lohan's Fight for Marriage Equality

She's young, she's messy, she fights with her sometime girlfriend, and she's been to rehab -- but she's leading the charge for marriage equality in the process.

Dissecting South Carolina Politics

South Carolina will be the first Southern state to weigh in on decision 2008. Blogging from Charleston to Myrtle Beach on her way to the Democratic debate next Monday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Kerry Eleveld will explore the relationship between the LGBT and African-American communities, the Donnie McClurkin effect, and the momentum of the Democratic campaigns.

'Schitt's Creek' Alum Noah Reid on Anti-LGBTQ Laws: "It Is Anti-Human"

"It's very sad that in this country where people are obsessed with freedom, there seems to be a cognitive disconnect around who gets to experience freedom," Reid said during his Broadway debut.