Victim killed during Trump assassination attempt identified as former Pennsylvania firefighter
Corey Comperatore had just turned 50, his sister wrote on social media.
July 14, 2024
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Shooter and rally attendee dead at Donald Trump event: report
The Associated Press reported that U.S. Secret Service agents killed the gunman and that the violence is being investigated as an assassination attempt against Trump.
July 13, 2024
Who will Harris choose as VP nominee? Several team members of The Advocate make their predictions
Harris is expected to make the announcement soon. Here's what some of our team thinks.
August 4, 2024
Pete Buttigieg ‘excited’ about Tim Walz as Kamala Harris’s VP pick
The transportation secretary was one of several people under consideration to be the 2024 Democratic running mate.
August 6, 2024
Harris's VP pick? Jared Polis says if she needs ‘a 49-year-old balding gay Jew,’ he’d take the call
Everyone wants to know who her running mate will be.
July 22, 2024
5 takeaways from electric Tim Walz debut with Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania
Vice President Kamala Harris praised her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's LGBTQ+ allyship.
August 6, 2024
Donald Trump 'safe' after deadly shooting at Pennsylvania rally
Secret Service agents rushed on stage to escort the former president away after gunshots sounded through the crowd.
July 13, 2024
Tim Walz is a ‘regular guy’ Renaissance man — and that matters
As he accepts the Democratic vice-presidential nomination tonight, here's why he continues to blow people away as a relatable but impressive candidate, writes John Casey.
August 21, 2024
Over a dozen states sue to protect gender-affirming care from federal investigations
A new lawsuit argues that the Trump administration is pursuing a backdoor strategy to restrict gender-affirming care nationally, while skirting state laws.
August 1, 2025
Pennsylvania regulatory health boards condemn conversion therapy
Those who subject minors to the procedure may face discipline, they warn.
May 3, 2024
Meet Kim Davis's Pennsylvania Counterpart
Sharon Thomas says that if she's elected Montgomery County register of wills, she won't issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — but she will let employees do so.
October 20, 2015
Pennsylvania Democrats Look to Out Maneuver Republicans to Support LGBTQ+ Students
Pennsylvania “cannot have a patchwork approach,” state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta says.
November 30, 2023
Here are the Democrats who might be Kamala Harris's VP pick — and their LGBTQ+ records
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce her running mate soon. Here who she may choose and how they've treated the LGBTQ+ community.
August 4, 2024
Erie, Pennsylvania, Declares Itself LGBTQ+ Sanctuary City
The city vows to stand up against any anti-LGBTQ+ laws passed at the county, state, or national level.
August 1, 2023
Pennsylvania Governor Signs Anti-Conversion Therapy Order
While the order doesn't ban it, it does put a dent in the harmful practice.
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August 16, 2022
Pennsylvania Republicans Introduce Extreme 'Don't Say Gay' Bill
The bill is more restrictive than the one that became law in Florida.
September 21, 2022
New poll shows who currently leads potential 2028 Democratic presidential field
As the party seeks a leader, one former cabinet member is leading the field in early polls.
July 1, 2025
Andy Beshear lambastes Gavin Newsom for hosting Steve Bannon on podcast
Newsom also recently had anti-LGBTQ+ activist Charlie Kirk and commentator Michael Savage on his show.
March 14, 2025
Buttigieg tells Maddow that Harris will ‘make a choice that makes sense to her’ when it comes to VP pick
Rachel Maddow asked him whether he would be open to serving as vice president.
July 23, 2024
Maine Gov. Janet Mills confronts Donald Trump to his face over anti-trans sports order at White House
“See you in court,” she told the president when he declared his administration’s policies to be “the federal law.”
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February 21, 2025
For trans people reliant on federal programs, this election could change everything
Experts, providers, elected officials, and people with lived experience discuss how election outcomes — up and down the ballot — might impact gender-affirming care in Pittsburgh and beyond.
November 1, 2024