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The Democratic candidate in the Texas Senate race is going to be an LGBTQ+ ally

Here are Jasmine Crockett's and James Talarico's track records on LGBTQ+ issues.

Texas expands lawsuits against doctors accused of providing gender-affirming care to youth

Ken Paxton is expanding two lawsuits against doctors in Texas after being forced to drop a third.

Nancy Mace investigated for bad behavior at airport, blames transgender people

Nancy Mace claims her outburst at an airport was somehow justified due to her fear of retaliation for her anti-transgender views.

Florida sues leading medical groups for supporting gender-affirming care

Florida has accused WPATH, the Endocrine Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics of somehow violating the RICO Act.

‘Proud’ pro-LGBTQ+ Democrat flips Republican state House seat in Georgia electoral upset

Eric Gisler won a special election on Tuesday by about 200 votes.

Texas city votes to overturn LGBTQ+ antidiscrimination protections

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

Trump rants nonsense about transgender people instead of fixing affordability crisis at Pennsylvania rally

He called "affordability" a Democratic hoax while repeating bizarre "transgender for all" claim.

RFK Jr.’s health department is using religious freedom to strip transgender people of health care

“This administration is obsessed with targeting trans folks,” former HHS deputy assistant secretary for health policy Adrian Shanker told The Advocate.

AIDS activist group ACT UP changed the world. Here's why its work still matters today

The direct action group ACT UP was key to the fight against AIDS at the epidemic's height, and its legacy informs present-day activism.

FBI agents fired for kneeling at George Floyd protest sue Kash Patel and other officials

The 12 agents say the firings violate their First and Fifth Amendment rights.

Colin Allred targets first LGBTQ+ congresswoman from Texas for House seat as Jasmine Crockett runs for Senate

It's a variable musical chairs of Democratic political campaigns in the aftermath of recent mid-decade Republican gerrymandering.

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LGBTQ+ digital creators urge  Democrats to authentically ‘say the things others are too scared to say’

They urged politicians to be themselves in their online personas without being cringy.

Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump was 'extremely angry' over vote to release Epstein files

Greene claimed the president told her "people will get hurt" if she went through with her vote to release the Epstein files.

Another University of Oklahoma instructor suspended in biblical psychology paper grading controversy

The university is investigating whether the second instructor engaged in "viewpoint discrimination."

HHS replaces name on transgender admiral’s official portrait with deadname in act of ‘pettiness and bigotry’

Biden’s Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine’s name was changed on a display that honors previous officeholders.

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Joe Biden says MAGA Republicans want to make LGBTQ+ people ‘into something scary’

The former president warned that the nation's move toward equality must be protected in the age of Trump.

Supreme Court to hear case on Trump order limiting birthright citizenship

Civil rights groups want the high court to strike down the order.

Three lesbian attorneys general beating back Trumpism in court warn of marriage equality’s peril

"The only thing a bully like Donald Trump and his administration understands is fighting back with everything that you have,” AG Dana Nessel said.

Trump DOJ rolls back policies protecting LGBTQ+ inmates from sexual violence

Trump's DOJ will no longer enforce safety standards for LGBTQ+ inmates in the Prison Rape Elimination Act.

‘Gayest’ Congressman Robert Garcia & Maine Gov. Janet Mills target Trump at LGBTQ+ leadership conference

The out ranking member of the House Oversight Committee and the ally who fought Donald Trump got rousing applause for their opening remarks.

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.