Gender-affirming care funding ban out of budget bill, but it still will devastate LGBTQ+ people
Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and more will harm the community.
JULY 1, 2025
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WATCH: Jon Stewart Takes on Rand Paul
The late-night comedy great thinks the 2016 presidential candidate's views on antigay 'religious freedom' laws don't hold up under scrutiny.
MAY 28, 2015
Rand Paul: 'Neutral' Laws Alternative to Marriage Equality
The Republican senator says changes to the tax code and other policies could benefit gay couples without 'redefining' marriage.
MARCH 13, 2013
Haha? Rand Paul Says He Was Joking With Bestiality Comment
The senator was only joking, an aide says.
JUNE 27, 2013
Republican Sen. Rand Paul Opposes Latest Obamacare Repeal Effort
Paul says the Graham-Cassidy health care bill isn't a real repeal of Obamacare.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
WATCH: Rand Paul Says Same-Sex Marriage 'Offends' Him
Paul suggests some form of legal contract for same-sex couples, but he doesn't like calling their unions 'marriage.'
MARCH 8, 2015
Rand Paul Greets Biden Nominee Rachel Levine With Anti-Trans Rant
As a Senate committee considered Levine's nomination for assistant health secretary, Paul offered transphobic lies about gender-affirming health care.
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Pete Hegseth flip-flops on women & LGBTQ+ service members amid bruising confirmation battle
He was vehemently against them before, but now he’s seemingly for them.
DECEMBER 13, 2024
To Avoid Discrimination, Stay Closeted, Says Rand Paul
Leave your identity at home and don't bring it into the workplace, says the Republican presidential hopeful.
OCTOBER 14, 2015
Out Senate Candidate Jim Gray Is in a Lonely Fight With Rand Paul
Democrats nominated an out gay man to run against Rand Paul in Kentucky, but he's fighting without the complete support of LGBT groups.
AUGUST 2, 2016
Does This Face Mean Rand Paul Could Evolve on Marriage?
The potential 2016 candidate for president is trying to strike an inclusive tone.
OCTOBER 3, 2014
Kentucky Picks Gay Mayor to Take On Rand Paul for Senate
The Senate has just one out member; could Jim Gray become the second?
MAY 17, 2016
Republican Ron Johnson likens accused sex trafficker Matt Gaetz to trans official Rachel Levine
Gaetz has been the subject of an investigation by the House Ethics Committee over claims he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old, who he allegedly paid to travel with him, as well as lobbying violations.
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
No, Rand Paul Isn't a 'Different Kind of Republican'
The Kentucky senator says he is a 'different kind of Republican' -- but his past statements on LGBT equality indicate more of the same.
APRIL 7, 2015
Rand Paul: Get Government Out of Marriage Business
The Republican senator and presidential hopeful says he's worried about the implications for religious liberty now that same-sex marriages have nationwide government recognition.
JUNE 29, 2015
Rand Paul Drops Out of GOP Race for White House
Reportedly short on cash and support, the U.S. senator from Kentucky ended his quest for the Republican nomination after a poor showing in Iowa.
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
To Rand Paul, Marriage Equality Signals 'Moral Crisis'
The Kentucky senator appealed to the far-right-wing of his party during a private prayer breakfast.
MARCH 27, 2015
Sen. Rand Paul Rants: Trans Inclusion Will 'Destroy Girls' Athletics'
The Republican from Kentucky went on an anti-trans tirade at a confirmation hearing for Secretary of Education nominee Miguel Cardona.
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Rand Paul Gets Senate Challenger in Gay Mayor's Historic Campaign
Kentucky's Republican senator has some competition this fall in an out mayor from Lexington.
JANUARY 26, 2016