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12 far-right groups with extreme anti-LGBTQ+ positions that threaten civil rights

These groups have made it their mission to strip LGBTQ+ people of hard-fought rights the community has secured.

The 10 states that have passed pro-LGBTQ+ bills — or defeated the most anti-LGBTQ+ ones — in 2025

Liberal states stand out for passage of supportive laws, while the sheer volume of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation introduced in some conservative ones means many bills died there.

Out Rep. Robert Garcia leads Dems in Epstein email release, which appears to reveal more Trump connections

"The more Donald Trump tries to cover-up the Epstein files, the more we uncover," Garcia said in a statement.

Pete Buttigieg blasts Trump's rant against air traffic controllers and the Biden administration

“Other than mostly pronouncing my name right, everything he said was wrong,” Buttigieg said.

Why most LGBTQ+ Congress members oppose deal to end government shutdown

A deal without a provision to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies isn't a deal, they say.

How the government shutdown is affecting LGBTQ+ people — and what bad legislation is upcoming

Our community is suffering from the shutdown and has fights ahead.

Federal appeals court breathes new life into Texas drag ban previously struck down as unconstitutional

The case now returns to the judge who initially blocked the law from taking effect.

Gay Republican John Reid loses Virginia lieutenant governor race after scandal-marred campaign

His Democratic opponent, Ghazala Hashmi, made history as the first Muslim woman elected to statewide office in the U.S.

Dick Cheney, former Republican vice president and supporter of marriage equality, is dead

Cheney held very conservative beliefs and was a war hawk, but he did not back a constitutional ban on marriage equality.

Gay Senate staffer easily completes ICE fitness test that Trump-Noem recruits are failing

"Democrats are fit, Democrats are hot, and we’re tired of Republicans trying to lay claim to [health and fitness] when it’s so demonstrably false,” Josh Sorbe told The Advocate.

Nancy Mace, who often touted her vote for marriage equality, now says, ‘Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve’

“As the loudest and proudest transphobe in Congress, Nancy Mace will never stop pointing out the fact that there are only TWO genders,” her campaign spokesperson told The Advocate.

Mike Johnson, a defender of a dictator, wildly blames Zohran Mamdani for the government shutdown

Opinion: Next Johnson will blame Mamdani for the Epstein files delay and for the bruise on Donald Trump's hand, writes John Casey.

Donald Trump refuses to rule out third term as president

"I have my best numbers," Trump said.

Virginia MAGA Republican Winsome Earle-Sears’s recent donations reveal she’s more extreme than Trump on IVF

The revelation comes less than two weeks before voters in the state pick their next governor.

The Trump administration has yet another Nazi text problem

Republicans keep being exposed for harboring extreme hatred in their communications.

Aide to N.J. GOP governor nominee states opposition to marriage equality and to 'taking money from Jews'

Ibrar Nadeem, candidate Jack Ciattarelli's executive director for Muslim relations, made the remarks at a recent event.

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Overnight standoff over Houston’s rainbow crosswalks ends with arrests

Texas authorities destroyed a city Pride crosswalk in the middle of the night.

Trump erased trans & queer history from Stonewall. Lawmakers are fighting to get it back

In an exclusive interview, Rep. Dan Goldman tells The Advocate the National Park Service’s actions are “shameful and outrageous.”

JD Vance mocked for claiming Young Republicans’ Nazi-loving texts are just ‘stupid things young boys’ do

The GOP operatives caught in the scandal are between 20 and 40 years old.

We now have solid proof that after Trump and Project 2025, the future of the GOP is Nazism

Opinion: Project 2025 is laying the groundwork for Nazism that is bubbling up in the next generation of Republican leaders, and texts revealed by Politico prove it, writes John Casey.

Sarah McBride, Ted Lieu troll Stephen Miller by looking for him behind a tiny Capitol door

“They might be meeting with Stephen Miller in here,” the Democratic lawmakers joked, referring to the Trump adviser whose stature has recently inspired memes.