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Chi Ossé addresses striking Starbucks workers, November 13, 2025, in New York City

Chi Ossé, Black gay NYC Council member, files for potential challenge to Hakeem Jeffries for Congress

Ossé says Democrats in Congress "seem asleep at the wheel" in challenging Donald Trump,

Mark Pocan, Ritchie Torres, and Tammy Baldwin

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.

Figures at the Stonewall National Monument in Christopher Park and Congressman Dan Goldman

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.”

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95 Democrats vote to honor far-right activist Charlie Kirk in House resolution

They joined 215 Republicans in doing so, and some Democrats said privately that they feared violence if they voted against the measure.

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Democrats urge gay Treasury Secretary Bessent not to scrap protections for LGBTQ+ federal workers

“It’s deeply troubling to see someone who has benefited from civil rights protections turn around and try to strip them from others,” Rep. Ritchie Torres said.

US rep Ritchie Torres outside of Bellevue Hospital January 2022 Andry Hernandez Romero provided photo

New York’s Ritchie Torres donates to Andry Hernández Romero fund demanding freedom for gay asylum-seeker

The Democratic congressman is using his influence and bank account to call attention to the Venezuelan makeup artist disappeared by Trump to a mega prison in El Salvador.

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Rep. Sharice Davids introduces bill to improve mental health services for LGBTQ+ youth

"We are failing our most vulnerable children on this issue," Davids said.

Equality PAC gala Chuck Schumer Hakeem Jeffries Washington DC June 2025

Chuck Schumer & Hakeem Jeffries commit to defending trans rights at star-studded Pride gala

“House Democrats will always stand with the LGBTQ community — including our transgender fellow Americans,” Hakeem Jeffries said.

Dionne Warwick Eugene Levy Bianca Del Rio Brita Filter to perform at National Pride Gala 2025

Dionne Warwick to perform at National Pride Gala, joining other big names

The EqualityPAC fundraiser will be held on June 4 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.

Frank Kameny speaking at a podium during street dedication ceremony June 2010

Remembering Frank Kameny: Here's why he was a gay rights pioneer

Kameny sued the federal government after he was fired for being gay, picketed the White House, and did much more to advance the movement. Here's what you need to know about the queer rights icon.

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Over 80 U.S. House members rally against Trump's anti-transgender passport policy

Trans, nonbinary, and intersex people deserve passports that reflect their identity, the representatives say.

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LGBTQ+ Democrats will take a stand during Trump’s joint address — including skipping it entirely

“I won’t sit and watch him lie,” Vermont Democratic Congresswoman Becca Balint said.

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Bianca Del Rio will emcee Equality PAC’s National Pride Gala during WorldPride D.C. (exclusive)

The RuPaul’s Drag Race winner will play host to Washington, D.C.’s political class during the year’s largest LGBTQ+ celebration.

LGBTQ representation in elected offices

There's record LGBTQ+ representation in elected offices nationwide

In some good news coming out of November's election, at least 495 LGBTQ+ candidates won their races.

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13 LGBTQ+ elected lawmakers join the 119th Congress

From Sarah McBride to Tammy Baldwin, here are the queer lawmakers in the 119th Congress.