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Joe Biden to receive top honor at LGBTQ+ leadership conference for his contributions to equality

He will receive the award at the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute's International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference, the largest gathering of LGBTQ+ elected leaders held in Washington, D.C. annually.

Getting personal with Robert Garcia, who’s been leading the Democrats' release of the Epstein files

The Democratic rising star sat down with The Advocate for an interview about the Epstein files, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and co-parenting his cat after his divorce.

Jeffrey Epstein’s brother says the ‘Bubba’ mentioned in Trump oral sex email is not Bill Clinton

Mark Epstein wanted to ensure that “speculation does not unfairly implicate people who are not actually being referenced in those communications,” he said in a statement to The Advocate.

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Bizarre Epstein files reference to Trump, Putin, and oral sex with ‘Bubba’ draws scrutiny in Congress

"Is it a joke? Is it not? Who’s he talking about? We don’t know,” U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia said about the peculiar discovery in an interview with The Advocate.

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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.

Democrats demand answers after Jimmy Kimmel blackout from Nexstar and Sinclair media companies

The comedian returned to late-night television on Tuesday, but many viewers in markets with Nexstar or Sinclair Broadcasting-owned ABC stations were unable to see the show.

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.

Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension sparks congressional investigation

Rep. Robert Garcia is investigating why the comedian’s popular late-night show was pulled after the FCC commissioner threatened ABC over the host’s speech.

LGBTQ+ members of Congress demand Marco Rubio restore queer human rights violation tracking

U.S. Reps. Robert Garcia, Julie Johnson, and Sarah McBride led a letter questioning the secretary of state's decision to omit dangers faced by LGBTQ+ people around the globe.

BREAKING: White House leans on GOPers in Congress to withhold Epstein files, says Rep. Robert Garcia

"What is Donald Trump hiding?" the gay California Democrat said.

Andry Hernández Romero on surviving CECOT: 'They told us we would die there'

“I want the world to know that being Venezuelan is not a crime,” the gay makeup artist told The Advocate in an exclusive interview.

Trump’s ‘dictator-like’ D.C. takeover is an assault on democracy, critics warn

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s non-voting representative in Congress, condemned Trump’s move as “a federal power grab against the will of D.C.’s elected leadership.”

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Inside the movement that freed gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero from a hellhole

The U.S. government under Trump tried to disappear a gay Venezuelan man seeking asylum to a torture prison in El Salvador indefinitely. A coalition of Americans didn’t let them.

Influential Democrats condemn Donald Trump’s ‘dictator-level’ takeover of nation’s capital

Leading lawmakers are raising deep concerns after the president painted a dark picture of Washington, D.C.

Andry Hernández Romero explains how he survived CECOT after the U.S. government disappeared him

Andry Hernández Romero spoke with The Bulwark's Tim Miller about the torment the U.S. government put him though.

As Trump faces escalating Epstein scandal, Marjorie Taylor Greene targets drag queens

After a report linked Donald Trump to a lewd Jeffrey Epstein note, the Georgia Republican tried to shift focus to drag queens, Pride, and trans people.

Gay U.S. Rep Robert Garcia elected top Democrat on powerful House Oversight Committee

Democrats voted to make the California congressman the ranking member on the Republican-led investigative committee.

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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Hundreds rallying at Supreme Court demand Trump return disappeared gay asylum-seeker Andry Hernández Romero

They rallied to bring the 31-year-old makeup artist back from CECOT in El Salvador.

Coalition of 52 Democrats push for proof of life for deported gay asylum-seeker Andry Hernández Romero

“I think Pride Month is an opportunity to highlight his story even more,” U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia told The Advocate.