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.
December 8, 2025
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‘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.
December 5, 2025
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.
December 2, 2025
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.
November 18, 2025
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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November 16, 2025
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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November 14, 2025
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.
November 10, 2025
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.
September 25, 2025
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.
September 19, 2025
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.
September 18, 2025
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.
September 15, 2025
House Oversight chair calls Robert Garcia 'drama queen' for releasing Epstein birthday book
"Clearly he's saying that because I'm gay," Garcia said.
September 14, 2025
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.
September 3, 2025
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.
August 17, 2025
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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August 12, 2025
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.
August 12, 2025
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.
August 11, 2025
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.
August 8, 2025
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.
July 18, 2025
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.
June 24, 2025
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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June 11, 2025