The Republicans who voted against making gender-affirming care a crime and the Dems who voted for it
Here's who broke with their party on Marjorie Taylor Greene's hateful bill.
December 19, 2025
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Sarah McBride knew some Democrats would betray trans people, so she lobbied Republicans
Sarah McBride successfully lobbied a handful of Republicans to vote against a ban on gender-affirming care for youth.
December 19, 2025
Sarah McBride says GOP should protect Americans’ health coverage, not criminalize trans kids’ medical care
“They are obsessed with trans people,” the first out transgender member of Congress said. “I actually think they think more about trans people than trans people think about trans people.”
December 17, 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
Sarah McBride leads bipartisan coalition to secure ‘freedom and dignity’ for LGBTQ+ people globally
The Global Respect Act has 119 cosponsors.
November 20, 2025
Democrat Sarah McBride on her approach to expanding trans acceptance in Congress — and America
“I recognize that it’s not viscerally comforting for some people in my own community who feel the indignities that I am facing vicariously,” Delaware U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride told The Advocate.
November 20, 2025
200+ lawmakers demand Speaker Mike Johnson end anti-trans rhetoric in Congress
“Transgender people deserve government officials who will lift them up, not attack them simply because of who they are,” the members of Congress wrote.
November 18, 2025
Sarah McBride explains how Democrats’ ‘big tent is bisexual’
The Democratic congresswoman from Delaware told an audience at Crooked Con, "You can’t build a diverse working class coalition if people don’t feel like you like them."
November 11, 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
Sarah McBride opens up about her darkest day in Congress (exclusive)
“The high of orientation was met with probably the deepest low of my life outside of losing my husband to cancer," the first trans member of Congress told The Advocate in an exclusive interview.
November 3, 2025
Lesbian Georgia legislator, first LGBTQ+ person elected in the South, is still showing up 25 years later
State Rep. Karla Drenner, who was once told she “wasn’t worthy of being known,” reflects on 25 years of being “the first” and why she’s still serving in an interview with The Advocate.
October 31, 2025
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.
October 14, 2025
Third Trump shutdown ‘irrefutable proof’ Republicans can’t govern, Congressional Equality Caucus says
“Standing up for health care and keeping the government open should never be partisan,” Sarah McBride added.
October 1, 2025
Watch Sarah McBride troll absent Republicans hours ahead of another Trump government shutdown
Hours ahead of the third government shutdown under Donald Trump's watch, the Democratic congresswoman posted a video looking for her GOP colleagues.
September 30, 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
Human Rights Campaign calls on LGBTQ+ community to dream & to fight for equality at national dinner
In the wake of unprecedented political attacks on the trans community, the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization is stepping in to change hearts and minds.
September 15, 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
Sarah McBride slams Republicans for blocking amendments on trans military service in defense bill
The Delaware congresswoman said lawmakers were "betraying" those who volunteer to wear the uniforms of the U.S. military.
September 10, 2025
In an era of Lindsey, Paul Dans, and Nancy Mace, James Taylor would not be going to Carolina in his mind
Opinion: The statewide races in South Carolina are about who is the biggest liar, Trump derriere smoocher, racist, and bigot, writes John Casey.
August 5, 2025
Sarah McBride says Democrats need to stop being ‘a-holes’ to potential voters
As the party’s favorability collapses, the transgender congresswoman says the path forward begins with humility, not purity tests.
August 1, 2025
Nancy Mace declares herself a ‘proud transphobe.' The internet had some thoughts
Her transformation from LGBTQ+ ally to enemy is complete.
July 31, 2025