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Gay political icon Barney Frank celebrates Democratic lawmaker for 'refuting the effort of the bigots'

The former Massachusetts congressman praised California U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters for her decades of LGBTQ+ allyship at a recent PFLAG awards ceremony.

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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.

Here's how LGBTQ+ History Month began

It went from a teacher’s vision to a global celebration.

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Kamala Harris discusses trans athletes & why she wouldn’t ‘turn on transgender people’

“This is a community with which I have a deep connection,” the former vice president writes in her new memoir, 107 Days.

Anti-diversity crusader Robby Starbuck to headline Society for Human Resource Management convention

The right-wing extremist has a long anti-LGBTQ+ history.

Utah prosecutor reads chilling text messages Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter’s roommate provided to police

Right-wing media have been consumed with unconfirmed reports that Tyler Robinson’s roommate, who appears incredulous in the exchanges, may be transgender.

Man accused of throwing a Subway sandwich at border agent in D.C. charged with felony

One person called it “assault with a deli weapon.”

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Pete Buttigieg clarifies recent comments around ‘fairness’ of transgender kids’ in sports

“I see this issue being used to divide,” the former transportation secretary told independent journalist Aaron Parnas.

Brown University is ‘functionally inaccessible’ to transgender students after Trump settlement

“Everyone I talked to thought it only applied to sports. But it applies to everything," one transgender student told The Advocate.

How these LGBTQ+ icons are reclaiming the American flag

A new documentary explores how, in a Trump-era America where queer symbols have been weaponized, LGBTQ+ people are reclaiming the country's flag.

One is straight. The other is gay. Together, these best friends are reimagining masculinity

Their friendship is a love story, just not the kind you're used to.

Outrage after border agents subject detained gay Vermont superintendent to hours of ‘psychological terror’

Local officials and national lawmakers are expressing anger over U.S. citizen Wilmer Chavarria’s “deeply disturbing” encounter while returning from vacation with his husband.

LGBTQ+ groups face alarming funding crisis as Republican anti-trans attacks mount, new report finds

A sharp drop in grants leaves queer and trans groups struggling to fight unprecedented legislative attacks.

Gay asylum-seeker's lawyer worries for the makeup artist's safety in Salvadoran ‘hellhole’ prison

Andry Hernández Romero’s lawyer voiced her concern for the gay man who was deported to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison.

Ghana’s new president says proposed anti-LGBTQ+ law is effectively dead on procedural grounds

President John Mahama says he wants to open dialogue on the law, while one legislator said he would rather be dead than live in a country that affirmed LGBTQ+ rights.

Voting while transgender: Here’s what you need to know

Transgender Americans face unique challenges accessing the franchise.

'Drag Race' winner is 'taking a little break' for mental health

"This year has been intense for me in many ways, and I've experienced a lot of burnouts," the RuPaul's Drag Race champion explained. "Society doesn't encourage you about looking after your mental health."

Kamala Harris reacts to Biden stepping aside: 'Together, we will fight and together, we will win'

The vice president is poised to be the Democratic Party’s nominee for the 2024 presidential election.

Watch: GLAAD national ad features  terrifying potential future under Project 2025

The clip shows a haunting scene of children reciting ‘The Pledge.’

What the LGBTQ+ community should expect from the Republican National Convention

Anti-transgender, anti-immigrant and other bigotry aimed toward marginalized communities will likely permeate the event.

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