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RaeShanda Lias speaking at LGBTQ+ Victory Institute event.

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.

Maxine Waters and Barney Frank hold PFLAG award in dc

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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Josh Sorbe running in marathon and Josh Sorbe at the gym

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.

FBI and Border Patrol officers confront a man along the U Street corridor

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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gay straight besties Jonathan Gregg and Tom Felix

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.

US Customs and Border Protection sign at airport DHS

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.

TDOV protest NYC trans rights human rights sign

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.

Andry Hernandez Romero CECOT Terrorism Confinement Center Tecoluca San Vicente El Salvador

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 President John Mahama

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.

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

'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."

Project 2025 report cover american flag holy bible cross child praying school classroom pledge of allegiance

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

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