South Carolina judge's house burns down after ruling against Trump administration
Diane Goodstein had received death threats for her ruling against the Trump administration before her house burned down.
October 6, 2025
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This gay grandpa was fined $16k for protesting trans youth suicides, and he would 'do it again'
James Lantz tells The Advocate about his arrest for gluing his hand to a Capitol railing while protesting trans youth suicides.
July 11, 2025
North Dakota Senate rejects resolution seeking to overturn marriage equality
The resolution failed to pass the state Senate in a 16-31 vote after only ten minutes of debate.
March 14, 2025
North Carolina State Senator: 'Keep Our State Straight'
Republican Buck Newton, who is nominated to be North Carolina's next attorney general, made that controversial comment in a speech to supporters of the anti-LGBT law HB2.
April 26, 2016
Meet Oklahoma's Rising Queer Star in the State Senate
At 27, Allison Ikley-Freeman has an impressive resume and she's bringing it to the front lines in her state.Â
August 20, 2019
Wisconsin Democrat Wins and Flips State Senate Seat
Democrat Patty Schachtner won a state Senate seat in a heavily Republican Wisconsin district Tuesday night.Â
January 17, 2018
Texas Marriage Equality Plaintiff Runs for State Senate
Mark Phariss will seek a Dallas-area Senate seat.
December 21, 2017
Meet the Michigan state senator pushing to enshrine marriage equality protections in the state constitution
“If a future case should overturn Obergefell, it goes right back into that language that has existed in our constitution since a public vote in 2004," state Sen. Jeremy Moss told The Advocate.
November 14, 2025
Pennsylvania state senate votes in favor of proposed ban
The Pennsylvania
state senate voted in favor of a proposed constitutional
amendment that would ban same-sex marriage Wednesday,
although in a blow to conservatives, it defeated an
additional proposal to ban civil unions.
June 22, 2006
Senators Press State Department on Support for LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers
Senators led by Amy Klobuchar praise Secretary of State Antony Blinken for his commitment to help this vulnerable population, but they want a progress report and further action.
August 6, 2021
WATCH: Pa. State Senator: I'm Gay; Get Over It
Outgoing Pennsylvania state senator Jim Ferlo says he's never hidden his sexuality -- but now it's time to come out and pass hate-crimes protections in his home state.
September 24, 2014