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Rep. Shawn Thierry broke with the Democratic Party to vote for a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Now she's lost her primary to Black queer woman Lauren Ashley Simmons
“I guess what I’m trying to figure out is why is having a rainbow in a classroom is indoctrination and not having the Ten Commandments in a classroom,” Texas state Rep. James Talarico argued in a now viral video.
Perry-Franks last year ran for the Texas House of Representatives and mayor of her hometown of Snyder.
Texas U.S. Rep.s Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez were the lone Democratic votes for the so-called Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
The legislator put her wedding plans on hold when duty called and is one of The Advocate's People of the Year.
After losing her primary to a queer Black woman, Shawn Thierry decided to switch to the GOP.
There were notable wins in both red and blue states, with Texas moving toward sending a lesbian to Congress and Burlington, Vt., electing a lesbian mayor.
Every accusation is a confession with this crowd.
LGBTQ candidates have won primaries for a congressional seat and nine state House seats.
Here are the candidates running for Congress and judicial office on November 5.
Some other potentially history-making candidates advanced to runoff elections.
The bill passed in the third special session of the legislature this year, and Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign it into law.
Eliz Markowitz hopes to move the Texas House toward a Democratic majority and influence how the state draws congressional districts.
Republican state Rep. Brian Slaton's proposed legislation will be the latest anti-LGBTQ+ measure in the state.
Lesbian Texas State Rep. Jessica Gonzalez on the state's GOP cruelty and what it means for LGBTQ+ Texans.
Former congressional candidate Jones would be the first lesbian, second member of the LGBTQ+ community, and first woman of color to serve in the post.
Passed by the Senate, the bill wasn't even considered by the House, and now the special session is over.
The legislation prevents state and local governments from "punishing" businesses because of their donations to faith-based groups, including anti-LGBTQ ones.
Gov. Ron DeSantis's comments follow those of several Republican lawmakers who have come out saying children should not be allowed at drag shows.
