Meet Gerhard Hernández, Costa Rica's first trans elected official — and a Gen Z Coldplay fan
"What I would like to do in politics is bring in opportunities for those who don't have them yet," Gerhard Hernández tells The Advocate.
October 1, 2025
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Fla. Vice Mayor Challenges Trans Woman to Arm Wrestle at City Meeting
The contentious exchange took place at a Fort Lauderdale City Commission meeting.
May 5, 2021
Antigay Pol Who Called Gay Men 'Tinker Bells' Trounced in Midterms
The ousted vice mayor of Dixon, Calif., Ted Hickman, proclaimed July Straight Pride American Month.
November 9, 2018
Calif. Politician Demands Straight Pride, Refers to Gays as 'Fairies'
Dixon, Calif., Vice Mayor Tom Hickman called LGBT people "fairies" and "tinkerbells" in a public blog post.
July 2, 2018
Bay Area Councilwoman Endures Despite Relentless Antigay Attacks
The vice mayor of Richmond, Calif. fields weekly verbal attacks due to her sexual orientation and race, but carries on in public service.
August 7, 2014
WATCH: Calif. Town Ousts Mayor Over LGBT Pride
The City Council in Porterville, Calif., has removed its mayor and vice mayor from office just two months after a controversial LGBT Pride Month proclamation was rescinded by the same vote margin.
September 19, 2013
Va. Republican Calls Pete Buttigieg 'Pete Buttplug'
He's not the first one to make the homophobic comment.
February 22, 2023
Florida attorney general harasses wine bar for violating a drag ban that judges already blocked
This isn’t the first time James Uthmeier, who is up for election to a four-year term next year, has appeared to ignore the courts saying a law could not be enforced.
July 23, 2025
Kit Duffy, First Mayoral Liaison to LGBT Chicagoans, Dies at 71
Duffy, appointed by Mayor Harold Washington in 1984, was a force in LGBT and progressive politics for many years.
December 22, 2015
Pete Buttigieg Is Playing Mike Pence in Kamala's Debate Prep
The gay politician is helping the Democratic vice-presidential nominee take down a homophobe.
September 25, 2020
Fort Lauderdale Honors Anti-LGBTQ+ Church; Gay Mayor Under Fire
Mayor Dean Trantalis and the Fort Lauderdale City Commission presented a proclamation honoring a church and school founded by anti-LGBTQ+ minister D. James Kennedy.
March 17, 2021
WATCH: Openly Gay Mayor Elected in Long Beach
Robert Garcia becomes the first openly gay and first Latino mayor of Los Angeles suburb Long Beach, Calif.
June 4, 2014
Scottsdale Passes Workplace Protections for LGBT City Workers
The Scottsdale, Ariz., city council voted 4-3 Tuesday to include workplace protections for LGBT city employees.
December 6, 2007
Out Kentucky Mayor Jim Gray Announces Bid for Congress
The nation's first openly gay man to win a major party's nomination for U.S. Senate has his sights set on the House of Representatives.
December 5, 2017
At Least 31 Gay Candidates Win Elections Across the Country
Of the 71 gay and lesbian political candidates endorsed this year by the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, at least 31 were elected on Tuesday, and 10 others won races earlier this year, according to a press release from the political action group. "This is the path to change," Chuck Wolfe, president and CEO of the Victory Fund, said in the release. "We are not content to sit on the sidelines and hope others do the right thing for our community. We will step up and lead the fight for a more equal and fair America, and we will win."
November 8, 2007
Florida City Elects High School Teacher as Its First Out Mayor
Ty Penserga will also be the state's first LGBTQ+ Asian-American mayor.
March 10, 2022