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Meet the gay Navy veteran trying to flip a red congressional seat in Virginia

Mike Pruitt is trying to flip a district that hasn't elected a Democrat since 2008.

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Can West Virginia ban Medicaid coverage for adult gender-affirming surgery? Appeals court to decide

The U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to the lower court after it ruled in the summer that states could ban gender-affirming care for minors.

Virginia Gardening Gays Farm vandalized with medical waste, including human feces

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Virginia farm owned by the 'Gardening Gays' was vandalized with medical waste and human feces

“It does not appear to be an accident,” Kevin Graham told The Advocate. “You look up and down the roadway, and everywhere else is completely clear. The trash is only at our entrance.”

Extraordinary Democratic victories prove hateful Republican bigotry & transphobia don’t win elections

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Spectacular Republican losses prove MAGA's transphobic playbook doesn't win elections

Across the country, voters chose inclusion, empathy, and competence over cruelty and division.

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Advocates condemn graphic anti-trans ad targeting leading Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger

"Voters want elected officials and candidates to show how they can improve lives and make our communities and country stronger and safer. Campaigns like this do the exact opposite,” a GLAAD spokesperson said.

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Pete Buttigieg will join Abigail Spanberger for Virginia get-out-the-vote rally

The gay former transportation secretary and Democratic star will join the pro-LGBTQ+ candidate for governor in Charlottesville.

Virginia Gubernatorial Debate between Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle Sears at Norfolk State University

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Petition calling on Kennedy Center donors to suspend funding nears 100,000 signatures

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Appeals court mulls upholding ruling that struck down Pentagon’s HIV enlistment ban

Newly elected Virginia lieutenant governor appoints LGBTQ+ advocate to transition team

Narissa Rahaman, executive director of Equality Virginia, was named as a counselor to Ghazala Hashmi.

Pete Hegseth mandates that all military service members watch his fratty Virginia speech to generals

“He cares that people are willing to follow his orders, no matter what the law says,” an Air Force member told The Advocate.

Meet the gay Navy veteran trying to flip a red congressional seat in Virginia

Mike Pruitt is trying to flip a district that hasn't elected a Democrat since 2008.

Can West Virginia ban Medicaid coverage for adult gender-affirming surgery? Appeals court to decide

The U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to the lower court after it ruled in the summer that states could ban gender-affirming care for minors.

Virginia farm owned by the 'Gardening Gays' was vandalized with medical waste and human feces

“It does not appear to be an accident,” Kevin Graham told The Advocate. “You look up and down the roadway, and everywhere else is completely clear. The trash is only at our entrance.”

Spectacular Republican losses prove MAGA's transphobic playbook doesn't win elections

Across the country, voters chose inclusion, empathy, and competence over cruelty and division.

LGBTQ+ ally Abigail Spanberger trounces anti-trans Republican to win Virginia governor’s race

The Advocate is reporting live from Spanberger's election night victory event.

Employees at VA hospital say they could be fired for wearing rainbow colors to work

“Anything rainbow like lanyards can get us fired on the spot,” one employee said.

Virginia MAGA Republican Winsome Earle-Sears’s recent donations reveal she’s more extreme than Trump on IVF

The revelation comes less than two weeks before voters in the state pick their next governor.

Richmond nonprofit He She Ze and We expands support network as transgender Virginians face barriers to care

The group even funds micro grants for transition-related services.

Advocates condemn graphic anti-trans ad targeting leading Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger

"Voters want elected officials and candidates to show how they can improve lives and make our communities and country stronger and safer. Campaigns like this do the exact opposite,” a GLAAD spokesperson said.

Pete Buttigieg will join Abigail Spanberger for Virginia get-out-the-vote rally

The gay former transportation secretary and Democratic star will join the pro-LGBTQ+ candidate for governor in Charlottesville.

New Abigail Spanberger ad hits Winsome Earle-Sears for saying firing gay people is 'not discrimination'

The Democrat is not letting the Republican forget the outrageous claim she made about LGBTQ+ people during a statewide debate in the Virginia governor's race.

GOP candidate claims firing people for being gay ‘is not discrimination’ in Virginia governor’s debate

Winsome Earle-Sears's remarks drew immediate backlash.

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Narissa Rahaman, executive director of Equality Virginia, was named as a counselor to Ghazala Hashmi.

“He cares that people are willing to follow his orders, no matter what the law says,” an Air Force member told The Advocate.

Mike Pruitt is trying to flip a district that hasn't elected a Democrat since 2008.

The U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to the lower court after it ruled in the summer that states could ban gender-affirming care for minors.

“It does not appear to be an accident,” Kevin Graham told The Advocate. “You look up and down the roadway, and everywhere else is completely clear. The trash is only at our entrance.”

Across the country, voters chose inclusion, empathy, and competence over cruelty and division.

The Advocate is reporting live from Spanberger's election night victory event.

“Anything rainbow like lanyards can get us fired on the spot,” one employee said.

The revelation comes less than two weeks before voters in the state pick their next governor.

The group even funds micro grants for transition-related services.

"Voters want elected officials and candidates to show how they can improve lives and make our communities and country stronger and safer. Campaigns like this do the exact opposite,” a GLAAD spokesperson said.

The gay former transportation secretary and Democratic star will join the pro-LGBTQ+ candidate for governor in Charlottesville.

The Democrat is not letting the Republican forget the outrageous claim she made about LGBTQ+ people during a statewide debate in the Virginia governor's race.

Winsome Earle-Sears's remarks drew immediate backlash.