Two Wisconsin congressmen clash in front of cameras during U.S. Capitol confrontation
"That's your a**hole buddy," gay Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan said about Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling reinstates conversion therapy ban
LGBTQ+ youth in the state will be protected from this damaging and discredited intervention.
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July 08 2025 5:02 PM
Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down abortion ban from 1849
A 176-year-old law "does not prohibit abortion in the State of Wisconsin," the state Supreme Court has ruled.
July 02 2025 11:55 AM
Queer Wisconsin lawmakers Tammy Baldwin's and Mark Pocan's names found on Minnesota shooting suspect's list
Vance Boelter allegedly included Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan in notebooks about his targets.
June 17 2025 5:16 PM
Federal appeals court says transgender girl has right to bathroom access in Wisconsin school district
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruling is a win for a young transgender student.
June 17 2025 9:03 AM
Lesbian teen brutally beaten at Illinois McDonald's in potential hate crime
Kady Grass is looking to bring her attackers to justice.
May 21 2025 10:56 AM
Bad Wisconsin cop’s tattoo claim helped deport gay asylum-seeker to Salvadoran prison hellscape: report
Sacked after a drunk driving incident, the former officer now helps deport people from the U.S.
April 10 2025 5:20 PM
The troubling anti-LGBTQ+ history of a conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate
LGBTQ+ advocates warn that Brad Schimel threatens hard-won rights, including marriage equality.
March 03 2025 6:00 AM
No, the Wisconsin school shooter wasn’t transgender
Every time a mass shooting happens, right-wing influencers falsely claim that the shooter is trans; rarely is that true.
December 17 2024 4:46 PM
Gay Dem who represents district of Wisconsin school shooting demands action, not just ‘thoughts and prayers’
Several were killed in the shooting and more are injured, some critically.
December 16 2024 5:32 PM
Trump attacked people with mental disabilities and trans Americans then promoted a violent purge
Online reactions ranged from shocked and horrified to expected.
September 30 2024 3:31 PM
Secret Service explains why JD Vance’s weird Air Force Two stunt in Wisconsin wasn’t a security breach
Donald Trump’s running mate gave some people online creepy stalker vibes when he walked from his plane over to Vice President Kamala Harris’s to confront her.
August 08 2024 12:28 PM
‘Mass deportation’ signs waved at RNC after JD Vance’s wife talks about her immigrant family
The Ohio senator and his wife sought to make the GOP appear inclusive as convention attendees, many wearing bandages on their ears, chanted, "Send them back."
July 18 2024 4:32 PM
Here’s all the insanity from day two of the Republican National Convention
It will get even wilder as the final night on Thursday approaches.
July 17 2024 3:35 PM
It's official: Donald Trump is the Republican nominee for president again
For the third time in a row, the GOP has chosen the extremist former president to stand for election.
July 15 2024 5:02 PM
What the LGBTQ+ community should expect from the Republican National Convention
Anti-transgender, anti-immigrant and other bigotry aimed toward marginalized communities will likely permeate the event.
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July 15 2024 2:09 PM
Gay U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan hopes November’s election will turn the page on Donald Trump and the far right
The Wisconsin congressman shared his thoughts with The Advocate on the temperature of anti-LGBTQ+ political rhetoric and the 2024 election.
July 01 2024 9:25 AM
Not to be outdone by Trans Day of Visibility, Trump weirdly declares ‘Christian Visibility Day’
The former president appears to be banking on manufactured outrage by right-wing extremists.
April 03 2024 3:13 PM
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor vetoes Republican transgender sports ban bill
The Democrat stood in the way of a law that Republicans wanted to have enacted targeting the trans community.
April 02 2024 5:01 PM
Milwaukee school board, principal sued for allegedly abusing student with gay parents
A new federal lawsuit claims that a public school principal abused and discriminated against a student because of his parents’ sexual orientation.
March 30 2024 10:10 AM