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Mayor-elect Janeese Lewis George has named Gautam Raghavan, an openly gay former White House official under the administrations of Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden as one of five co-chairs for her mayoral transition team. 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Claire Snyder-Hall (D-14) won re-election to a second term on Tuesday, defeating Mike Simpler, roughly 70-30 percent in a rout that was a replay of their 2024 contest. The 14th District includes Rehoboth Beach. 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Don Mancini, the creator of the Child’s Play horror franchise — which features the smart-mouthed, orange-haired, overall-wearing, and slightly murderous doll Chucky — took to X on Election Day to settle the debate over the character’s political leanings. “Chucky has a trans kid,” Manc","source":"them.","author":"Delia Curtis","publishDate":"2026-11-04T20:12:50.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T10:42:30.165Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fchucky-the-doll-with-an-i-voted-sticker.png%3Fid%3D68596237%26width%3D980","category":"rights","needsResolve":false,"needsImageFetch":false},{"id":"k20iex","archiveId":"u13po27r2i23sl","title":"Trump is spinning out of control as he blames everyone but himself for yesterday's losses","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/live/is-spinning-out-of-control-as-he-blames-everyone-but-himself-for-yesterdays-losses/","excerpt":"Donald Trump spent the months leading up to yesterday's elections telling voters to \"pretend I'm on the ballot.\" He also had his hands in picking many of the Republican candidates in this election cycle, including Darline Graham Nordone, who somehow managed to lose a statewide race as a Republican i","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Alex Bollinger","publishDate":"2026-11-04T20:03:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T10:42:29.826Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F09%2F2026-09-11t174647z-268305216-mt1usatoday29789813-rtrmadp-3-president-donald-trump-and-first-lady-melania-trump-attend.jpg%3Ffocus_crop%3D1345%252C708%252C0.48%252C0.45%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Bquality%3D85","category":"rights","needsResolve":false,"needsImageFetch":false},{"id":"dqal9m","archiveId":"uzgx3i18i1pss","title":"Human Rights Campaign President Celebrates Blue Wave, but Demands Dems Deliver: “Now It’s Time to Govern”","url":"https://www.them.us/politics/hrc-democrats-blue-wave-lgbtq","excerpt":"This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Democrats in races large and small handed Republicans a historic defeat Tuesday, taking control of Congress and winning offices in states long considered beyond their reach. 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This transphobic, homophobic man can rot in hell,\" Tayl","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-09-11T19:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T10:40:23.940Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fscreenshot-2026-07-20-at-121425pm.png%3Ffocus_crop%3D1884%252C992%252C0.55%252C0.37%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Bquality%3D85","category":"rights","needsResolve":false,"needsImageFetch":false},{"id":"h5srt7","title":"Lilly Wachowski says supporting Harry Potter is \"supporting trans genocide\"","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/lilly-wachowski-says-supporting-harry-potter-is-supporting-trans/","excerpt":"Transgender action and sci-fi director Lilly Wachowski told Variety that fans of the magical kids' fantasy series Harry Potter are \"supporting trans genocide\" because it helps fund the anti-trans activism of the series' author JK Rowling. \"She is funding trans genocide,\" Wachowski said in an intervi","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-09-11T18:40:51.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-13T18:40:33.449Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F09%2Fscreenshot-2026-09-11-at-15531pm.png%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1%26%23038%3Bquality%3D85","category":"rights","needsResolve":false,"needsImageFetch":false},{"id":"yk1k2e","title":"\"I’m so grateful\": Lending library brings LGBTQ+ books to the masses in the heart of red America","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/im-so-grateful-lending-library-brings-lgbtq-books-to-the-masses-in-the-heart-of-red-america/","excerpt":"The bus at first looks unassuming, a black trailer you’d see at any old craft fair or farmers market. 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