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West Hollywood’s City Council approved an ordinance this week allowing people in polyamorous relationships to register as domestic partners. While the law does not confer the same rights as marriage or state domestic partnerships, it does offer certain protections to people in mu...
Conservatives have been using Abdul El-Sayed's name to scaremonger ever since he won the Democratic primary for Senate in Michigan in August, but Fox News host Jesse Watters found a way to say his name that many people thought reached new frontiers in racism. Watters was on The F...
Over the weekend, as he prepared for the midterm results, President Donald Trump threatened to rule by veto, saying that, faced with a Democratic Congress, “I guess I’ll become Mr. Veto.” But if he’s serious about vetoing everything the Democrats come up with as a political tacti...
A few months ago, I was driving to Kansas, and I already knew the law there. In government buildings, the bathroom you’re allowed to use is based on your sex at birth. I wasn’t expecting anyone to stop me at a gas station, but knowing that law existed was enough to stay in the ba...
The blue wave took the midterms by storm on a national level, and it also saw trans and nonbinary candidates winning state and local elections across the country, giving trans people more say over their own rights at a time when they’re politically threatened daily. While Congres...
See, when you do clownery, the clown comes back to bite. Though the Mississippi U.S. Senate race has not yet been called, Democrat Scott Colom is currently leading by just over 1,000 votes in the traditionally red state, which hasn’t had a Democrat as a senator since 1989. And, i...
By LEE O. SANDERLIN | Well, after a year of Gov. Wes Moore cajoling lawmakers, a special legislation session and a state Supreme Court decision, Maryland is poised to redraw its congressional maps to hand Democrats an 8-0 advantage. Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed Questio...
By GINNY BIXBY | Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will serve on Will Jawando’s transition steering committee, he announced Wednesday. “We worked together in the trenches, two doors down from each other in the Obama White House,” Jawando, the county executive-...
Many Democratic elected officials reveled in victory yesterday as a blue wave swept the nation. But no one celebrated having their hands in as many victories as former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who spent Wednesday posting pictures of himself with Democrats he campa...
Donald Trump is facing scrutiny online after a clip went viral showing him falling asleep in the Oval Office during a press event, waking up, and falling asleep again. The clip is from an event where Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr announced a new deal with ...
Out California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) is projected to win his election to represent California's 11th Congressional District in the House of Representatives, meaning he will succeed Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D) in the district that encompasses San Francisco, despite not ...
MS NOW host Chris Hayes eloquently described the blue tsunami of Democratic wins in last night's midterm elections as a "repudiation" of the Republicans' "grossness" and "cruelty" of attacking transgender people. "I was really upset by the the grossness and the cruelty of the clo...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Alabama voters have elected the state’s first openly gay sheriff, ousting a two-term Republican in Madison County.Democrat Brett Jones defeated incumbent Sheriff Kevin Turner on Tuesday after campaigning on jail reform and ending the...
D.C. 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. On the day following the Nov. 3 D.C. general ele...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Vermont voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday explicitly protecting LGBTQ+ people against discrimination, delivering a victory for civil rights advocates seeking stronger state safeguards against unequal treatment.The As...
Minnesota voters yesterday paid tribute to Renee Good, the 37-year-old queer mother of three who was lethally killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on January 7 in Minneapolis, by placing their "I voted" stickers from yesterday's historic midterm elections ...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Gay Army Black Hawk pilot Chris Gallant lost his bid to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Nick LaLota in New York’s 1st Congressional District, conceding Wednesday with a message that had defined his campaign: Public service should be judg...
Update: Scott Wiener has claimed victory in California, raising the number to 17 out LGBTQ+ lawmakers next year. At least 16 LGBTQ+ lawmakers will be sworn in to the House and Senate next year, making them the largest group of queer legislators ever to serve in Congress. This num...
Voters across the United States delivered a historic victory for freedom, accountability, and democracy in the November 3, 2026 midterm elections. In state after state, Americans rejected one of the most aggressive anti-transgender campaign efforts in recent memory, proving once ...
Incumbent Delaware State Rep. 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. Snyder-Hall, an out lesbian, has been a...
It’s official! 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 ha...
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. For LGBTQ+ Americans, the election brought breakthroughs in...
A new report from the Transgender Freedom Alliance (TFA) reveals that while anti-trans messaging from Democrats drew a lot of attention, the digital and streaming ad spending on those was dwarfed by the spending that tackled trans rights in a more positive way. Throughout the 202...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Chris Pappas had just made American history. Standing beside his husband Tuesday evening, the New Hampshire Democrat explained why he would have considered himself lucky even if he had lost.“And look, tonight, win, lose, or draw, I’m...
Senator-elect Peggy Flanagan (D-MN), the first Native American woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate, did not mince words in her victory speech last night, during which she vowed to fight the Trump administration's hateful agenda. "We will rip ICE apart!" she declared to raucous...
The next Congress will include a record number of LGBTQ+ lawmakers elected to Capitol Hill, with 17 of the 18 LGBTQ+ candidates who ran for federal office securing their seats. The New Lawmakers U.S. Senate: Chris Pappas — New Hampshire New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas has ...
Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) told staff on a call Wednesday morning that he would step down from his leadership position, foregoing a demotion to minority leader following his party's massive losses on Tuesday. He did not say whether he would resign his sea...
Republicans opposed to the Senate campaign of Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) have repeatedly criticized him for allegedly saying that there are “six genders.” The attacks over this and his other comments on gender have inspired Republicans to attack his masculinity and to pa...
This story was originally reported by Orion Rummler and Brooke Migdon of The 19th. Meet Orion and Brooke and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.Six transgender and nonbinary candidates made history on Election Day by winning races in states that have neve...
LGBTQ+ rights were on the ballot in at least seven states last night, from enshrining marriage equality in a state constitution to banning trans inclusion in sports. As the results come in, there’s some good news to be found, but there were losses, too, particularly when it comes...
The midterm election results are in, and Democrats decisively took not only the House of Representatives but also the Senate, not to mention several key governorships. But several of those historic wins went to Democratic candidates who made anti-trans comments, ran anti-trans ad...
Midterm elections are traditionally viewed as a check on the party in control of the White House. With Republicans holding control of all three branches of government, President Donald Trump was able to advance his agenda with few congressional obstacles. From getting the United ...
Fox News’ election night panel was momentarily stunned into silence Tuesday night as host Bret Baier read a statement from out Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, released after CNN projected that Democrats would retake control of the...
As early results started pouring in on election night, critically acclaimed bisexual actress and Hacks star Hannah Einbinder took to Instagram, posting a Story of MS NOW’s Steve Kornacki closely analyzing the Indiana returns with the caption, “if our guys (gender neutral) win ton...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Quinnie Pérez made history Tuesday night, becoming the first out transgender woman elected to public office in Florida after winning Seat 1 on the Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District board.Pérez will join the district’...
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is currently behind her Democratic challenger, Eileen Laubacher, in votes, with the race still too close to call, which means that there's a chance that one of the most anti-LGBTQ+ members of Congress will be out of a job soon. Boebert was first elected...
Washington state rep-elect Jaelynn Scott (D) will be the first out Black trans woman in the country to serve in a state legislature after winning her race last night against independent Evon McCorkle. She will also be the first ever trans lawmaker in Washington. Scott is a member...
While we don't have full results yet, we can already say that the incoming Congress will be the most LGBTQ+ Congress ever, with 16 out queer members. All nine out House members who sought reelection got reelected. Those are Reps. Becca Balint (D-VT), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Robert...
D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George (D-Ward 4), who has expressed strong support for LGBTQ related issues, emerged as the expected winner in the city’s Nov. 3 mayoral election, capturing 84.3 percent of the votes that had been counted as of late Tuesday night in a three-cand...
All of the openly gay and lesbian members of the Maryland General Assembly who were on the ballot on Tuesday won re-election. State Sen. Mary Washington (D-Baltimore County) won re-election in Senate District 43. State Dels. Kris Fair (D-Frederick County), Anne Kaiser (D-Montgome...
Two states voted to ban trans girls from participating in school sports: Arizona and Nebraska. And we don't have results from the other two states with sports bans on the ballot: Washington and Colorado. Arizona's ballot question includes a bathroom ban. More information over at ...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.In a historic win, Democrat Allison Montgomery unseated Republican incumbent State Rep. Phillip Rigsby for a seat representing Alabama’s House District 25 on Tuesday night, becoming the state’s first transgender elected official.Acco...
I want to give a big personal thank you to all the voters, who on Tuesday night, showed the world how disappointed with, and mad at, they are at the felon in the White House, his fascist aides, and sycophants in Congress. Although there will be loads of columns yet to be written ...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Bisexual lawmaker Jessica Benham won her reelection campaign to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the state’s 36th district, defeating Republican opponent Timothy McCune and securing a fourth term.First elected in 2020, Be...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Arizona voters have decisively approved a measure targeting transgender students and their participation in sports.Proposition 318, also known as the “Protect Girls’ Sports in Arizona Act,” was passed early Wednesday morning, accordi...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Nebraska voters have decisively approved a constitutional amendment creating strict guidelines for student athletes based on biological sex.Initiative 442 was passed early Wednesday morning, according to a 3:25 a.m. Eastern time call...
The manager of the Long Branch Lagoon Water Park in Dodge City, Kansas reportedly screamed and rushed children out of the women's restroom and changing area on August 8 after three self-described “bearded, burly” transgender men wearing yellow “Compliance Crew” t-shirts followed ...
By BRENDA WINTRODE | GOP Rep. Andy Harris won his ninth term in Congress on Tuesday, maintaining Maryland’s sole Republican presence in the House of Representatives despite Democrats sweeping races across the country. The Associated Press called the election result at 11:45 p.m.,...
Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek, who got attention in LGBTQ+ media this campaign season for his anti-LGBTQ+ views, has been declared the victor in the race for the US Senate seat in Iowa. The AP reports that, with 98% of votes counted, Turek got 50.5% of the votes while the Repu...
NBC News has called the race for Arizona attorney general for out Democrat Kris Mayes. She has won over 56% of the vote with 74% of votes counted. Mayes, the incumbent, defeated Republican challenger and state Sen. Warren Petersen. Her win comes as Democrats take a trifecta in th...
Here are some funny tweets from election night. It seems we are not, in fact, Charlie Kirk— Natalie Wynn (@ContraPoints) November 4, 2026 woke is back, anyone who started saying retarded again is going to jail pic.twitter.com/dLhUeqSyUC— Pander (@PanderShirts) Novembe...
Out former lawmaker Janelle Sarauw (D) has been declared the next Delegate to the House of Representatives from the US Virgin Islands, where she will advocate for the interests of people who live in the territory. Check out the latest about America votes in the 2026 Midterm Elect...
Out former lawmaker Janelle Sarauw won her race to be the Delegate to the US House of Representatives from the US Virgin Islands in a landslide. The St. Thomas Source reports that she has won 75% of the votes so far. She will replace outgoing Delegate Stacey Plaskett, who ran for...
Out lawmaker Amanda Gonzalez has been projected to win the statewide race in Colorado. She said she hopes to build trust in elections in the position. Check out the latest about America votes in the 2026 Midterm Elections. Join us for 24 hour election coverage. on LGBTQNation.com...
Out bisexual veteran JoAnna Mendoza is the projected winner of Arizona's Sixth Congressional District, The Hill reports, leading Republican incumbent Rep. Juan Ciscomani by 18.5% percentage points as 70% of the votes have been counted. "To be a leader means to do what’s right, ev...
Out San Diego City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert (D) is projected to win the race for California's 48th Congressional District. She currently leads Republican Jim Desmond with 59.4% of the vote and 49% of the votes counted, according to the AP. Her victory flips the seat blue. ...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.State Rep. Leigh Finke, Minnesota’s first out transgender legislator and a leading advocate for protections for transgender patients, has won reelection to the Minnesota House.Finke, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, def...
Nebraska voters have approved of ballot Measure 442, the so-called "Fairness for Girls initiative, The Daily Nebraskan reported, with 67% of voters supporting the initiative as of midnight local time. The measure will write into the state constitution a 2025 law, sponsored by sta...
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 ra...
Arizona voters have passed Proposition 318, the so-called “Protect Girls Sports in Arizona Act,” The Arizona Mirror reported. Approximately 57.2% of voters approved of the ballot initiative and 42.8% opposed it, The New York Times reported. Based on a 2022 Arizona law that federa...
