This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Voters in deep-blue Washington State, home to some of the most robust anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination protections in the country, have passed a ballot initiative that bars transgender girls from participating on girls’ sports teams.The controversial statute
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Out US Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee and the panel's chairman-in-waiting, had a two-word message on Wednesday for everyone given a pass on corruption while Republicans controlled the committee and its vast powers of investigation: "L...
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Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, resigned on Thursday. LGBTQ+ people are celebrating, as she used her office to persecute schools and organizations that supported transgender-inclusion as well as diversit...
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Through his groundbreaking portrayal of Pray Tell in Pose, boundary-pushing red carpet fashion, and unapologetic LGBTQ advocacy, Billy Porter has consistently leveraged his platform to challenge expectations and inspire others to embrace their power. Now, Porter is stepping into ...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Amid a national rainbow wave with a blue Texas hue, the Lone Star State elected its first out LGBTQ+ chief justice to the state Supreme Court.Maggie Ellis, whose race against Republican opponent Jimmy Blacklock was called early Wedne...
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This story originally appeared on Out.Sophia Bush is using her platform to make a difference.While fans may know and love her for her breakthrough and notable roles on hit TV shows such as One Tree Hill and Chicago P.D., Bush is focusing her time and energy beyond the screen by g...
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If you’re caught in the scroll, are you sure you’re not gay?About half of LGBTQ+ Americans say that they are part of an online community, a percentage much higher than our straight and cisgender counterparts, according to new data released by the Pew Research Center based on a su...
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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...
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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...
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This article contains spoilers for the plot of Red, White, & Royal Blue — and for the results of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, but you’ve probably heard about those.Americans across the country are rejoicing after Texas flipped blue, electing James Talarico as the state’s firs...
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Crush Dance Bar (2007 14th Street, N.W.) was packed on Saturday night for a Halloween costume contest. (Washington Blade photos by Michael Key) The post PHOTOS: Halloween at Crush appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News....
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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...
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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...
