Trans journalist Erin Reed has compiled a list of Democratic candidates with a history of anti-trans actions. These candidates have made statements or voted on legislation that is harmful to transgender people. Reed is urging voters to reconsider supporting these individuals.
The list includes candidates running in federal and statewide races. Some of these candidates have received endorsements from the Human Rights Campaign, despite their anti-trans records. Further information on the candidates and their actions is available, highlighting the importance of informed voting decisions.
Gloria Steinem was an icon, a feminist, a woman of substance and consequence. A rare person who made a difference her entire life; sometimes quietly, sometimes by making noise. She was an incredibly beautiful woman, inside and out. I heard of Gloria Steinem and admired her for al...
MAGA pastor and self-proclaimed “prophet” Hank Kunneman of One Voice Ministries recently said that uncircumcised people are trying to steal the nation. His comment was part of a bizarre transphobic and Islamophobic statement on the midterm elections. “I am not going to let uncirc...
Grindr has reached a settlement in a UK lawsuit filed in 2024 accusing the dating app of breaking UK privacy laws. It will pay plaintiffs £26 million (~$35 million) over allegations that Grindr shared app users’ sensitive information – including their ethnicity, sexual orientatio...
Nominate your favorites in our Best of LGBTQ DC categories through Sept. 24. The top 5 nominees from each category will become finalists with voting starting Sept. 28. Our 2026 Best of LGBTQ DC winners will be announced at the Best of LGBTQ DC Awards Party on Thursday, Oct. 22 an...
A National Women’s Soccer League game between the Portland Thorns and the Washington Spirit at Portland’s Providence Park last weekend was disrupted when stadium officials ejected a group of attendees for wearing apparel displaying anti-trans iconography. The group was wearing ap...
A new Justice Department memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi instructs the FBI to create a “cash reward system” to incentivize providing information against domestic terrorists. However, it also makes it clear that the targets of such domestic terrorist investigations will be “A...
NEW YORK — On Tuesday evening, over 250 protestors gathered outside of Mount Sinai Hospital on Manhattan’s Upper East Side to condemn the hospital system for settling with the Trump administration last week, agreeing to permanently cease providing gender-affirming care to transge...
An Indiana prosecutor will not press charges against the woman who called in an anonymous false report alleging out former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was a danger to his young twins. The report led to Buttigieg being temporarily separated from his children while an i...
The Republican Party's first-ever midterm convention kicks off today in Dallas, Texas with the goal of rallying MAGA voters to the polls this November. But according to CNN's chief data analyst, Harry Enten, the party has completely missed the mark on who it needs to reach. Enten...
Trans people's rights are a top concern among LGBTQ Nation readers this year. Last month, we asked you what your main concerns are for the 2026 midterms and what you think they could change. Quite a few people discussed trans rights, which have been under attack for the past seve...
It goes without saying that Carly Rae Jepsen is a capital-A ally to the queers. From performing at Capital Pride in DC as early as 2015 to donating to The Trevor Project, she’s made it absolutely clear where she stands. And on an artistic level, her perfectly crafted melodic tune...
Out Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) has secured his party’s nomination to replace retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) after winning Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary in New Hampshire. Pappas took home 65% of the vote, defeating progressive challenger Karishma Manzur, a medical scienti...
