This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a 2028 presidential contender with a long history of anti-transgender politics, suggested Republicans this year could have toned down anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.A day after a massive blue wave Midterm election, DeSantis held a press
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LGBTQ elected officials around the world have welcomed the U.S. midterm election results. New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas on Tuesday became the first openly gay man elected to the U.S. Senate. He will join U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), who in 2012 became the first open...
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Florida voters elected Republican Marshall Rawson, a man with neo-Nazi ties who has called for executing queer people, to the Florida State House of Representatives on Tuesday. He defeated his Democratic opponent, Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, by 36.4 percentage points. Rawson, age 3...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.A ban on transgender female athletes in Long Island has been lifted by an appellate court, the latest ruling in a case that has been ongoing with varying outcomes since 2024 — and another political blow to its mastermind.The New York...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who made anti-transgender politics a key feature of his governorship, criticized the Republican Party yesterday for spending millions on anti-trans ads. Online commenters say his comments are an attempt to distance himself from his party's national ...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.A senior official in President Donald Trump’s Justice Department senior official who consistently targeted the LGBTQ+ community is out after a controversial 18-month run.Harmeet Dhillon, who oversaw the Justice Department’s Civil Rig...
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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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Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. was outraged when Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) asked him about how he suggested that antidepressants played a role in last week's Minneapolis school shooting, where a shooter killed two children and injured 17 other people befor...
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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...
