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’s nonpartisan, volun
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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Anti-LGBTQ+ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) called last night's blue tsunami "close to an extinction-level event for Republicans in many parts of the country, as we have seen probably in the last hundred years." Florida GOP Gov Ron DeSantis blames Trump:Let’s just be clear about wh...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
