This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate floor for the first time since June — so he could confirm an anti-LGBTQ+ judge.The former Republican Majority Leader, who was hospitalized for months after a June health incident — all while right-win
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Delaware issued its first-ever state historical marker recognizing an LGBTQ+ site yesterday — the mayor and a queer state legislator both say it's evidence of the area's increasing inclusivity. The Delaware Public Archives will place a historical marker recognizing Poodle Beach, ...
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Star of stage and screen Sir Patrick Stewart passed away in his Los Angeles home yesterday after “a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia,” according to spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak. Stewart will be remembered for his iconic roles as Captain ...
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In a world fraught with anxiety and fear, waking up Wednesday morning, Oct. 28, with a Goldilocks feeling that everything was just right was just odd. And then breaking news confirmed it: Dolores Huerta, icon, civil rights legend, hero to the long, too-often-ignored farm workers ...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.When Mike Manning came out on television at 22, he thought he might be surrendering the life he wanted, including marriage, children, and the ordinary comforts of belonging. Seventeen years later, he is married and nominated for an E...
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Democracy Forward has filed a lawsuit against the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS), challenging a state regulation that restricts public libraries from purchasing books for young readers that contain material related to transgender people and gender identity. The lawsuit was...
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Donald Trump said in an interview yesterday that voters should treat the 2026 midterms as if he is on the ballot, while bringing up how he is going to make "transgender… end." Former Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), who is now a Fox News host, asked Trump on his show yesterday about the u...
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An unintended confluence of AI, blind allegiance, and rabid homophobia is landing supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin's anti-LGBTQ+ crusade in court, leading even his most faithful supporters to question the authoritarian state's methods. Homophobic authors of anti-LGB...
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Several cast members from series 2 of the now-canceled sapphic reality dating show I Kissed a Girl have alleged that the final edit of the show that aired on the BBC depicted them in ways that they felt were racist and at times censorious, according to public posts they have made...
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With fewer than four days left until the midterm elections, President Donald Trump cannot stop complimenting men's bodies, particularly the buttocks of Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH). Trump has also recently complimented and insulted other men's bodies, leaving his own niece to wonder if...
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JD Vance and Fox host Jesse Watters expressed outrage at mailers and text messages sent to Texas families telling their kids to transition behind their parents' backs, even though a Republican group has already been accused of sending them in a potential attempt to boost transpho...
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Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) is trying to use transphobia to turn people against marriage equality in the state, repeating the strategy she used last year in her failed run for governor. Earle-Sears has emerged as a leader among anti-LGBTQ+ advocates fighting ...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.While politicians continue to target transgender people and shift their positions, Megan Rapinoe remains steadfast in her support for trans athletes.On the Who’s With Me? podcast, the soccer legend and out lesbian was asked by host W...
