Fifteen years ago this month, the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” took effect. At the time, the importance of the change was obvious: gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans would no longer have to hide who they were to wear the uniform. What was harder to see was what would follow: a generation of L
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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), one of the most anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans in the country, might lose her reelection bid. The race is still too close to call in the deep-red district she moved to protect her political career. Read more. Check out the latest about America votes in the 20...
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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is currently behind her Democratic challenger, Eileen Laubacher, in votes, with the race still too close to call, which means that there's a chance that one of the most anti-LGBTQ+ members of Congress will be out of a job soon. Boebert was first elected...
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Quinnie Perez has been elected to the Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District in Florida, making her the state's first out trans elected official. Perez is the daughter of Mexican immigrants and has "deep roots in farm life," according to her bio shared by the LGBTQ+ V...
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Washington state rep-elect Jaelynn Scott (D) will be the first out Black trans woman in the country to serve in a state legislature after winning her race last night against independent Evon McCorkle. She will also be the first ever trans lawmaker in Washington. Scott is a member...
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While we don't have full results yet, we can already say that the incoming Congress will be the most LGBTQ+ Congress ever, with 16 out queer members. All nine out House members who sought reelection got reelected. Those are Reps. Becca Balint (D-VT), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Robert...
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Last night was historic across the board, but it was an especially historic night in Texas. Democrats James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa flipped a Senate seat and the governorship, respectively, making Talarico the state's first Democratic Senator since 1988 and Hinojosa the state'...
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D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George (D-Ward 4), who has expressed strong support for LGBTQ related issues, emerged as the expected winner in the city’s Nov. 3 mayoral election, capturing 84.3 percent of the votes that had been counted as of late Tuesday night in a three-cand...
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All of the openly gay and lesbian members of the Maryland General Assembly who were on the ballot on Tuesday won re-election. State Sen. Mary Washington (D-Baltimore County) won re-election in Senate District 43. State Dels. Kris Fair (D-Frederick County), Anne Kaiser (D-Montgome...
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Two states voted to ban trans girls from participating in school sports: Arizona and Nebraska. And we don't have results from the other two states with sports bans on the ballot: Washington and Colorado. Arizona's ballot question includes a bathroom ban. More information over at ...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.In a historic win, Democrat Allison Montgomery unseated Republican incumbent State Rep. Phillip Rigsby for a seat representing Alabama’s House District 25 on Tuesday night, becoming the state’s first transgender elected official.Acco...
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I want to give a big personal thank you to all the voters, who on Tuesday night, showed the world how disappointed with, and mad at, they are at the felon in the White House, his fascist aides, and sycophants in Congress. Although there will be loads of columns yet to be written ...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Bisexual lawmaker Jessica Benham won her reelection campaign to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the state’s 36th district, defeating Republican opponent Timothy McCune and securing a fourth term.First elected in 2020, Be...
