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Christopher Wiggins

Christopher Wiggins is the politics and news editor at equalpride, where he leads and shapes coverage across The Advocate, Out, and Them. Based in Washington, D.C., he oversees national reporting on the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, federal agencies, state governments, and the political forces shaping LGBTQ+ life in the United States.

A GLAAD Media Award-winning journalist, Wiggins has reported extensively on federal policy, civil rights, elections, the courts, and the consequences of government action for LGBTQ+ people, with a particular focus on transgender communities. His work includes cover profiles for The Advocate’s print magazine featuring U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride of Delaware, CNN anchor-turned-independent journalist Don Lemon, former senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official Dr. Demetri Daskalakis, and former Vice President Kamala Harris.

In addition to directing editorial strategy, Wiggins continues to report from Washington on the institutions, officials, and movements defining the national political landscape, including the second Trump administration.

He can be reached at christopher.wiggins@equalpride.com and followed on Instagram and Bluesky. Whistleblowers and confidential sources may contact him securely on Signal at cwdc.98.

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Christopher Wiggins

A rural Virginia school board changed its rules to block an LGBTQ+ club. Students are suing in federal court

The lawsuit says King George County officials allowed students to skin squirrels in another group and told LGBTQ+ students to disguise their gay-straight alliance as a “Kindness Club,” before blocking it altogether.

James Talarico tells Rachel Maddow how bigoted, anti-trans politics distract from GOP corruption

The Texas Democratic U.S. Senate nominee explained why he won't sell out the transgender community in favor of votes.

Decorated transgender troops endure closed-door hearings with foregone conclusions in Pentagon purge

Trump’s Pentagon is using secretive separation boards to remove service members whose records prove they can do the job.

Pete Buttigieg warns that beating Trump won’t fix what made him possible

At a Provincetown fundraiser for Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, the former transportation secretary argued Democrats need a vision beyond restoring the pre-Trump status quo.

Transgender federal workers sue Trump administration over insurance ban on their health care

The proposed class action says the government is forcing workers and their families to choose between medically necessary care and crushing expenses.

Doug Burgum doubles down on Trump’s Reflecting Pool ‘vandals’ fantasy & points the finger at Jeanine Pirro

The pool’s coating failed, the felony case collapsed, and Trump’s officials are now blaming one another.

Trump rages after Jeanine Pirro abandons his imaginary Reflecting Pool vandals

“I don’t know what she was thinking," the president argued after the Justice Department admitted that there was no vandalism as it asked a judge to drop charges against an innocent man.

Trump’s Reflecting Pool lie needed a vandal. Jeanine Pirro served him up an innocent American

The D.C. U.S. attorney indicted a former Olympian on felony charges after the president lied, claiming that his failing vanity project had been sabotaged.

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Christopher Wiggins

The lawsuit says King George County officials allowed students to skin squirrels in another group and told LGBTQ+ students to disguise their gay-straight alliance as a “Kindness Club,” before blocking it altogether.

The Texas Democratic U.S. Senate nominee explained why he won't sell out the transgender community in favor of votes.

Trump’s Pentagon is using secretive separation boards to remove service members whose records prove they can do the job.

At a Provincetown fundraiser for Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, the former transportation secretary argued Democrats need a vision beyond restoring the pre-Trump status quo.

The proposed class action says the government is forcing workers and their families to choose between medically necessary care and crushing expenses.

The pool’s coating failed, the felony case collapsed, and Trump’s officials are now blaming one another.

“I don’t know what she was thinking," the president argued after the Justice Department admitted that there was no vandalism as it asked a judge to drop charges against an innocent man.

The D.C. U.S. attorney indicted a former Olympian on felony charges after the president lied, claiming that his failing vanity project had been sabotaged.