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Trump’s ‘unqualified insurrectionist’ pick to be Wyoming U.S. attorney under fire for anti-LGBTQ+ record

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Trump administration is potentially sending two gay men to their death by preparing to deport them to Iran

“They are textbook asylum cases,” attorney Rebekah Wolf told The Advocate. “People from a country where who they are is criminalized and punishable by torture or death — that is literally the definition of an asylum seeker.”

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As LGBTQ+ people go back into the closet under Trump, the Human Rights Campaign reveals plan to fight back

Parents hide who they are at their children’s schools, workers shrink themselves to keep their jobs, and couples think twice before holding hands on the street, Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson said.

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Virginia school board adopts anti-transgender policy and blocks LGBTQ+ club

“They don’t realize how large a part of their school those kids make up,” a queer middle school student told The Advocate.

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Michigan Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers surrounds himself with hardcore LGBTQ+ rights opponents

From calling transgender people an "abomination" to claiming the Equality Act is "demonic" and "wicked," his faith leaders coalition is as extreme as they come.

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Trump’s ‘unqualified insurrectionist’ pick to be Wyoming U.S. attorney under fire for anti-LGBTQ+ record

Trump administration is potentially sending two gay men to their death by preparing to deport them to Iran

“They are textbook asylum cases,” attorney Rebekah Wolf told The Advocate. “People from a country where who they are is criminalized and punishable by torture or death — that is literally the definition of an asylum seeker.”

Trump-appointed Texas federal judge rules that drag is like blackface

"Claims comparing it to dehumanizing performances designed to uphold racial supremacy are as inaccurate as they are offensive," a GLAAD spokesperson told The Advocate.

Gay Minneapolis pastor says ICE agent pointed gun at his face, blocks from Renee Good’s killing

“Are you afraid now?” Rev. Kenny Callaghan said the federal agent asked him before he was handcuffed and placed in a black SUV.

Florida woman criticized Miami Beach's mayor on Facebook. Cops then showed up at her home

“Free speech died at my door,” Raquel Pacheco, a small business owner, told The Advocate.

Abigail Spanberger becomes VA's first woman governor, honoring history and diversity in inaugural speech

The LGBTQ+ ally spoke about a state that is safe and supportive for all of its residents, as she turned the page on Glenn Youngkin's anti-queer era.

As LGBTQ+ people go back into the closet under Trump, the Human Rights Campaign reveals plan to fight back

Parents hide who they are at their children’s schools, workers shrink themselves to keep their jobs, and couples think twice before holding hands on the street, Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson said.

Virginia school board adopts anti-transgender policy and blocks LGBTQ+ club

“They don’t realize how large a part of their school those kids make up,” a queer middle school student told The Advocate.

Previously celebrated transgender activist sentenced to federal prison for D.C. nonprofit fraud

Ruby Corado may be deported back to El Salvador after she finishes serving her time.

Virginia ICE agents nab gay Panamanian immigrant at routine check-in, man’s U.S. citizen husband says

Elias Perez-Zuazo was taken into ICE custody in December after arriving at an agency office for a scheduled appointment he had attended without incident in prior years.

Michigan Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers surrounds himself with hardcore LGBTQ+ rights opponents

From calling transgender people an "abomination" to claiming the Equality Act is "demonic" and "wicked," his faith leaders coalition is as extreme as they come.

‘Proud’ pro-LGBTQ+ Democrat flips Republican state House seat in Georgia electoral upset

Eric Gisler won a special election on Tuesday by about 200 votes.

RFK Jr.’s health department is using religious freedom to strip transgender people of health care

“This administration is obsessed with targeting trans folks,” former HHS deputy assistant secretary for health policy Adrian Shanker told The Advocate.

New mutant mpox strain discovered in England — how concerned should people be?

It appears to be a combination of two serious strains that have spread in previous outbreaks. Here's what we know so far.

Colin Allred targets first LGBTQ+ congresswoman from Texas for House seat as Jasmine Crockett runs for Senate

It's a variable musical chairs of Democratic political campaigns in the aftermath of recent mid-decade Republican gerrymandering.

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“They are textbook asylum cases,” attorney Rebekah Wolf told The Advocate. “People from a country where who they are is criminalized and punishable by torture or death — that is literally the definition of an asylum seeker.”

"Claims comparing it to dehumanizing performances designed to uphold racial supremacy are as inaccurate as they are offensive," a GLAAD spokesperson told The Advocate.

“Are you afraid now?” Rev. Kenny Callaghan said the federal agent asked him before he was handcuffed and placed in a black SUV.

“Free speech died at my door,” Raquel Pacheco, a small business owner, told The Advocate.

The LGBTQ+ ally spoke about a state that is safe and supportive for all of its residents, as she turned the page on Glenn Youngkin's anti-queer era.

Parents hide who they are at their children’s schools, workers shrink themselves to keep their jobs, and couples think twice before holding hands on the street, Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson said.

“They don’t realize how large a part of their school those kids make up,” a queer middle school student told The Advocate.

Ruby Corado may be deported back to El Salvador after she finishes serving her time.

Elias Perez-Zuazo was taken into ICE custody in December after arriving at an agency office for a scheduled appointment he had attended without incident in prior years.

From calling transgender people an "abomination" to claiming the Equality Act is "demonic" and "wicked," his faith leaders coalition is as extreme as they come.

Eric Gisler won a special election on Tuesday by about 200 votes.

“This administration is obsessed with targeting trans folks,” former HHS deputy assistant secretary for health policy Adrian Shanker told The Advocate.

It appears to be a combination of two serious strains that have spread in previous outbreaks. Here's what we know so far.

It's a variable musical chairs of Democratic political campaigns in the aftermath of recent mid-decade Republican gerrymandering.