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Leaked chats expose Young Republicans peddling racism, fascism, & Hitler worship in bombshell Politico report

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Politics

Third Trump shutdown ‘irrefutable proof’ Republicans can’t govern, Congressional Equality Caucus says

“Standing up for health care and keeping the government open should never be partisan,” Sarah McBride added.

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News

Outrage after border agents subject detained gay Vermont superintendent to hours of ‘psychological terror’

Local officials and national lawmakers are expressing anger over U.S. citizen Wilmer Chavarria’s “deeply disturbing” encounter while returning from vacation with his husband.

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News

Donald Trump’s election triggered transgender people to contemplate DIY hormones & suicide: study

A new University of Vermont study found that 100 percent of respondents worried about their access to care after Donald Trump became president again.

Democrats are fighting for transgender people to have access to gender-affirming care.
Politics

Democrats introduce bill to expand gender-affirming care access to mark Trans Day of Visibility

The bill expands medical education and access to gender-affirming care in rural communities.

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Politics

LGBTQ+ Democrats will take a stand during Trump’s joint address  — including skipping it entirely

“I won’t sit and watch him lie,” Vermont Democratic Congresswoman Becca Balint said.

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Politics

Democrat Robert Garcia condemns ‘madman’ Donald Trump’s ‘monstrous’ response to D.C. plane crash

Instead of consoling a grieving nation, the president has tried to score political points by falsely blaming diversity efforts for the tragedy.

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News

U.S. Rep. Becca Balint says Trump’s ‘disgusting’ plane crash press conference proves ‘he is not well’

”I have to say something,” the Vermont congresswoman said about calling attention to the president’s bizarre behavior.

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Election

Democrats celebrate LGBTQ+ gains & promise to stand up for trans rights after rough election

“Queer people, trans people, people of color are waking up today feeling in danger,” U.S. Rep. Becca Balint said. “We need to have a full-throated declaration that we are going to be there with them.”

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Politics

History-making Rep. Becca Balint on finding hope in divisive times as a queer member of Congress

“I think people don’t understand the emotional and psychological toll it takes on us as openly gay members of Congress that we are in those committee hearings when people are saying horrible things about us,” Balint says.

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News

This small Vermont town is going all out for its first Pride celebration

Pride of Woodstock VT's cochairs tell The Advocate how they built the town's inaugural Pride Month celebration from the ground up.

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Politics

When even blue states aren't safe from anti-LGBTQ+ laws, this queer mayor is protecting her city

Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, the first woman and first out gay mayor of Vermont's largest city, tells The Advocate about how blue states must be proactive instead of reactive in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

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