14 transgender elected officials you should know
These trans politicians are breaking barriers around the nation.
November 29, 2024
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These trans politicians are breaking barriers around the nation.
Smotherman brings a diverse background and leadership skills to her race in hopes of flipping a district from Republican to Democratic.
Brianna Titone pulled ahead of her Republican challenger in the race for Colorado's House District 27.
The far-right Colorado congresswoman tries to rewrite history in the wake of the Club Q mass shooting.
MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart talks to notable queer people about the state of LGBTQ+ rights in the U.S.
Gov. Jared Polis signed the bills into law Monday, along with one making it easier for minors to change the gender on their birth certificates.
The state GOP sent out a bigoted email filled with misinformation.
McBride -- the first openly trans person to speak at a major political convention and currently the press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign -- throws her hat in the ring.
LGBTQ candidates are not just running for Congress and governorships -- they could remake legislatures in some of the most conservative states.
McBride, a former White House intern and current press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, prevailed in Delaware.
The results include gains in Congress, statewide positions, and some local firsts. Pictured from left: Dana Nessel, Ricardo Lara, and Teri Johnston.
Advocates -- who say LGBTQ youth are "consistently" put into reparative therapy in the state -- may finally ban the practice there.
Allowing for exclusion of trans athletes in even limited cases is not OK, say 14 state legislators.
The mass shooting in Colorado Springs at Club Q is the latest attack against members of the LGBTQ+ community.
“There is this paradox where a majority of Americans voted for Trump, who is extremely anti-trans, and yet many Americans also voted for out transgender candidates and in favor of LGBTQ rights in referendums,” A4TE executive director Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen told The Advocate.
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