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Agenda PAC list Republican hate squad legislators Valerie Gaydos Buck Newton Fabian Basabe Susan Plasencia
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10 Republican 'hate squad' lawmakers targeted by pro-LGBTQ+ Agenda PAC

Agenda PAC is hoping to unseat these "beatable bigots."

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Politics

North Carolina State Senator: 'Keep Our State Straight'

Republican Buck Newton, who is nominated to be North Carolina's next attorney general, made that controversial comment in a speech to supporters of the anti-LGBT law HB2.

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Marriage Equality

N.C. Senators Vote to Give Clerks 'Right to Discriminate'

The North Carolina Senate just passed a bill that would allow registrars and magistrates to refuse to marry same-sex couples on the basis of 'sincerely held religious beliefs.'

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Election

Democrats Tout Business in Campaign Against Governor McCrory's Law

It's a gubernatorial election year in North Carolina, and Democrats are ramping up HB2 as an issue.

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Transgender

Mara Keisling on N.C. Arrest: 'They're Making Us Stronger'

After her arrest by North Carolina police officers, Mara Keisling says, "They're making us stronger."

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Politics

HB 2 Repeal Fails, Discriminatory Law Still Alive

Legislators fail to undo North Carolina's insidious anti-LGBT law.

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Politics

Brian Sims named CEO of the LGBTQ+ PAC that took on Moms for Liberty in 2023 (exclusive)

In an exclusive interview with The Advocate, Brian Sims shared his vision for Agenda PAC as it gears up for the final stretch of the high-stakes 2024 election cycle.

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Transgender

SCOTUS Already Ruled Against N.C.'s Law 20 Years Ago

Could a lawsuit against North Carolina's infamous anti-LGBT bill win transgender Americans their first precedent-setting victory at the Supreme Court?

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Harrumph!

FROM THE ARCHIVE: For our cover in January 2009, The Advocate interviewed Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank, who announced his retirement today, and found he doesn't suffer fools, tolerate tardiness, or think much of gay rights rallies. Meet Frank and his boyfriend in this profile.

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World

Big Gay Following: John Krasinski

Punching in for his first chat with gay media, the Office star talks George Clooney's irresistible superpowers, his own sex-symbol status, and riding high on Beyonce's radar.