Transgender Rep. Sarah McBride calls out 'weird' obsession by Republicans in whose minds 'I appear to live rent-free'
Conservatives are obsessed with her gender identity. She is focused on helping Americans.
MARCH 13, 2025
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Democratic lawmakers lead congressional push to reverse Trump’s transgender military ban
California Democratic U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs is leading the charge.
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FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Sarah McBride a 'child predator' and 'liar' in latest anti-transgender rant
The anti-trans Republican from Georgia took objection to a video posted by Libs of TikTok showing McBride reading to children from the book I Am Jazz.
JANUARY 15, 2025
Sarah McBride and the way we win
"As the first and only out transgender member of Congress, Sarah will be putting herself on the line every day in a way that’s never been done before," writes HRC's Jay Brown.
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Trans U.S. Rep-elect Sarah McBride on Mike Johnson’s Capitol bigotry: 'Not here to fight about bathrooms'
“I will follow the rules as outlined by Speaker Johnson even if I disagree with them,” she said.
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
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.
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Queer Democrat Emily Randall ‘excited’ about Washington congressional primary victory
Randall discussed her recent primary election victory in an interview with The Advocate.
AUGUST 12, 2024
The deplorable way House Republicans are treating Rep. Sarah McBride knows no historical equal
Opinion: History will honor McBride's courage and integrity while condemning the House Republicans' current cruelty, writes John Casey.
MARCH 13, 2025
As the first out trans person in Congress, Sarah McBride is ready to fight for us
The history-making congresswoman is fiercely focused on the real issues affecting most Americans — and is not deterred by ongoing far-right rhetoric.
JANUARY 21, 2025
Republicans release top bill priorities in rules package. The No. 1 priority? Trans people
The rules package released by Speaker Johnson shows that transgender people are likely to be a top priority for Republicans in 2025.
JANUARY 3, 2025
Sarah McBride gives moving farewell speech to Delaware Senate as she heads to D.C.
McBride thanked her fellow Delaware representatives for helping her "realize the awesome responsibility and the awesome opportunity that we have to leave this state better and kinder than we found it."
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Congress has always been hostile to women trying to use the bathroom
Nancy Mace’s proposal to cut bathroom access for trans women in the Capitol is the latest in the building’s long history of excluding women lawmakers.
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
LGBTQ+ Reps. condemn 'outrageous' forced outing bill advancing in Congress
The Congressional Equality Caucus is calling out the "outrageous" bill going to vote in the House that would forcibly out transgender students to their guardians.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
21 U.S. Reps. condemn Uganda's 'draconian' anti-LGBTQ+ law: 'State-sponsored violence'
Reps. Mark Takano and Joyce Beatty have led the effort to introduce a resolution to condemn Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act, "one of the harshest anti-LGBTQI+ laws the world has seen."
JUNE 28, 2024
Why Rep. Maxwell Frost says Democrats must step up their game against Donald Trump
“I don't think it makes sense for us to tell our people we're gonna play dead and roll over,” Frost told The Advocate.
MARCH 5, 2025
At 2026's State of the Union, will the House Sergeant at Arms bellow, 'Mr. Speaker, His Excellency, King Donald?'
Why presidents address Congress from the middle tier, and how Trump could speak from the top next year, writes John Casey.
MARCH 4, 2025
These two Texas Democrats were the only ones in their party to vote for the House's anti-trans sports bill
Texas U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez were the lone Democratic votes for the so-called Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
JANUARY 17, 2025
Don't be 'weak & gay': Republican announces congressional run with controversial video
Donald Trump supporter Valentina Gomez announced that she was moving to Texas to run for Congress, which was followed up by a controversial new video of her discussing immigrants.
DECEMBER 27, 2024
House Republicans are trying to ban gender-affirming care for youth in new military budget
The move has been called "discriminatory" by LGBTQ+ rights advocates.
DECEMBER 8, 2024
Watch AOC slam Nancy Mace for 'endangering all women' with transgender bathroom ban
"All it does is allow these Republicans to go around and bully any woman who isn't wearing a skirt because they think she might not look woman enough," Ocasio-Cortez said.
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Julie Johnson just made history as the first LGBTQ+ person ever elected to Congress from the South
“Julie is an experienced and tested leader who will bring an important voice to Washington. Her fearless advocacy has improved the lives of all Texans," said LGBTQ+ Victory Fund President and CEO Annise Parker.
NOVEMBER 5, 2024