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Lawmakers want to know why there are fewer LGBTQ+ homeowners than straight: 'Concerning disparities'

Twenty U.S. representatives are demanding to know about the homeownership "disparities" between LGBTQ+ people and their straight, cisgender peers.

Is a Consumer Protection Exec Quietly Dismantling LGBTQ Protections?

Employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau want answers after discovering a bureau official once worked for an antigay hate group.

In Trump's Sights: Dismantling Equality in Lending

Protecting Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau isn't as sexy as saving Obamacare and marriage equality, but it's nearly as imperative.

Trump Appointee Worked for Anti-LGBTQ Group and Tried to Hide It

Paul Watkins once worked to criminalize homosexuality. Now he has enormous influence on how companies comply with antidiscrimination laws. 

'Don't You Dare Talk to Me Like That': Maxine Waters to Republican

The congresswoman was told by a straight white man that she didn't understand discrimination. It did not go over well.

Trump's New Chief of Staff Will Be White House's Biggest Homophobe Yet

As a House member, Mick Mulvaney received a zero in every term on the Human Rights Campaign's Congressional Scorecard.

Op-ed: Credit Is Still a Chance for Quiet Discrimination

The almighty dollar runs the world, but credit discrimination among LGBTs is an oft-forgotten injustice.

Right-Wingers Freak Out Over Elizabeth Warren's Pronouns

They're accusing her of pandering and worse by making the inclusive gesture of listing her preferred pronouns.

Elizabeth Warren Endorses Biden: 'When You Disagree, He'll Listen'

Biden's former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination lauds his empathy and integrity.

Out, Advocate's Executive Editors Endorse Elizabeth Warren

Out's Raquel Willis and The Advocate's Neal Broverman stand united in support of Warren, highlighting the presidential candidate's stances on LGBTQ+ issues.

Sanders Gets Heat in Debate; Warren, Others Take Bloomberg to Task Too

The last Democratic presidential debate before the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday was a lively one.

Iowa LGBTQ Activists Leaning Toward Warren, Buttigieg

The Advocate asked some politically active LGBTQ Iowans who they'll be caucusing for Monday night.

Grading Elizabeth Warren's LGBTQ Record

The Democrat and longtime champion of LGBTQ people has officially announced her 2020 presidential campaign.

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Clinton's VP Possibilities and Their LGBT Rights Records

The short list includes strong and middling supporters, plus an unknown quantity.

Trump's Hate Has a Long History in This Country

Both Republicans and Democrats built a system that would enable someone like Trump to emerge. To change things, politicians have to abandon the narrative that only white, straight, male Christians are entitled to the good life.

Toxic Republican Loses in West Virginia, But Winner's Anti-LGBT

Don Blankenship won't be the state's Republican Senate nominee, but its anti-LGBT attorney general will. 

The New Divas: Maxine, Kamala, Hillary and the Women of D.C.

Obsessing over pop stars is so yesterday -- it's the female politicians challenging Trump who have our eternal devotion. 

The Resistance Fighters Who Will Stand Up to the Deplorables

Here are some elected officials, commentators, and others who will have our backs during the Trump administration.

Ayanna Pressley on Introducing Bill to Advance Trans Rights

The lawmaker from Massachusetts made the announcement on Transgender Day of Visibility.