Republicans Attempt to Hijack Defense Bill With Anti-Transgender Amendments
Far-right lawmakers want to use the bill to target access to abortion, gender-affirming care, and more in the military.
JULY 13, 2023
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Democrats Approve Marriage Equality Platform
Democrats became the first major American political party to approve a platform endorsing marriage equality.
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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
Human Trafficking Charges Added to Civil Suit Against Ed Buck
The suit has been brought by the mother of Gemmel Moore, who died in the West Hollywood home of Buck, a major donor to Democratic candidates.
JULY 9, 2019
Coalition Building in South Carolina
Susie Prueter and other LGBT activists in South Carolina have been building up their relationship with the state Democratic Party. One major breakthrough came during the CNN/YouTube debate in Charleston last summer. Check out our pre-primary blogging about the intersection of race and LGBT issues in S.C.
JANUARY 25, 2008
House Republicans Attack LGBTQ+ Community Through Spending Bills
They are attaching anti-LGBTQ+ amendments to every appropriations bill that's pending.
JULY 18, 2023
Voters Oppose Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Abortion Amendments to Defense Bill: Poll
Those are the findings of a Data for Progress survey of likely voters.
JULY 25, 2023
Equality Act Reintroduced in U.S. House; Vote Next Week
The bill would ban anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination nationwide in employment, housing, public accommodations, and more.
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
GOP-Led Town Is First in Pennsylvania to Repeal LGBTQ+ Protections
The Chambersburg Borough Council had a Democratic majority when it adopted the inclusive nondiscrimination law, and now a Republican majority has repealed it.
JANUARY 25, 2022
Jon Ossoff Heads to Runoff With Big Vote in Georgia House Race
The Democrat narrowly missed the majority needed to avoid a runoff but got far more votes than any rival.
APRIL 18, 2017
Colorado on the Road to Civil Unions
With Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, and a supportive governor, Colorado is poised to become the latest state to offer civil unions to same-sex couples, with legislation introduced today.
JANUARY 9, 2013
George Santos pulls out of New York congressional race
The disgraced former U.S. representative said he was worried that his run as an independent would split the Republican vote and give Democrats a House majority — and he claimed anti-Semitism is widespread among Dems.
APRIL 23, 2024
Gay Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Makes History
The first out congressman from New York is now the first out chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Kyrsten Sinema Touts Friendship With McConnell as Popularity Dips
Sinema, the bi senator who's disappointed many of her fellow Democrats, gave a speech promoting her supposed bipartisanship at the McConnell Center Monday.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Trump Is Horrible, But Mitch McConnell Is Really Destroying America
By abusing power, the Senate majority leader has held back progress on everything from LGBTQ rights to environmental protections. He must go.
MAY 27, 2019
New Jersey Democratic state Sen. Paul Sarlo calls trans women men and advocates for sports ban
The statements, made by Democratic Senate Deputy Majority Leader Paul Sarlo, reflect an alarming uptick in transphobia among some Democrats.
JANUARY 14, 2025
173 Republicans Voted Against the Equality Act—8 Voted for It
The House was only able to pass the LGBTQ-inclusive Equality Act because it has a Democratic majority.
MAY 17, 2019
Why This Gay Candidate's Texas Race Is of National Importance
Eliz Markowitz hopes to move the Texas House toward a Democratic majority and influence how the state draws congressional districts.
JANUARY 27, 2020
Calif. Congressional Democrats Back Marriage Equality for DNC Platform
The majority of California's Democratic Congress members announced Thursday that they had signed a letter urging the party's Platform Drafting Committee to adopt a plank supporting marriage equality at the convention in September.
JULY 19, 2012
Same-Sex Marriage: Bargained Away in New York Senate Deal?
New York state senate Democrats may have secured control of their chamber by bargaining away marriage equality on Thursday. Since Election Day, when Democrats won a two-seat majority in the chamber after decades of Republican rule, three conservative members of the caucus had threatened to defect to the GOP unless they received more power. But a handshake deal in New York City apparently gave the holdouts what they wanted, The New York Times reports.
DECEMBER 6, 2008
New York assembly passes same-sex marriage with bipartisan support
The Democratic-controlled New York State assembly passed Gov. Eliot Spitzer's bill to legalize same-sex marriage Tuesday night in a decisive 85-61 vote. Gay rights advocates hailed it as a victory even though the bill stands almost no chance of being voted on in the state senate, where Republicans hold a slim two-seat majority.
JUNE 21, 2007
Lesbian Named Vermont's First Woman Senate President Pro Tempore
Becca Balint will also be the first member of the LGBTQ+ community in the post.
NOVEMBER 24, 2020