'A betrayal': Trans people respond to Sarah McBride's bathroom ban compliance
“I can deal with this; other people shouldn’t have to,” Rep.-elect Sarah McBride told The Advocate in response to criticism.
November 21, 2024
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear perfectly explains why he vetoed the 'nastiest' anti-trans bill
Politicians and media personalities aren't "talking about what people are worried about" enough, according to Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear.
November 18, 2024
John Oliver slams Democrats who think transgender people lost them the election
"If what you want is a centrist campaign that's quiet on trans issues ... that candidate existed, and she just lost," Oliver said during a recent episode of Last Week Tonight.
November 14, 2024
No, 'Morning Joe,' trans people didn’t get Trump elected
Donald Trump may have won in part based on lies Republicans spread about a vulnerable minority of Americans.
November 7, 2024
Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr wins reelection, will return to House floor after sanction
Republicans voted to bar Zephyr from speaking on the floor of the state legislature in 2023 after she said that conservatives' ban on gender-affirming care for youth would result in “blood on [their] hands.”
November 6, 2024
Recap: Election Day 2024 coverage of LGBTQ+ issues
Vice President Kamala Harris, an LGBTQ+ champion, faced former President Donald Trump in the presidential election. Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people also ran for office on the federal, state, and local levels. Here's reporting from The Advocate's team of reporters across the country, including in D.C. with Harris.
November 5, 2024
Texas Republican leader openly uses 'gay' and the R-word as insults, faces no consequences
Bo French, Tarrant County Republican Party Chair, has been both condemned and defended by his colleagues.
November 1, 2024
TV stations were forced to air vile anti-trans, homophobic ads so graphic they got on-air content warnings
According to the FCC, there’s nothing the agency can do to prevent this kind of content from being broadcast by legally qualified political candidates.
October 31, 2024
Nancy Pelosi on who will win, Mike Johnson’s threat to ax Obamacare, and the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ hate
Pelosi also said that the sentence her husband’s attacker received was a “very, very good decision,” but that the family continues to suffer from the horrible incident.
October 30, 2024
18 of the most batsh*t things N.C. Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson has said
The man representing the North Carolina Republican party is a Holocaust denier who has often compared homosexuality to pedophilia.
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October 30, 2024
Who is Tony Hinchcliffe, the human pile of garbage insulting Puerto Rico at Donald Trump's MSG rally?
Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico "a floating island of garbage" during a Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden, but it isn't the first time his racist comments have sparked backlash.
October 28, 2024
Ted Cruz uses transphobia to distort Colin Allred’s support for Equality Act during Texas U.S. Senate debate
The subject of trans people’s participation in sports came up early in the hour-long Texas U.S. Senate debate.
October 16, 2024
Abortion is the most important issue for women under 30 in the election: survey
Nearly two out of every fice women under the age of 30 (39 percent) said abortion is the most important issue for their vote in November.
October 11, 2024
DNC reaches out to LGBTQ+ voters at Atlanta Pride (exclusive)
The Democratic National Committee will send mobile billboards encouraging queer Peach State voters to support Kamala Harris.
October 11, 2024
Republicans and Democrats are split on transgender rights — and it's impacting swing states
Ohio's voters largely oppose protections for trans people. And yes, Ohio's voters are largely Republican.
October 11, 2024
N.J. Democrat Sue Altman perfectly defends trans athletes: 'We have to respect people'
The candidate emphasized that transgender athletes are not a concern to women in sports, who are continuing to fight for equal pay and equal resources.
October 2, 2024
Pete Buttigieg shades Donald Trump's incoherent child care proposal
After Trump was asked about child care last week, Buttigieg said "it wasn’t clear whether he even understood the question."
September 9, 2024
Former students share how Tim Walz allyship to LGBTQ+ teens in the '90s changed the course of their lives
Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate has been a vocal LGBTQ+ ally.
August 31, 2024
Homophobic GOP governor candidate Mark Robinson is tanking hard in latest polls
Robinson, the first Black lieutenant governor of North Carolina, has a history of extreme rhetoric that's put him at odds even with members of his own party.
August 26, 2024
Kamala Harris rallies Democrats in stirring DNC acceptance speech, laying out her plan for America
“America, the path that led me here in recent weeks was no doubt, unexpected, but I’m no stranger to unlikely journeys,” Harris said.
August 23, 2024
How pro-LGBTQ+ is Tim Walz, Kamala Harris' vice president pick? His record speaks for itself
The Minnesota governor's LGBTQ+ support started long before his time in politics.
August 7, 2024