Trump's FBI pick Kash Patel slammed for violent video featuring images of Pete Buttigieg, Rachel Levine, more
The Trump loyalist is expected to speak before a Senate panel on Thursday. Democrats have called him out.
JANUARY 27, 2025
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U.S. Senator to Pope: Tell Cardinal to Quit Gay-Bashing
Staunch Catholic Sen. Dick Durbin is standing up for his friend, the out U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
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Senators, Twittersphere Support Embattled Gay Ambassador
With evangelicals gunning for his firing, the U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republican is embraced by U.S. representatives, who are showing their support with the hashtag, "#ImWithWally."
MARCH 28, 2016
Lesbian Judge Nominated by Trump Confirmed by Senate
Mary Rowland of Illinois is the the president's first out judge appointed since he took office in January 2017.
AUGUST 6, 2019
Illinoisans Rally for Marriage Equality
Thousands of activists gathered at the state capitol in Springfield today to call for passage of the marriage equality bill.
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Trans Teen Stars in Equality Act Hearing, Lindsey Graham Gets Schooled
Stella Keating testified eloquently in favor of the LGBTQ+ rights bill, while Alphonso David stood up to the South Carolina senator's distortions.
MARCH 17, 2021
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Blocks Judicial Nominee Who Supports Trans Rights
Also, she said, his campaign for a district attorney position had assistance from George Soros, the far right's public enemy number one.
APRIL 7, 2023
Laphonza Butler, first Black lesbian U.S. senator, steps down from office for Adam Schiff
She called on her colleagues to plant seeds of love and inclusivity.
DECEMBER 14, 2024
Which Democratic U.S. Senators Have the Gayest and Least Gay Staffs?
Democratic senators have released their annual survey of staff diversity, and LGBTQ+ representation has risen.
JULY 21, 2023
The Senate It Gets Better
13 Democratic senators released their video in a morning press conference at the Capitol -- a project led by Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware.
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WATCH: Highlights from the Senate's ENDA Debate
Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa said ENDA's passage would make this "an uplifting week," amid comments from several senators on both sides of the aisle in support of the legislation.
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NOVEMBER 5, 2013
Op-ed: We Are Not Gay, We Are Human
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MAY 28, 2013
Chuck Grassley, a Man Behaving Badly at Blasey Ford Hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman was testy and repeatedly interrupted women.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
$10,000 reward offered in search for trans woman Casey Taylor in Bahamas
Taylor, a Black trans activist from Chicago, was reported missing June 20.
JULY 30, 2024
Anti-Trans Misinformation Spewed at Senate Hearing — But It Gets Countered
The hearing was on the realities of LGBTQ+ people in the U.S.
JUNE 22, 2023
Will 'Gang of Eight' Democrats Fight for Gay Couples?
Whether immigration reform is inclusive of same-sex couples could rest on two Democrats from the Gang of Eight.
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MAY 1, 2013
Neil Gorsuch Appears to See Marriage, Abortion as Established Rights
In the second day of his confirmation hearings, the Supreme Court nominee suggests he wouldn't want to overturn those rulings.
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MARCH 21, 2017
GOP Sen. John Kennedy Reads Queer Sex Excerpts at Cringe-Worthy Senate Hearing
The 71-year-old used the words “lube” and “cock” in a sentence during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing..
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Joe Biden Sweeps: Wins Florida, Illinois, Arizona Primaries
The Biden surge continues.
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