Tim Walz joins Andy Cohen and Jesse Tyler Ferguson to warn of Trump’s threat to LGBTQ+ freedoms
He rallied participants in an Out for Harris national organizing call.
OCTOBER 11, 2024
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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
Tim Walz slams GOP for restricting freedoms: 'Rights don’t work like pie. There’s enough for everybody'
The governor and VP nominee made the comments during a meeting of the LGBTQ+ Caucus at the DNC in Chicago.
AUGUST 19, 2024
Not just state pride — Why LGBTQ+ Minnesotans are 'overly proud' of Tim Walz (exclusive)
Minnesota's leading LGBTQ+ groups tell The Advocate what a Walz vice presidency could mean for queer communities.
AUGUST 16, 2024
Here's how DNC pollster Celinda Lake sees the 2024 election shaping up for Tuesday
“I’m cautiously optimistic that Harris’s current momentum is a sign of strength, though momentum can shift quickly,” Lake, who was a top pollster for President Biden in 2020, warned.
NOVEMBER 2, 2024
LGBTQ+ support for Kamala Harris can't be taken for granted – especially in swing states
Here’s what you can do to influence potential voters in your life.
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Pete Buttigieg reportedly won’t run for U.S. Senate, keeping 2028 presidential hopes alive
He is one of the most popular Democrats in the country.
MARCH 13, 2025
Harris-Walz campaign slams Trump, Vance, and Republicans for not supporting IVF protection bill
Republican senators killed a bill Tuesday that would have protected IVF.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Pete Buttigieg ‘excited’ about Tim Walz as Kamala Harris’s VP pick
The transportation secretary was one of several people under consideration to be the 2024 Democratic running mate.
AUGUST 6, 2024
Howard University watch party ends without Kamala Harris speech amid tight Election Night
Hope turned to concern as the night wore on.
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Self-appointed arbiter of gayness, Tucker Carlson, claims Democrats won’t let Tim Walz come out as gay
The far-right television personality made the outlandish claim on Megyn Kelly’s podcast.
OCTOBER 18, 2024
JD Vance fantasizes that Donald Trump’s got the 'normal gay guy' vote
As the Human Rights Campaign said, “JD, no. Not even close.”
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OCTOBER 31, 2024
Donald Trump, an actual threat to democracy, claims it’s transgender kids who are a ‘threat to democracy’
He was answering a question about fixing Bronx schools.
OCTOBER 21, 2024
LGBTQ+ advocacy groups excited about vice presidential pick Tim Walz’s 'proven record'
The former congressman and current Minnesota governor has been a longtime ally to LGBTQ+ people.
AUGUST 6, 2024
Tim Walz joins HRC and Out for Harris to kick off 10-day LGBTQ+ voter battleground push (exclusive)
Kamala Harris’s running mate has a long history of allyship.
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Here is how the Human Rights Campaign will be queering the Democratic National Convention
The LGBTQ+ organization will highlight support for LGBTQ+ rights in Chicago.
AUGUST 17, 2024
Pete Buttigieg plays ‘weird’ JD Vance to help Tim Walz prepare for VP debate
The gay politician, who is considered one of the Democratic Party’s best communicators, is playing Donald Trump’s far-right running mate.
SEPTEMBER 20, 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
Harris campaign claps back at Trump’s anti-trans ads' hypocrisy over gender-affirming care for prisoners
Under Donald Trump’s administration, trans inmates had access to the same medical care that his campaign is attacking Kamala Harris for supporting.
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Donald Trump unleashes torrent of transphobic ads in last leg of 2024 election
Donald Trump is using fear of transgender people to try to win the election.
OCTOBER 15, 2024
At Howard University, thousands rally for Kamala Harris as LGBTQ+ leaders celebrate a night of progress
“There’s a delicious sense of community here tonight, people who showed up because they need each other and know that our fates are linked,” Kierra Johnson, president of the National LGBTQ Task Force, said.
NOVEMBER 5, 2024