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Trans and wanting to run for office? Danica Roem will help lead a training for transgender candidates

“The lessons I’ve learned are really, really valuable,” Roem tells The Advocate. The Virginia state senator will be one of the people training participants at an LGBTQ+ Victory Institute program for queer candidates.

LGBTQ+ Groups Celebrate 'Rainbow Wave' of Queer Candidate Victories

More than 430 out LGBTQ+ candidates won their elections in the 2022 midterms.

14 transgender elected officials you should know

These trans politicians are breaking barriers around the nation.

Trans and Nonbinary Lawmakers: Biden's Title IX Proposal Is Unacceptable

Allowing for exclusion of trans athletes in even limited cases is not OK, say 14 state legislators.

James Roesener Is First Trans Man Elected to State Legislature in U.S.

There are only six out trans men in elected office across the country.

35 Bisexual Politicians You Should Know

We highlight bisexual state and federal legislators for Bi Visibility Day.

The Advocate ranked the 25 most important queer history moments of the century so far

From the good and the bad, from marriage equality, decriminalization of queer sex, and groundbreaking electoral victories to the Pulse massacre and the unfortunate election of Donald Trump to the presidency — twice — here are the biggest queer news events of the first quarter of the 21st century.