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Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley fired as Mayor Karen Bass cites wildfire failures

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday that she is replacing Kristin Crowley, an out lesbian, citing her alleged failures in dealing with unprecedented wildfires.

Will an LGBTQ+ Californian Succeed Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate?

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia was said to be on the shortlist, while California Senate leader Toni Atkins was mentioned earlier

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Michele Bachmann Excludes Gay Parents in Adoption Resolution

The Minnesota representative has rejected a request from Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, who is gay, to include language that supports LGBT parents in an adoption resolution.

Joe Biden sends queer lawmakers & LGBTQ+ allies to Paris Olympics

President Joe Biden is showing LGBTQ+ allyship as elite athletes compete from France on the world’s stage.

A Young Man's Death, a Wealthy Donor, and the Cost of Silence

A 26-year-old black man died of an overdose at Democratic donor Ed Buck's West Hollywood home -- and the story just gets more troubling from there. Why are the recipients of Buck's funds not returning the money?

Four hours, 44,000 Black women, and one Zoom call

There were at least 44,000 on a Zoom call by the end of the more than four-hour convening that was a mass meeting, prayer circle, and pep rally — all with the goal of working to elect Harris the first woman president in 105 days.

Gay, POC Congressional Members Made Jeff Sessions Stutter

Black, Latino, Asian, female, gay, and Jewish congressmen and women took our amnesia-plagued attorney general to task.

130 Reps Present Strike Against DOMA

130 members of Congress filed a joint amicus brief supportive of a lesbian couple challenging DOMA in court.

What the Great Fire of London can teach us about the Los Angeles fires

Why do we always look for someone to burn with the flames?

Eeek, It's a Lesbian Band

A longtime fan fave in the U.K., the women of Eeek hope to make it big across the pond someday too.

The Federal Hospital System Is Disproportionately Packed With Gays

An investigative look into why some queer men remain locked up even after serving their time.

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Chicago's Lesbian Mayor Lori Lightfoot Resoundingly Loses Reelection

The issue of crime took center stage in the nation's third-largest city.

Homophobes Attack Congressional Black Caucus Over Equality Act

A right-wing group's open letter compared civil rights voices favoring the pro-LGBTQ legislation to Judas.

No Charges Against Political Donor Accused of Drugging Man to Death

Ed Buck, who has been accused of forcibly drugging young men, will not be charged in the death of a sex worker who overdosed in his home.

Mega Predator Ed Buck Could Walk Free Today — Here’s What’s Happening

The Democratic donor was convicted in the deaths of Black gay men, injecting them with methamphetamine until they overdosed.

Blackout on Proposition 8

Although most of California's black politicians opposed Proposition 8, many African-American pastors vociferously supported it. Why does black culture draw different lines on gay rights?

Will LGBTQ+ People and Allies in Texas Need to Flee the State?

Lesbian Texas State Rep. Jessica Gonzalez on the state's GOP cruelty and what it means for LGBTQ+ Texans.