What states are voting on marriage equality on Tuesday?
Marriage equality may be settled law, but some states still have discriminatory amendments in their constitutions.
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
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50 States, 50 Heroes
Fifty current queer leaders tell us who their state's LGBT hero is. Who's yours?
MAY 10, 2017
California Activist Has Perfect Response to 'Shoot the Gays' Initiative
In response to a ballot measure that calls for death to gays, a Los Angeles woman has proposed the Intolerant Jackass Act.
MARCH 24, 2015
Gavin Newsom Beats Back Recall, Will Remain California Governor
Newsom, an ally of LGBTQ+ people, prevailed easily in the recall election.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Nevada Voters Set to Pass Historic LGBTQ+ Protections
The state would be the first in that nation to expand LGBTQ+ rights protections in this way.
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
With Joe Biden out of the 2024 presidential election, what happens next?
Democrats must make a decision on whether to support Kamala Harris or pick somebody else to run against Donald Trump.
JULY 21, 2024
Former Calif. legislator Evan Low is the new head of LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, which supports queer politicians
Low will succeed Annise Parker, who announced several months ago that she planned to step down.
MARCH 4, 2025
Oregon's LGBT Organization Could Be a Model for the Nation
The codirectors of Basic Rights Oregon believe their post-marriage agenda could be a template for other groups.
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
Voters Kill Marriage Equality In Taiwan
Amnesty International called electoral defeats in the recent LGBTQ haven a "bitter blow."
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Ohio Voters Reject Measure That Could Have Made Passing Abortion Rights Harder
The ballot measure would have made it more difficult to amend the state's constitution, where voters want to enshrine reproductive rights in November.
AUGUST 8, 2023
Despite Republican rhetoric, marriage equality wins big at the ballot box
Voters in California, Colorado, and Hawaii resoundingly affirm love over hate.
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Caitlyn Jenner Releases Incredulous Statement After Crushing Defeat
Jenner, a candidate to replace Newsom if he was recalled, received only about 1 percent of the vote.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Ohio Abortion Foes Are Making the Fight About Gender Transition and Drag Queens
They claim that a state constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights would allow minors to receive gender-affirming procedures without parental consent.
JULY 21, 2023
California Voters to Decide Fate of State's Prop 8 Same-Sex Marriage Ban in 2024
An amendment would remove language from the state constitution that states “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”
JULY 16, 2023
Female couples are helping to keep Portland queer
Multnomah County, Ore., which includes Portland, has the largest proportion of female couples of any large or medium-sized county in the U.S.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Despite Trump’s election, a glimmer of hope as transgender candidates win elections nationwide
“There is this paradox where a majority of Americans voted for Trump, who is extremely anti-trans, and yet many Americans also voted for out transgender candidates and in favor of LGBTQ rights in referendums,” A4TE executive director Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen told The Advocate.
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The LGBTQ+ political wins in an otherwise devastating election
There were some bright spots.
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Voters May Kill Pro-LGBTQ+ Ordinance in Arizona's Third-Largest City
Over 11,000 signatures were gathered to reverse Mesa's newly enacted protections.
APRIL 7, 2021
This Latinx Millennial Helped Destroy Montana's Anti-Trans Law
Champion of Pride Zuri Moreno used empathy and communication to move their state in the right direction.
JUNE 17, 2019
Drag Ban Won't Go on Ohio City's Ballot, State Supreme Court Rules
Secretary of State Frank LaRose didn't follow the law in deciding to put the issue before voters, according to the court.
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Miami-Dade OK's Trans Protections After Hours of Emotional Debate
The ordinance extends nondiscrimination protections to trans people in housing, public accommodations, and employment.
DECEMBER 4, 2014