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President Biden and First Lady to punctuate Pride Month with attendance at LGBTQ+ fundraiser in New York City

Joe and Jill Biden will attend the 25th annual LGBTQ+ Leadership Council Gala during Pride Month.

Kamala Harris Makes Historic Visit to Stonewall Inn, Vows to Fight Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate

As one of Harris’s many firsts, she is now the first sitting Vice President of the United States to visit the famed queer space.

Biden campaign announces major Pride Month initiatives highlighting support of LGBTQ+ community

While Republicans are trying to cast the LGBTQ+ community as deviant, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are doubling down on winning the queer vote.

Joe Biden at Stonewall's 55th anniversary: The LGBTQ+ community ‘set an example for the world’

The president and first lady spoke at the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement a day after the first presidential debate.

History in Nebraska: Lincoln Council Has Three Out Members, Gay Chair

James Michael Bowers is the first out council chair, and Sandra Washington and Tom Beckius provide additional LGBTQ+ representation.

A New Path to LGBT Power

Equality Illinois helped usher in new legislation that will make it easier for LGBT people to affect policy in schools, hospitals, and prisons.

Conversion Therapy Ban Fails in a Missouri County Held by Democrats

Democrats hold seven of nine seats on the legislative body but couldn’t pass a ban on the harmful practice.

Trans California Pol Lisa Middleton Out to Make Practical Progress

Lisa Middleton, who today received the endorsements of Equality California and the LGBTQ Victory Fund, would be only the second trans state senator in the U.S.

How IBM Transformed Itself Into an LGBTQ-Inclusive Company

A longtime IBM employee shares how his employer helped him be fully himself, at work and outside of it.

Gay Candidate Todd Gloria Is First in San Diego Mayoral Primary

Gloria will advance to the general election, when California's second-largest city is likely to elect an out mayor.

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.

Aisha C. Moodie-Mills Leaves Victory Fund, Succeeded by Annise Parker

"The stars aligned, and the timing was perfect," says Parker, Houston's former mayor, of the job offer.

The Lesbian Who Could Replace Madison Cawthorn and More Primary News

Lesbian minister and activist Jasmine Beach-Ferrara won the Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat from North Carolina, among several other LGBTQ+ victories Tuesday.

LGBTQ+ candidates in Texas, California, and more advance in Super Tuesday races

There were notable wins in both red and blue states, with Texas moving toward sending a lesbian to Congress and Burlington, Vt., electing a lesbian mayor.

LGBT Groups Condemn U.S. Exit From U.N. Human Rights Council

The move will make it harder to advance rights for LGBT people and other marginalized populations around the world, activists say.

Michigan Church Congregation Refuses to Remove LGBTQ+ Deacon

In Grand Rapids, a congregation was ordered to rescind the ordination of an LGBTQ+ deacon but is appealing the decision.

Is It Still Okay to Go to Coachella?

A donation from the festival's owner to Elton John's AIDS charity follows years of funding for anti-LGBT groups.

Speaker Mike Johnson's long history with anti-LGBTQ+ Family Research Council extremist exposed (exclusive)

They've been partners in homophobia for decades, and Johnson recently appeared at a hate-filled "prayer" event cofounded by Perkins, according to a new report.

Gay, HIV-Positive, and Running Illinois

Greg Harris, the new Illinois House majority leader, is one of several out lawmakers ascending to key posts.

Biden Nominates Lesbian Rabbi to Religious Freedom Commission

Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, leader of LGBTQ-focused Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, provides a contrast to Donald Trump's homophobic appointees.

Andrea Jenkins Is Nation's First Trans City Council President

Jenkins's colleagues in Minneapolis elected her unanimously.