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Rhode Island advances law protecting doctors who provide abortions & gender-affirming care

Eleven years (to the day) after passing marriage equality, Rhode Island lawmakers took another notable step to protect LGBTQ+ health care.

Marjorie Taylor Greene and House Republicans Are Trying to Cut Pete Buttigieg's Salary to $1 a Year

The noted homophobe Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is critical of Pete Buttigieg's use of government aircraft, saying he's flying to receive awards "for the way people have sex."

N.Y. Gay Rights Group Backs One Republican Senate Ally

Mark Grisanti is the only Republican senator who voted for marriage equality to have been endorsed so far by the Empire State Pride Agenda.

Dinah Shore Virgin

A British sister gives us the lowdown on her first trip to the mother of all lesbian events: the legendary Easter weekend golf tournament in Palm Springs, Calif., that retains the name of its patron saint

Pro-Bush, pro-equality

Wisconsin resident and former Massachusetts lawmaker Bob Hall is a conservative Republican who wants everyone to know that the only people who threaten traditional marriage are straight couples.

Senator Levin to Add Hate-Crimes Measure to Defense Bill

A senior Senate Democrat said Tuesday that he wants to use a major defense policy bill to expand federal hate-crimes laws to protect gays, bring troops home from Iraq, and force Baghdad to pay more toward reconstruction costs.

Sexual Harassment Scourge Extends Beyond Hollywood to Ford and Interior Dept.

Hollywood and congressional power players make headlines for harassment, but the problem is also rooted at places like Ford. 

ENDA to Be Separated Into Two Bills: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Rep. Barney Frank will be introducing two separate versions of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act: one that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and another one that does the same regarding gender identity. The ENDA bill without trans inclusion will be marked up by the chamber's Education and Labor Committee next Tuesday so that it can be sent to the House floor for a vote, Steven Adamske, a spokesman for Frank, told The Advocate.

Michigan Lawmakers OK LGBTQ+ Rights Bill; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to Sign

“This is about doing the right thing,” the Democratic governor said.

What Senate Majority Leader Schumer Is Saying About the Equality Act

The New York Senator talks about the current chances of the LGBTQ+ legislation -- and how we can help pass it. 

Hakeem Jeffries Makes History as Leader of the Democrats in the House

Jeffries is the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress.  

Harry Styles's Album Release Party Had a Stevie Nicks Surprise

The gay icon did a duet of "Landslide" with the former One Direction singer.

When Politics Becomes Personal

The Republican mayor of San Diego upset the party line when he came out in support of same-sex marriage last year. Now Jerry Sanders is ruffling feathers again by fighting to beat Proposition 8.

Harry Reid: Trump Should Rescind 'White Supremacist' Appointment

Reid delivered a speech from the Senate floor asking Trump to remove Steve Bannon as his chief strategist.