Why queer Democrat Emily Randall says she walked out of Trump’s presidential address
U.S. Rep. Emily Randall also wondered why JD Vance stood behind the president “palms up in the air as if trying to get a crowd to rise.”
March 5, 2025
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Florida’s Gen Z Congressman Says DeSantis Is Engaged in ‘Fascism’
The youngest member of Congress, who hails from Florida, calls out that state’s governor’s targeting of the LGBTQ+ community as fascist.
March 6, 2023
The deplorable way House Republicans are treating Rep. Sarah McBride knows no historical equal
Opinion: History will honor McBride's courage and integrity while condemning the House Republicans' current cruelty, writes John Casey.
March 13, 2025
Florida Democrats to Biden: Block trans license ban with Real ID Act
A letter signed by every member of the Florida Democratic congressional delegation calls upon President Joe Biden to use the 2005 law to block a ban on changing driver's license gender markers.
February 6, 2024
Pulse shooting remains a grim moment in LGBTQ+ history 8 years later
Forty-nine people were killed that night.
June 12, 2024
15 Drag Queen Cooking Shows That Are a Must See
From camp to Karaoke, drag usually just makes everything better. But does it translate to cooking shows?
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August 7, 2012
Why Rep. Maxwell Frost says Democrats must step up their game against Donald Trump
“I don't think it makes sense for us to tell our people we're gonna play dead and roll over,” Frost told The Advocate.
March 5, 2025
Political leaders call for honoring Pulse victims with action
“We have a saying that birthed out of the Pulse tragedy in Orlando, and it's that we don't just honor them with empty words or hollow sympathies. We honor those stolen from us with action,” said Brandon Wolf.
June 23, 2024
Why anger has shifted from Trump's overreach to the Democrats' disunity and apathy
Opinion: If voters are angry, they expect their elected representatives to be angry too, and when they’re not, trouble abounds, writes John Casey.
March 24, 2025
Robert Garcia Responds to Majorie Taylor Greene's Homophobia With Resolution Honoring All Families
The resolution is a direct response to Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments that a lesbian union leader and stepmother is not really a mother.
May 12, 2023
If our neighbor Canada hates us and Trump, what does that say for the rest of the world?
Opinion: How can the rest of the peace-loving world accept and trust the U.S. as one of their own, writes John Casey.
March 11, 2025
The next Pulse shooting could be prevented by credit card companies, says Florida congressman
Proposed legislation, if passed, would stop states from prohibiting the creation of a merchant code for guns. The Pulse shooter reportedly had almost $30,000 in credit charges on guns and ammunitions.
February 15, 2024
Gen Z Candidate Maxwell Frost: 'Partner' to LGBTQ+ Community
The Floridian, who could be the first member of Gen Z in Congress, says he's more than an ally.
August 29, 2022
Jasmine Crockett’s office condemns Nancy Mace ‘threatening physical violence’ during House hearing
Mace, an anti-LGBTQ+ Republican South Carolina congresswoman, invited Crockett, a Texas Democrat, to “take it outside” when the latter pointed to the GOP lawmaker’s constant attacks on transgender people.
January 15, 2025
Democrats introduce bill to protect jurors from anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination
The proposed law would safeguard one of the most fundamental rights and responsibilities of American citizens.
June 12, 2024
Meet the Gen Z trans woman running for Congress in Louisiana
Rivule Sykes's campaign in the Fifth Congressional District of Louisiana is one that aims to bring "people’s attention to the issues we all face together."
February 1, 2024
The "Greatest" show on Earth: A review of Trump's first 50 days
Unsurprisingly, President Donald Trump's first 50 days in office reveal a tumultuous start.
March 10, 2025
LIVE: 2024 presidential election
Keep it here for updates from The Advocate as our senior national reporter, Christopher Wiggins, covers the DNC from the event.
August 19, 2024