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14 transgender elected officials you should know

14 transgender elected officials you should know

These trans politicians are breaking barriers around the nation.

New Hampshire Supreme Court upholds school policy against forced outing

New Hampshire Supreme Court upholds school policy against forced outing

The state's highest court ruled that a parent's challenge to a policy protecting student privacy was invalid.

State Reps New Hampshire Chris Pappas California Robert Garcia Mark Pocan Wisconsin

Gay Democratic reps demand Pentagon resolve cases of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ dishonorable discharges

Lawmakers have pressed the Department of Defense in a new letter for faster action on injustices stemming from the DADT policy.

Littleton New Hampshire Town Manager Jim Gleason Art Meg Reinhold trillium handcrafts

New Hampshire official quits after receiving homophobic comments about his dead gay son

Littleton Town Manager Jim Gleason quit after art commissioned by a local LGBTQ+ rights group was called "demonic" by a town leader and a resident allegedly said Gleason's son “was in hell with the devil where he belonged.”

Representative Mark Pocan Smithsonian Institution building National Mall Washington DC

Democrats Introduce Bills to Create National LGBTQ+ History and Culture Museum

Legislation was introduced to establish a dedicated museum within the Smithsonian Institution, which garnered broad support from the Congressional Equality Caucus.

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LGBTQ+ youth are 'discriminated against' in all 50 states — but some regions are worse

The Trevor Project's recent survey of LGBTQ+ mental health has "grim" findings.

transgender lawmakers Sarah McBride Brianna Titone Zooey Zephyr

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.

Bill Eigel; Kelly Ayotte; Mark Robinson; Greg Gianforte

Republicans running for governor are some of the most extremist candidates in the country. Here they are

The Advocate reviewed the anti-LGBTQ+ records of some of the country’s most prominent GOP candidates for governor. It's not pretty...or accepting.

Vivek Ramaswamy

Vivek Ramaswamy quits GOP race. Here's how transphobic he was on the campaign trail

As Ramaswamy exits the race, a look back at his transphobic rhetoric.

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New Hampshire student athletes move to challenge Trump's anti-trans sports order

They have already sued over the state's trans-exclusionary sports law, but now they're seeking to expand their suit to challenge the national ban.

Chris Pappas

Gay Democrat is lone LGBTQ+ vote in Congress for anti-trans national defense bill

New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas defended his support for the National Defense Authorization Act that strips trans kids of military members of care in a statement to The Advocate.

Which state is the queerest? These are the states with the most LGBTQ+ people

Which state is the gayest? Here are the 10 states with the most LGBTQ+ people

Not everyone is living in New York or California — in fact, neither cracked the top ten of states with the most LGBTQ+ people, relative to population.