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Senate OK's Defense Bill Without Anti-LGBTQ+ Provisions, Setting Up Fight With House

Fights are likely over individual appropriations bills as well.

The Republicans Failed America and the Nation's Founders

The Constitution's crafters never imagined a political party would allow the president to extort a foreign leader.

Montana Republican's bill would charge parents of trans kids with child abuse

Montana courts overruled a trans health care ban in 2023, but it’s making a comeback.

Senator Kyrsten Sinema Is No Longer a Democrat

The bisexual Arizonan formally abandons the political party aligned with her community.

Kyrsten Sinema, first out bisexual U.S. senator, won't run for reelection

The Arizona senator has been much criticized by progressives. Now, she's decided to step aside this November.

Mike Johnson’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Legislation Opposed by Americans: Survey

A new Data for Progress poll highlights the nation’s split views on a controversial “don’t say gay or trans” bill, as more of Mike Johnson’s record comes under scrutiny.

It's the Economy, Stupid

California's non-partisan Legislative Analyst Office is studying the economic impact of a state ballot measure that would ban same-sex marriages. Will the findings sway voters in the fall?

Op-ed: Divided We Fall

Finding common ground with a gun-loving guy in a pickup truck at 3 in the morning.

Kyrsten Sinema Touts Friendship With McConnell as Popularity Dips

Sinema, the bi senator who's disappointed many of her fellow Democrats, gave a speech promoting her supposed bipartisanship at the McConnell Center Monday. 

Republicans Attempted to Gerrymander North Carolina

A judge in North Carolina ruled the congressional district maps were illegally crafted. 

Illinois Becomes First State to Ban Book Bans

The law will deny state funding to public libraries that ban or restrict books because of “partisan or doctrinal disapproval.”

Florida GOP Lawmaker Proposes ‘Don’t Display Gay’ Bill to Ban Pride Flag From Government Properties

A similar bill proposed by the same sponsor failed last year.

Florida Republican wants to ban Pride flags in public buildings

Randy Fine has previously introduced bills restricting drag show attendance and gender-affirming care for children.

These two Texas Democrats were the only ones in their party to vote for the House's anti-trans sports bill

Texas U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez were the lone Democratic votes for the so-called Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.

Nebraska GOP Lawmakers Break Filibuster in Effort to Ban Trans Care and Abortion

The legislation, strongly opposed by Sens. Megan Hunt and Machaela Cavanaugh, will likely come to a final vote Thursday.

California Marriage: Yesterday, Today, and Beyond

On June 17, history is made in California as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples throughout the state line up to wed. The Advocate was at the heart of the celebrations: covering the weddings, talking to politicians, and analyzing the road ahead. Keeping in mind that marriage is more than a photo-op, we continue our marriage equality coverage with exclusive interviews, insights from the community, and scenes from the front lines of the fight to beat a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in the Golden State.

North Carolina GOP Lawmakers Seek to Limit New Governor's Power

Pro-LGBT Democrat Roy Cooper faces resistance from legislators before he is even sworn in.

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