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Howard University watch party ends without Kamala Harris speech amid tight Election Night
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Howard University watch party ends without Kamala Harris speech amid tight Election Night

Hope turned to concern as the night wore on.

US Senator John Fetterman speaks Kamala Harris campaign rally
Election

John Fetterman tells The Advocate he's confident Harris will win Pennsylvania

The longtime LGBTQ+ ally also had some choice words about the GOP trans attack ads during a recent CNN interview.

Republican volunteer from Salisbury Township knocks on a door while canvassing a neighborhood in Bethlehem Pennsylvania
Election

The test of contracting out canvassers — like Elon Musk in Pennsylvania — will fail

People with perseverance and passion for the candidate go door-to-door, and not for a paycheck.

Sarah McBride Malcolm Kenyatta Evan Low
Election

Here are key LGBTQ+ races to watch on Election Day

There could be many firsts in this year's election.

delegate wears a LGBTQ plus pin on the third day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention
Election

LGBTQ+ voters in these 4 states could swing the 2024 presidential election

In the most comprehensive political survey of LGBTQ+ Americans ever conducted found most respondents – 85% – “always” or “nearly always” voted, compared with roughly a third of the general population.

crowd holds a VOTE sign during a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris at University of Pittsburgh PA
Election

For trans people reliant on federal programs, this election could change everything

Experts, providers, elected officials, and people with lived experience discuss how election outcomes — up and down the ballot — might impact gender-affirming care in Pittsburgh and beyond.

Video captures slur-riddled homophobic attack on gay Harris-Walz campaign volunteers in Pennsylvania
News

Video: Gay Kamala Harris campaign volunteers in Pennsylvania verbally attacked by homophobe (exclusive)

“The only way we can fight this hate is to not back down and to win this election,” campaign volunteer Jason Bello said.

Kamala Harris
Election

5 important takeaways from Kamala Harris's CNN town hall

At the Pennsylvania event, she emphasized Donald Trump's dictatorial ambitions and said she will focus on solving problems and lifting up the American people,

Donald Trump at a rally
Election

Donald Trump celebrates golf legend Arnold Palmer’s ‘unbelievable’ genitals in bizarre campaign rally rant

With their obsession over people’s body parts, Republicans are upping their level of cringe this election.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Democratic vice presidential nominee and his wife Gwen cheer with the crowd after he spoke on the third night of the Democratic National Convention
Election

Tim Walz joins HRC and Out for Harris to kick off 10-day LGBTQ+ voter battleground push (exclusive)

Kamala Harris’s running mate has a long history of allyship.

highschool gender inclusive bathroom
News

Pennsylvania schools are putting in windows in gender-inclusive restrooms so teachers can monitor students

The South Western School District is drawing much criticism for the plan, taken on the advice of a right-wing law firm.

Spring Cherry Blossoms at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia PA murdered gay man Naasire Johnson
Crime

Judge sentences Pennsylvania man who killed gay lover to hide their sexual relationship

Kylen Pratt also did Google searches for “having sex with dead bodies” and “traits of a psychopath.”

Republican vice presidential nominee US Senaror JD Vance proclaimed political prophet evangelist Lance Wallnau speaks during a restaurant parking lot rally
Election

JD Vance to appear with anti-LGBTQ+ extremist evangelist Lance Wallnau at Pennsylvania town hall

The two will meet at the Monroeville Convention and Events Center near Pittsburgh on Saturday.

dam at the Shenango River Reservoir DeShawn Watkins mugshot
Crime

Suspect in murder and dismemberment of 14-year-old trans girl heads to trial

DaShawn Watkins, 29, has pleaded not guilty to the brutal killing and dismembering of 14-year-old Pauly A. Likens.

US Vice President Kamala Harris selfie with Senator John Fetterman and his wife Gisele Barreto Fetterman Johnstown Pennsylvania
Election

Here’s why an LGBTQ+ Republican strategist thinks Kamala Harris and her team should just move to Pennsylvania

Sarah Longwell, the founder of the Republican Accountability Project, provides some insight into the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election.

Philadelphia Police close part of Market Street during the 30th annual PrideDay LGBTQ Parade Festival
Crime

Teen boy charged for making bombs to attack LGBTQ+ Pride parade, authorities say

Muhyyee-ud-din Abdul-Rahman, 18, was planning to move to Syria and join a group affiliated with Al-Qaeda.

OPED Being a foster parent as a Black gay dad
Voices

Breaking stereotypes and building futures as a Black gay dad

Growing up in Pennsylvania, Calvin Dyson faced the struggles of being raised by a single mother after losing my father. Now, as an adoptive father, he strives to provide a loving home for his children and advocate for others in the system.

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
Election

5 takeaways from electric Tim Walz debut with Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania

Vice President Kamala Harris praised her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's LGBTQ+ allyship.

Pauly Likens DeShawn Watkins
Crime

Pennsylvania man held for trial in murder and dismemberment of trans 14-year-old Pauly A. Likens

DeShawn Watkins is facing new murder and sex crime charges following a preliminary hearing.

DJT former president donald trump supporters showing profanity giving middle finger angry man in crowd WILKES BARRE PENNSYLVANIA Sept 2022
Voices

Bethel Park, Butler and Milwaukee, and how MAGA hate persists

Only a fool would believe that the attempted assassination of Donald Trump would stop MAGA hate because there is no MAGA without hate.

Rachel Maddow roasts Trump VP candidate JD Vance on MSNBC with his own words
Politics

Rachel Maddow roasts Trump VP pick JD Vance with his own words

The lesbian MSNBC host showed the audience how Vance went from never Trump to blind Trump worship in a few years.