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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.

RFK Jr. makes California ballot by collaborating with political party with a bigoted, anti-LGBTQ+ past

The son of the former Democratic attorney general under President John F. Kennedy accepted the American Independence Party’s ballot spot in California. The group has a problematic history.

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.

Democrats Approve Marriage Equality Platform

Democrats became the first major American political party to approve a platform endorsing marriage equality.

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Who is Britain’s new prime minister Keir Starmer and what's his LGBTQ+ rights record?

Here's what we know about the man who trounced the current political structure in the U.K., and delivered his political party out of the opposition for the first time in more than 10 years.

Judge Quits GOP Over Its Antigay Dogma

'I cannot tolerate a political party that demeans Texans based on their sexual orientation, the color of their skin, or their economic status,' says Carlo Key.

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After his partner criticized the Democratic National Committee for not doing enough on gay issues, Donald Hitchcock lost his job as the group's director of fund-raising from gay donors. Coincidence? Hitchcock thinks not. He sued the DNC, chairman Howard Dean, and two others this May--and speaks to the media for the first time in this exclusive interview.

The history of the circuit party: Transforming LGBTQ+ political pain into power

“It’s like a religious revival,” Harvard professor Michael Bronski says.

Senator Kyrsten Sinema Is No Longer a Democrat

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

PHOTOS: Berlin's Christopher Street Day Celebration

A mixture of politics and wild partying, Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day street party is the big final event ending Pride Week each year.

Poland's Gay and Trans MPs Take A Seat Against Bigotry

Gay and transgender members of the same political party in Poland coordinated a protest after a former president's homophobic and transphobic statements.

Christine Quinn's Next Political Move? Equality For Women

New York's former City Council speaker Christine Quinn is using her experience as a lesbian and a woman in politics by leading a new party.

Twitter Still in Celebratory Mood After Hillary's Triumph

Tweeters — some gay, some not — cracked wise and humorous about the first female presidential nominee of a major U.S. political party.

Which Political Party Is Most Obsessed With Sex?

The White House press secretary has some thoughts on the matter.

Canada elects first openly gay person to lead political party

Andre Boisclair, the out gay newly elected head of Quebec's separatist party, has promised to hold a quick referendum to pull Quebec out of Canada if he becomes premier of the French-speaking province.

Gay Ex-Adult Film Star Antonio Moreno Elected Mayor of Small Town

Moreno ran for the Partido Popular (PP) political party, which leans conservative.

Lindsey Graham, GOP Drive Off the Cliff in Cartoonish Clown Car

Republicans no longer have a political party, just a parody of deceit, corruption, and self-hate.

Alt-Right Germans Outraged They Couldn’t Get Booth at Berlin Pride

A political party that opposes same-sex marriage, is outraged over not being included in Pride festivities.

There's One Group Loving the Ilhan Omar Controversy

As Democrats and those on the left argue over the congresswoman's comments, the only winner is the political party that manufactures hate for votes.