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Florida won't light bridges in rainbow colors for Pride Month this year

Florida Transportation Secretary James Perdue announced on social media that as part of the state’s “Freedom Summer,” all bridges will be lit in patriotic colors from May 27 to September 2, which means no rainbows for Pride.

Republicans strip Louisiana's only LGBTQ+ elected official of leadership role

Davante Lewis tells The Advocate about his removal as vice chairman on Louisiana's Public Service Commission, which he believes was racially and politically motivated.

After Allegedly Exposing Himself and Getting Tasered, GOP Official Quits

David Narramore, a Republican party official in Kentucky, is accused of exposing himself in a men's restroom and then resisting arrest.

Source: GOP Platform Will Affirm DOMA, Marriage Amendment

This year's document will continue to express support for the Defense of Marriage Act and a federal constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage, according to a Log Cabin Republicans official involved with the drafting process.

Romney joins 2008 presidential race

Mitt Romney, a former one-term Republican governor of Massachusetts, officially entered the 2008 presidential race Tuesday, suggesting that his record of leadership inside and outside government uniquely positions him to tackle the country's challenges.

Tennessee GOP quietly overturns marriage equality by giving officials the right to refuse

Public officials in Tennessee can now refuse to grant a marriage license to anyone at their own discretion, for any reason.

House Ethics Committee ready to probe Foley case

House speaker Dennis Hastert's job is on the line as members of the Ethics Committee decide how to launch a credible investigation of former congressman Mark Foley's salacious computer messages to teenage pages.

Republican Congressman Censured by GOP for Officiating a Gay Marriage

Same-sex marriage "goes against the values and principles of the Republican Party," read the statement slamming Rep. Denver Riggleman.

Watch Florida's Pam Bondi Pretend She Didn't Stab Us in the Back

Anderson Cooper wouldn't let the Republican official off the hook for perpetuating homophobia in the Sunshine State.

Maine GOP Still Officially Opposes Marriage Equality

Maine's Republican Party declared in its official platform that it does not support marriage equality, even though it has been in effect for a year.

Log Cabin Republicans Endorse McCain for President

Pointing to his decision to break from the Republican majority and speak out against a federal amendment banning same-sex marriage, the Log Cabin Republicans on Tuesday officially endorsed John McCain for president, Log Cabin president Patrick Sammon announced at the Republican National Convention.

Former House speaker Hastert stepping down after this term

Rep. Dennis Hastert of Illinois, who served as speaker of the House longer than any other Republican in history--and was in charge during the House page scandal last fall involving former Rep. Mark Foley--intends to retire next year at the end of his term, party officials said Tuesday.

Rachel Maddow warns of the possibility of a stolen election this November

In a New York Times column, the out MSNBC host worries about Republican efforts to fail to certify a Kamala Harris victory.

LGBTQ+ People Elected in Record Numbers But Still Underrepresented

There are nearly 1,000 out elected officials in the U.S. now, but the community isn't represented in accordance with its proportion of the population.

Illinois Republican Governor Officiates a Same-Sex Wedding

Gov. Bruce Rauner is facing backlash after making a same-sex couple husband and husband.

Out Republican Officially Loses Tight Bid for House

Provisional and absentee ballots cast for California's 52nd district put Rep. Scott Peters over the top to keep his seat.

Texas GOP Platform Endorses 'Ex-Gay' Therapy

The Texas Republican Party's revision of its official platform shifts the rhetoric around homosexuality from condemnation to 'cure.'

Gay Trumper: Dems Support Socialism, Sharia Law, Execution of Gays

A local Log Cabin Republicans official made outlandish claims at a pro-Trump rally in heavily LGBTQ Wilton Manors, Fla.

Texas GOP Adopts 'Vile' 'Ex-Gay' Platform

The Texas Republican Party's official platform, adopted Saturday, endorses so-called reparative therapy and says family should not be 'redefined to include homosexual couples.'

GOP officials say Craig is considering resigning

A senior Republican senator is considering resigning, party officials said Friday, after days of public and private pressure stemming from his arrest in June in a police undercover operation at an airport men's room.

Giuliani, Third in Florida, Prepares to Exit, Back McCain

Rudy Giuliani, who bet his presidential hopes on Florida only to come in third, prepared to quit the race and endorse his friendliest rival, John McCain. The former New York mayor stopped short of announcing he was stepping down, but delivered a valedictory speech that was more farewell than fight-on. Giuliani finished a distant third to winner John McCain and close second-place finisher Mitt Romney. Republican officials said Giuliani would endorse McCain on Wednesday in California. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in advance of the public announcement.