What is the Democratic National Convention? A brief history of its battles, protests, and celebrations
It's been going on since 1832. Here's what it's all about.
August 17, 2024
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Poppers Cause AIDS, the Environment Makes Boys Trans, Says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
A member of the famous Kennedy dynasty, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., continues to peddle falsehoods and conspiracy theories.
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June 20, 2023
20 savage reactions to Robert F Kennedy Jr. being picked to run Health & Human Services
We're really starting to wonder who has the brain worm here?
November 15, 2024
BREAKING: Trump picks anti-trans, anti-vaccine Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head Health and Human Services
RFK Jr. is an anti-trans conspiracy theorist and vaccine denialist who has been repudiated by his famous family.
November 14, 2024
The Supreme Court Justices' Secret Deal on LGBTQ+ Rights and Its Impact Today
A secret deal between Justices John Roberts and Anthony Kennedy still has implications today.
March 30, 2023
3 Reasons This Antigay Lawyer Thinks He'll Win
One of the lawyers representing the anti-LGBT side is set on winning votes from justices Kennedy, Roberts and Breyer. Here's why.
April 29, 2015
Trans Latina woman fighting to shut down ICE facilities honored with human rights award
Arely Westley, this year's recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, tells The Advocate about this "crucial moment" in time for queer and immigrant communities.
March 31, 2024
RFK Jr. attacks gender-affirming care for minors while admitting he has brain worms. Really.
In a very real development, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is attacking transgender youth’s access to health care while admitting that a parasite has eaten part of his brain.
May 8, 2024
Supreme Court Post-Gaming: What's Kennedy Thinking?
Duke University law and political science professor Neil Siegel was at the Supreme Court hearing. He tells us why he expects Justice Roberts isn't our friend and Justice Kennedy will save the day.
April 29, 2015
Obama, Kennedy Include Gays in Endorsement Remarks
Senators Edward Kennedy and Barack Obama both included gays and lesbians in their speeches during the event Monday at which Kennedy endorsed Obama in his presidential bid. Obama's inclusion of LGBT people came while he was discussing the legacy of hope that both John and Robert Kennedy inspired in people: "And it lives on in those Americans -- young and old, rich and poor, black and white, Latino and Asian and Native American, gay and straight -- who are tired of a politics that divides us and want to recapture the sense of common purpose that we had when John Kennedy was president of the United States of America."
January 30, 2008
JFK appointed the 'best and brightest,' as Trump nominates the buffonish, befuddled, and brain-wormed
If Trump’s election was the apocalypse, this week has been a never-ending April Fools, writes John Casey.
November 17, 2024
Lesbian Sen. Tammy Baldwin's Republican opponent attacks her partner in campaign ads
The ads accuse her of a conflict of interest but appear to be targeting her for being LGBTQ+.
October 29, 2024
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.
May 3, 2024
Former Obama White House Counsel explains what could happen to Trump’s Cabinet nominations
Partisan politics and unconventional nominees have altered the traditional playbook of presidential nominations in recent terms.
November 21, 2024
Gay Democrat Ritchie Torres joins Republican lawmaker to call for Secret Service reform
The two appeared on Morning Joe to discuss their bipartisan effort to secure protectees of the U.S. Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt.
July 17, 2024
Jill Stein, the Green Party Presidential Candidate, Is Running Again
Jill Stein is generally supportive of LGBTQ+ rights and other progressive causes, but there are worries that she'll cut into the Democratic vote.
November 10, 2023
RFK Jr. drops out of presidential race, endorses Trump
Kennedy, a conspiracy-minded anti-vaccine activist with a bizarre history, had been running for president as an independent.
August 23, 2024
A history of political violence in the U.S., from Hamilton to Harvey Milk to Gabby Giffords
The attempt on Donald Trump's life Saturday was only the latest instance in a long history of violence against American political leaders.
July 16, 2024
Project 2025's creator is 'ecstatic' over Trump's terrible cabinet picks
As the rest of the world scratches their heads at Trump's bizarre and unqualified cabinet picks, Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts said the choices are "sending signals that you better go back if you're here illegally."
November 15, 2024
All the Trump presidential nominees who've been accused of sexual misconduct
Matt Gaetz wasn't the only one.
November 21, 2024