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GOP Lawmaker Calls Teenage Senate Pages 'Little Sh*ts'

He screamed “f**k” and “sh*t” continually as he went on a tirade against the 16 and 17-year-old kids.

Gay Congressman Reports From Capitol After Shots Fired

Out congressman Jared Polis was tweeting and spoke to MSNBC moments after several shots were fired outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Thursday.

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Sally Kern Caught With Loaded Gun at Capitol

An Oklahoma lawmaker who gained national notoriety with an antigay rant was stopped from entering the state capitol Wednesday when she was found to have a loaded handgun in her purse, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. Patrol spokeswoman Chris West said Republican representative Sally Kern was not charged because there did not appear to be any ''malicious intent'' behind her actions.

Lauren Boebert & Nancy Mace  confront woman they thought was trans in ‘predictable’ Capitol bathroom incident

The anti-LGBTQ+ Republican lawmakers followed a cisgender woman they mistook as the first transgender member of Congress into the bathroom.

How bathroom bans on federal property would impact trans Americans

A proposed bill in Congress would ban trans people from bathrooms in museums, national parks and other federal property. How would it be enforced, and what are the consequences?

Trump Mob Chases Lindsey Graham From Airport Terminal: 'Traitor!'

A video tweeted by a Politico reporter shows a chaotic situation at D.C.'s Reagan Airport.

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Rep. Sarah McBride denounces Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks on transgender people

The first trans member of Congress is speaking out against the president’s attempt to erase Americans.

Gay Senate Staffer Allegedly in Hearing Room Sex Video Fired

Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin's office says the man no longer works in the U.S. Senate after video allegedly showing him having sex in a hearing room went viral.

These 27 Senate Hearing Room Gay Sex Jokes Are Truly Exquisite

Like a fine wine: Leave it to people on social media to make fun of a ridiculous situation after a video of two men having sex in a U.S. Senate hearing room went viral. Here are 27 hilarious posts.

Washington Man Sentenced for Antigay Knife Attack

Troy Deacon Burns was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to attacking three gay men with a knife.

Former Proud Boys leader, Oath Keepers founder out of jail despite roles in January 6 riot

Enrique Tarrio and Stewart Rhodes had received long sentences for their roles in the 2021 insurrection, but Donald Trump has pardoned, commuted sentences, or dismissed charges for those involved.

Canada Alerts LGBTQ+ Citizens of Potential Dangers of U.S. Travel

The Canadian government is warning its citizens to read up on anti-LGBTQ+ laws in states they plan to visit.

Woman Fired After Queer Daughter Outed Her Participation in D.C. Riot

Helena Duke's tweets about her mother participating at a violent pro-Trump event near the Capitol went viral.

Father of Club Q Suspect Relieved His Offspring Isn't Gay

Aaron Brink, who has worked in adult films, says he was worried when he heard Anderson Lee Aldrich had been in an LGBTQ+ bar.

Charlie Kirk says January 6 insurrectionists should have had gay sex instead of rushing the Capitol

A woman died during the January 6 insurrection and countless others were seriously injured, including Capitol police trying to protect lawmakers.

Nancy Mace gets prominent foster care activist arrested on assault charges that eyewitnesses dispute

James McIntyre merely shook her hand at an event and asked her to consider trans kids before she got him arrested, witnesses said.

Democrat Robert Garcia calls Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘insane’ after she storms out of hearing

In a heated exchange over January 6 insurrectionist support, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hastily exited a House hearing, prompting Rep. Robert Garcia to label her behavior as ‘insane.’

NBC anchor misgenders trans Rep.-elect Sarah McBride on TV. Here’s what newsrooms should do when that happens

“Mistakes happen on the air and in everyday conversation, and the best course is to apologize, correct, and move on, then work to not repeat it,” GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis told The Advocate.

Heroic Lesbian Police Officer Gets Medal of Valor — From Trump

The president, who's more often undermining LGBT people, today honored one who helped save lives when a gunman attacked a congressional baseball practice.

Illinoisans Rally for Marriage Equality

Thousands of activists gathered at the state capitol in Springfield today to call for passage of the marriage equality bill.

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The Capitol and the Grim Reminder to a Gay Jewish Man to Never Forget

There's light now that President Joe Biden is in office, but the capitol insurrection reminds us that anti-Semitism (among other things) is alive and well.