Colorado’s Gay Governor Signs Gun Control Bills Into Law in Wake of Club Q Shooting
The state has a history of mass shootings going back to the shooting at Columbine High School in 1999.
April 29, 2023
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Black transgender Air Force veteran Vanity Williams shot to death in Houston
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On Pulse Anniversary, a Call for LGBTQ+ Support for Gun Reform
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The Defining LGBT Issue of Our Time
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July 18, 2018
The Tragic Confluence of Guns, Kids, Mass Shootings, and Trans Identities
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Queer Activists Cautiously Optimistic About Gun Control Win
The Democrat-controlled House approved background check legislation, the first major gun control bill to pass the chamber since 1994.
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Hillary Clinton's VP: Tim Kaine
The presumptive Democratic nominee for president chooses the Virginia senator.
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Deported Trans Activist Murdered in the Street
After becoming an LGBTQIA+ and intersex activist in Miami, Melissa Nunez -- deadnamed by local journalists -- was assassinated.
November 7, 2022
HRC Report on Trans Deaths: We Must Dismantle Stigma
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation remembers trans people lost to violence in 2020 and calls for action to address this epidemic.
November 19, 2020
Gay Man Attacked by Mob in D.C.; Three Arrested
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June 17, 2019
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.
October 30, 2024
When It Comes to Sex Work, Kamala Harris Hasn't Completely Evolved
Many media outlets reported the senator "supports decriminalizing sex work." But these headlines are false, writes Alexander Cheves.
March 3, 2019
We Don't Have to Just Accept Anti-LGBTQ Bullying
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi tells us why he thinks government has a responsibility to reduce harassment in our schools.
February 6, 2020
Rights Groups: Confirming Jeff Sessions a 'Travesty,' 'Grave Mistake'
They'll be keeping a close eye on the anti-LGBT Sessions, now the nation's top law enforcer.
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Inside the Fight for the Legacy of Marsha P. Johnson
Trans activist Reina Gossett accuses out filmmaker David France of stealing her work to make his film about the Stonewall icon. But there's more than scandal beneath the surface.
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The Advocate Among 2021 GLAAD Media Award Winners
See the full list of honorees at the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards.
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Results: 30 LGBT Races to Watch
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7 Things That Are Everything This Week
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2016: The Year in Review
Everything that mattered, from odious Religious Freedom Restoration Acts, to queers marching in New York's St. Patrick's Day Parade, to the end of the ban on trans military service, to the massacre in Orlando -- and much more.
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