Sarah McBride is poised to be the first transgender member of Congress. Here's how she feels about it
She discussed her historic candidacy with The Advocate and her promise to advocate for her constituents.
June 24, 2024
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Julie Johnson just made history as the first LGBTQ+ person ever elected to Congress from the South
“Julie is an experienced and tested leader who will bring an important voice to Washington. Her fearless advocacy has improved the lives of all Texans," said LGBTQ+ Victory Fund President and CEO Annise Parker.
November 5, 2024
A second Trump term would double down on erasing transgender rights. Here’s how advocates are preparing.
“We’ve seen over the last several years a militant effort in red states by the government to discriminate against trans folks, in particular, and the broader LGBTQ community, and even to go so far as to try to deny trans people's existence,” said Mike Zamore, national director of policy and governmental affairs at the ACLU.
June 16, 2024
New York Dem Ritchie Torres discusses the fight for LGBTQ+ representation as election looms
As one of the first out gay Black and Latine members of Congress, Torres continues to champion LGBTQ+ rights, advocate for marginalized communities, and push for broader representation in government.
November 1, 2024
Biden Delivers Energetic, Economy-Focused State of the Union Address
He did get in a pitch for the Equality Act, though, and shout-outs to transgender youth and marriage equality.
February 7, 2023
Advocacy in action with AIDSWatch
As the fight for health, rights, and recognition rages on, AIDSWatch remains the nation's largest event for HIV advocacy and building a community around those living with and vulnerable to HIV.
May 9, 2024
WATCH: Brian Brown Admits 'Of Course' We'd 'Go to Russia'
Want to know how to make Brian Brown squirm? Ask him about what he's been up to in Putin's Russia.
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October 16, 2014
Karine Jean-Pierre Says Biden Is Fully Engaged on Gun Control
The president is using his "bully pulpit" to persuade Congress to act, Jean-Pierre said in the wake of another mass shooting this weekend.
May 8, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Sarah McBride a 'child predator' and 'liar' in latest anti-transgender rant
The anti-trans Republican from Georgia took objection to a video posted by Libs of TikTok showing McBride reading to children from the book I Am Jazz.
January 15, 2025
Pope Tells Congress of 'Concern for the Family'
Never before has a leader of the Roman Catholic Church addressed a joint session of Congress, and Pope Francis seized the opportunity to express his view on marriage equality.
September 24, 2015
Republican Attacks on LGBTQ+ Educators and Students Will Set Us Back 40 Years
"It is time to advocate for the real needs of our students and to stop playing politics," says Democratic Rep. Mark Takano of California.
May 18, 2023
Health Secretary Nominee Tom Price Grilled by Tammy Baldwin, Elizabeth Warren
Price got tough questions on Obamacare repeal and conflicts of interest.
January 18, 2017
Right-Wing Group Targets Trans-Friendly Federal Nominee
David Lopez, the current EEOC general counsel awaiting Senate confirmation for his second term, has built a career fighting for the rights of LGBT and disabled workers. Now the Family Research Council wants him to pay for it.
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November 25, 2014
Washington judge blocks Trump’s gender-affirming care ban, says it's unconstitutional in multiple ways
“Because the sex-based distinctions drawn by the Executive Order are not substantially related to achieving the Order’s purpose, the Order does not survive constitutional scrutiny,” the judge wrote.
February 18, 2025
History-making Rep. Becca Balint on finding hope in divisive times as a queer member of Congress
“I think people don’t understand the emotional and psychological toll it takes on us as openly gay members of Congress that we are in those committee hearings when people are saying horrible things about us,” Balint says.
October 18, 2024
Judy Shepard Is Not Giving Up
Judy tells us why Congress dropped the Matthew Shepard Act, what her next step will be, and how the 10-year anniversary of Matt's murder will not pass quietly.
December 11, 2007
Can trans rights survive in a Republican-controlled Congress?
Here’s what trans people should know about how a new Congress, and the first days of Trump’s presidency, could shape their lives.
January 12, 2025
Sarah McBride is 'mystified' that Republicans are making trans people a 'priority'
"It defies understanding, except for the fact that it's a pretty obvious part of a politics of misdirection and distraction," McBride said of Republicans' proposed federal anti-trans legislation.
January 9, 2025
Gay Lawmaker David Cicilline Announces Resignation From Congress
Cicilline has served since 2011.
February 21, 2023
HRC Defends Endorsing a Republican for Senate
HRC endorsed Illinois Republican Sen. Mark Kirk over his progressive Democratic challenger, and many commentators and activists are astonished.
March 24, 2016
