Since President Joe Biden announced he was no longer running for re-election on Sunday, July 21, there have been significant gatherings dedicated to supporting Vice President Kamala Harris. The first was a Zoom call for Black women voters, with an estimated 40,000 participants who raised over $1 million on Sunday. The following day, “Win with Black […]
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Kamala Harris’ stance on LGBTQ+ rights: A history of advocacy and action
Since President Joe Biden announced on Sunday, July 21, that he would be dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, all eyes have been on Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden gave his full support to Harris to run in his place for the highest office in the nation, and since then, Harris has broken records […]
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GLAAD imagines a country under Project 2025 in new video
GLAAD has unveiled their latest advocacy effort with a video focused on Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. GLAAD’s “Project 2025 Exposed” page features a video called, “The Pledge,” where school children recite a new pledge of allegiance – one to the President of the United States. In the video, which takes place in September 2025, a […]
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Here’s where the Republican VP pick J.D. Vance stands on LGBTQ+ issues
On Monday, July 15, former President Donald Trump announced his vice-president pick. His selection was J.D. Vance, a Republican Ohio senator elected in 2022. A former Marine and bestselling author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” Vance is relatively new to politics, being only the second Ohio senator in history to have no prior political experience. The news […]
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What is Donald Trump’s Agenda 47 and how could it affect the LGBTQ+ community
Queer media has been covering Project 2025 since last year, but the Heritage Foundation’s playbook is now making headlines across mainstream media. Last week, the president of the conservative think tank, Kevin Roberts, appeared on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” to discuss Project 2025. In the interview, Roberts, who wrote the foreword to Project 2025, talked […]
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Biden Administration to issue pardons for LGBTQ+ service members wrongfully dismissed
Today, President Joe Biden’s administration is righting a wrong that has affected upwards of 100,000 LGBTQ+ service members. The White House just released “A Proclamation on Granting Pardon for Certain Violations of Article 125 Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice,” which extends pardons to LGBTQ+ service members who were dishonorably discharged from the military for being gay […]
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Anti-LGBTQ+ politics are being rejected across U.S., signaling a potential shift
After South Dakota’s primary election results rolled in earlier this month, Amy Rambow bought herself a chocolate cake to celebrate. “It tasted so, so sweet,” Rambow says, noting that the gooey confection was slathered in fudge drizzle. Her doctors say she isn’t allowed to have sweets because of her gastric bypass surgery, but the occasion […]
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Project 2025 prompts creation of congressional task force
U.S. Representative Jared Huffman has announced the creation of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force, which aims to counter the controversial Project 2025 initiative. According to a statement by Huffman’s office, this initiative is crafted by the far-right to grant Donald Trump extensive powers and to erode key democratic institutions and freedoms, such as reproductive […]
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Hate crimes laws passed in D.C. have been remarkably ineffective in protecting LGBTQ+ people for decades
On Feb. 23, 2024, Daqua Lameek Ritter was found guilty of a hate crime for the murder of Dime Doe, a transgender woman from South Carolina believed to be in a relationship with Ritter. The ruling marks both the first trial and first conviction of a hate crime on the basis of gender identity under […]
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Can Biden surpass Obama’s record for the most LGBTQ+ judges appointed to the federal bench?
President Joe Biden has officially tied former President Barack Obama’s record of appointing the most LGBTQ+ judges to federal courts. Biden appointed judges Melissa DuBose and Nicole Berner to the federal court this year. Both judges were confirmed by the U.S. Senate this March. DuBose made history with her appointment, making her the first Black […]
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Philadelphia LGBTQ+ community center loses funding support from Senate bill at the last minute
The William Way Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of the country’s leading LGBTQ+ centers. Established in 1976, the center has served the LGBTQ+ community of Philadelphia and beyond with events, peer counseling, recovery meetings, initiatives for LGBTQ+ elders and much more. On March 5, the WWC was targeted by Libs of TikTok, accusing the […]
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LGBTQ+ rights are vastly different depending on state, finds new HRC State Equality Index report
2023 proved to be a record year in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, with close to 600 bills targeting the rights of queer and trans people brought to state governments nationwide. The momentum from 2023 has already carried into 2024. Here are some of the recent legislative actions so far in 2024. Ohio’s Senate overode Gov. Mike DeWine’s […]
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11 LGBTQ+ candidates to watch in 2024
2022 was a historic election year, with a record-breaking 678 LGBTQ+ candidates running for office and more than half winning their races. Now, the 2024 election cycle is in full swing. While we don’t have a total number of 2024 LGBTQ+ candidates yet, the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, a “national organization dedicated to electing out LGBTQ+ […]
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News is Good: France’s new gay prime minister, SAPPH-O-RAMA in NYC and more
Our weekly column, News is Good, features positive news about the LGBTQ+ community. Too much of what we see in mainstream media coverage focuses on the challenges we face and not the celebrations. Here are a few things we’re excited about this week. Gabriel Attal is France’s first out gay prime minister. Attal, 34, who […]
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2023 to end with record number of bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community and plans for more in 2024
The new year may only be a couple of weeks away, but that hasn’t stopped state legislatures from pushing through their remaining anti-LGBTQ+ proposed bills and legislation. This week in Ohio, lawmakers passed HB 68, also known as the Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, which would deny gender-affirming care from transgender youth and ban […]
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News is Good: WI governor vetoes anti-trans health bill, Sundance unveils 2024 slate and more
Our weekly column, News is Good, features positive news about the LGBTQ+ community. Too much of what we see in mainstream media coverage focuses on the challenges we face and not the celebrations. Here are a few things we’re excited about this week. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoes bill banning gender-affirming care. After Assembly Bill […]
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How conservative playbook Project 2025 could affect LGBTQ+ people if it comes to pass
Project 2025: Presidential Transition Project is a creation of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative policy think tank whose “mission is to formulate and promote public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.” Associated Press journalist Lisa Mascaro recently summed up Project 2025 […]
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LGBTQ+ candidates break barriers in 2023 off-year elections across the U.S.
This off-year election brought out over 500 LGBTQ+ candidates for political offices around the country, according to LGBTQ+ Victory Fund’s “Out on the Trail Report 2023.” There were increases in candidates who identify as bisexual, pansexual and queer, including an over 600% increase in genderqueer/nonbinary candidates and a 50% increase in transgender women candidates. LGBTQ+ […]
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News is Good: “Nyad” premieres on Netflix, a Sapphic art collection in Philly and more
Our weekly column, News is Good, features positive news about the LGBTQ+ community. Too much of what we see in mainstream media coverage focuses on the challenges we face and not the celebrations. Here are a few things we’re excited about this week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYks_-fPmaE Diana Nyad biopic premieres on Netflix. After spending time on the festival […]
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News is Good: Laphonza Butler makes it official, a new YA release by Ryan La Sala and more
Our weekly column, News is Good, features positive news about the LGBTQ+ community. Too much of what we see in mainstream media coverage focuses on the challenges we face and not the celebrations. Here are a few things we’re excited about this week. Sen. Laphonza Butler sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris. This Tuesday, […]
