On Brian “Voter Suppression” Kemp
I understand this isn’t a scientific question, strictly speaking, but stay with me on this one, because it’s a conversation we need to have. Do we have evidence that Brian Kemp is not literally the Devil? I don...
A Record Number of LGBTQ Candidates Are Seeking Office
This year has broken records for the number of LGBTQ candidates running for public office in the United States. More than 400 gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer candidates ran (or are running) for of...
Vice President Pence campaigns for anti-LGBTQ candidate Lou Barletta
On Tuesday, Vice President Michael Pence made a surprising stop in Pennsylvania.
It seems the VP is campaigning hard for Congressman Lou Barletta, who is running for the Senate of that state. Pence took a tr...
Human Rights Campaign endorses Abrams for Governor
LGBTQ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign has endorsed Stacey Abrams in her campaign to become Governor of Georgia.
In a press release, HRC President Chad Griffin said they were "proud" to endorse Abrams:
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Trans-harrassing Republican primary candidate defeated soundly
She became famous for harassing a trans woman in an L.A. Denny's and livestreaming it. That was last month. Now, in June, Jazmina Saavedra is in the middle of another round of humiliation: her own.
Saavedra ...
Realtors cut support after Congressman’s homophobic comments
A California Congressman told his audience that it was permissible to not sell homes to LGBTQ buyers. Now the realtors have decided to push back.
During a May 16 meeting in Washington, D.C., United States Re...
Gay Costa Rican legislator sworn in
The first openly gay member of the legislature of Costa Rica has taken his seat.
The man, Enrique Sanchez, is a member of Partido Accion Cuidadana (PAC), a leftist political organization. Sanchez, a journali...
Georgia Equality releases first endorsement list
Georgia Equality recently released its first round of endorsements for the Democratic primary elections, which will take place on May 22. Additional endorsements will follow, especially after the advance voting...
Half of LGBTQ legislative caucus face challenges to seats, gay attorney running in Brookhaven
The electoral spring of 2018 opens with a run. Several, in fact. There are four openly LGTBQ representatives in the Georgia Legislature. Two of them face opposition in their upcoming races. Whatever weather fal...
In Georgia 6th District election, Ossoff touts LGBT rights views, Handel stays mum
On the night of April 18, Georgia’s 6th Congressional district — and the President, who’d taken to Twitter hours before — watched with bated breath to see who would take former Sen. Tom Price’s vacated House se...
Photo gallery: ‘Flip the 6th’ election night watch party for Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff
Hundreds of Jon Ossoff voters and supporters filled the Crowne Plaza ballroom in Atlanta Tuesday night, waiting to see if Ossoff would be the next Congressional representative for Georgia's Sixth District. Osso...