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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: ...

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...