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Sen. Baldwin Draws on Inequities in Health Care, Wealth in Convention Speech

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), the only out lesbian in the U.S. Senatte, made a plea Thursday for voters to elect Joe Biden and oust President Trump in a speech heavily drawing on inequalities in wealth and healt...

The LGBTQ Democratic National Convention

There will be a lot of history made at this week’s Democratic National Convention. Some will be highly visible – like prime-time closing night speeches by two high-profile LGBT leaders. Some will be totally beh...

Sens. Warren and Baldwin Write Letter Calling Trump Administration to Protect Transgender Migrants

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) have sent a letter to the Trump administration calling for action to protect transgender migrants and reverse policies harming this population. ...

Senate Introduces Resolution to Honor Anniversary of Stonewall

Democratic senators introduced a resolution to honor the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots for the first time in U.S. history. Sen. Tammy Baldwin – the first openly gay candidate ever elected to the Se...

CORRECTED: LGBT Provisions Watered Down in Trump’s USMCA Deal

President Trump agreed on Friday to an updated trade agreement with Canada and Mexico that includes aspirational language encouraging member states to adopt policies against LGBT discrimination in the workforce...

Victory Institute to Honor Danica Roem at Annual D.C. Conference

The LGBTQ Victory Institute will present Virginia state Del. Danica Roem (D-Manassas) with an award named in honor of U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) next week at its annual International LGBTQ Leaders Confere...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, June 28

1. Read the resolution proposed by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida) for the US House to condemn the violence against gay men in Chechnya. 2. Also happening in Congress this week, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wi...

Georgia Congressman Tom Price’s confirmation to HHS dismays LGBT advocates

The U.S. Senate approved late Thursday another Trump Cabinet pick with an anti-LGBT history with the narrow confirmation of Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) as secretary of Health and Human Services. The 52 Senate Rep...

Few bright spots in a year dominated by LGBT setbacks nationally

2016 will go down in the LGBT history books as a year of sobering pushback against the many gains won in the years prior. In the space of 12 months, the community has gone from having the most pro-LGBT presiden...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Oct. 19

1. A hacked email posted Tuesday by Wikileaks shows that lesbian Sen. Tammy Baldwin and openly gay Apple CEO Tim Cook were on Hillary Clinton's “first cut” vice presidential shortlist. 2. The Daily Beast's J...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, July 27

1. Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, and lesbian Sen. Tammy Baldwin were among those in the spotlight Tuesday at the Democratic Natio...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

Biden, Harris Inauguration Events Mostly Virtual

Trump Administration Allows LGBTQ Discrimination with New HHS Rule

LGBTQ Trump Supporters Tiptoe Away from President after U.S. Capitol Attack

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Pandemic Brings Decrease in LGBTQ Representation on TV, GLAAD Report Finds

The Year in LGBTQ Cinema

Tamisha Iman and LaLa Ri Represent Atlanta on “Drag Race” Season 13