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09.12.2021 / 01:59

When he became the GOP leader in the 1980s, he said, “I don’t wait for the consensus. I try to help build it.” He was not only successful in working with the very liberal Sen.

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23.11.2021 / 23:09

Nation's First Out Trans Mayor, Stu Rasmussen, Dies at 73

posted on Facebook.Rasmussen was a self-described “gender anarchist” who used both he/him and she/her pronouns. Assigned male at birth, he served two terms pre-transition, beginning in 1988, as mayor of Silverton, a town of about 10,000 in western Oregon, near the state’s capital city, Salem.

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04.11.2021 / 16:59

The U.S. Will Now Have 1,000 Out Elected Officials in Historic First

have won reelection — transgender woman Danica Roem, the longest-serving trans elected official in the U.S.; gay man Mark Sickles; and lesbian Dawn Adams. Adams’s race had been undecided Tuesday night, but she was declared the winner Wednesday.

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15.07.2021 / 02:49

Lindsey Graham Willing to 'Go to War for Chick-fil-A's Principles'

The Observer, a Notre Dame student newspaper. They also noted that a fried chicken restaurant wouldn’t add to the diversity of campus dining options or serve the needs of vegetarians and vegans.They encouraged readers to sign their open letter opposing Chick-fil-A, which is among several restaurants Notre Dame Campus Dining is considering.

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29.06.2021 / 21:45

Marjorie Taylor Greene: Lessons on LGBTQ+ Identity Are 'Child Abuse'

Education Week article. And it’s not clear how much K-12 educators are drawing on it, as “much scholarship on CRT is written in academic language or published in journals not easily accessible to K-12 teachers,” the article notes.Greene also uses the opportunity to condemn LGBTQ-inclusive sexuality education and LGBTQ-inclusive curricula in general.

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09.06.2021 / 00:19

Sen. Joe Manchin is Out to Destroy Democracy, LGBTQ+ Rights

in an op-ed for the Charleston Gazette-Mail, his hometown West Virginia paper, that he would not support House Resolution 1: For the People Act, a sweeping and desperately needed voting rights bill passed by the House earlier this year. Manchin also said he would not get rid of the filibuster to help pass HR 1, or any other legislation, including the Equality Act, which he opposes.This, as his own state legislature in April overwhelmingly passed a law that severely restricts voting options for the state’s residents.

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23.05.2021 / 00:19

CNN Finally Fires Rick Santorum

Cuomo Prime Time program, but the arch-conservative didn't apologize for his attack on Native Americans, instead saying the comments were taken "out of context." That sealed his fate, according to a report in HuffPost, which said executives terminated his contract this week.“I think after that appearance, it was pretty clear we couldn’t use him again,” an anonymous CNN executive told HuffPost on Saturday.Many were bewildered that CNN even hired Santorum in the first place, since the former politician built a career demonizing LGBTQ+ people.

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21.05.2021 / 01:59

After Surviving a Mass Shooting, Daniel Hernandez Only Looks Forward

experienced antigay blowback). Five years later, he ran successfully for the Arizona House of Representatives, besting a Republican incumbent.

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16.04.2021 / 05:19

Mike Pence's Heart Doesn't Work, Has Pacemaker Installed

CNBC reports.Pence, 61, needed his heart regulated because of "symptoms associated with slow heart rate." The surgery was performed at a Virginia hospital; Pence will be out of commission for a few days but is expected to fully recover. The onetime governor of Indiana released a statement thanking the staff at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus and the consultation of his Indiana doctors.Even though Pence is despised by most Democrats, partly because of his history of demonizing and targeting LGBTQ+ people, many of Donald Trump's most ardent supporters can't stand him either.

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16.04.2021 / 00:50

Maxine Waters to Jim Jordan at Fauci Hearing: 'Shut Your Mouth'

Jordan said. "What metrics, what measures, what has to happen before Americans get more freedoms back?""You're indicating liberty and freedom.

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14.04.2021 / 05:07

How Hawaii Legislator Adrian Tam Beat a Proud Boy

Hawaii State Representative Adrian Tam. At a mere 28 years old, Tam was elected in November to his first term.

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31.03.2021 / 04:51

Matt Gaetz, Fan of Coups and Male Potato Head Dolls, Is in Big Trouble

The New York Times that revealed Gaetz was being investigated for having a relationship with a 17-year-old girl, and illegally crossing state lines with her. That only elicited a shake of the head.

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04.03.2021 / 23:51

LGBTQ+ Reverend to Run Against Far-Right Rep. Madison Cawthorn

Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara of Asheville will challenge far-right hatemonger Madison Cawthorn for his 11th District congressional seat.“Some people will say a gay woman who’s a Christian minister just can’t get elected in the South,” Beach-Ferrara said in a campaign video.

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18.02.2021 / 17:40

Sepi Shyne Paves a Way as the 1st Queer Iranian Elected Official

made history in November as the first out LGBTQ+ Iranian-American elected to public office in the U.S. Now, as a member of the West Hollywood City Council, where she’s also the first queer woman of color to serve, she’s fighting for social justice and inclusivity as well as changing the narrative around Iranians and Iranian-Americans.Shyne, sworn in as a council member in December, has already spurred the council to create a social justice task force to address social and racial inequalities.

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17.02.2021 / 00:41

Out Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Sims Running for Lieutenant Governor

written about his use of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, to avoid contracting HIV.He has not shied away from controversy. He once posted a photo of him giving Mike Pence the middle finger at a protest where Sims and others were voicing opposition to the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant families.

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26.01.2021 / 23:01

Liz Cheney Aide Gay-Baits Matt Gaetz With Makeup Remark

Washington Examiner, “Rep. Gaetz can leave his beauty bag at home.

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06.01.2021 / 01:05

Pioneering Texas Trans Pol Addison Perry-Franks Dead at 39

wrote on Facebook New Year’s Day. “I don’t have all of the details till the autopsy comes back.

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11.12.2020 / 01:05

Who Was the Shirtless Man on Livestream With Anti-LGBTQ+ Politician?

International Business Times, the New York Daily News, PinkNews, and others. Gražulis is known for his anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and failed attempts to ban Pride parades, and he’s even been arrested protesting at one.After the meeting — it was livestreamed on YouTube, and video of it remains online — Gražulis received numerous questions about the man’s identity.

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04.12.2020 / 06:39

Orgy Organizer Says Politicians Across Europe Attend His Sex Parties

caught at a gay orgy was planning a sex party of his own, according to the man who hosted the original event.József Szájer, a Hungarian representative in the European Parliament, was one of about 25 men who attended the party last Friday at the apartment of David Manzheley in Brussels, Belgium. The party was broken up by police for violating restrictions on the size of gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.Now Manzheley has told Polish publication Onet that Szájer was planning to host a gay sex party December 12 but decided to cancel it after being fined for violating the pandemic rules.

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09.11.2020 / 22:45

Antigay Michele Bachmann: 'Smash! Joe Biden Is Not Our President!'

Michele Bachmann, who worked tirelessly to attack LGBTQ+ Americans while in office, recorded a video where she prayed to God to use his "iron rod" and "smash the clay iron of deceipt in America."In the video, shared on Twitter by Right Wing Watch, Bachmann's eyes are closed as she leads the "prayer." The former Minneapolis-area politician rails against President-elect Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, asking God to smash the "clay pot of deceipt.""Smash the delusion father of Joe Biden as our president. He is not.

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07.10.2020 / 04:15

Elisabeth Moss to Play Bi Politician Katie Hill in Upcoming Film

The Handmaid’s Tale and Mad Men fame will play bisexual former Congresswoman Katie Hill in a film adapted from Hill’s recent memoir, She Will Rise: Becoming a Warrior in the Battle for True Equality.Hill was elected to the U.S. House from a Southern California district in 2018 as an out bi candidate, defeating an anti-LGBTQ+ incumbent and flipping the seat from Republican to Democratic.

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01.10.2020 / 20:36

Katie Hill on Bisexual Visibility, Andrew Gillum, and Monica Lewinsky

out bi woman and won, defeating anti-LGBTQ+ Republican incumbent Steve Knight in California’s 25th Congressional District and flipping the seat from red to blue. She was considered an up-and-comer in the House, working closely with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other leaders.But she ended up resigning in October 2019 after a right-wing blog published a nude photo of her and allegations of relationships with a female campaign staffer (in a “throuple” arrangement involving Hill’s husband) and, separately, with a male House aide.

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24.09.2020 / 01:39

Sen. Kelly Loeffler Attacks Trans Youth in Desperate Election Bid

press release puts it, “a biological male” — to participate in women’s sports.Specifically, Loeffler’s bill would hold the school in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a law banning sex discrimination in any education program, including sports, that receives federal funds. Schools that violate Title IX are in danger of losing those funds.Right now the Department of Education is considering stripping federal funds from several Connecticut school districts that let trans girls participate in girls’ sports.

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23.09.2020 / 22:55

Chuck Schumer Fears for Queer Daughter's Marriage After RBG's Death

From left: Alison Schumer, Elizabeth Weiland, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck SchumerU.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has expressed grave concern over the future of his daughter Alison Schumer’s marriage to Elizabeth Weiland considering the shortlist of anti-LGBTQ+ Supreme Court nominees Donald Trump is considering to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.The New York senator was celebrating Rosh Hashanah with his family when they heard the news of Ginsburg’s death, according to the New York Daily News.His daughter and daughter-in-law, who wed in 2018, were immediately concerned for their future as a married couple.

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14.09.2020 / 19:21

Andrew Gillum Comes Out Publicly as Bisexual

Tamron Hall Show on Monday.“I don’t identify as gay,” Gillum said, “but I do identify as bisexual. And that is something I have never shared publicly before.”In the interview with Hall, Gillum also addressed a high-profile incident last March, in which Gillum was found nude and drunk while an associate, Travis Dyson, was being treated for an apparent drug overdose at a hotel in Miami Beach.Gillum's wife, R.

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03.08.2020 / 21:55

Out Atlanta City Council Member Antonio Brown Indicted for Fraud

press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.Brown is accused of making false statements about his income and assets when applying to Signature Bank for a loan in 2017.

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23.07.2020 / 22:21

Antonella Lerca Is First Trans Person to Run for Office in Romania

asked the nation's Constitutional Court to annul it, the measure lit a fire under LGBTQ+ Romanians. Undoubtedly, it inspired Lerca to rise up.“I’d had enough of rich white privileged men making decisions for vulnerable communities in Romania, like the Roma community, transgender community, and sex worker community — the three communities I am part of,” she said to Pink News.

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25.06.2020 / 21:31

Harry Britt, Former S.F. Supervisor and Harvey's Successor, Dies at 82

The Bay Area Reporter. He passed at the Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco.Britt's death was confirmed Wednesday by former San Francisco supervisor and state Assemblyman Tom Ammiano.

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24.06.2020 / 22:15

Two New Yorkers Poised to Become First Black Gay Men in Congress

Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones are poised to become the first openly gay Black members of either house of Congress.Both won their Democratic primaries for the U.S. House of Representatives in heavily blue New York districts Tuesday, with Torres defeating notorious homophobe Rubén Díaz Sr., so both are likely winners in the November general election.

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23.06.2020 / 00:55

At 25, Jonathan Herzog Is Trying to Unseat a Congressional Icon

Adam Eli, who lives in the 10th Congressional District, spoke with Herzog ahead of Tuesday's election. Eli: I want to talk specifically about trans women and trans people of color. What is your plan to ensure not just that they are safe, but that they also have the opportunities they deserve to thrive in our district and the country? I’ve been in the streets a lot lately, and as you know, we are out here demanding police and criminal justice reforms. What concrete actions would you take to stop

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04.06.2020 / 00:03

Pat Hackett Could Become Indiana's First Out Member of Congress

This fall, Indiana could elect its first out LGBTQ+ member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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03.06.2020 / 08:19

Racist, Anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Steve King Loses Iowa Primary After Nine Terms

Congressman Steve King of Iowa, known for his long history of horrific racist, anti-LGBTQ+, and anti-immigrant comments, has been defeated in the Republican primary.

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23.05.2020 / 00:59

Lindsey Graham's Transformation From Trump Critic to Lap Dog

A new ad opposing the reelection of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina uses his own words against him, noting that he’s gone from calling Donald Trump a “kook” and a “bigot” to deeming him “a damn good president.”

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20.05.2020 / 19:05

Leaked zoom meetings reveal homophobic attitudes of Azerbaijan politicians

A series of leaked zoom meetings from the National Council of Democratic Forces in Azerbaijan have revealed deeply homophobic attitudes, with one politician lamenting that “Hitler did not exterminate the gays”. OC Media reported that four videos leaked containing senior members of the NCDF, an alliance of opposition parties, sharing problematic views. In one of the […]

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12.05.2020 / 08:31

HRC President Alphonso David: Why We Must Elect Joe Biden

Almost five years ago, as dusk hit our nation’s capital on a warm Friday summer night, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people gathered among both loved ones and strangers to celebrate a historic moment for our community: the Supreme Court decision legalizing marriage equality for same-sex couples nationwide. Alongside parents and friends, partners and allies, we watched what was unthinkable just a few years earlier come to fruition.

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04.05.2020 / 22:15

N.J. Councilwoman Calls Trenton's Gay Mayor a 'Pedophile' in Rant

LGBTQ organizations are calling on a Trenton politician to resign after she delivered an antigay tirade during a coronavirus briefing.

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30.04.2020 / 00:23

Lesbian Who Sued Sheriff After He Fired Her Defeats Him in Dem Primary

A lesbian candidate who is suing the sheriff of Hamilton County, Ohio, has beaten him in the Democratic primary for the office.

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28.04.2020 / 21:45

Rep. David Cicilline: Pandemic Relief Must Include LGBTQ Protections

A lesbian nurse in Michigan, in the ICU with coronavirus, pleads with people to make sure that if she dies, her child can stay with her wife instead of going into foster care.

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18.04.2020 / 00:01

Brazilian Judge Caught Shirtless on Zoom

A judge was literally disrobed in a Zoom session.

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19.03.2020 / 19:05

Tulsi Gabbard Drops Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Biden

After dismal primary showings, Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has formally exited the race and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for the presidency.

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18.03.2020 / 21:37

Trump Finally Takes COVID-19 Seriously. That's Scary.

President Trump has been acting, well, more presidential, according to the pundits during the last two days. His press conference on Tuesday with his task force, felt…normal? Or what used to be normal. He was deferential to the experts on the dais with him and seemed less boastful. That is until he claimed he knew this coronavirus, COVID-19, was a pandemic before it was a pandemic. He just can’t help himself, even when things are this serious. But overall, he was, well, serious.

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16.03.2020 / 21:51

Considering the COVID-19 Outbreak With President Hillary Clinton

Ever wonder how a President Hillary Clinton would be faring right now? Well, watch the new Hulu documentary Hillary, and you might get a pretty good idea about how things could be remarkably different.

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16.03.2020 / 18:23

Democratic Star Andrew Gillum Heads to Rehab After Hotel Incident

Former Florida gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum has checked himself into rehab for alcohol abuse. The move came days after Gillum, a rising star in the Democratic party, was found vomiting in a Miami hotel room where another man was being treated for a suspected meth overdose.

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13.03.2020 / 22:57

Democratic Politician Andrew Gillum Found at Site of Alleged Meth OD

Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate for Florida governor in 2018, was linked to a potential meth overdose Thursday in Miami Beach.

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05.03.2020 / 16:11

How homophobia, misogyny & race played a role in the Ontario election

Kathleen Wynne’s status as the first lesbian premier of Ontario worked against her this election, just as her sexuality has throughout her career. But we cannot stop at sexuality when asking tough questions. Wynne’s tenure as premier might be called feminist, but homophobia may be less of a factor in her defeat than misogyny.

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04.03.2020 / 22:46

Canadian politician who said being LGBTQ is a ‘choice’ gets blocked

We’re not shedding a tear for Richard Decarie, a Canadian politician who was barred from the Conservative Party of Canada’s 2020 leadership race after — and perhaps because — he said that being LGBTQ+ is a “choice.”

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