India has elected LGBTQ+ politician Menaka Guruswamy to its upper house of Parliament. DW.com reports Guruswamy was instrumental in the…
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Democrats are pushing back against the Trump Administration’s continued attacks on the trans community with a Transgender Bill of Rights…
House Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) has introduced a resolution to officially recognize National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The resolution, H.Res.…
The Pride flag proudly flies again in its rightful position at The Stonewall National Monument in New York City following…
Anti-LGBTQ+ riders have been removed from a new spending bill for the U.S. Departments of Education, Labor, Health and Human…
U.S. Representatives Sarah McBride of Delaware and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania introduced a bill to sanction foreign officials who carry…
With the arrival of a new year also came the commencement of a new session of Congress, this one with…
As the nation awaits Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration day, House Republicans have released a new rules package, which indicates…
Conservative Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) has introduced a bill that would legally erase transgender people if passed. Officially titled the…
State Senator Sarah McBride from Delaware is inching closer to becoming the first trans member of Congress after winning the…
New House Speaker Mike Johnson (R -LA) has been outspokenly anti-LGBTQ+ for years before he took the head honcho seat,…
Laphonza Butler has been appointed to join the U.S. Senate representing California, becoming the first openly LGBTQ+ United States Senator…
In celebration of Pride Month, gay congressman for California’s 42nd congressional district, Robert Garcia, took to the house floor last…
Robert Garcia was sworn into Congress with a copy of the US Constitution, a photo of his parents, and a…
The Senate passed the highly anticipated Respect for Marriage Act yesterday with a 61-36 bipartisan vote, sending the bill back…
A record number of LGBTQ politicians have won their races in the November midterm elections, making U.S. history. This year…
Remember Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ nightmare ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill? Congressional Republicans are proposing to take it national, potentially preventing…
Photo by Mongkolchon Akesin Recently, the House of Representatives passed a bill that that would recognize and thus protect same-sex…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has enlisted 503 companies as part of its Business Coalition for the Equality Act. According…
The House and Senate are currently fighting over some very big issues, including an infrastructure bill and reforming the filibuster.…
Stella Keating, a transgender teen from Washington state, spoke to Congress on March 17th to discuss the Equality Act. She…
Ritchie Torres is currently NYC’s District 15 (The Bronx) councilman. But earlier this year, he launched his campaign to run…
The Equality Act, a critically important bipartisan legislation that would finally provide clear, comprehensive non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people under…