This story is published in partnership with the Queer News Network, a collaboration among 11 LGBTQ+ newsrooms to cover down-ballot elections across ten states. Read more about us here. Despite running a campaign that the Huffington Post described as “the most racist campaign ...
Originally published by our partners at The 19th. Sarah McBride won Delaware’s at-large U.S. House seat on Tuesday, Decision Desk HQ projects. She campaigned on expanding Delawareans’ access to health care — an effort on which she has focused her career in the ...
Originally published by our partners at The 19th Voters in three progressive states have voted to codify marriage equality. California, Colorado and Hawaii all had ballot measures to protect the right of people of all genders to marry under state ...
It’s Election Day, and I’m going out tonight. I take the T Downtown, buying an extra pass for the ride home. Then, I take the 91 to Lawrenceville. I promised QBurgh an article and could use the money, so I’ve ...
Ian Price is the President of the Steel City Stonewall Democrats The 2024 Presidential election has left many of us, our friends and family sad, upset, and fearful for the future. These are legitimate emotions that we should be paying ...
Today, we stand on the edge of what might be the most crucial election of our lifetime. It’s no exaggeration: this vote matters more than ever before. We know what’s at stake. For years, we’ve witnessed the aggressive targeting of ...
Tomorrow is November 5 and I, for one, am dreading the election and at the same time yearning for it to be over. The result is that I am suspended in a purgatory of sorts, where time moves simultaneously ever ...
This story is published in partnership with the Queer News Network, a collaboration among 11 LGBTQ+ newsrooms to cover down-ballot elections across ten states. Read more about us here. Donald Trump has made anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric — with a particular focus on ...
I was visiting my sister the same day that disgraced former president and super-felon Donald Trump made a campaign appearance at a McDonald’s franchise in order to make French fries. He apparently had a great time at his play-pretend job. ...
Today is the last day to request vote by mail in Pennsylvania for the November 5, 2024 election. Applications must be received by 5:00 PM TODAY and completed ballots must be returned by 8:00 PM on November 5, 2024. Allegheny ...
As I write this, I am watching NFL Sunday Footbal with my son. Football is not my thing. That is an understatement considering it perpetuates misogyny and toxic masculinity. But my 15-year-old son loves it. Watching football with him and ...
This article was originally published by our partners at the Philadelphia Gay News. Philly Gay News sat down with Billy Porter to discuss Sen. Bob Casey’s reelection campaign. Billy, who asked to go by their first name, is famous for ...
This story is published in partnership with the Queer News Network, a collaboration among 11 LGBTQ+ newsrooms to cover down ballot elections across 10 states. Read more about us here. Over the last few election cycles, the U.S. has seen ...
Between an endless bombardment of T.V. ads, political texts, and fundraising emails, there’s no denying it — the election is here, and it’s one that many say could determine the future of our democracy. For members of marginalized groups, politics ...
It’s almost midnight on a Sunday and I really, really wish that I was fast asleep but, alas, I am not. And it sucks. My battle with insomnia has been going on for years now. And every single thing I’ve ...
Since becoming the governor of Michigan in 2019, Gretchen Whitmer has been a fierce ally for the LGBTQ+ community — not just through her words, but through lawful action. “That woman from Michigan,” originally used as an insult from presidential ...
The LGBTQ+ community is not just a part of the political conversation—we are the conversation. In this election cycle, the stakes couldn’t be higher for queer and trans people. From anti-trans legislation sweeping across states to attempts at erasing our ...
I have long had nothing but contempt for Log Cabin Republicans. But after reading LCR President Charles Moran’s opinion piece in Newsweek, my immediate response was, “Oh, fuck off.” The Trump Administration was one of the most anti-LGBTQ+ administrations in ...
The struggle for LGBTQ+ rights has been intertwined with the fight for political representation and equality. The Stonewall riots of 1969, often seen as a catalyst for the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, highlighted the urgent need for queer voices in ...
What would motivate a Democrat to run for State Representative in an overwhelmingly Republican district? Meet Ashlee Caul. I set out on a Sunday morning to meet with Caul, the Democratic nominee for State Representative in District 15. The gerrymandered ...
OK, so let me see if I have this right. Disgraced former president Donald Trump hates Taylor Swift, one of the most beloved people in the country. Swift, as I am sure you know, has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. ...
Let me start by saying I like Chappell Roan. I like her music. I like that she is an out-and-proud lesbian and not afraid to say it. I also realize that her meteoric rise to stardom has been hard on ...
As the political landscape intensifies ahead of the upcoming election, Vice President Kamala Harris has made her stance clear on a range of critical issues, particularly her unwavering commitment to protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans. A cornerstone of her ...
WASHINGTON — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Saturday night touted his and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ advocacy for LGBTQ rights in a keynote address he delivered at the Human Rights Campaign’s annual gala — and also criticized comments by his ...
This column is for LGBTQ+ Republican voters in Pennsylvania who are at risk of losing their right to marriage equality and seeing their marriages made illegal. Do you love your spouse enough to protect your marriage? Let’s find out. Remember ...
Originally published by our partners at The 19th. Willie Carver has been a teacher in Kentucky since 2007, now working with college students. For over two years, he has worked with the American Federation of Teachers’ National LGBTQ+ Task Force, ...
Blue Moon Bar hosted a special evening of drag on Sunday to fundraise for the Kamala Harris campaign. All tips to drag performers and bartenders went to the campaign. Everyone worked for free, donating their time and tips to the ...
Originally published by our partners at the 19th. LGBTQ+ advocates are gearing up for a possible second Trump administration by planning future litigation, deepening relationships in Congress and mobilizing voters. If former president Donald Trump is re-elected, advocacy groups expect ...
Minnesota’s Democratic Governor Tim Walz has been picked as running mate for Vice President Harris. Walz has transformed Minnesota into a haven for LGBTQ Americans, enacting legislation that protects access to gender-affirming health care, bans conversion therapy, and prohibits book ...