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Texas legislature passes 'Don't Say Gay' law that bans LGBTQ+ student clubs

A bill approved by the Texas legislature includes an LGBTQ+ student club ban, a forced outing policy, and a DEI ban.

Poll shows record divide in support for marriage equality

A new Gallup poll finds Democrat support is at a record level, while Republicans are bottoming out at the lowest numbers since the passage of Obergefell v. Hodges affirmed marriage equality.

The only thing Scott Bessent shares with Pete Buttigieg is a last name that begins with a 'B’

Opinion: The Trump sycophant Bessent uses his LGBTQ+ identity as a veneer, Buttigieg uses his to open doors for others, argues John Casey.

Matt Gaetz allegedly paid tens of thousands of dollars for sex and drugs: House Ethics report

Gaetz is attempting to block the release of the report.

Congress has always been hostile to women trying to use the bathroom

Nancy Mace’s proposal to cut bathroom access for trans women in the Capitol is the latest in the building’s long history of excluding women lawmakers.

Former staffer accuses Florida Republican Fabian Basabe of sexually battering man at his Miami home

Two staffers have already made allegations against the lawmaker, but now one of them said Basabe groped at and tried to kiss an intoxicated friend of his.

Gay former staffer sues GOP Texas congressman over 'hostile work environment'

Alex Chadwell, who is gay, accused Rep. Troy Nehls, his chief of staff, and special adviser of regularly making homophobic comments at work like “gays go to hell."

George Santos pleads guilty in federal court to identity theft and fraud

The plea deal means Santos will avoid a high-profile trial that was expected to drag for weeks.

JD Vance's trans ex-friend: Republicans don't hate trans people, they're just 'engaging in opportunism'

"I know that because [Vance] was very loving and respectful of a trans person in his life, and is now choosing to use trans kids as a political ploy," Sofia Nelson said.

Ryan Walters is too much even for Republicans in Oklahoma

The far-right extremist superintendent of public instruction keeps racking up losses.

Republican congressman wants to limit IVF access to married heterosexual veterans only

He claimed, falsely, that children of opposite-sex couples fare best in life.

Republican Sen. Roger Marshall seeks to block Biden ban on anti-trans discrimination in health care

The GOP senator doesn't think a ban on sex discrimination in health care should include gender identity, and he's making some baseless assertions to argue his case.

Lauren Boebert resorts to homophobia after Pete Buttigieg calls out her hypocrisy

The Colorado congresswoman used bigotry as she tried to make fun of the transportation secretary and his husband, Chasten Buttigieg, for raising children.

Moms for Liberty joins in suing Biden administration over Title IX protections for trans students

The extremist group joined one of the country’s most extreme attorneys general in suing the Biden-Harris administration over it’s protection of trans and nonbinary kids in school.

Mississippi governor signs transgender bathroom ban

Mississippi’s new law stands in contrast to the expanded federal rules against discrimination under Title IX.

Florida document dump reveals more about Christian and Bridget Ziegler's threesomes

The Ziegler's were a Republican Florida power couple until a sex scandal ousted the pair from GOP political circles.

A Republican mom and her transgender son open up about unconditional love and acceptance

Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen and his mother, former GOP lawmaker Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, are out to show, through their experience and optimism, how every trans child's life matters.

Florida Republican threatens legal action after Miami Beach Pride denies him space in parade

The Republican faced angry, disruptive protests when he participated in the Miami Beach Pride Parade last year.

Foul-mouthed homophobic Republican legislator wants seat in Missouri state Senate

Chuck Basye called his opponent an antigay slur, suggested his detractors get anally intimate with a dildo, and posted a photo of a dog's rear as a President Joe Biden ad.

Republican anti-Obamacare "healthcare freedom" amendment in Ohio may help overturn trans ban

In a new lawsuit filed by the ACLU, attorneys argue that a constitutional amendment promoted by Republicans in 2011 against the Affordable Care Act may actually overturn a trans health care ban.