Recap: Election Day 2024 coverage of LGBTQ+ issues
November 05 2024 7:43 AM
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What does Donald Trump’s ‘shocking and devastating’ victory and a second term mean for the LGBTQ+ community?
America elected a man who promised to roll back the rights of transgender people.
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The Trevor Project has seen a surge in crisis calls leading up to the election
The LGBTQ+ youth mental health support network is reporting a increase in election-related conversations and young people feeling anxiety, fear, and confusion about the outcome of the election.
November 05 2024 7:18 PM
Gay U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen bridges divide in rural Illinois
The trusted former television meteorologist explained his approach to representing his constituents in an interview with The Advocate.
November 01 2024 3:38 PM
These 24 violent extremist & anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy groups pose a danger to LGBTQ+ people
Looking at the groups that threaten drag queens, transgender people and the broader LGBTQ+ community.
November 01 2024 2:45 PM
Iconic Harris-Walz camo hat costume dazzles D.C.’s pre-Election Day High Heel Race
Tyler Cargill says he constructed the outfit with his partner’s help over several hours.
November 01 2024 2:36 PM
JD Vance fantasizes that Donald Trump’s got the 'normal gay guy' vote
As the Human Rights Campaign said, “JD, no. Not even close.”
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October 31 2024 5:43 PM
TV stations were forced to air vile anti-trans, homophobic ads so graphic they got on-air content warnings
According to the FCC, there’s nothing the agency can do to prevent this kind of content from being broadcast by legally qualified political candidates.
October 31 2024 4:26 PM
Democrats turn to gay hook-up app Grindr to reach LGBTQ+ voters ahead of the election
It’s part of a 6-figure ad buy targeting "equality voters."
October 31 2024 9:55 AM
Video: Gay Kamala Harris campaign volunteers in Pennsylvania verbally attacked by homophobe (exclusive)
“The only way we can fight this hate is to not back down and to win this election,” campaign volunteer Jason Bello said.
October 30 2024 2:31 PM
Kamala Harris's late gay former campaign manager, Jim Rivaldo, also got Harvey Milk elected
The vice president often credits gay political operative Jim Rivaldo with her success.
October 28 2024 1:10 PM
History-making Rep. Becca Balint on finding hope in divisive times as a queer member of Congress
“I think people don’t understand the emotional and psychological toll it takes on us as openly gay members of Congress that we are in those committee hearings when people are saying horrible things about us,” Balint says.
October 18 2024 10:59 AM
Washington’s Republican gubernatorial candidate, Dave Reichert, has history of voting against LGBTQ+ rights
The former congressman and sheriff consistently opposed protections for LGBTQ+ people.
October 18 2024 10:03 AM
Donald Trump’s offensively anti-LGBTQ+ military ad draws sharp criticism
The former president seemed keen on banning LGBTQ+ people from serving in the U.S. military in his second term.
October 15 2024 5:24 PM
Tim Walz joins Andy Cohen and Jesse Tyler Ferguson to warn of Trump’s threat to LGBTQ+ freedoms
He rallied participants in an Out for Harris national organizing call.
October 11 2024 2:14 PM
Indiana GOP lieutenant governor nominee says he'll fire state workers with email signature pronouns
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun’s running mate made the heavy-handed remark at a campaign event .
October 11 2024 12:36 PM
Tim Walz joins HRC and Out for Harris to kick off 10-day LGBTQ+ voter battleground push (exclusive)
Kamala Harris’s running mate has a long history of allyship.
October 10 2024 10:30 AM
Human Rights Campaign launches $2 million ad blitz to mobilize LGBTQ+ voters in battleground states
The advocacy group hopes a $2 million ad buy will attract pro-LGBTQ+ voters to cast their ballots.
October 09 2024 5:19 PM
Virginia LGBTQ+ advocates and allies come together to celebrate 10 years of marriage equality
Equality Virginia's annual black-tie affair at Richmond’s Main Street Station was extra special as attendees celebrated same-sex couples’ right to get married.
October 09 2024 10:15 AM
Matt Gaetz will join gay Republican ‘self-serving traitors’ at Pennsylvania Trump fundraiser
"As a former Pennsylvania lawmaker and CEO of Agenda PAC, I’ve seen what happens when LGBTQ+ individuals align with the very forces that work to strip us of our humanity. Pennsylvania deserves better than this parade of self-serving traitors,” Brian Sims told The Advocate.
October 07 2024 4:41 PM
Taylor Frey & Kyle Dean Massey's new 'spicy' gay holiday movie
Christmas comes prematurely as the actors bring authentic LGBTQ+ representation to the screen.
October 04 2024 7:45 PM