Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ cabinet: An in-depth look
Trump's 2.0 cabinet is a cast of characters from right-wing television and MAGA politics. Here are their LGBTQ+ rights records.
May 26 2025 6:30 AM
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Utah Republicans ignore study supporting gender-affirming care for trans youth. It's research they demanded
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The Republican-passed House bill goes beyond limiting access for Medicaid recipients.
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The Human Rights Campaign called the bill "cruel."
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May 22 2025 9:04 AM
Virginia Republican candidate for governor addresses grads at extremely anti-LGBTQ+ schools
Both institutions explicitly disavow the LGBTQ+ community.
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The Trump Homeland Security secretary wouldn’t consider Rep. Robert Garcia’s request to provide Andry Hernandez Romero’s mom with an update on her son.
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May 15 2025 4:14 PM
New Republican House bill bans transgender troops & seeks to strip trans vets of security clearances
Alabama GOP Rep. Barry Moore wants to enshrine discrimination against transgender people into federal law.
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A federal judge sentenced the out former Republican lawmaker to 87 months in prison.
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George Santos sentenced to prison
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April 25 2025 12:06 PM
Who is George Santos, the lying gay former Republican congressman being sentenced to prison?
The disgraced politician is one of the most fascinating and controversial personalities in America.
April 25 2025 6:00 AM
Disgraced Republican George Santos asks judge to ignore his posts while considering his prison sentence
The gay fabulist and former New York congressman is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday.
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She has beaten the president in court already. She plans to do it as often as necessary.
April 14 2025 12:44 PM
Prosecutors seek 7-year prison sentence for George Santos in sweeping fraud case
Federal prosecutors called him a "pathological liar and fraudster" who "made a mockery of our election system."
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April 04 2025 7:36 PM
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Rosie Sandri was bullied out of a job. She plans to fight back.
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Transgender vets deserve access to gender-affirming care, Veterans Affairs providers say (exclusive)
The U.S. government is turning its back on those who served, retired Army Staff Sgt. Alleria Stanley told The Advocate.
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March 18 2025 6:29 PM
Transgender woman terrorized after South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace mocks her online
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