Here are the LGBTQ+ candidates to watch on Super Tuesday
LGBTQ+ candidates are running to make history in California, Texas, North Carolina, and elsewhere.
March 5, 2024
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Reps. Lee, Schiff, and Porter make their appeal for California U.S. Senate seat at LGBTQ+ forum
The three appeared at a candidates' forum organied by Equality California Saturday and showed support for LGBTQ+ equality across the board.
February 4, 2024
Gavin Newsom Chooses Queer Democratic Activist Laphonza Butler to Fill Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Seat
Laphonza Butler makes history as the first out person of color in the Senate.
October 2, 2023
Democrats Flip Another California Congressional Seat
Katie Porter has unseated Mimi Walters in once-conservative Orange County.
November 16, 2018
Obama Campaigns for California Dems, Including Bi Woman Katie Hill
Hill and her fellow Democratic congresstional candidates will help to "restore some sanity in our politics," the former president said.
September 8, 2018
Rep. Barbara Lee Will Seek California U.S. Senate Seat, Sources Say
Lee, a longtime LGBTQ+ ally, is expected to seek the seat currently held by Dianne Feinstein.
January 11, 2023
Laphonza Butler Won't Run for California U.S. Senate Seat
Butler, the first Black lesbian in the Senate, is serving the remainder of Dianne Feinstein's term, but she won't run for a full term in 2024.
October 19, 2023
Virginia Mom Gives Impassioned Defense of LGBTQ+ Library Books: Video
This is the type of allyship that deserves a standing ovation.
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September 7, 2023
Mark Zuckerberg Recommended Staff for Pete Buttigieg's Campaign
The Facebook CEO and his wife, philanthropist Priscilla Chan, recommended staffers for the campaign.
October 21, 2019
Laphonza Butler Sworn in as First Black Lesbian U.S. Senator
Vice President Kamala Harris swore Butler in on Tuesday.
October 3, 2023
Meet the Young Lesbian Managing a Key Congressional Campaign
Republicans want to unseat Rep. Harley Rouda, who knocked off a homophobe in 2018. Campaign manager Alyssa Napuri intends to keep that from happening.
November 6, 2019
Is a Consumer Protection Exec Quietly Dismantling LGBTQ Protections?
Employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau want answers after discovering a bureau official once worked for an antigay hate group.
September 18, 2019
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's LGBTQ+ Record: Positive With Some Exceptions
Feinstein announced Tuesday that she won't seek reelection. Here'a a look at her record in San Francisco and the Senate.
February 14, 2023
Sarah McBride says she won’t let Republicans make her the main character in their anti-trans crusade
“They want to employ the strategies of a Bravo TV show to get attention...and the way to do that is to pick a fight with someone and throw wine in their face," the transgender congresswoman said.
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April 23, 2025
Mondaire Jones Could Be the Nation's First Black Gay Congressman
Jones, running for New York's 17th District, knows what it's like to experience poverty and discrimination.
June 22, 2020
Taylor Swift Releases LGBTQ-Packed Video for ‘You Need to Calm Down'
The singer rallied the gays for her latest video.
June 17, 2019
Leslie Jordan Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut in Electric Blue and Fringe
Jordan's performance of songs off his gospel album at the storied country music hall is now available to watch.
May 28, 2021
Jill Sobule, 'I Kissed a Girl' singer-songwriter, dies in house fire
Sobule, who was bisexual, became famous with the sapphic anthem, but her career also included a total of 12 albums and an autobiographical musical.
May 2, 2025
The Advocate, Plus Among 2021 GLAAD Media Award Nominees
See the full list of films, TV shows, media outlets, and more recognized for advancing LGBTQ+ representation.
January 28, 2021
The Advocate Among Those Nominated for 2022 GLAAD Media Awards
Here's the complete list of films, TV shows, media outlets, and more recognized for advancing LGBTQ+ representation.
January 19, 2022
Leslie Jordan on Going Gospel, Playing the Opry, and ‘Aunt Dolly’
The out entertainer became an Instagram superstar, penned a memoir, recorded a gospel album (with guest star Dolly Parton!), and played the Grand Ole Opry, all during a pandemic.
July 27, 2021