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As attacks on trans Americans intensify, Sarah McBride’s story reaches theaters nationwide
3+ mon, 10+ hour ago (1139+ words) State of Firsts chronicles the Delaware lawmaker’s groundbreaking campaign and the personal costs of becoming the first out transgender member of Congress....
Lindsey Graham’s sister is taking his Senate seat. Who is she?
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (806+ words) South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham Nordone to serve temporarily after her brother died....
Kiara St. James was the queen of New York's trans rights movement
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (164+ words) The beloved activist helped secure landmark protections for trans and queer New Yorkers and shaped the state's modern trans rights movement....
Here are LGBTQ+ political candidate races you should be watching today
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (452+ words) Leading up to the election, the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund endorsed 264 LGBTQ+ candidates in 37 states this year, with 171 appearing on ballots in the 2025 General Election. The organization, which supports LGBTQ+ political candidates, notes that this is the highest number of LGBTQ…...
Ashley St. Clair is on an apology tour. The trans community owes her nothing
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (493+ words) Elon Musk’s ex, who previously spread damaging anti-trans disinformation, can only try to redeem herself through her actions, writes Josh Ackley....
Charlie Kirk’s widow set to join out CBS News chief Bari Weiss for televised town hall
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (520+ words) [Erika Kirk]CBS News is putting its newly appointed lesbian editor in chief, Bari Weiss, at the center of its editorial reinvention with a televised town hall featuring Erika Kirk, the widow of recently assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk, scheduled…...
Watch Sarah McBride troll absent Republicans hours ahead of another Trump government shutdown
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (280+ words) Congresswoman Sarah McBride seen in an instagram video searching for Republicans in the U.S....government shutdown looming, Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride turned to satire, releasing a video that...deplorable way House Republicans are treating Rep. Sarah McBride knows no historical equal…...
Remembering trailblazing trans activist Miss Major
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (507+ words) For over half a century, Miss Major fought for, nurtured, and protected queer and trans lives. Now those who knew her best reflect on her legacy of love. A queen, demimondaine, and better known as 'Your Lovable Trans Auntie', Marie-Adélina…...
Tilda Swinton on the AIDS crisis and why fluidity isn't frightening
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (333+ words) Tilda Swinton at the Ballad of a Small Player U.K. premiere, London, October 9, 2025 “When I was 33 in 1994, I went to 43 funerals,” Swinton recently told CNN's Christiane Amanpour. Award-winning actress Tilda Swinton, known as a muse and ally to many LGBTQ+ people,…...
JD Vance declares war on left-leaning organizations while hosting Charlie Kirk podcast
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (505+ words) JD Vance hosting The Charlie Kirk Show The vice president gave an alarmingly authoritarian monologue at the conclusion of the podcast episode. Vice President JD Vance ended a special memorial broadcast of the Charlie Kirk Show with an all-out call…...