Trans candidates were elected across the country as part of blue wave
The next Congress is set to be the most LGBTQ+ in history, but it doesn’t stop there.
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FROM ACROSS THE COMMUNITYVenton Jones trounces opposition
State Rep. Venton Jones trounced his opponent in this week’s election. And we have a new LGBTQ+ member of the Legislature. And Maggie Ellis…
Read at Dallas VoiceCindy Hyde-Smith Blocked Scott Colom From Becoming a Judge for Being Pro-Trans. Now, He Might Take Her Senate Seat
See, when you do clownery , the clown comes back to bite. Though the Mississippi U.S. Senate race has not yet been called, Democrat…
Read at ThemLesbian Combat Veteran Cait Conley Unseats Republican Mike Lawler in New York U.S. House Race
This story originally appeared on The Advocate . New York voters have elected Cait Conley to Congress, sending a lesbian Army combat veteran who…
Read at ThemWho are the LGBTQIA+ midterm election winners in the US?
Many queer and trans Americans are feeling hopeful following the results
Read at DIVASt Louis police investigate trans woman’s death after autopsy raised doubts
Jhené Audrict, 21, was found dead on 17 August with a gunshot wound to the back of her head, which was initially ruled as…
Read at PinkNewsA night out in wartime Kyiv with Ukraine’s fierce drag queens
Inside Kyiv’s queer nightlife scene, where the party goes on despite the horrors of war – and every performance is an act of defiance.
Read at GAY TIMESVermont votes to add LGBTQ+ equal protections to the state constitution
Proposal 4 adds a new article to the Vermont Constitution and explicitly names sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.
Read at PinkNews2027 set to be most LGBTQ+ Congress ever with at least 17 out members
As 2026 midterm results continue to come in, nine out House incumbents have held their seats and Chris Pappas has won a Senate race.
Read at PinkNewsBrett Jones becomes Alabama’s first openly gay sheriff after defeating two-term Republican
Democrat Brett Jones beat incumbent Kevin Turner in Madison County after campaigning on jail reform and ending Flock licence plate reader contracts.
Read at PinkNewsScott Wiener set to become San Francisco’s first out gay member of Congress
California state senator Scott Wiener is poised to become the first out gay person to represent San Francisco in Congress, after his opponent conceded.
Read at PinkNewsTrans rights activists protest the opening of new Harry Potter store in London
The group stood outside the shop with signs that read “trans kids deserve to grow up”
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