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A federal jury in Washington, D.C., on Thursday found Sean Charles Dunn, a former Justice Department paralegal who became known online as “the sandwich guy,” not guilty of misdemeanor assault after a viral August confrontation with federal agents on a D.C. street.

In 2013, I premiered my experimental short film, She Gone Rogue, at Outfest, and to my surprise, it won the Grand Jury Award. That moment wasn’t just a career milestone; it was an act of recognition for the trans community. It affirmed that a trans artist could belong in cinema’s future and that our stories …

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday vacated a lower court ruling that blocked Texas’s Senate Bill 12, the state’s controversial “sexually oriented performances” law, and ordered a narrower review, reopening one of the nation’s most closely watched legal battles over drag and LGBTQ+ expression.

Wisconsin state legislators have introduced a bill that would allow civil lawsuits against health care practitioners that provide gender-affirming care to youth.

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Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and one of the most influential lawmakers of the modern era, announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection — concluding a 38-year congressional career marked by political mastery, moral clarity, and steadfast commitment to equality.

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide whether to hear former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’s appeal, LGBTQ+ advocates are weighing what the case could mean for marriage equality a decade after Obergefell v. Hodges. Here’s what you need to know.

JoAnna Mendoza says she couldn’t help but see herself in Boots, Netflix’s new military drama based on a gay Marine’s memoir set before “don’t ask, don’t tell.”

➡️ The results of last night’s elections make it pretty clear — transphobia isn’t the winning strategy many Republicans thought it was. Politicians and activists from Virginia talked to The Advocate about what this means for Democrats.

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